University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, November 11, 1986
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Sports
KU Hockey Club breaks the ice in first game
By BRIAN SNYDER
OVERLAND PARK — High sticking, icing and body checking are hockey terms KU sports fans don't relate to.
After all, Danny Manning will rip down a rebound or lead the fast break, but he'll never attempt a slapshot from 30 feet.
The only chance KU sports fans will have to witness a slapshot or anything else that has to do with hockey will be when Chicago junior Greg Lederer and his teammates compete on the recently revived KU Hockey Club. However, older KU sports fans may remember the KU Hockey Club of the 1970s.
"So many people who have played hockey their whole life miss playing when they come to school," Lederer said yesterday. "In Chicago, it's probably the number one sport."
The new club, which officially became a Kansas sports club Oct. 8, was organized after Lederer and the team in a sport that had filled their childhood.
Lederer, the club's president, said that many people who attended KU grew up in areas where hockey was the most popular sport. Members on the 24-man team represent traditional hockey hotbeds — Minnesota Chicago and St. Louis. Although the area isn't known for its hockey tradition, Kansas City has produced a couple of members of the team.
Goalie Andy Solem said yesterday that he had known most of the members of the team because they played in a Kansas City league last year. Most of the players learned of the team by word of mouth, he said.
The idea for the club was born last year but it never matured because the school year was almost finished. Lederer and Lenexa junior John Wiedeman started from scratch this year.
The red tape and paper work of starting a Kansas sports club and gaining other types of University support have added extra work to Lederer's schedule, but he said that after filling out itemized requests the
club managed to obtain money from Student Senate.
The University also is letting the team wear the old, light blue football jerseys until the team's uniforms
arrive.
Money, or the lack of it, is a constant headache for club sports. The KU basketball team is not an exception. Lederer said the club received $4,765
but had requested $6,000.
Lederer said the Student Senate required the team to collect dues, which are $50. The players supply their own equipment.
Although the expense of a club sport can be prohibitive to prospective members, the team had to turn away 10-15 possible members.
terest, "Lederer says." *Next year we will have tryouts or two teams.*
"We had a lot of people show in-
Without a local rink and hockey
See HOCKEY, p. 8, col. 1
Jayhawks prepare for season opener
Sports writer
By JANE ZACHMAN
"Move the ball. Be a threat. Move your feet. Fast!"
Women's basketball
These inspiring words rang out during the Kansas women's basketball practice session yesterday in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks are
Kansas head coach Marian Washington said yesterday that the Kansas team was starting to take shape.
preparing for their exhibition opener against the Yugoslavian Red Star Women's Basketball Club Team at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Allen Field House.
"I'm really pleased with how the team looks," Washington said. "They're starting to reach that degree of intensity. So they'll start getting comfortable with the plays and play with more confidence."
The Jayhawks had an intra-squad scrimmage Saturday and team captains Lisa Dougherty, junior guard, and Evette Ott, senior guard, said the team got a taste of real competition.
"Our running game looks good and our defense is good," Dougherty said. "We need to work on rebounding and getting positioned."
Washington said some of the players had to get use to playing the game.
of the new players, freshman center Lynn Page for example, have never played a full-court, man-to-man game.
"It takes time to learn everything," Washington said. "But I think they are starting to have a pretty good handle on it."
Dougherty and Ott said that this year the team seemed to be balanced and didn't depend on one key player like a Lynette Woodard or a Vicki Adkins, both former Kansas standouts.
Ott said, "It's more fun with a balanced team. You can take people out and put others in and still have the same intensity."
Washington said the Jayhawks would be working on making up in quickness and rebounding for what they lacked in height.
Dougherty said the Jayhawks had been compromising for being shorter than other teams' players by trying to block opposing players out of the inside so Kansas could grab the rebounds.
The Jayhawks also are working on mastering the fundamentals such as passing, catching and rebounding. Washington said the basics were a necessity before moving on to more complicated plays.
"We're working a lot on rebounding, getting more than one shot in," she said. "We have to be very aggressive and keep up the pressure."
Guard Lisa Dougherty, right, defends forward Shawna Waters as she tries to make a pass. The KU women's basketball team practiced yesterday in Allen Field House in preparation for its exhibition game against the Yugoslavian Red Star Women's Basketball Club Team 7.30 p.m., Friday in Allen Field House
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Cleveland in first after 26-16 victory Kosar's passing dooms Dolphins
Kosar's passing dooms Dolphins
United Press International
CLEVELAND — Bernie Kosar passed for a career-high 401 yards and Harry Holt and Curtis Dickey each ran for a touchdown last night, leading the Cleveland Browns to a 26-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
Kosar completed 32 of 50 passes to tie Otto Graham's Oct. 4, 1952 401-yard effort as the second-best passing game in Brown's history. Brian Sipe threw for 444 yards against the Baltimore Colts on Oct. 25, 1981.
The 32 pass completions are the most by a Brown since Sipe completed 33 passes Dec. 5, 1982 against San Diego.
Miami quarterback Dan Marino threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 22 of 39 passes, but could not maintain significant momentum to win the game.
Matt Bahr added four field goals as the 7-3 Browns won their third straight game. The Browns now move into first place, a game ahead of Cincinnati, in the AFC Central. The Browns have won six of their last seven games.
Miami's record fell to 4-6, and they allowed Cleveland 558 total yards, the fourth-highest yield in the
Dolphins' history
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Temperatures fell into the low 30s,
but forecasted rain and snow did not materialize.
Cleveland dominated the first quarter, but could only manage a 6-0 lead on two Bahr field goals.
