SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday. September 14. 1992
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Christine McFarland / KANSAN
Jayhawks pound Ball State gain 578 yards of offense
Wide receiver Matt Gay receives congratulations from his teammates after catching a touchdown pass form quarterback Chip Hilley during the third quarter of Saturday's game.
Defensive effort pleases Mason in 62-10 romp
By David Bartkoski
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas marched up and down the field all day Saturday as they drummed Ball State 62-10 on Band Dav at Memorial Stadium.
The Jayhawks moved to 2-0 and the Cardinals dropped to 0-2 for the season.
Kansas gained 578 yards of total offense but Kansas coach Glen Mason didn't want to let the offense's success upstage the effort by the defense, which held the Cardinals to a total of 147 vards.
Eight different players scored touchdowns in the game for Kansas as the Jayhawks scored its most points since a 68-7 victory over New Mexico State in 1968.
The Jayhawks had two turnovers, a fumble and an interception, but the Kansas defense recovered three Ballard and had an interception of their own.
"I'm pleased with the 578, but I'm more pleased with the 147," he said. "It could have been less than 147 if we didn't have a couple of turnovers."
Kansas got on the scoreboard first when senior quarterback Chin Hui
The Kansas defense showed balance, as 23 different players made tackles, none with more than five.
leary threw a34-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Dwayne Chandler with 10:55 left in the first quarter.
A two-yard run late in the first quarter by senior running back Maurice Douglas put Kansas ahead 14-0.
With 1:11 left in the quarter, Ball State's Mike LeSure re-runed a Dan Eichlöch punt 61 yards for a touchdown, making the score 14-7.
Kansas drove to the Ball State one yard line during its first drive of the second quarter, and was faced with a fourth down decision. Kansas decided to go for a touchdown instead of a field goal.
Mason said the play didn't go exactly as planned.
The decision paid off when junior tight end Pete Vane caught a pass from Hilleary, who had rolled out of the pocket on the play.
They defended the first phase of it when they pulled the string and threw it to Vaughn.
Kansas added a 55-yard field goal by Dan Eichloff. Then it took advantage of a Ball State fumble, recovered by the end Kyle Moore on the Ball State 30.
After three rushes by senior fullback Monte Cozzens and a holding penalty on Kansas, senior wide receiver Matt Gay threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rob
Licursi on a special play. On the play, Gay took a pitch from Hilleary and threw to a wide open Licursi for the score
Cay said he was ecstatic about the play.
"I was on cloud nine," he said. "I said in practice it was going to work and I was glad it did."
Kansas took a 31-7 lead at that point. They next gained possession of the 'oattle with 1:20 left in the half at heir own 35 yard line.
Instead of another score, a Chip Hillier pass was intercepted by linebacker Mark Parris, Cornerback Blaine Bishop took a lateral from Parris on the interception and raced to the Kansas four yard line.
Cozzens, junior running back
George White and sophomore back
up quarterback Frederick Thomas
to lead the offense in four,
three and four cards respectfully.
The Kansas defense held the Ball State offense there, and the Cardinals kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half, making the score 31-10.
In a game of many highlights for the Jayhawks, the biggest may have been Eichloff's 61-yard field goal in the third quarter.
The Jayhawks dominated the second half of the game, scoring four touchdowns on three short runs and one long pass. Eichloff added a record 61-yard field goal.
Gay caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Hilleary for Kansas' first touchdown in the second half.
Eichloh broke his own school record of 58 yards against Kansas State in 1990 and made him the sec-
and-leading score in Kansas history, moving him past Tony Sands and closer to Bruce Kallmeyer on the all-time list.
Ball State's offense gained only 48 yards in the second half and did not have the ball in Kansas territory at any time after intermission.
Though Kansas has won decisively two weeks in a row, Mason said it was too early to gauge the Jayhawks on a national scale.
"We've not even arrived yet," he said. "If you start worrying about that kind of stuff, you're getting ready to get beat by somebody that you have a chance to beat."
NOTES:
Kansas receiver Greg Ballard suffered a fractured bone in his arm. No other significant Kansas injuries were reported.
A15-mile per hour wind out of the south played a factor in the game. Dan Eichloff's field goals of 55 and 61 yards were with the wind.
Chip Hilleary has thrown for six touchdowns this year, the same amount he threw for all last year.
