SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Fridav. October 30, 1992 9 Jayhawks hope to shoot down Cowboys 1 p.m., Oct. 31 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas Game 8 Kansas Jayhawks Head Coach: Glen Mason WR 5 MATT GAY 5-11 180 Sr. RW 1 DWYNE CHLEEN 1-2 240 Jr. LG 6 HESSLEY HEMPSTEAD 6-1 287 So. RG 9 HESSLEY HEMPSTEAD 6-1 275 Jr. RG 69 JOHN JONES 6-2 285 RT 74 KEITH LONGER 6-3 305 Sr. RT 74 KEITH LONGER 6-3 200 Sr. QB 18 JOB LCURSIN 6-1 195 QB 18 JOB LCURSIN 6-1 195 TB 28 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5-10 195 Sr. TB 28 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5-10 195 PK 31 DAN ECHOLENS 6-0 215 PK 31 DAN ECHOLENS 6-0 215 Defense: Season record: 4 - 3 - 0 OLB 39 DON DAVIS 6-1 220 So. LE 99 KYLE MOORE 6-1 250 Sr. LT 72 CHIRS MAUMLANGA 6-3 290 Jr. LT 72 BRIAN STUBELEID 6-3 285 Jr. RE 93 BRIAN STUBELEID 6-3 285 Jr. OLB 7 HASSAN BAILEL 6-0 205 Sr. MIL 35 LARRY TREE 6-0 200 Jr. MIL 28 RAYHIGH 6-0 200 Jr. FS 8 KWAME LASTISTER 6-1 175 Sr. FS 8 CHARLEY BOWEN 5-10 Sr. FS 8 KWAME LASTISTER 6-1 175 Sr. Head Coach: Pat Jones Oklahoma St. Cowboys Offense: SE 17 SHANNON CULVER 6:41 150 Jr. LT 62 MAT JOSIE 6:41 190 Jr. LG 55 ANTHONY GREENLEE 6:1 300 Jr. OC 65 COSTY HALL 6:1 280 Jr. GC 55 BURBURY 6:2 260 Jr. RT 17 MIKE BUTLER 6:2 278 Jr. TE 17 TEMETHEN 6:2 278 Jr. SE 19 MARK CHEATWED 6:9 175 Jr. QB 18 GARY PORTER 6:1 210 Jr. QB 18 AMANDA PORTER 6:1 210 Jr. TB 24 JOHN WHITE 5:11 220 Jr. BL 22 RAFAEL DENSON 5:8 180 Jr. FL 12 WILLIAM MAUGNAN 5:8 160 Jr. PK 12 SUMMER TOWN 5:8 160 Jr. Defense: LE 47 89 MIKE WOULRIDGE 6-3 230 Sr. LT 87 DRIVER BADWIES 6-3 275 Sr. LB 139 JOSH SCHOLZ 6-3 245 Jr. SLB 84 JASON GLDON 6-4 225 Jr. RLB 43 KEITH BURNS 6-2 225 Jr. BLW 82 KEVIN BURNS 6-2 245 Jr. WLB 5 CARLOS SERVING 6-1 225 Jr. LC 9 TERRY HENLEY 6-1 182 Sr. LC 9 TERRY HENLEY 5-10 182 Sr. PS 36 SCOTT HARMON 6-1 200 Jr. PS 36 SCOTT HARMON 5-11 190 Jr. RC 16 TOOD FISHER 6-8 116 Jr. Dan Schauer / KANSAN Kansas goes into tomorrow's games against Oklahoma State already having defeated two teams from the state. The Jayhawks hope to make it three. No. 18 Kansas, 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Eight Conference, will play tomorrow against Oklahoma State, 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference. By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter Two down and one to go. Kansas won its first two skirmishes with Oklahoma schools, defeating Tula 40-7 earlier this season and Oklahoma 27-10 last week. Oklahoma State, which has won two consecutive games, had an 0-10-1 0-10. This year the Cowboys have relied on a combination of youth and experience. Six seniors start on the deferential, but only one senior starts on offensives. Kansas coach Glen Mason said that even last year he could see improvement in the Cowboys. Oklahoma State also has looked to junior colleges to fill its needs. Seventeen players on the Cowboys' roster "Even though they weren't winning games, they weren't bad," he said. They were getting better and better to be playing with young players." are listed as transfers. One of those transfers, junior quarterback Andy Loveland, has shared playing time with freshman quarterback Gary Porter. Kansas junior free safety Kwamie Lassiter said Porter impressed him. Loveland has passed for 191 yards and one touchdown in five games. "For a true freshman, he's very mobile," he said. "He has a great arm." Source: Kansas Football Media Guide Oklahoma State sophomore flanker Rafael Denson leads the team in rushing and is second in receiving. Forter, who has played more of late, has passed for 711 yards and four touchdowns in six games. He passed for 251 yards in a 28-26 victory against Missouri and 161 yards in a 27-21 victory against Iowa State. Denson, who was a running back earlier in the season, has rushed for 375 yards and caught 11 passes for 141 yards. "I read something that said in the last two weeks they had 12 plays of 17 yards or more," he said. "I wish we had plays of 17 yards or more in our offense." Mason noted the Cowboys' big-play potential. Kansas' offense, which ranks third nationally in scoring with 40.3 points a game, will face a Cowboy defense that has given up 24.6 points a game. Junior linebacker Keith Burns. another transfer, leads the Cowboys with 67 tackles and 53 unassisted stops. He was voted the Big Eight defensive player of the week for his efforts against Iowa State. Against the Cyclones, Burris made 14 tackles, caused a fumble and 14 kickoffs. The Cowboys' defense held Iowa State to 288 yards of total offense and forced 19 turnovers. One week earl green, the Cowboys scored 516 yards of offense against Kansas. "It was true that Iowa State turned the ball over a number of times," he said. "But they were better prepared to play Iowa state than we were." Mason said Oklahoma State did a better overall job against Iowa State. Kansas won't be able to rely on past accomplishments to help them "We've still got to play the Oklahoma State Cowboys," he said. "Just because you're 6-1, they're not going to have a point, points at the beginning of the game." Kansas has a 24-23-1 lead in its series with