SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11 Friday, October 23, 1992 Kansas strives to end Oklahoma's domination Game 7 1 p.m., Oct. 24 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas Kansas Jayhawks Head Coach: Glen Mason WR 5 MATT GAY 51 1 180 St. R 7 MARTIN CHANDLER 6 1 240 St. R 8 RICHARD HOTOOP BTH 6 1 240 St. LG 6 HESSLEY HEMSTEP ADM 6 1 287 Jo. RG 9 DAN SCHMIDT 6 1 275 Jo. RG 9 DAN SCHMIDT 6 1 275 Jo. RT 4 KEITH LONEKER 6 3 305 St. RN 14 LEEHL QIBLUH 6 3 305 St. RB 14 CHIP HILLEARY 6 1 195 St. TB 25 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5 10 195 St. TB 25 MAURICE DOUGLAS 5 10 195 St. PKP 31 DAN EICLOFF 6 0 215 Jr. | Detsko | | | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | OLB 12 | DON DAVIS | 6·1 | 220 | Sr. | | LE 16 | KYLE MOORE | 6·3 | 250 | Sr. | | LT 72 | CHRIS MAUMLANGA | 6·3 | 290 | Jr. | | FT 12 | BRUNE STUBLEFIELD | 6·3 | 280 | Sr. | | RE 93 | BRANI HAWKINS | 6·3 | 290 | Jr. | | OLB 7 | HASSAAN BAiley | 6·0 | 205 | Jr. | | MG 35 | JARRY TREHL | 6·0 | 205 | Jr. | | CM 38 | KRIEGER TWELM | 6·3 | 290 | Jr. | | FS 8 | RWAME LASTISER | 6·1 | 175 | Jr. | | B 8 | CHARLEY BOWEN | 5·10 | 195 | Sr. | | CB 3 | CARL BOWEN | 6·3 | 195 | Sr. | Season record: 3-2-1 Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach: Gary Gibbs SE | 1 | ALBERT HALL | 5 | 11 | 186 | So. TE | 82 | JOE MICKEY | 6 | 17 | 274 | Sr. LG | 62 | ANNA RIVER | 6 | 30 | 304 | Sr. C | 78 | BROEDERINGOBERSON | 6 | 55 | 394 | Sr. C | 78 | J. CONRAD | 6 | 55 | 316 | Prf. RG | 71 | JEFF RESLER | 6 | 23 | 267 | So. RT | 65 | JASON CORNER | 6 | 31 | 279 | Prf. QB | 12 | OVERNAN | 6 | 10 | 193 | Jr. QB | 12 | CALE GUNDY | 6 | 10 | 185 | Jr. BJ | 20 | EARNEST WILLIAMS | 6 | 10 | 185 | Jr. BJ | 20 | EARNEST WILLIAMS | 6 | 10 | 211 | Jr. PK | 16 | SCOTT BLANTON | 6 | 2 | 241 | So. P | 84 | BRAD REDDELL | 6 | 2 | 190 | Sr. OLB 56 AURREY BEWERS 6.2 232 Jr. LEB 95 USRREY ALLEN 6.2 292 Jr. LB 95 WATSON ALLEN 6.1 284 Jr. RE 12 CEDRIC TREES 6.1 249 Sr. OLB 88 TREY ITPPENS 6.3 241 Fr. LGB 88 TREY ITPPENS 6.3 241 Fr. LGB 44 MARO FREEMAN 6.0 230 Jr. LCB 44 DARNEL WALKER 5.8 164 Fr. SS 24 DREW CHRISTMON 5.9 200 Jr. SS 24 DREW CHRISTMON 5.9 200 Jr. RCB 8 WILLIAM SHANNLE 6.0 196 Sr. Source: Kansas Football Media Guide Dan Schauer / KANSAN By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter The Jayhawks, 5-1, have not defeat the Sooners, since 1984 and are one of the most successful teams. Kansas will try to end a seven-game losing streak against Oklahoma when it plays host to the Sooners in its Homecoming game tomorrow. Kansas coach Glen Mason said that tomorrow's game would serve as an indicator of how far the Jayhawks had progressed. "At this point in the season, we're past the halfway mark," he said. "I'm not exactly sure how good we are. I think we'll find out Saturday." Kansas is coming off a 50-47 victory in Iowa State, and the Sooners tied (2-1) at Michigan. Oklahoma led Colorado 24-14 with less than four minutes remaining, but the Buffalo rallied to tie the game. Junior Mitch Berger, normally the punter for Colorado, replaced the injured starting placekicker and kicked a 53-yard field goal as time ran out to make the score 24-2. Kansas junior tailback George White said he thought Oklahoma would be psyched for the Jayhawks because of what happened in Boulder. "They're coming off that tie with Colorado," he said. "They're going to be looking for blood." The Sooners' offense is led by junior Cale Gundy, who needs 49 passing yards to become Oklahoma's all-time passing yardage leader. He has completed 89 of 149 passes for 1,347 yards this year and rushed for 119 yards. Mason said he was impressed with Gundy. "When he's got a hot hand, look out," Mason said. When the Sooners move to their ground game, they often look to one of three players. Senior fullback Kenyon Rashede leads the team with 307 yards rushing. He is 27th on Oklahoma's career rushing yardage list with 1,458 yards. Junior flanker Corey Warren has caught 23 passes for 464 yards and has scored two touchdowns. And junior tailback Earnest Williams has rushed for 230 yards on 47 carries, giving him a team-best 4.9 yards a carry. Senior tailback Dewell Brewer has rushed for 208 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown run against Colorado. Although Oklahoma ranks 20th in scoring and 36th in total offense in the nation, its defense has produced even higher rankings. The Sooners are ranked 10th in scoring defense and 22nd in total defense. Junior linebacker Aubrey Beavers was voted the Big Eight defensive player of the week for his perfor- mance against Colorado. Oklahoma will have to intercept Kansas' high powered offense, which leads the nation in scoring with 42.5 points a game. Senior quarterback Chip Hilleary, who is 12th in the