University Daily Kansan / Thursday October 18, 1990
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Women's team young but confident, Washington says
By Juli Watkins
Kansan sportswriter
Coach Marian Washington is expecting great things from the women's basketball team this season.
Women's Basketball
kansas goes into the 1990-91 season picked to finish fourth in the Big Eight. Washington said that although the team was relatively young with only one senior, Sandra deBlauro, she competed to be competitive this season.
"I have a lot of players who know what they are doing, and that's really nice. Washington said: "I think we need to be stronger, but we are well prepared."
"We're going to open up with a real tough schedule. At the end of the year, we have to demonstrate that we can play a tough schedule."
Kansas opens the season Nov. 15 with an exhibition game at home against the Australian Junior National team.
Kansas' first NCAA opponents will be UCLA, Louisiana State and Iowa, who they will play Nov. 8 at Texas Tech and City, Iowa. All three teams were ranked in the
top 25 last year. Washington said.
first year, Washington State
Kansas will begin conference play
Jan. 9 in Lawrence against Oklahoma
nation. Last March, the University of Oklahoma decided to discontinue its women's basketball program because of financial problems and lack of support from the students and university.
The program was reinstated April 4 after mounting public criticism and legal threats from the team forced university officials to reconsider.
"I hope no one ever forgets the Oklahoma situation." Washington said. "Right now they're ranked eight (in the Big Eight Conference) but talent-wise they have some great athletes."
Picked to finish ahead of Kansas are Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Missouri, in that order.
Washington said that point guard Liz Smith was a strength for Oklahoma State and that the experience and maturity of K-State's team, which has been playing together for three years, would give the Wildcats.
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"After that I think it's going to be interesting," Washington said. "We have more confidence."
Ten letter winners return to the lineup this season including deBruin and junior forwards Tanya Bonham,
"I think it increased my confidence," Shareef said. "They are very physical and I think that is something that will carry over."
Washington said the experience could help the Big Eight in its recruiting efforts
Terrilyn Johnson, Martheen McCloud and Danielle Shareef. Sharef also played with the traveling Big Eight team this summer.
Also returning for Kansas are junior guard Kay Kair, sophomore forward Misti Chennault and senior forward Cindy Brosnan. Shannon Kite and Jake Witherons.
New faces to the women's basketball team include junior guard Darci Bieber, who transferred from Johnson County Community College; sophomore center Lisa Tate, who out last season under Purdue and guard Eric Muney, a basketball and track star from Lexington, Ky.
Another change in the team involves all the players.
Washington said the Kansas women's basketball team would conduct an open locker room policy this season.
She said that interviews would normally be in the press room, but that in the event they should set up in the room, it would be open to all reporters.
Kansas balances athletics, grades
By Juli Watkins
Kansan sportswriter
Academics and athletics are a big part of the Kansas women's basketball team, coach Marian Washington said yesterday at the annual Media Day at Allen Field House.
Washington said she thought Kansas was doing a good job with its athletic academic program.
"In terms of the academic base program, no program in the United States is doing what we re doing," she said. "We are going to provide the support that most of these young people need."
Seven players and two former players will be recognized at Saturday's football game against Colorado for their academic achievements. Senior Sandra deBrun, junior Tanya Bonham, Terrill Johnson, Johnson Shareef and Kay Kary Hart, and sophomore Mist Chiennaut will receive the Jayhawk Scholar Award for earning the minimum of a 3.0 GPA last semester. Former players Michelle
Arnold and Elizabeth Roark were also named Jayhawk Scholars.
On the other side of the coin, a Kansas signee, Tawanna Jackson, a three-time Parade All-American who was one of the most highly regarded athletes in country, left Kansas last week under the effects of Proposition 42.
Proposition 42 states that an athlete is either a qualifier or a non-qualifier with a minimum high school GPA of 2.0 and a minimum SAT score of 700 and ACT score of 18. It replaced Proposition 48 at the 1989 NCAA convention and went into effect this August.
Under Proposition 48, if the athlete had been a partial qualifier, meaning he or she had met only one of the requirements, the athlete would be eligible for an athletic scholarship even though ineligible to participate in the sport for one year.
Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director and NCAA representative, said that the team had three standards: qualifier, partial qualifier and
non-qualifier. An athlete could be a partial qualifier by meeting only one of the academic requirements.
"Proposition 42 eliminated the partial qualifier status such that non-qualifiers could not get athletic scholarships." Komzem said. "The NCAA amended Prop 42 so that non-qualifiers could not have athletic scholarships but can apply for need-based financial aid."
Washington said that Jackson was a partial qualifier. Her GPA met the requirement, but her test scores did not.
Under Proposition 42, the athlete may regain eligibility only after passing 24 credit hours at the minimum maintaining the minimum GPA.
The Big Eight minimum GPA is 1.6, but Konzem the requirement varied from conference to conference. He said that once the athlete passed 60 credit hours, the standard increased.
Konzem said the NCAA was currently considering implementing a minimum GPA 2.0 as its standard for all conferences.
Waterski Club places 10th at 12-team national meet
a in the slalom, and Denny Tokic,
s City, Kan., junior, tie for
a trick ski.
sas women were led by Julie t, Tulsa, Okl., sophomore, ed for 22nd in trick ski and 23rd jump, and tied with Erica an. Colbater freshman, for 24th in trick ski and sophomore, for 37th in alom, tied for 38th in the jump 4th in trick ski.
allenberger said he would begin in the spring to prepare for next
ki and merrissy placed 33th in the n and tied for 37th in the tump. Grazier placed 40th in the n and tied for 46th in the jump e won both of our tournaments, second in the region and went to the championship. a board member and team coach "it was quite a year."
'e're done for this year. It's time
we the skis." he said, "I am, and
sk a couple of the other guys are
about going to a summer ski
p to prepare for next year. I
well we'll be even better.'
antage
just hope we play well enough so we don't have to beg to get back
veral ranked teams will be in the
Randall said that the University of Tulsa, Arkansas, Texas Chris-Cent Kent State and New Mexico all ranked squads in the tourna-
The only other Big Eight
ence school in the field is peri.
get ranchered to Kansas this after sitting up last season at noma. He was the Jayhawks in their in Jayhawk Invita-Tournament in Leawood, placecnd.
indal said he had been pleased the team's play of late. He noted play of Gogel and senior Lensen.
unsen placed third in the Lea tournament
lead 2-0
Dibble pitched two shutouts for the victory. He got to sea into a double play and took Mark McGwire.
extra-inning game since 1986,
a day after the Reds beat up
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the second straight night, the
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and Davis one-out grounder
annati pulled within 4-3 in the when Oliver doubled with one scored on pinch-hitter Ron's two-out single.