SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 16, 1992
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Swim teams take first, go undefeated at meet Kansan staff report
The Kansas men's and
The Kansas men and women's swimming and diving teams finished their first road trip of the season undefeated this weekend, with victories against Northwestern and Purdue yesterday, Southern Illinois and Illinois on Saturday, and an Illinois state All-Star team on Friday night.
The women's team had similar success, defeating a favored Northwestern team 59-54, and Purdue 93-20. Illinois and Southern Illinois fell to the women's squad the day before, 108-34 and 118-48. The women also defeated an Illinois all-star squad Friday night, 109-51. The Jayhawks' next meet is Nov. 21 in Fayetteville, Ark., against Arkansas and Tennessee.
Kansas coach Gary Kempf said that yesterday's meet against Northwestern and Purdue was the most important of the four. The Kansas men defeated Northwestern 85-28, and Purdue 75-38. On Saturday morning, Illinois lost to the Kansas men 89-57. Southern Illinois fell to the Jayhawks 106-60 later that afternoon. The men also defeated a team of Illinois state all-stars 130-28 Friday night.
Men's basketball team plays first scrimmage Kansan staff report
The Kansas men's basketball team played an intra-squad scrimmage Saturday morning, which consisted of four 15-minute periods with a continuous clock.
Players switched teams each period, so there was no final score.
Junior forward Richard Scott led all scorers with 30 points, followed by senior guard Rex Walters, who had 29.
Sophomore center Greg Ostertag led all rebounders with 12.
■ Kansas coach Roy Williams has received three letters of intent from high school basketball players. Letters from Jacque Vaughn, Scot Pollard, and B.J. Williams have arrived, and Nick Proud's letter should arrive by Wednesday, the final day of the early signing period.
Kansas plays its first exhibition game of the season Thursday at 7 p.m. at Allen Field House against Marathon Basketball. Tickets are needed for admission, and fans attending are asked to bring a can of food as a donation.
The Jayhawks' first regular season game is Dec. 1 against Georgia at the field house.
Cyclones down Kansas volleyball team again Kansan staff report
The Kansas volleyball team lost to the Iowa State Cyclones for the second time this season. The Jayhawks lost Saturday's match 15-10, 11-15, 15-6 and 15-9 in Ames.
Kansas coach Frankie Albitz said that the Jayhawks could not overcome the Cyclones' momentum.
"We played fairly well, but we had lapses," she said. "Iowa State would get on a roll, and we couldn't keep our confidence."
Sophomore Janet Uher led the Jayhawks with 13 kills. Uher struggled with playing time earlier this season but has improved during the last two weeks, Albiz said.
Freshman setter Lesli Steinert had 29 set assists for the 'Hawks
Kansas, now 19-14 overall and 3-8 in the Big Eight, finishes its regular season against the Sooners Wednesday in Norman, Okla.
Colorado outlasts Kansas, 25-18
Victory would have made No.3 Jayhawks first in Big 8
By David Bartkoski
Kansan sportswriter
The dejected faces of the Kansas football players after Saturday's 25-18 loss to Colorado told the whole story.
Kansas had just lost an 18-17 lead, lost a crucial Big Eight Conference game to a ranked team and lost a chance to regain first place in the conference.
When the scoreboard flashed in the second quarter that Iowa State had upset Nebraska 19-10, the Jayhawks knew that a victory would put them one-half game ahead of the Cornhuskers in the standings.
Kansas senior tailback Maurice Douglas, who rushed 23 times for 102 yards, said that knowing Nebraska had lost made Kansas' defeat even tough to take.
"That's just what makes this the worst loss of my career," he said.
Kansas fell to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the conference, leaving the No. 22 Jayhawks in third place in the Big Eight standings behind Nebraska and Colorado. No. 11 Colorado improved to 8-1-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the conference.
The end of the game was tough for Kansas, and the beginning was not easy either as the Buffaloes scored 14 quick points in the first quarter.
Colorado junior defensive tackle Leonard Renfro intercepted a pass by Kansas senior quarterback Chill Hipley and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown.
Shortly after that, Colorado sophomore quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 54-yard bomb to junior split end Charles Johnson, who was tackled at the Kansas 1-vard line.
Junior tailback James Hill ran it in from there, and junior kicker Mitch Berger added the extra point to give Colorado a 14-10 lead with 1:10 left in the first quarter.
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Johnson and sophomore wingback Michael Westbrook combined for 106 yards receiving in the first quarter and 248 yards for the day.
for the first time when Hillary
capped an 80-yard drive with a 1-
yard touchdown run in the second
quarter.