In the final seconds of the first quarter, Miami drove inside the Cleveland 5. On third down, Hanford Dixon knocked down a Marino pass intended for Mark Duper. Then, Fuad Reeve kicked a 20-yard field goal, making the score 6-3 early in the second quarter.
Kosar drove the Browns 87 yards in 11 plays, with Holt running 16 yards around the left end for a touchdown, increasing the Brown's lead to 13-3 with 8:47 left in the first half. The Brown's had moved into Miami territory when Kosar completed a 33-yard pass to Herman Fonteen at the Dolphin 35.
Marino then extended his touchdown-pass streak to 19 straight games, throwing a 24-yard pass to Duper that decreased Cleveland's lead to 13-10 with 3:39 left. Marino keyed the 82-yard drive, passing to Mark Clayton and Bruce Hardy for 22- and 11-vard gains.
Marino threw a 22.yard scoring pass to Clayton as time expired, but Reveiz's conversion attempt was blocked by Reggie Camp.
Coaches won't speculate on outcome of OU-CU game
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big Eight football head coaches wouldn't predict a winner of Saturday's foot ball game between conference co-leaders Oklahoma and Colorado. But all the coaches agree that the Sooners have more speed and the Buffalooes have a superior kicking game.
While no head coach is willing to predict a winner in the Sooner-Buffalo title showdown, OU linebacker Brian Bosworth is certain of the outcome.
Both teams are 5-0 in the conference, and the winner will be guaranteed at least a share of the conference title.
"I think, basically, we'll be cheering for touchdowns the same ratio they'll be cheering for first downs." Bosworth said during the weekly head coaches' news conference yesterday. "I think our defense can shell-shock them. I think they haven't played against a defense this year that runs as well as we do."
Davis to undergo surgery.miss rest of season
When asked to predict a score, the junior All-American showed why he's known as "'Bulletin Board Bossworth."
Davis, who was injured in the Oklahoma State game Oct. 25 and hasn't played since, will miss the rest of the season, said Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine.
Teddy Newman, who has started at defensive end in the past three games, suffered a right hip pointer in the Colorado game Saturday. He
Offensive tackle Jim Davis will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee Thursday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Ken Wertzberger, the team surgeon, will perform the surgery.
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
I think if we get off to a quick start
Injuries continue to mount for the Kansas football team and there appears to be no relief in sight.
should return to practice this week, Bott said.
To add to the already depleted defense, linebacker Rick Clayton bruised his knee in practice yesterday and sat out the rest of practice. He should return today. Bott said.
Fullback Mark Henderson returned to practice yesterday. Henderson suffered a neck injury in the Oklahoma State game and didn't play the last two games.
Despite the 17-10 loss to Colorado Saturday KU head coach Bob Valesente said he was pleas ed with the team's overall performance.
"It would be so easy for them to give up, but we haven't given up," he said. "The team hasn't given up. They are a fighting bunch of guys. Colorado has a strong team physically and are a lot bigger than us. But, we played a hell of a ball game."
"I'm not one for moral victories," he said.
"However, I was really proud of our defense that completely shut down Colorado in the second half. I am pleased with the way our offense moved the ball, too. I feel good about the
Valesente said he was impressed with the attitude of both the players and coaching staff even though the team was winless in the Big Eight Conference. The Jayhawks are 3-6 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
character and pride of the team."
Kelly Donohoe, the freshman quarterback who made his first collegiate start against the Buffaloes, played well enough to warrant another start against Nebraska Saturday, Valesente said.
we'll top the score we had last year,
31 points," he said. "I would say it
would be somewhere around us in the
30s. I don't see them scoring at all
unless it's on a trick play."
Colorado head coach Bill McCarthy, perhaps trying to get his players fired up, said he thought Oklahoma would be concerned about the Buffaloes, who have recovered from an
0-4 start to become 5-4 overall.
"I don't know if they're approaching this as a big game, to be honest with you," McCartney said. "I think they have some concern for us, but not a lot of respect."
"I'd say that was a pretty good statement," Bosworth said when told what McCartney had to say. "I've watched the Nebraska film and I just
don't understand some of the defensive schemes Nebraska was running against Colorado It wasn't real sound. We don't run our defense that way. We know how to defend against the wishbone."
The Colorado wishbone, Bosworth said, looks like it's easy to read.
The Oklahoma defense, ranked No. 1 in the nation, has not allowed a
touchdown by an offense since the Texas game five weeks ago.
"We feel we have a more legitimate shot to get a shutout this week than we've had probably for any game this year simply because of the fact they don't throw the ball that much," Bosworth said.
Iowa State head coach Jim Criner believes Colorado will have a chance
to beat the Sooners if they play great defense.
"Oklahoma has so much more team speed than Colorado that they really threaten you constantly." Criner said. "Colorado has very good players, but they don't have their speed. If they play great, great defense they've got a chance because they are so good in the kicking game."
"I think Oklahoma does a few more things out of their wishbone than Colorado does out of their," said Oklahoma State head coach Pat Jones. "I think Oklahoma has more speed, more home run threats, and probably more depth. They're two awfully good offensive units."
"I would say the biggest difference between the two is team speed," said Missouri's Woody Widenhofer.
"I tell you what, you can win a lot of games on emotion." Widenhofer said. "Colorado should really be sky-high. If Colorado has an edge at all, it's in their kicking game."
Can Colorado win?
The Oklahoma-Colorado game has been moved to 11:38 a.m. MST to accommodate radio television.
Kansas State-Iowa State will kick off at 1 p.m., and Nebraska at Kansas will start at 1:30 p.m.