University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 26, 1990
Sports
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Chiefs beat Raiders; both teams now 7-4
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — So much for that low-scoring defensive struggle expected between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Raiders.
And so much for the Raiders' hold on first place in the AFC West
Steve DeBerg, well protected by his offensive line, threw three touchdown passes, two to Bill Jones, as the Chiefs topped the AFC West 7-24 yesterday to move into a tie for first place in the AFC West.
Both teams are 7-4 with five games remaining, but the Chiefs will win the division title if the teams finish with the same record. The Raiders, having beaten them 9-4 at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 4,
The sweep was the first for the Chiefs over the Raiders since 1981.
and winners since 1981.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about yesterday's game was the 51 total polls, most observers expected a contest similar to the one played three weeks earlier.
And it certainly started that way as the teams combined for just one down and 25 yards of total offense quarter. Then, the offense got in gear.
"We did not play as well on defense as we have." Chief coach Marty Schattenheuer said, "But the offense picked up us. And that's
especially nice to see because the offense has been quite maligned the last few weeks.
"In our business, you try and do what is needed to win and today it was the offense and kicking game's turn."
The loss was the second in a row at home for the Raiders, who won their 10 previous games at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
"We have really put ourselves in a position we should not be in," a tearful Raiders defensive tackle Bob Golic said. "We just made it very hard on ourselves. We should have won this game."
A 36 yard field goal by Nick Lowery with 51 seconds left in the third quarter snapped a 17-17 tie and pat the Chiefs ahead for good. Kansas City moved 72 yards on the ball to position for the go-ahead points.
The Raiders appeared on the verge of tying the score, but Jay Schroeder fumbled and Mike Bell threw out the Chiefs 27 with 11,19 remaining.
"When I jumped on the ball, everyone was just trying to tear it loose," Bell said. "I was just hanging on for dear life. It could have been the turning point because it stopped me drive down deep in our territory."
nine plays to take a 27-17 lead. DeBerg dragged the drive by throwing an 11-yard scoring pass to Jones.
And it started a decisive drive for the Chiefs, who moved 73 yards on
"When I was going down, I just tried to re-grip the ball and it just slipped away," Schroeder said. "I could manage." Sometimes, you try too hard.
The Raiders drew within three points on a 5-yard score run by Marcus Allen, his third touchdown pass in the game, capping an 81-yard, five-play drive.
The final four plays came with Vince Evans at quarterback. Schroeder suffered a bruised left knee when hit by Neil Smith after throwing a 16-yard pass to Willie Gault.
Evans completed his only pass on the march, a 36-yarder to Ethan Horton, to put the ball at the Kansas City 8. Two runs by Allen resulted in the final Los Angeles touchdown.
The Chiefs then got two first downs, enabling them to run out the clock. On a third-and-five play, Defferght a 6-yard pass to Tommy McCarthy on a third-and-nine play, Todd Mauen gained 13 yards on a sween
"Our offensive line deserves all the credit on the last possession," DeBerg said. "The Raiders' defen-
See CHIEFS, p. 12
Kansas loses to 'Huskers in Big Eight tournament
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team took the second-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers to five games before losing in the first round of the Big Eight Conference tournament Friday in Omaha, Neb.
By Chris Oster
Volleyball
It was only the second time this season that a Big Eight opponent has taken a game from the Cornhuskers. The previous game also was taken by the Jayhawks in a late October match in Lincoln.
After dropping the first two games on Friday to Nebraska, the Jayhawks won the next two, before falling in the fifth game.
Although the team lost, coach Frankie Albritz said the Jawahres played well enough to swing some of its tiskan crowd to cheer Kansas cause.
"It was an unbelievable match," Albizt said. "The team played really well. Even the Nebraska fans were cheering our players. They were almost rooting for us. We showed a lot of heart out there."
Although Nebraska went on to win the tournament with a three-game victory over Colorado, Albizal said his team was ill-prepared after Kansas' Friday night match.