Colorado then upped its lead to 17-7 on a 37-yard field goal by Berger, but the Buffaloes could not add any more points in the half, as the Jayhawks squelched a last-second fake field-goal attempt.
Kansas junior quarterback Robert Vaughn was impressed with the duo, which has combined for more than 2,000 yards receiving this season.
On Kansas' first drive of the second half, Eichloch kicked a 35-yard field goal that not only made the score 17-10, but also gave the Kansas kicker a share of Kansas' all-time scoring record of 233 points with Bruce Kalmeyer.
"I think they have some pretty good qualities," he said. "Actually, I think they are the best pair of receivers we have faced."
Colorado's early success throwing the ball was not enough to discourage the Jayhawks from making a comeback.
Kansas got on the scoreboard
Eichloff said the record did not mean anything because the Jayhawks lost.
Before the Buffaloes defeated the 'Hawks, Kansas was able to grab the lead with its longest play from scrimmage of the year.
Kansas senior quarterback Chip Hillery scrambles for yardage with Colorado sophomore free safety Chris Hudson in pursuit. Hillery rushed for 12 yards and passed for 153 yards in his last game at Memorial Stadium.
Hilleary connected with junior tight end Dwayne Chandler on a 62-yard touchdown pass. A 2-point conversion by Douglas put Kansas ahead 18-17, and the 43,000 fans at Memorial Stadium were on their feet for the Jayhawks.
"It was a great victory for Colorado, and I couldn't be prouder of our guys," he said. "I thought the fact that we didn't turn the ball over was a key."
Colorado manufactured a 58-yard drive, taking the lead on an 8-yard touchdown run by Hill. The Buffaloes added the two-point conversion and stopped Kansas on its last possession to keep the score 25-18.
But Colorado would not quit.
Colorado coach Bill McCartney said the Buffaloes' mistake-free game was important to the victory.
But Cruzado would requele.
The Buffaloes held the Jay-
hawks to two first downs for the
rest of the game and began to
move the ball on the ground in
the fourth quarter.
Kansas junior linebacker Larry Thiel suffered a leg injury. The first report said it might be an ankle fracture. Thiel will not play against Missouri.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said the loss was harder to take than his team's 49-7 loss to Nebraska.
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"It's real painful," he said. "You learn a lot of things when you play football. We were absolutely humiliated last week. That doesn't hurt as much as this does."
Top 25 teams
rank team record points last week
1. Miami 9-0-1 1,549 1
2. Alabama 10-0-0 1,483 2
3. Florida St. 9-1-0 1,391 5
4. Texas A&M 10-0-0 1,388 4
5. Washington 9-1-0 1,281 6
6. Michigan 9-1-0 1,220 3
7. Notre Dame 8-1-1 1,182 8
8. Syracuse 8-1-1 1,156 10
9. Florida 12-2 1,013 11
10. Georgia 8-2-0 941 11
11. Colorado 8-1-1 876 13
12. Nebraska 7-1-0 823 7
13. N. Carolina St. 8-2-1 784 14
14. Stanford 8-3-0 767 15
15. Southern Cal 6-2-1 747 18
16. Arizona 6-3-1 639 9
17. Ohio St. 8-2-0 618 19
18. Mississippi St. 7-3-0 456 16
19. Boston College 7-2-1 358 17
20. Tennessee 6-3-0 350 23
21. North Carolina 7-3-0 270 25
22. Kansas 7-3-0 226 20
23. Penn St. 6-4-0 146 22
24. Mississippi 7-3-0 120 —
25. Wake Forest 7-3-0 111 —
Others receiving votes: Texas 70, Brigham Young 59, Washington St. 50, Bowling Green 28, Hawaii 25, San Diego St. 18, Southern Mississippi i 3, Illinois 1, Oklahoma 1.
Source: Associated Press KAKsAN
Kansas sophomore cornerback McBurrows downs Colorado's Charles Johnson, junior split end. McBurrows made a total of seven tackles.
Big Eight results
Saturday's games:
Here how other Big Eight teams fared this weekend:
Cyclones stun Cornhuskers, Big Eight
iowa St. beat Nebraska, 19-10
Oklahoma tied Oklahoma St.
15-15
No. 12 Nebraska remains first in the conference ahead of No. 11 Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas
Missouri beat K-State, 27-14
The Associated Press
The game was hanging in balance when an unlikely hero emerged.
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State was clinging to a 12-10 lead over mighty Nebraska. The Cyclones had the ball on their own 20, facing a stuff wind. Less than 12 minutes remained.
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when an unlikely hero emerged.
Quarterback Marv Seiler, a fifth-year senior making his first start Saturday, kept the ball on an option play right and turned upfield. He went 78 yards before he was tackled at the 2, setting up a touchdown that completed Iowa State's shocking 19-10 upset of the Cornhuskers.
