University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 30, 1987
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Sports
Volleyball team will meet 'Cats
By ROBERT WHITMAN Staff writer
If Kansas State had been the only team the KU volleyball team played last year, the Jayhawks' winning percentage would have been even better than the .742 percentage they ended the season with.
The Jayhawks defeated the Wildcats in four out of five matches last year. Kansas, 4-9 overall and 0-2 in Big Eight Conference matches, has a chance to continue that success tonight when it travels to Manhattan for a 7:30 match against Kansas State.
"We did get kind of tired of playing them last year," said senior setter Monica Spencer.
But a victory, which would break the Jayhawk's seven-game losing streak, probably wouldn't be boring. Of the five times KU and Kansas State met last season, three were in tournaments. The other two were Big Eight Conference matches.
The one match the Wildcats won was a five-game, conference match in Manhattan, the same of type match KU will play tonight.
"We beat them in all the matches except one that counted," KU coach Frankie Albitz said. "I'd like to get the finals of the Big Eight tournament and in order to do that, you have to do well in conference match-
But so far this year, the Jayhawks have lost both conference matches
"We lost to Nebraska at home and we lost to Iowa State on the road, so we're about where we were last year." Albizt said.
spencer said, "You want to win all your home matches because that's where you have the advantage. The other team wins home the crowds at away matches."
But this year's schedule is tougher, Spencer said.
"I would rather play these harder teams," she said. "We are improving each match, we're just not consistent. The mental aspect of the game is inconsistent right now."
The Jayhawks never lost more than two straight matches last season. Their next loss will give them more losses than all of last year.
Albitz said the Wildcats defeated Michigan State and lost in three games to Iowa State. KU lost to Michigan State on Sept. 18, the see-catcher of their losing game and lost to Iowa State in five games Saturday.
"Sounds like at this point if logic prevails, we have an edge." Albizt said. "But you never know. These Big Eight teams are tough at home."
Junior college transfers Otis Livingston, left, and Lincoln Minor, right, will compete for starting point guard on the KU basketball team.
Transfers to try for point guard spot
Rv DARRIN STINEMAN
Staff writer
With Cedric Hunter, the all-time Kansas assist leader, gone from the men's basketball lineup, there are some large high-top shoes to be filled.
The Jahayk coaching staff has turned to two junior college transfers, Lincoln Minor and Ols Livingston Minor, a junior transfer from the University of Texas, and Livingston, a junior transfer from El Camino Junior
"There could be a lot of competition in practice," Livingston said. "He can play. He can shoot and run the floor well."
Minor echoed Livingston's tones. "He's tough," Minor said. "The guard position is going to be a tough position. There's no give-me positions except for Danny's, I guess. It's not going to be a cakewalk. Practice
is going to be real intense every practice."
Neither Minor nor Livingston was highly recruited out of high school, and both turned to junior colleges to secure themselves academically.
"The juco route was the best route for me," Minor said. "My grade point average was kind of low. I thought I could get more offers and get a decent two-year degree from there."
similar reasons. He said he hoped going to a junior college close to his home would help him improve his study habits.
Minor and Livingston's value increased drastically by the time they graduated from junior college. Minor was recruited by national powers such as Nevada-Las Vegas, Oklahoma, Auburn and Ohio State, and Livingston was recruited by
Livingston chose junior college for
See TRANSFERS, p. 14, col. 1
Tennis team to face tougher tournament field
By DARRIN STINEMAN Staff writer
After dominating its first tournament of the year, the Kansas women's tennis team will step up to a higher level of competition at the Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational, which begins tomorrow in Evanston, Ill.
The Jayhawks swept through the Kansas State Invitational tournament, placing four singles players in the semifinals and two doubles teams in the finals. Because the remaining matches involved KU players, Kansas coach Scott Perelman opted to bring the team home on the last day of the tournament to decide the winners here.
The doubles champions have been decided. Senior Tracy Treps and junior Jeanette Jonson defeated the freshman and freshman Mindy Lepk last week.
The singles champion will be decided this week. Treps will play Hibbard, and Jonsson will play Husband (last). The winners will meet for the finals.
Kansas will send Treps, Jonsson.