The third game was a marathon, as Kansas, trailing two games to none, held on for a 20-18 victory that extended the match for at least
Jayhawk named to second team
Kansan staff report
Junior Julie Woodruff was named to the Coaches All-Big Eight Conference Volleyball second team last week after assisting and 2.7 digs a game during the regular season.
Woolruff, a settler from Castle Rock, Wash., totaled 1,002 assists in 111 games this season.
"We were ahead of them for most of the third game," Albizt said. "It was incredibly long. It could have easily been 30-28, that's how long it took. When it ended, both teams had to take their time out and all of their suits."
The All-Big Eight first team was dominated by conference champion Nebraska, which accounted for four of the seven players. Leading the Cornhusker group was senior Val Novak, who was also named player-of-the-year. Nebraska coach Tom Pettit captured the coach's honor.
Junior Julie Woodruff said that despite the two-game deficit, the Jawhaws were positive about the
another game.
match.
"No one ever thought we were going to lose," she said. "We weren't going to be done. Everyone wanted to keep playing."
After having an easier time with Nebraska in a 15-7 fourth game, the Jayhawks had the momentum head-on in deciding if theidding game but could not maintain it.
"We went into it a little flat." Albitz said of the fifth game, which Kansas lost 15-4. "It was a combination of things. We were relied too on our outside buffers, and Nebrasa coach moved his lineup around."
The Jayhawks were impressive enough in losing to have three players named to all-tournament teams.
Woodruff made the first team, while senior Lisa Patterson and junior Adrian Powell made the second team.
Unless Kansas receives a bid from an independent postseason volleyball tournament, the Nebraska match represented the end of Kansas' fall season. Albizt said the team would receive such a bid if it would receive such a bid.
"It was just a very positive step for the future," Wooldruff said. "It's important to realize that even though we lost, it was not a negative thing. When they match, you would have thought we won because of the way we reacted."
Woodruff said that the Nebraska match was a good way to end the season.
Kansas 1-1 after weekend in Arizona
Kansas forward Mark Randall was held to five points against ASU.
Team drills treys, but 14 of 37 from line
By Derek Simmons Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas basketball team won 50 percent of its games during the Thanksgiving break, losing to Arizona State 70-68 on Friday and defeating Northern Arizona 84-57 on Saturday.
Men's Basketball
If Kansas had hit that percentage of free throws during the trip, it probably would be 2-0 instead of 1-1.
Missed free throws cost Kansas the game Friday, when the Jayhawks hit six of 17 free throws, and didn't help Saturday, when the team hit eight of 20 attempts. Kansas is 14 of 37 from the line.
Coach Roy Williams was perplexed.
"We hit 31 of 41 last week," he said of the Jahayah exhibition match against Flint, Mich. "We'll keep going." The practice We'll shoot more this week."
Forward Alonzo Jamison has been among the worst afflicted by the free-throw drought, missing 11 of 14 attempts in the two games.
Two misses came with 27 seconds left in the Arizona State game. The score was tied at 68 when Jamison audited while driving to the basket.
Jamison missed both of his attempts, and Arizona State rebounded and worked the clock down to five seconds before a Dwayne Fontana jump gave the Sun Devils a two-point lead.
Brown was the game's leading scorer, hitting seven of nine three-point attempts for 24 points. Brown tied the school record for three-points in a game that he set last season against Kentucky.
"I was hoping we'd dodge a bullet," Williams said, "but we didn't. We didn't play with much poise in the first half, but we came back in the
Kansas had one more opportunity to score, but guard Terry Brown's 35-foot shot bounced off the back of the rim.
Six-foot one sophomore for Misti Chennault led the Jayhaws against the Tigers, scoring 22 points. Junior forward Terrillian Johnson was the leading rebounder for Kansas with 14 rebounds in Saturday's game.
The Jayhawks lost to 9th-ranked Louisiana State in the first round Saturday 74-63, then defeated UCLA in the consolation round yesterday 76-63. UCLA lost Saturday to eventual champion Iowa, who won the tournament by defeating Louisiana State 73-65.
Chennault again led the Jayhawks in their victory against UCLA yester-
The loss was the first in a Kansas season opener since 1883, when Houston defeated the Jawhaws 91-76.