Kicker clears 61 yards, setting school record
Senior defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield did not start the game. It was the first time he did not start a game in his career and ended his string of 23 consecutive starts.
Eichloff earns 169 career points; closes in on Kallmever's mark
By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter
"I noticed there was 10 seconds left on the play clock," Eichloff said. "I was yelling at Chip (Kansas quarterback Chip Hilleary) to call time out, but he didn't respond."
Kicking the ball was not the only thing on Dan Eichloff's mind just before he booted a school-record 61-yard field goal in the third quarter of Saturday's game.
The junior from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., responded with a kick that easily cleared the crossbar and moved him past Tony Sands to capture second place on Kansas' all-time scoring list, giving him 169 points for his career. Bruce Kallmeer leads with 233.
Eichloff credited his snapper and holder in helping him to set the
record, which was one yard short of the Big Eight record and six yards short of the national record.
Senior quarterback and holder Hillier said that he and his senior snapper Dave Marcum had been working together for four years and that it took confidence and experience to have a good kicking game.
"I think we have a good trio," Hilley said. "I know with a kicker like Eichloff that as long as he keeps his head down, it's going through the uprights."
Eichloff did not attempt a field goal in the first game against Oregon State, marking the first time in 11 games that the Playboy pre-season All-American did not have at least one field goal.
He said yesterday that he thought he could have kicked a field goal as long as 67 yards.
Coach Glen Mason said he was impressed with Eichloff's 61-yard field goal.
"That ought to be one of those things like when Babe Ruth hit the home run and they went outside and measured it," he said.
Mason was also impressed with Eichloff's kickoffs. Several of his 11 kickoffs flew beyond the back of the end zone and a few went through the uprights.
Eichloff still said there was an area of his game that he wasn't happy with Saturday — his punting.
"The worst thing I was worried about was injuries today," he said. "Those cheerleaders were getting hit with the ball on the track. We'll have to issue them headgear."
He kicked two pnts of 28 and 46 yards against the wind, giving him a 37 yard average for the day.
But Eichloff said that the field goals made up for the punts and that he felt good about the game and his team.
Linebacker Don Davis attempts to block one of Ball State punter Damon Keller's nine punts during Saturday's game.
Christine McFarland/ KANSAN
Top 25 teams
| | Record | Pts | PvI |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Miami (41) | 1-0-0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Washington (11) | 2-0-0 | 1,481 | 2 |
| 3. Florida St. (2) | 1-0-0 | 1,361 | 5 |
| 4. Florida | 1-0-0 | 1,300 | 4 |
| 5. Texas A&M (1) | 3-0-0 | 1,235 | 7 |
| 6. Michigan | 1-0-0 | 1,220 | 6 |
| 7. Notre Dame | 1-0-0 | 1,189 | 3 |
| 8. Syracuse | 1-0-0 | 1,126 | 9 |
| 9. Alabama (1) | 2-0-0 | 1,039 | 8 |
| 10. Penn St. | 2-0-0 | 977 | 10 |
| 11. Colorado | 2-0-0 | 921 | 12 |
| 12. Nebraska | 2-0-0 | 893 | 11 |
| 13. Oklahoma | 2-0-0 | 868 | 13 |
| 14. Tennessee | 2-0-0 | 707 | 20 |
| 15. UCLA | 2-0-0 | 626 | 16 |
| 16. N. Carolina St. | 3-0-0 | 586 | 19 |
| 17. Clermon | 1-1-0 | 525 | 15 |
| 18. Stanford | 1-1-0 | 425 | 21 |
| 19. Georgia | 1-1-0 | 391 | 14 |
| 20. Virginia | 1-2-0 | 385 | 23 |
| 21. Ohio St. | 2-0-0 | 317 | 22 |
| 22. Georgia Tech | 2-0-0 | 268 | 24 |
| 23. San Diego St. | 1-1-0 | 227 | — |
| 24. Mississippi St. | 1-1-0 | 79 | 18 |
| 25. Mississippi | 1-1-0 | 74 | — |
Others receiving Points: Karnes 68, Boston College 63, Purdue 50, LSU 39, Illinois 63, California 32, North Carolina 25, Indiana 14, Iowa 14, Washington State 14, Southern Cul 12, Brigham Young 8, Texas 7, Louiseville 4, Central Michigan 2, Tusia 2, Hawaii 1.