Oklahoma State, but the Cowboys are 17-3-3 against the Jayhawks since 1960. Nationally ranked basketball team eager to start practicing NOTES: Kansas has not defeated Oklahoma State in Lawrence since 1968, when the Jayhawks won 49-14. Bv David Dorsev Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams answers questions during media day at Allen Field House. The Jayhawks begin the 1992-'93 season practices with "Late Night with Roy Williams." at 12:01a.m. Sunday in the field house. Kansan sportswriter The Kansas men's basketball team begins practice Sunday, and Kansas coach Roy Williams will conduct what he called the "most overplanned practice in college basketball history." The first basketball practice of the season was moved from Oct. 15 to May 30. "I just think that when you’re a basketball coach and it gets to October 15th and you’re still not able to practice, that adds some anxiety," Williams said at yesterday's Kansas basketball media day. "We're happy to get to this point so that we can get started." Williams acknowledged the high expectations that already face his team. The Jayhawks were picked preseason No. 1 in the nation by Dick Vitale and in Street & Smith's college-prep preview magazine. "We're always going to have high expectations here at Kansas, and I like that," he said. "At this time, I think it's a great challenge for our team to play to its capabilities and its potential and do what I want the players to do without worrying for everyone else. Rayford, Pearson and Hancock are the only newcomers on this season's team, although none of them are true freshmen. "I think we have a good chance to be a good basketball team. We do have experienced players returning at almost every spot. I'm anxious to see what Calvin Rayford, Sean Pearson and Darrin Hancock do. Hopefully, they'll fit in and help the team nicely." Rayford, a 5-foot-6 point guard, will help back up senior Adonis Jordan. Pearson is a 6-4 shooting guard. He and Rayford had to sit out last season for not meeting eligibility requirements. Hancock, 6-6 small forward, is a highly touted junior college transfer from Garden City Community College. Richard Scott, a 6-7 junior forward, said that Hancock had impressed him while playing pickup games. "He's being doing great," Scott said. "The expectations they have on him may seem a little high, but the guy's really a great player." Scott, who averaged nine points and five rebounds a game last season, had surgery on his leg last summer, but he said he was close to be recovered. "I don't have any problems with my leg," he said. "I just get up and do normal things. It's not as strong as it was before, but I think by the beginning of the season it'll be a whole lot stronger." Senior Eric Pauley and sophomores Greg Ostertag and Ben Davis also participated. Pauley, who averaged nine points and four rebounds a game last season. and was named the Jayhawks' most improved player, sad he was confident that he would continue to improve this season now that he was in better playing condition. "I set a goal for myself to reach a certain weight, and I've reached that weight," said Paulie, who gained about 15 pounds to reach his current 232 pounds. "I talked to some nutritionists over the summer and learned about the field of nutrition and weight gaining. I changed my program to a high protein, high carbohydrate, lowfat diet and worked out a couple of hours a day in the weight room for five or six days a week." Seniors Rex Walters and Adonis Jordan will be in the Jahaywks' starting backcourt, with junior Steve Woodbear probably coming off the bench. Williams said the team had learned from its early loss last March in the NCAA tournament and would look to play Dec. 1 season opener against Georgia. Jayhawks will retire Manning's jersey Kansan staff report Danny Manning, Kansas basketball's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, is scheduled to return Dec. 1 to Allen Field House, where his jersey will be retired during halftime of the Jayhawks' regular season opener against Georgia. Kansas does not retire numbers, but Manning's jersey, No. 25, will hang from the rafters along with those of former Kansas players Paul Endacott, B.H. Born, Clyde Lovellette and Charlie Black. Those jerseys were retired last season. Manning led the Jayhawks to the NCAA National Championship in 1988 under former Kansas coach Larry Brown. Manning's jersey was scheduled to be retired last season, but Manning was unable to attend the ceremony. The Los Angeles Clippers selected Manning as the first pick in the 1988 NBA draft, and he currently is the starting power forward. Manning and Brown were reunited last February when Brown was hired to coach the Clippers. This will be Manning and Brown's first full season together since winning the NCAA national championship. CROSS COUNTRY Men's squad expected to place fourth in meet squad expected Women's team hopes to upset coaches' top pick, Nebraska By David Bartkos Kansan sportswriter The Kansas men's cross country team will face five-time defending champion Iowa State and the rest of its conference foes tomorrow at the Big Eight Championships in