nation in total offense with 252.7 yards a game, said that tomorrow's contest would be a test for the Jayhawks. White said the game, Kansas' seventh of the season, could prove to be one of his best. "Ultimately, it's an important game for taking it to another level," he said. "This game could make or break us," he said. Kansas and Oklahoma have played each other for 89 consecutive years, the longest uninterrupted series in NCAA Division I. If Kansas is to make its Homecoming game successful , it will have to break its losing streak and stop the Sooners. In their first meeting, in 1903, Kansas beat the Sooners 17-5. The Jayhawks went on to win their first eight games against Oldahoma. NOTES: ■ Last year, the Sooners defeated Kansas 41-3 in Norman. The Jayhawks were held to a season-low 166 yards in total offense, and Oklahoma totaled 439 yards of offense. Volleyball team hopes to improve against Iowa State Patrick Tompkins / KANSAN Kansas senior Kim DeHoff (14) jumps for a block against Oklahoma during a game at Lawrence High School gym. The Jayhawks play Iowa State at 7:30 tomorrow night in the gym. Coach says players need to focus not to defeat themselves with errors By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter After a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday, the Kansas volleyball players need to focus on not defeating themselves, said Kansas coach Frankie Albiz. The Jayhawks, now 17-10 and 1-4 in the Big Eight Conference, face the Iowa State Cyclones at 7:30 tomorrow night, in the Lawrence High School gym. The Jayhawks will play at the high school for their second consecutive game because of repair work being done on the new floor in Allen Field House. Albizt said that playing in the Jayhawks' home away from home was not the factor in Wednesday night's loss. "I think we were our own factor against Alaska," she said. "It just seemed like we were playing against ourselves. "We liked the crowd and the atmosphere, and there should be even more people on Saturday but. I don't think many KU students made it over there because it's an inconvenience for them. It'll be nice to get back to Allen because we enjoy their support." An attendance surpassing Wednesday's crowd of 700 is expected tomorrow night. Junior middle blocker Cyndee Kanabel said that she liked the atmosphere while playing at the high school but could not wait to return to the field house. "The crowd was good, but it's really cramped quarters there," she said. "I didn't like playing there." Albitz said that Iowa State could be a good team. "They're regionally ranked, so they must be doing a great job," she said. "They have a very good defense, so we've worked on passing the ball a lot in practice this week." The Cyclones are 14-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big Eight. Kanabel said the Jayhawks had to concentrate more tomorrow night. "We need to clean up the errors from the last game," she said. Kansas travels to Nebraska for a rematch Wednesday. The Jayhawks last played Nebraska Oct. 7 at the field house and lost 3-0. The Hawks will return to a repaired field house court on Oct. 31 against Colorado and play before the "Late Night with Roy Williams" festivities begin. Patrick Tompkins / KANSAN Julie Larkin, Wichita senior (12), returns for a point as Oklahoma's Gloria Holcomb (1) and Sara Biese (13) prepare to block. The 'Hawks lost to the Sooners Wednesday in three consecutive games. Braves win after grand slam; Series, 3-2, moves to Atlanta The Associated Press TORONTO — Lonnie Smith ran around the bases just fine this time, got even with Jack Morris and gave the Atlanta Braves another chance in the World Series. Smith's grand slam capped a five-run fifth innithed that finished Morris, and the Braves beat up the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 last night to close the gap to 3:2 and send the Series back to Atlanta. Smith's shot provided some revenge and relieved the burden he has carried with him since the eighth inning of Game 7 last year. In that one, Smith got lost when rounding the bases and did not score, and Morris and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the Braves 1-0 in 10 innings. John Smoltz outpitted Morris in a rematch of last October's Game 7 starters and prevented the Blue Jays from putting up another flag at the SkyDome, the one calling them World Series champions. That triumph earned Morris the MVP award and saddled Smith, nicknamed "Skates" for his many mishaps on the bases and in the field, with the label of the man who lost the World Series. the Series resumes in Atlanta. Now, after beating Morris for the second time in six days, the Braves get another chance to capture what got away from them last year. Steve Avery will start tomorrow night against