Volleyball team goes undefeated victories improve record to 7-2
Source: The Associated Press
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's volleyball team won its second straight Kansas Invitational by going undefeated for the weekend with victories over Chicago State, Marshall, Central Florida and Wright State.
Lesli Steinert, Kim DeHoff, and Barb Bella made the All-Tournament team, and Bella also was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Against Chicago State on Friday afternoon, Kansas won 15-5, 15-2 and 15-3 in a match that lasted around 40 minutes. Kansas had 38 kills to Chicago State's 6.
The Jayhawks improved their record to 7-2.
Kansas Coach Frankie Albizt used different starting line-ups in each of the games. In Friday evening's match against Marshall, Albizt started Defloff, Bella and Steinert, along with Cyndee Kanabel, Erin Kramer and Julie Larkin.
In the first game, the Jayhawks were
down 9-8 when Kanabel served an ace. After three kills by Bella and a block by DeHoff, Kansas won the game 15-13. Kansas won the next two sets 15-10 and 15-4 for the victory. Bella and Larson led the Jayhawks with 10 kills each.
Bella said that the easy victory against Chicago State might have made the Jayhawks less focused for Marshall.
"It's really a different paced game when you play a slower team," Bella said. "Our game is a lot quicker and that's when we're at our best."
Despite the victories, Albiz said she was not happy with the way Kansas had played on Friday.
"We're making a lot of errors and I think we're just trying to do too much," she said.
In Saturday's first game, Kansas beat Central Florida 15-5, 15-10 and 15-5. Bella again led the Jayhawks with 13 kills. DeHoff said she thought everything against Central Florida went well.
"Tracie Walt and Jenny Larson were
in, and it seems like the passers in there were doing a good job," she said. "Frankie is doing a good job of putting the right passers in for the right situations."
The final match of the tournament for Kansas was Saturday night against Wright State.
Wright State jumped to a 6-10 lead in the first set before Kanabel got in a spike, breaking the shutout. The Jay-Z team won a 6-10 run of their own to the game.
Wright State continued to build a lead until sophomore Janet Uher blocked a kill attempt by Wright State's Jenny Moore.
With Wright State leading 14-11, Larkin served. On the return, Kanahel dove to the floor for the dig, passing the ball to Uher who set to Delfoff. DefHoff attempted a kill, then blocked the return for the point.
The score was later tied at 16, when Steinert served an ace. Bella and Kunabel combined for the final block, giving the Jayhawks an 18-16 victory in the game.
Kansas won the final two games 15-
5 and 15-7 and committed not unforced errors in the second game.
Albitz said that Wright State's youth might have contributed to the Jayhawks' easy victory in the second game. At one point Kansas led 14-0.
The play of Steinert and Bella had impressed her, Albizt said.
"They're young, so they may have let down a little bit after that first set," Albitz said. "Sometimes the younger players will kind of let down when they lose a set like that." she said. "If they win, you can't hardly stop them, so I was really glad we won the first one."
"Lesh Stieinert, be a freshman, is doing great," she said. "I think Barb Bella has been a pressure player the whole tournament. Overall though, I think everyone had to play well."
The Jayhawks, after two straight weekend tournaments at home, will travel next weekend to compete in the University of Illinois-Chicago Tournament. The Jayhawks will not play at home again until Oct. 7 against Nebraska.
The Associated Press
Edberg wins U.S. Open over Sampras
NEW YORK — Quick at the net and slick with his volleys, Stefan Edberg captured his second straight U.S. Open yesterday and regained the No. 1 ranking with a lot of help from a weak and uninsured Pete Samuelson.
Edberg's arduous route to the title ended with a 3,6,4,6,7-6(7,5),6,2 win that lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes. Edberg's three previous matches had all been five-setters, taking a total of 13 hours, 43 minutes.
Sampras, the youngest Open champion when he won at age 19 in 1990, looked much older and worn out after a night of sickness and accommodated Edberg by blowing several big opportunities.
Serving for the set at 6-5 in the pivotal third set, Sumpras hit one of his 11 double-faults and was broken. He double-faulted again to fall behind 6-4 in the breaker, then lost the set when he swept a backhand cross-court wide.
"Last night I had a stomach virus," Sampras said. "I got up at 8 this morning. I had stomach cramps. I'm not giving an excuse. I just didn't have enough today."