Friday, January 18, 1980 11 Cowgirl's last-second shot late; freshmen pace Kansas victory Bv PAM CLARK Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo.-On paper, the game was supposed to be a rout. But on Tuesday, Jayhawks all they could handle last night at the Women's Big Eight Basketball game. But the Cowgirls came within a second of pulling off the big unset. Chris Stewart's 17-footer from the right baseline with 1:09 remaining in the game scored the winning points as KU scratched and clawed to a 56-55 victory. With 24 seconds remaining in the game and .21 on the 30 second clock, KU called a timeout. The Hawks led 56-55. When play resumed, KU used up the 21 seconds with a stall and gave up the ball with four seconds left. "We wanted to get off a shot if we could." KU coach Marian Washington said. "It was important to get the clock running." OSU then called time out. The Cowgirls brought the ball in-bounds from mid-court but KU defensive pressure didn't give OSU any open shots. A SHOT BY OSU'S Tracey Harris swished through the basket, but the buzzer sounded, clinching the KU victory. It was the play of two freshmen, Stewart and Megan Scott, that kept KU on top. Scott, who was not playing one of her better games, finally caught fire in the car. He had to get off the final 11 points, including a left-handed hit at the 2:35 mark that pushed KU's lead to 8-0. Stewart scored only six points in her first game since undergoing knee surgery in December. Her first basket pulled KU to within one point late in the first half, 24-23. Her second shot gave KU a four-point lead with 4:44 remaining in the game and her third basket won the game. Even though the freshmen played an instrumental role in the victory, KU was by no means a two-man team. SHEIRA LEGRANT OVERCAME Fole trouble and a technical football protesting an official's call with 12:06 remaining in the game to take control of the boards. Her 14 rebounds were the high for the game and three shots were taken second and third shots in the first half. But perhaps one of the biggest plays for KU down the stretch was a blocked shot by Pat Mason. OSU's Julie Moser was streaking down the osu after a steal for an apparent layup. There were about four minutes on the clock and OSU was down 49-45. But Mason caught up with Moser and batted the shot out of bounds before crashing into the backboard support. Barnett FG 16 17 REB PP 12 Mason 3-13 1.2 2.8 TP 10 Woodard 5-13 1.2 2.8 TP 10 Woodward 5-9 2.3 14 S 12 Paterson 6-9 2.3 14 S 12 Paterson 6-14 0.4 10 T 8 Chiplow 1.2 0.4 11 1 2 Chiplow 1.2 0.4 11 1 2 Steward 1.2 0.4 11 1 2 Stewart 25-21 10-16 0 18 Pohranen FG FT REB PF TP Moser 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 Moser 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Patrack 3.8 4.0 2 4 4 Patrack 6.4 4.0 5 1 8 Stankard 6.14 6.14 10 3 16 Stankard 6.14 6.14 10 3 16 Strong 0.1 0.1 0 1 0 Strong 0.1 0.1 0 1 0 Total 25.96 11-17 0 18 15 KANSAS 25 21 - 36 OLKLAMOMASTATE 25 21 - 36 Technical foam - Legrant Officers - Westham, McLeod While all of this was going on, KU's star, Lynette Woodney, was watching from the bench. Woodney fouled out with 6:54 left in the game and grabbed seven rebounds in 21 minutes. "I WAS HOPEFUL we could put her (Wardart) on a player that didn't test her too well. We had good job of recognizing she had three fouls. Everyone we put on her they posted up." KU kurely missed mossed KU's average of 25 points a game. OSU played a tough 1-3-4 zone defense that disrupted KU's inside and kept the guards away from the hacker. "It was a very physical ball game," Washington said. "It was very pleased with the way we wung in there. But I didn't feel like it worked." And we didn't noetake from the outside." Despite the Jayhawks' lack of an efficient offense, they led at halftime, 25-24. But it wasn't easy. 2 two baskets by Woodard and one by Legrant put KU ahead early 6-4. But OUS Rhonda Stunkard hit three straight baskets to tie the game and the race was THE SCORE WAS TIED four more times in the half and the lead switched himes five times. The biggest lead either team could muster was three points. At the beginning of the second half, KU scored eight consecutive points to take a 32-14战. Four different players scored for the 'Hawks during that stretch. Slowly the Cowgirls chipped away at the lead. When Woodard fouled out, KU led, 45-39. One minute later the score was 45-43. 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Their schedule hasn't been that difficult and their play has been the best in the league is why the pregame meeting was called. "WE HAD A LONG TALK about getting blown out," said senior center Rhonda Stunkard. "Some of our freshmen were upset, but this is our (sensors) last year. What we have to lose? After that, what did we think about anything but trying to win." The Cowgirls nearly did. Several times in both halves KU threatened to run away, but OSU stunned KU and surprised Big Eight who predicted a poor finish for them. "We were inspired. We've been inspired since our recent trip to California," OSU Coach Judy Bugha said. "But who knows what that will mean when the game starts." Or when it finishes. The two teams traded baskets until the 25 second mark. The Hawks had a 56-5 advantage and possession of the ball with 21 seconds left on the shooting clock, KU Coach Marian Washington decided to stall and put her faith in the KU defense. "WE EXPECTED A stall and tried working a tracp on the ball. 'Bugher said, "We knew they'd run the clock out and give us only four seconds to score." After two timeouts, OSU tossed the ball uncontested from midcourt. Kelly Pearson, a freshman, momentarily jugged the ball as Pat Mason and Cheryl Burnett applied pressure at the time line. Pehrson hit Harris in the corner, but it was too late. "We laid off too much and they shouldn't have had such an open shed," Washington said. "We tried not to pressure the ball on the in-bounds pass. We wanted the ball in-bounds and moderate pressure on the ball. We didn't want to give them such an open shed." Harris had a hot hand with three long baskets in the closing minutes. But the OSU strategy wasn't designed for her. "We didn't have an out-of-bounds play from midcourt." Stankard said. "But it didn't matter who shot the ball. All we wanted was the ball to an open player." 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