Mike Maddox was the only other Kansas player to score in double figures, scoring 11 points. Jamal Wesley led Arizona State with 18 points.
"We really concentrated on Terry Brown, but Richey played really well," he said. "He really rose to the occasion and shot the ball well."
Kansas routed the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks the next night in a game that featured five Jayhawks scoring in double figures.
"Our guys were hungry after the other night," Williams said. "We had an easier time since we were a little bigger than this team is."
"The is this kind of game where you are so overpowered and outmanned that you can't put your finger on any one problem," he said.
Kansas will open its home schedule Saturday, playing Marquette at 6 p.m. at Allen Field House.
Richey hit five of seven three-pointers, and Brown was four-for-eleven from three-point range.
Northern Arizona coach Harold Merritt agreed.
Also scoring in double figures for Kansas were Alonzo Jamison and Adonis Jordan, who each scored 10 points.
Kansas led 42-31 at halftime and opened the second half by outscoring the Lumberjacks 11-4
Forward Mark Randall led kansas with 19 points on eight-of-nine shooting. Guard Terry Brown scored 10 points and Chris Rickey finished with 15 points.
Northern Arizona guard Josh Oppenheimer said Richey surprised the Lumberjacks.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Arizona State led 36-42 at halftime, but Kansas outscored the Sun Devils 12-2 at the beginning of the second period and took a 46-38 lead with 11, 49 to play.
second half '
Kansas had 23 steals with Johnson accounting for nine.
The Kansas women's basketball team opened its season with a 1-1 record, finishing third in the Amana-Pacific League during the weekend in Iowa City, Iowa.
Kansas plays Minnesota at 7 p.m.
Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Strange wins $220,000 and Skins Game title
Strange also has some good fortune to think about: a fairway shot that nested in close to the flag while he was scolding a photographer for snapping a camera during his hike. The rocks from the rocks that set up a cricket pitch and in the end, Faldo's mistake on the fourth playoff hole.
He defended his Skims Game title with $220,000 in earnings, almost as much as he made in a slump-ridden season that had him finishing a distant 3rd on the 1990 money-winning list.
Strange, whose last official victory came in the 1898 U.S. Open, assured himself of another appearance in the world for a day, made-for-theseason idle television.
"It's always great to beat the player in the world." Strange said after he'd gone four extra holes in the championship subdue Faldo in golf's Skins Game.
With $7,000 at stake and Nicklaus and Greg Norman eliminated from the playoff. Faldo hit a 6-ronse four shot in the water on the 18th hole.
That set it up for Strange to play safely to the middle of the green and two-put from long range for a winning pair.
Johnson, junior guard Kay Kay Hart and junior forward Danielle Sharefe were the rebound leaders for Kansas with eight each.
Jayhawks finish third in Iowa City tourney
Perhaps more important, he came out of a six-month slump with some of his best golf of the year.
Norman, like Faldo, was making his first appearance in this event, won a total of four skins and $90,000.
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Nick Faldo got wet. Jack Nicklaus got antsy, And, finally, Curtis Strange got a victory.
"Now I can relax, get ready for '91 and have something positive to think about," Strange said.
The Associated Press
Nicklaus, the only man who has golfed in all eight Skins Games, was shut out in Saturday's first nine hole. He won two skims and $700 in 2nd pair on the 14th hole when Stronge caught a 6-foot forar.
"I played a little better, but nothing stellar." Nicklaus said. "Won when the other guys messed up."
He also had a chance to pick up another $35,000 with a 4-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole. But Nicklais backed away from the putt when an art crawled on his ball, marked it, the insect and then missed the putt.
Norman opened up birdie-birdie
yesterday, winning $25,000 with a 10-foot put on the 10th hole. His birdie on the 11th was matched by Strange,
and the $2,500 prize was carried over to the 12th.
Faldo, winner of the Masters and the British Open this season, won $70,000 at Saturday but did not win a prize. He had been healed by he said he had stomach flu overnight.