Boulder, Colo. The Jayhawks have run in four meets this year. They have finished as far back as seventh and as high as first in their meets. Kansas hopes to improve on last year's performance at the championships, when it tied No. 22 Kansas State for third. Kansas assistant coach Steve Guymian said that he thought Kansas was one of four teams that had a chance to win the 8-kilometer race. "The way I see it, it's between us, Kansas State, Iowa State and Colorado," he said. No. 11 Iowa State was selected by conference coaches as the favorite for the race, and K-State was picked to finish second. The No. 10 Buffaloae were picked third, and the Javahacks fourth. Kansas senior Laild McClain said there was a lot of talent in the conference this year. "The Big Eight is very competitive this year," he said. "It's the most competitive it has been in my four years here." McClain, who finished 60th at last year's championships, lived and trained in Boulton. Senior Alec Bolten, who trained with McClain in Boulder, finished 13th in the race last year. Bolten missed two months before he met this year because of a knee injury. "You can't be quite as aggressive," he said. "It's not a day to try a new race strategy." McClam said he hoped to finish in the top 20. He said the high altitude had some effect on race performance. He said that because of the lack of training time, he did not to expect to finish as high as last year in the championships. But Bolten said he still wants to finish as one of the top five runners on the team. Kansas also will take senior Jason Teal, junior Michael Cox, David Johnston, Jon Hays, Kevan Long, Bobby Palmer and chronic Chris Ronn to Boulder. By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter The Kansas women's cross country team won't enter tomorrow's Big Eight Championships as the favorite. But Kansas assistant coach Steve Guymon thinks the Jahawks might have a shot at winning the 5-kilometer hole in the valley Golf Course in Boulder, Colo. The Jayhawks, picked to finish fifth by conference coaches, will try to upset No. 22 Nebraska, which is favored to win. "This is the first year that we've come into the Big Eight and can't say that there's an absolute winner," he said. Kansas will send seven runners to Boulder; seniors Amy Rodehavel and Julia Saul, junior Ashley Ace and Daniela Daggy, sophomores Kristi Kloster and Melissa Swartz and red-shirt freshman Kelley Lorch. Saul won the Jayhawk and Michigan invitations and placed sevent at the NCAA Tournament. Daggy did not run for the Jayhawks until their third meet of the season, the Michigan Invitational, because of a foot injury. She finished fourth on the team and 30th overall at Michigan, running the 5-kilometer course in 19:24. Guymon said that Daggy's presence was a boost for Kansas. "Daniela's comeback does make a difference," she said. "She helps us go from being an average team to a pretty good team." Daggy said she did not worry about her lack of training time. "I try to focus on what I need to do," she said. Daggy said she did not have any specific goals for the race. Lorch, who suffers from the same type of foot injury as Duggy, said that being mentally prepared for the race was one of its most important aspects. "I was on the roster to go to the Michigan Invitational," she said. "I was having problems with my foot and was feeling down. So I decided not to run, and my foot also got an extra week's rest." "I just want to run my butt off and have a strong mind set," she said. By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter Kansas volleyball team returns to field house against No.14 Colorado Before "Late Night with Roy Williams" begins, the Kansas volleyball team will return to competition in Allen Field House for the first time since Oct. 7. The Jahawks played home matches at Lawrence High School while the new field house floor was being repaired. The team returned Wednesday night from Lincoln, Neb., where it faced the Cornhuskers' overwhelming crowd of more than 3,000. Kansas senior captain Julie Larkin said he wanted to wait to play in front of a similar crowd tomorrow night. Kansas last played Colorado on Sept. 25 and lost in three consecutive games. Larkin said that this time the team would be better prepared. "Everybody knows what we did wrong in the first match," she said. "It just seemed like we made a lot of errors. We know that if we do the things we're capable of doing, we'll have a good chance at winning it." The Jayhawks are seventh in the Big Eight Conference and lead the conference in digs, averaging 17 a game. Junior outside hitter Cynedie Kanabel said that it would be tough for the team to turf things around against the Buffaloes, who are ranked No. 14 in the nation. "It just seems like they're getting stronger as the season goes on." Kanabel said. Last year, the Jayhawks played Colorado before "Late Night with Roy Williams," and Kanabel said it was one of the more memorable matches of the season. "We played our best against them towards the end, when the crowd really started coming in," she said. "I hope we get more of a crowd earlier this time. It just gets us hyped up for the match."