Toronto's David Cone when The victory last night was the first blowout in a week of close games and marked the first time in 11 Series games that a non-done team had won indoors. Of the previous 37 teams to hold 3-1 leads in the World Series, 31 have gone on to win. The Blue Jays hoped to add another winner to that list with Morris, the man they signed during the winter to win big names. But Morris was booed off the mound after Smith's fourth career slam, and left with his head bowed. He went 21-6 during the regular season, but is a brutal 0-3 with a 7.43 ERAm four post-season starts. Morris was tagged for nine hits and all seven runs in four and two-thirds innings. He was the first Series starter to give up seven runs since Danny Cox in 1987. Morris fell behind 3-2 when Deion Sanders lined a two-out, RBI single in the fifth. Terry Pendleton's second double of the game and an intentional walk to Justice set up Smith's opposite-field slam to right on a 1-2 pitch. Morris struggled from the start, giving up a double to Otis Nixon on the first pitch of the game and a solo homer to David Justice in the fourth. Smith connected for the 16th slam in Series history and the first since Jose Canseco's in 1988. It was only the third slam by a National League player, along with Ken Boyer in 1964 and Chuck Hiller in 1962. The sellout crowd grew so silent as Smith rounded the bases that it was possible to hear the Braves cheering and slapping high-fives as they spilled out of the dugout. Smith's slam was the first by a designated hitter in the World Series. Smoltz, again pitching on three days' rest as he did in winning the NL playoffs' MVP trophy, also was not sharp. He did keep his team in the game, pitching one batter into the seventh innin and allowing two runs on five hits. The grand slam made it 7-2 and gave Smotz enough room to breathe easy. Smoltz began the game with no record in three World Series starts despite a 1.66 ERA. He would have won Game 2 last week, but reliever Jeff Reardon gave up pinch-hitter Ed Sprague's two-run homer in the ninth. The Braves' 'bullpen has struggled, but the five-run lead was enough. Maurice won relieved Smoltz after a leader took first base and second and quieted the Blug Jar bats. The game was the first of the postseason for the Blue Jays without a home run, a record 10 games. Morris was trying again to become the first pitcher to win World Series games for three different teams. He also could have become just the fourth pitcher to win the deciding game in the World Series in consecutive years, and the first since Al Reynolds for the Yankees in 1952-53. The Braves, meanwhile, wanted to avoid becoming the first team to lose the Series in consecutive seasons since the Dodgers in 1977-78. The anticipation in the air before the game had been whipped up by several Blue Jays on the bench holding a sign proclaimed "Tonight Is The Night." Nebraska coach: football officials need training OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said yesterday that Big Eight Conference football officials should be required to attend a training school before they are hired. The Associated Press Osborne said he believed a quote he attributed to Eddie Crowder, former coach at Colorado. "On Saturdays, the only amateurs on the field are the officials." During his weekly Cornhusker football breakfast. Osborne said officials do not spend as much time around the game as players or coaches. He did not have a specific complaint about officiating in any recent games. Osborne said players — counting the time spent in the training room, weight room, practice, meetings and in games — devoted as many as 30 or 40 hours a week to football, and coaches as many as 90. Officials usually have non-football occupations during the week. "Major league umpires have to go to school to prove to some body that they can call a ball and a strike and that they know the strike zone and make decisions," Osborne said. "We don't have anything like that. There's a lot of nepotism." "They're not dishonest people." Osborne said, "but they don't spend nearly as much time around the game as other people." Officials' only preparation for a game, Osborne said, comes in meetings on the nights before games. Last season, Osborne called for officials, along with their supervisor, to view videotape of the game they called shortly after game's end. Crews are not required to watch film, but Osborne said such a practice would improve officiating. "I don't know what really went on in a game unless I'm looking at film," Osborne said. "The same is true with officials. You talk with them after the game, and they're going to swear something happened that didn't happen. "It's like an automobile accident. If 100 people see it, you have 100 different stories."