Hibbard, Berglund, along with freshmen Stacy Stotts, Kathy Bird and Michele Balsom to Evanton for the singles competition. Kansas 'doubles teams will include the Treps-Jonson and Hibbard-Pelz teams and the漭man duo of Stotts and Balsom and the team of Bird and Berglund.
Northwestern, the host team of the tournament, has been ranked in the top 10 nationally the last few years and be the team to beat, Perel-Valle salix.
would be a good test for Kansas, which was obviously not challenged at Manhattan last week.
"At K-State we did what we were supposed to do, and now the competition will be better," he said. "It's just a matter of time before we present. We'll see where everybody is."
man said. Perelman said the tournament
Besides Kansas and Northwestern, the double elimination tournament will include teams from Michigan State, Minnesota, Tennessee, Iowa, and Notre Dame. The tournament finals are scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Four battle for starting quarterback
By CRAIG ANDERSON Staff writer
Kansas went through a three-hour practice yesterday in preparation for its game Saturday against Southern Illinois, which has a 2-2 record but has won its last two games.
The battle for the starting quarterback position has become a fourplayer race, Coach Bob Valesente said. Senior Mike Orth, sophomore Kelly Donhoe, freshman Kevin Verdugo and freshman Lance Flachsbart all are competing for playing time.
During the Jayhawks first three games, Donohoe started the game at quarterback and was relieved each time by Orth. The top two Kansas quarterbacks have completed only 35 precent of their passes and have thrown one touchdown and seven interceptions. Valesente said he seriously thought about using Verduro on Saturday but stuck with Orth.
In an Athletic Department release this week, Orth was listed as the starting quarterback. In the previous three weeks' releases, Donohoe had been named as the first-team quarterback. But Valesente said the press release had nothing to do with who would start the game Saturday.
The quarterback spot is still up for grabs." Valesente said. "We want to keep the competition open, so hopefully when Saturday comes around we can find someone who can put some numbers on the board."
several players spent yesterday's practice on the sidelines throwing medicine balls and doing sit-ups because of injuries: senior defensive tackle Von Lacey has hitches above his eye from a cut in the Louisiana Tech game, junior cornerback Johnny Grandson tore knee ligaments in the Kent State game, freshman tight end Wolf Blairster strained a knee during a tackle. guard Steve Isham has sore knees, freshman safety John Autenreth has a sprained ankle, freshman running back Tim Jenkins is redshifting because of a shoulder injury, and redshift freshman offensive lineman Bryan Cohane is rehabilitating from an injury he suffered last year.
Senior tight end Brad Wedel missed practice yesterday because of a recurring back injury, and senior napper Rob Foster is questionable for because of a concussion.
However, freshman tailback Frank Hatchett practiced yesterday at full speed. Hatchett missed the Louisiana Tech game because of a lower back bruise. And sophomore wide receiver Quintin Smith, who sprained an ankle last week during practice, participated in all drills.
Marc Boussaguet, right, and teammate Mark Makore battle for possession of the ball during practice. Boussaguet has scored two of the soccer team's four goals in their first three games.
Defender changes stopper to scorer for KU soccer club
By ROBERT WHITMAN
Staff writer
When Marc Bousquet scores a goal from his defensive position for the KU men's soccer club, it says more about his ability and experience than any inability on the part of the forwards.
From his stopper position, Boussa-guet has given the four of the four goals KU has scored in its first three games. The team has won all-to-last defender in front of the goaltender.
"His ability to read the game and understand the game is a level above most players," Shirtlife said. "You can draw a similarity with chess. He's reading three or four moves ahead play while most of the Americans read only the one move ahead."
But KU coach Glenn Shirtlife said he had given Boussaguet the freedom to roam on the field.
Boussaguet is one of seven graduates of the School of Business of Clermont-Ferrand currently attending the University of Kansas. He is doing graduate work in the School of Business toward an MBA degree. Boussaguet he and five others received scholarships from their regional government, the rough equivalent of state governments in the United States. The other Clermont-Ferrand graduate was invited to the University as an exchange student, he said.
Boussaint learned to play soccer in his native France, where he played for the French national team.
The last two years, Boussaguet, played with his club, Stade Ruthenrois, the team played in French fourth division. In France, the best professional soccer players compete in the first division, other professionals play in the second and third divisions.
As soon as he arrived, Boussaguet said, he inquired about whether there was a man in the room.
