SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 2, 1992
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KU Sports information file photo
Aycock plays with U.S. team
Angela Aycock, left, sophomore guard, returned this week from a basketball tournament in Mexico with the USA Women's Junior National Team. The team took the silver medal.
Angela Aycock has landed.
By David Dorsey
Aycock, a 6-foot-2 sophomore guard on the Kansas women's basketball team, has returned to Kansas after a week of competition in Mexico.
She was one of 36 athletes invited this summer to try out for the USA Women's Junior National Team. After winning the silver medal, the team qualified for the 1993 Women's Junior World Championship in Seoul, South Korea.
Aycock said she was pleased with her team's play even though it lost the gold medal game.
"It was disappointing, but I thought we played hard," Aycock said. "We lost the game, but I'm happy that we qualified for the world championship."
Aycock said she wanted to play on the championship team next year.
"I hope I can play," she said. "It will be a different team, but a majority of the players this year I suspect will be on that team."
Kansas coach Marian Washington said the experience would be one that would help Aycock's development as a player.
in the semifinal against Cuba, Team USA was down three points with three minutes to go. Aycock then took over, scoring nine of her 19 points. She shot eight of 10 from the field, including three three-pointers as her team won 91-87.
"I think that anytime an athlete has a chance to compete against players that are really good, they should take advantage of the opportunity," Washington said.
Aycock played consistently last week, scoring in double figures in four of five games, and averaging more than five rebounds per game. She lead her team in scoring in the final two games.
"That was a tough game," Aycock said. "It was back and forth, and back and forth. I think they were up by three points near the end, and I really had no choice but to shoot."
She made nine of 15 shots against Brazil, but her 18 points were not enough. Brazil beat the U.S. 80-70.
Aycock said her experiences in Mexico were exciting both on and off the court.
For Aycock, the most enjoyable moments of the trip were getting to know her teammates.
"The crowd was great," she said. "The gym was packed all the time. People were sitting all around the court. It was unreal. They were all for us."
"We spent two days sightseeing. The best part about it was getting to know the outstanding people," Aycock said. "It was just fun, a lot of fun."
The international playing experience should help her become a better player, said one of Aycock's Kansas teammates, sophomore forward Alina Slatter.
"It gave her alot of experience," Slatter said. "It will probably boost her confidence level. I think it's going to make her more aggressive."
"I did a lot of three-point shooting in high school, but most of my shots last season were in close range," she said. "I was really inside around the free throw line."
After her recent success shooting well from the three-point line, Aycock said she might look for the outside shot this season.
Aycock said she hoped to bring what she learned into this year's season.
"My confidence level just skyrocketed," Aycock said. "I learned a lot. I'm going to try to come in and help some of my teammates here. I see myself as a leader, especially for some of the freshmen."
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Kansas women's basketball
Nov. 21 CZECHOSLAVAKIA 2 p.m.
Dec. 1 Minnesota 7 p.m.
Dec. 8 SW MISSouri STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 11 DIAL CLASSIC:
Dec. 12 Florida Atlantic, UMKC,
University of Kansas
Dec. 19 UNIV, OF ILLINOIS CHIGAO 2 p.m.
Dec. 21 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 4 p.m.
Dec. 27 SW Missouri State 7:05 p.m.
Dec. 31 Kentucky 6 p.m.
Jan. 2 CREIGHTON 2 p.m.
Jan. 8 Missouri 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Colorado 2 p.m.
Jan. 12 Oral Roberts 7 p.m.
NEBRASKA 7 p.m.
IOWA STATE 2 p.m.
Oklahoma 7 p.m.
Jan. 24 Oklahoma State 2 p.m.
Jan. 31 Kansas State 2 p.m.
Feb. 5 COLORADO 7 p.m.
Feb. 7 MISSOURI 2 p.m.
Feb. 9 Northern Iowa TBA
Feb. 12 Iowa State 7 p.m.
Feb. 14 Nebraska 2 p.m.
Feb. 16 LAMAR UNIVERSITY 7 p.m.
Feb. 19 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 p.m.
Feb. 21 OKLAHOMA 2 p.m.
Feb. 28 KANSAS STATE 2 p.m.
Source: KU Sports Information Michael D. Ries / KANSAN
Schottenheimer: anxiety not unique to season opener
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The anxiety attack of the first game of a new NFL season is the same as any other game for Kansas City city Marty Schottenheimer.
"In any game, you can be up against it." Schottenheimer said yesterday. "You've got to get yourself started off. There's never a Wednesday gone by in my coaching career when we were playing on a Sunday that I didn't have a lot of anxiety.
"You've got a lot of things to get done, and you're not exactly sure where you are and how soon you can get it all done."
Kansas City was made a three-point favorite in their season opener against San Diego Sunday — which is just about the way Schottenheimer looks at the AFC West as a whole. AFC West teams this year will go up against the tough NFC East in interdivisional play.
The Chiefs go into the season strong at running back, linebacker, cornerback and in the line.
"It is a very evenly matched division," Schottenheimer said. "I don't see anybody running off in this division and winning 12-14 games.
"Put the division and the NFC East together, and I don't see any body winning 12-14 games. Denver is the incumbent, and any time you've got a guy like John Elway, that's avery positive situation. Another thing that is often overlooked is their defense. They have an excellent defense."
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
But they will operate with a new quarterback and free safety. Dave Krieg succeeds Steve DeBerg at quarterback, and Charles Mincy is being given a shot at replacing the retired Deron Cherry.