"I pulled in and it just kept running." Seiler said. "I had never seen that much green in front of me in my life. I don't think I've ever had a break-away run like that. I kept waiting for someone to catch me."
Fullback Chris Ulrich scored the touchdown on the next play, but that was almost anticlimactic. Seiler's run was the stumper.
It delivered the final blow to a Nebraska team that some were calling the school's best ever. The loss
dropped the Cornhuskers from seventh to 12th in the AP Top 25.
Seiler and junior Donnie Smith had been alternating at quarterback since starter Bob Utter was sidelined by a concussion three weeks ago.
Smith had started the two previous games, but Iowa State Coach Jim Walden went with Seiler because it was his final home game.
As it turned out, Seiler made a big difference. He rushed for 144 yards in 24 carries and directed four first-half drives that ended with field goals.
"I'll probably remember it the rest of my life."
He should. What Iowa State accomplished seemed almost unthinkable. Nebraska, which had beaten Iowa State 14 consecutive times, was leading the nation in rushing (351.1 yards a game) and scoring (43.3) and leading the Big Eight in rushing defense.
"They just beat us, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. "They played well. They coached well. We've got to give them a lot of credit."
"It was a great day for me," he said.
Cross country teams fail to qualify for nationals, end season at Districts
The Kansas men's cross country team will be absent from the NCAA Championships for the first time in 1988 because the Jay-Z Championship is being held at the District X Championships in Aransas Joy.
By David Bartkoski
Kansas sportswriter
Only the top two teams in the district automatically qualify for the national meet.
The men's team and the women's team, which finished seventh Saturday, stand little or no chance of receiving at-large berths.
"What eluded us all season eluded us today," Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said. "And that was everyone having a good race on the same day."
Junior Julia Saul finished sixth in the women's five-kilometer race. Saul, a winner of two meets this year, could get one of 10 individual at-large berths in the nation, which will be announced today.
Although no Kansas team will go to the NCAA meet, a few individuals still could represent the Jayhawks at the Nov. 23 meet in Bloomington, Ind.
On the men's side, juniors Michael Cox and David Johnston finished eight and ninth in
the 10-kilometer race. They also have hopes for an at-large opportunity.
Schwartz said Saul had a good chance of getting an at-large berth. He added that Cox and Johnston had outside chances of gaining individual berths.
Kansas State won the men's race Saturday,
nashing ahead of Iowa State and Oklahoma
State.
Five Kansas runners finished in the top 40, but the Jayhawks could do no better than fourth place.
Cox said that even though the Jajwahs did not qualify, the race might have been more successful.
"We put together a pretty good race," he said. "No one's upset by what we did. We just got beat by better teams."
Jason Teal, Alec Botten and Ladd McClain — Kansas' three seniors — were the third, fourth and fifth Jayhawks to cross the finish line.
Juniors Jon Hays and Bobby Palmer finished behind them.
The women's team, which had suffered from injury and illness throughout the year, was struck by illness again in the district meet.
Nebraska took the title, and K-State finished second.
Two of Kansas' top runners, sophomore Kristi Kloster and junior Ashley Ace, were ill during the race.
Saul said the women especially were disappointed in finishing seventh because they worked hard to overcome injuries and illnesses during the year.
Senior Amy Rodehaver and sophomore Rachelle Gundy finished in front of Kloster, placing 81st and 85th.
Junior Daniela Daggy placed 22nd overall and third on the team.
"At the meet, about half the team was not feeling well," she said. "I don't think we were ready for the season to be over."
Sophomore Melissa Swartz recorded her highest finish of the year, placing 16th in the race. Only one Jayhawk placed higher.
Both Saul and Cox said that they and their teammates were looking forward to the upcoming indoor and outdoor track seasons.
Kansas player wins regional tennis title
Kansan staff report
Rebecca Jensen, a sophomore on the Kansas women's team game, won her second consecutive Rose Region regional Saturday by defeating Jennifer Sair of Brigham Young University, 6-0, 6-1.
The victory allowed Jensen to advance to the Rolex National Indoors tournament for the second consecutive year. The regional tournament was in Omaha, Neb.
Jensen said the match was closer than the score indicated.
"I had to play really well to win," she said.
Jensen won two matches to advance to the finals.
She also will go to nationals in doubles competition.
She and Mindy Weiner, Chicago junior, defeated Sarah Muggin. Weiner of Holmigham of Brigham Valley 6-0.
Weiner, a transfer from Clemson, said they expected to perform well because they had known each other since they were kids.
"We are very compatible," she said.
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The Rolex National Indoors will be Feb. 4-7 in Minneapolis.