He found a soccer team, and one he said he liked playing for, but he also
found a different style of play.
"What is a bit surprising is they play a little differently. I think it's a question of culture," Boussagut said. "In Europe, we play collectively. Most of the players here play as individuals."
"We never pass the ball back to the defender when we're in the midfield. When I played in France, if we couldn't go further with the ball, we'd pass it back to the defense and they would look again to the wing to see if they could pass it there.
"When I started playing, I was taught this way. When they started playing, they were taught another way."
Boussaguet said he didn't get as tired during games for the club as he did when he played in France.
"What is easier for me is the pace is much slower," Boussaguet said. "I can play forward in the last 15 minutes of the game and not be more tired at the end of the game. In France, I could not do that. It's not that I was not allowed to, but it was so hard to do that."
Both of the goals Boussaguet has scored have come in the second half of games, one each against Nebraska-Omaha and Kansas State.
"He's definitely a threat to score anytime," Shirtlife said. "First and foremost, he's a defender, but when he's in charge he's very much a part of the attack."
But Boussaguet is a threat only as long as opposing teams don't know much about him. That's why Shirtliffe said he hoped Boussaguet's style of play rubbed off on fellow defender Alan Klenke, the team's sweeper.
"I hope Allan Klenke learns a lot of these aspects of the game. It would be very easy to shut Marce down if you put one or two guys on him," Shirliffe said. "But if we have another defender who is good on attack, there's no way they can shut us down."
Bo hits two-run homer as KC defeats Mariners
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bo Jackson hit a two-run homer, and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of three Seattle errors, scored six unearned runs off Mark Langston last night and beat the Mariners 6-3.
Jackson hit his 22nd home run in
Jackson hit his 22nd inning as Bud Black
raised his record to 8-6. Langston,
18-13, had two of the errors but had
nothing else go on. He can
League-leading total to 252 and
erase his own club record of 245.
The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Donell Nixon was hit by a pitch and eventually scored on Mickey Brantley's infield out. With two out in the Kansai city outfield, the Rangers scored an error by third baseman Jim Presley, and Jackson followed with a towering home run into the left field bleachers.
Rey Quinions doubled in the Seattle fifth and gave the Mariners a 2-tie on an RBI single by Harold Reynolds. On Thursday, he visited to the Kraa.
Gary Thurman singled in the Kansas City fifth, took second when Langston threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt, took over on an anfleth score and the score on an infield single by Bili Pecota.
Danny Tartabul singled to begin the Royals three-run sixth. After Steve Balboni walked, Madison tried a sacrifice bunt, which Langston fielded. The American League's strikeout leader threw to third to force Tartabul, but the ball sailed into foul territory for an error, and Tartabul scored. Balboni went to third, and Madison took second.
After Jackson and Thurman struck out, Ross Jones singled, and Balboni scored. The Mariners caught Jones in a run-down between first and second, but Madison sped home during the run-down, barely beating a throw home by first baseman Alvin Davis.
Davis began the Seattle ninth with a homer, his 28th, off reliever Gene Garber.
Cards sweep doubleheader to cut magic number to two
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Tommy Herr and Willie McGee hit sacrifice flies to key a three-run sixth inning, giving St. Louis a 3-9 victory over the Montreal Expos last night and a doubleheader sweep that moved the Cardinals close to a National League East title.
The Cardinals, held hitts through five innings of the second game, erupted in the sixth against Bryn Smith, 10-9. They won the opponent 1-0 on Joe Magrane's three-hitter and Herr's sacrifice fly. The Cardinals had three hits in each game of the doubleheader.
With the two victories, combined with the Philadelphia Phillies' 1-0 victory over the New York Mets, St. Louis reduced its magic number to two for the divisional crown. Any
combination of two Cardinals victories or New York defeats will win for St. Louis.
Montreal, which had seven hits in the doubleheader, fell five games off the pace with the two defeats and can now hold the tie for the NL East championship.
The Expos' Tim Raines and Mitch Webster singled to start the seventh, but Todd Worrell relieved Mathews, 11-11, and extinguished the threat with two strikeouts and a pop foul.
Mathews gave up three hits in six innings and Worrell one the rest of the way as he picked up his 33rd save.
The first-game victory was the Cardinals' first over Montreal in the last six games between the teams and snapped a four-game winning streak by Martinez.