Dave Adolph is the new defensive coordinator, replacing Bill Cowher, who was named coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"We've had some changes at some important places on our football team and our coaching staff that we're certainly going to watch with anticipation this year," said Carl Peterson, Chiefs' president and general manager.
"But I'd like to think if you're doing it correctly—and Marty does a great job of creating a continuity—that you'll continue to improve. You have to anticipate those kind of changes are going to happen."
"I don't think anybody felt when we came in that Steve DeBerg would be our quarterback of the future. We didn't expect Deron Cherry would play forever for the Chiefs," Peterson said. "We're pleased with Charles Miney. And Dave Adolph is an outstanding addition to this organization."
After leading the Chiefs to the playoffs the past two years, the 38-year-old DeBerg was let go and Kneg, 33 was picked up on Plan B from Seattle
Students wait to pick up sports tickets at Allen Field House. Football ticket sales have increased for this season, and the Athletic Department expects sell out events art the K-State game and the California game.
Athletic Department predicts best attended football season
By Kristi Fogler
Kansan sportswriter
On Sept. 12, the Kansas football home season will open against Ball State in what is projected to be one of the best attended seasons in recent history.
Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director/administration, said that an optimistic outlook for this season, a winning season last year and an attractive house schedule were reasons for the increased ticket sales.
Already, season ticket sales have increased compared to last year. To date, 603 more season ticket packages have been sold than last year.
Konzem said he expected the Kansas — Kansas State game to be sold out and hoped the California game would be sold out as well.
Because of the expected K-State sellout, only reserved seating tickets for the game are available for single game purchase. The cost is $20, two dollars more than the regular reserved price.
Doug Vance, assistant athletic director/media relations and marketing, said it was tradition to charge more for sellouts.
"The reason we increased the ticket price for the K-State game was the potential for a sellout," he said. "It's a custom to increase the price for important games. It's the going rate for that type of event. Other Big Eight schools have done it. We did it before for the Nebraska game last year, K-State did it last year in Manhattan when we played them."
The dollar extra being charged for general admission tickets to the museum is $40.
generate extra revenue. Vance said the ticket carried a one dollar surcharge that would go to the Kansas Hall of Fame.
Vance said the game might sell out because it was different than the traditional Saturday afternoon game.
"It's a unique situation, being on ESPN, playing a national team not on the weekend and playing a night game," Vance said.
This is only the second night game in Kansas history. The last night game was played in 1931.
It is not only the prices of tickets to specific games that have increased. Reserved tickets increased by two dollars this year, but the biggest increase was seen in non-student season tickets. Hawks Nest tickets, located in specific sections throughout the stadium and priced at $86, saw
the largest average price increase 30 percent a game. The average price for regular season tickets increased 15.5 percent to $111.
Susan Wachter, assistant athletic director/business, said the price increase was not motivated by the projected increase in ticket sales.
"It's been several years since we had a price increase," she said. "We had the lowest prices in the Big Eight and still do. Football pays for a lot of other sports. You have to make enough money to balance the budget."
Wachter said the projected revenue from home game ticket sales was more than $1.5 million, a 6 percent increase over last year.
Overall, Wachter said the athletic department was projecting a 25 percent increase in attendance this year.
Kansas volleyball loses
The Kansas volleyball team lost in three sets last night in its season opponent against Wichita State
opener against Wichita State.
BRIEFS
Coach Frankie Albitz had been experimenting with the line-up
"We couldn't stop a couple of Wichita State's hitters," Albitz said. The team lost 7-15, 14-16 and 11-15
work with the line-up at last night's game but said it was difficult to match up with the Shockers.
before meeting Wichita State at home. She said she continued to
"It just appeared that we were not focused," Albitz said. "It was like we weren't quite sure how to think."
She said the team seemed unsure of itself.
Barb Bella, senior, led the team with 12 kills, and Julie Larkin, team captain, had eight kills. Leshi Steinert, freshman, contributed with 28 set assists, and Tracie Walt, freshman, scored two service aces.
NCAA play-in dumped
OVERLAND PARK — The champions of 30 conferences will receive automatic bids into the 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball championship, the NCAA said yesterday.
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee also announced that since only 30 conferences are eligible for automatic qualification, there is no need to conduct a play-in before the 1993 championship..
Conferences receiving automatic qualification are: Atlantic Coast, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Eight, Big South, Big Sky, Big Ten, Big West, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy Group, Metro Atlantic Athletic, Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic, Mid-American Athletic, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Midwestern Collegiate, Missouri Valley, North Atlantic, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Pacific-10, Patriot League, Southeastern, Southern, Southland, Southwest, Southwestern, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic. The East Coast, Great Midwest and Trans America Athletic conferences do not meet the criteria to qualify for 1993, the NCAA said.
Kansas' Terry makes Chiefs
Monday, undrafted free agent Doug Terry told reporters that he was glad to be with the Kansas City Chiefs another day after surviving the second-to-the-last round of cuts.
Yesterday, Chief's officials announced that Terry, a former Kansas football free safety, had earned a spot on their final 47-man roster.
Coach Marty Schottenheimer's decision to waive free agent John Hagy, a five-year veteran out of Texas, left the free safety spot to second-year player Charles Mincy and Terry.
Listed third in career tackles for defensive backs with a total of 242, Terry led the Jayhawks' defense with 93 tackles during the 1991 season.
"After spending four years with a man like Doug Terry, I can only hope the best for him," said Kansas Coach Glen Mason before the final roster was announced.
Terry played for the Jayhawks from 1988 to 1991 and was named a first team defensive back on the 1991 All-Big Eight Team.