The Jayhawks came back with 9:40 left in the game, Iowa was ahead 50-46 and had the lead until that point, except for a few times in the first four. The Jayhawks stormed back, outscoring UCLA 1-4 in the next 3:30.
Kansas never lost the lead, winning by 13 points.
After jumping out to an early 4-0 lead, Kansas trailed throughout most of the game and was behind 33-12 at halftime.
The 17th and 18th were tied, setting up the playoff and Strange's adventures in and on the rocks.
By Juli Watkins
"I thought it was all over," he said. But he took off his shoes and soaked for better footing on the rocks and got a wedge shot up and out from 125 yards away. The ball rolled to 6 feet from the flag.
Strange won there, collecting $50.00 with an 8-foot birdie nut.
Strange won the next hole with a 12-foot putt, and Norman won the next with a 15-footer.
After Faldo had made a 12-footer for birdie, Strange put his in and extended the playoff. Nicklaus and he were eliminated at that point.
His drive on the next hole came to rest among some boulders fronting the water on the left.
Kansan sportswriter
Nicklaus was the next winner, on the 14th.
Faldo and Strange both birdied the next hole, and both parried the next, Strange get up and down from a greenside bunker in two shots.
day with 22 points, including an 80 percent free throw average.
"It's over and done," he said as the water rippled.
Big Eight basketball teams win season openers
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One game, one school record.
It was quite a debut for Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State.
Shooting almost 61 percent and outbounding their opponent 56-25, the Cowboys welcomed their new coach home with a 111-47 smashing of Colgate, the largest margin of victory in school history.
Kansas State opened the Dana Altman regime by beating Akron 61-54.
In addition, Iowa State and Nebraska had some big moments in Thanksgiving Holiday tournaments. The Cyclones helped Coach Johnny Orr get the 400th career victory by beating Chinamehad 115-102 in first round of the Maui Invitation against Syracuse on Saturday in the semifinals, the Cyclones lost 83-67 despite Victor Alexander's 20
points, and 18 by Justus Thigpen.
The No. 13 Orangemen easily handled Iowa State's 2-3 zone defense and led 44-32 at halftime. The Cyclones pulled to within four points with 10:23 to play, but Syracuse on a 6-2 spurt won the game.
Nebraska started its season off several thousand miles away with back-to-back 100-point games in the San Juan Shootout.
But Nebraska lost the championship game to Murray State 81-79 last night. The Cornhuskers got 18
Nebraska opened with a 107-79 victory against st. Louis University and then blasted Illinois 100-73 in second time in school history that the Huskers had scored at least 100 points in back-to-back games. The victory was Nebraska's first victory Illinois since the 1920-21 season.
Sutton said it was not until after the game that he realized he had set
Sutton, who played for Henry Ia at Oklahoma State, was greeted by a crowd of 4,800 in Gallagher-Ia Arena in his first game as the Cowboys coach. The Cowboys con- trols of their field goal attempts from the field elated the previous school record for a margin of victory of 61 points.
points from Beau Reid and 15 apiece from Carl Hayes and Rich King, but two tree throws by Cedric Hornsfield. The clutch hit victory for Boca Rattles.
"I wish they all could be that easy, but they won't be," said Sutton, who coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky before returning to his alma mater. It was only the fifth time in Oklahoma the 83-year basketball history that the Cowboys had gone over 100 points.
a school record.
"You don't want to ever run up the score. But you can never tell a kid not to play hard," he said.
Leading the Cowboys' five dou ble-figure scorers was Byron Houston with 34 points and 17 rebounds.
In Alman's first victory as head coach of Kansas State, Jean Dourilierre scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds against Akron. Keith Amerson scored 15 points, Wylie Howley added 21, and Jeff Wires scored 11 for the Wildcats.
Iowa State dominated Division II Chaminaid up front. The Cyclones' frontline of Alexander, Paulo Doerre and Mason Jones combined for 20-for-23 in the field. 33 points and 26 rebounds. Orr, the fourth-oldest Division I coach, reached the 400-victory plateau with 158 rallies in chusets, Michigan and Iowa State.