Page 14 University Daily Kansan, September 16; 1982 Lynette Woodard, the all-time leading scorer in women's collegiate basketball, joined the women's coaching staff in August. After graduating from Kansas, Woodard played basketball in Schio, Italy, for one season before returning to the Jayhawks. Kansas volleyball squad falls in opening Big Eight match By EVELYN SEDLACEK Sports Writer The KU volleyball team fell in last night's duel with Nebraska in Allen Field House, 15-13, 15-10 and 15-10. Still early in the season, KU is now 0-1 in Big Eight action. This is the first year the Big Eight Conference has had a volleyball schedule. Coach Bob Lockwood said he thought Jaiyhawks played in an aggressive mate strategy. "We had good ball handling," Locko- wood said. "We had a few problems." "One particular problem was that we were blocking too closely to our side and not enough on their side. We were at the right spot at the wrong angle." Another problem Lockwood noted was moving from serve to setter. "One player would be breaking a freshman into the lineup and that would give the girls a little bit of a change into our usual system," Lockwood said. He said freshman Ronda Sheldon had some trouble adjusting to the 6-2 system. "She played really well despite a few problems during the game." Lockwood Though there is weakness in the setting parameters, wood expects that the property is improved by use. Lockwood also praised the efforts of Lori Erickson. Woodard returns to coach KU basketball "She was the one to depend on in tight situations. She played really well in the back lineup." Kansas played its closest games this season against Nebraska. Lockwood won 17-9. “Our first game with them was good,” Lockwood said. We were written after the game, and we faced with playing in a spacious area. It all adds to experience. By DAVE MCQUEEN Sports Writer Kansas, now 3-3 overall, already has played two Big Eight teams. Next action for the KU volleyball team will be against Montana State 7 p.m. Saturday in Allen Field House. Like the little girl from Kansas who visited Oz, Lynette Woodard discovered there was no place like home. After graduating from KU in 1981 with a degree in speech and communications, Woodard, considered by many one of the greatest women ever to play the game of basketball, didn't know what she wanted to do with herself. She knew she wanted to play and did not know where basketball had to play. So she left the familiar confines of Lawrence to play for a team in Schio, Italy. "Being right out of college, you really don't know what you want in life." Woodard said recently. "You just take things as they come." "But when I was over there, I was on my own. I couldn't speak the language "ILEARNED a lot about myself over there. And by learning about me, I was able to pinpoint more about what I wanted to do in life." What Woodard decided she wanted to do was coach and go home. In the summer, he met Martin Washington added Woodard to her staff as an assistant coach, reuniting the Wichita native with a program she had helped launch into Although Woodard said she had thought about coaching before, she said she never considered it seriously until recently. "I had no plans in coaching before," Woodard said. "I never thought of it as a goal or anything. It's just something that has happened in a couple months." BEFORE THAT, Woodard's main concern was playing basketball. During the eight months she spent in Schio, a town between Milan and Venice in Italy, she played basketball. However, the competition wasn't up to the level she was used to. While some of the rules were different in Italy, Woodard said she had no trouble adjusting to the European game. "When you played the good teams, it was like a junior college game," she said. "But in the normal games, they are not well-developed as we are. They can pass and shoot, but they're not the same caliber." "You just pick and choose what you want from their style of play," she said. "Sure, the rules are different, but I had no trouble adjusting at all. I have a gift to play basketball. I can play anywhere with anybody at any time." Royals win after 11 innings, increase lead over California By United Press International KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Steve Hammond's one-out, bases loaded single off the glove of first baseman JM Maler in the bottom of the 11th innning scored Willie Wilson and extended the Kansas City Royals' winning streak to five games with a 5-4 victory last night over the Seattle Mariners. a single by Hal McRae, giving him a record 122 RB by a designation hitter in Dan Quisenberry pitched three innings of relief of Larry Gauk and picked up the victory, improving his record to 34-15. The team played two singles but picked off b 8 runners. Wilson beat out an infidel single with one out in the 11th and stole second. Reliever Bill Candill, 11,八-8取 U.L.Washington and George Brett and loaded the bases. Hammond's single enabled the Royals to increase their games over the California Angels, who fell 8 to the Chicago White Sox. A throwing error by shortstop Todd Cruz enabled the Royals to score two runs in the eighth to tie the score 4-4. Washington led the inning with a double off Gaylord Perry, who was celebrating his 4th birthday. Washington scored on But first baseman Gary Gray failed to scoop cruncher's low throw out of the dirt on a grounder by John Wathan, allowing Concepcion to score the tying run. Ed Vandeberg relieved Perry and gave up a single to Willie Alkens, sending pinch runner Onix Concepcion to third. Caudlain came on at that point and got the second out when Cruz made it to the line of a drive线 by Frank White. That may sound rather brash, but Woodard has the records to prove it. From the time she came to KU from Wichita North High School in 1978, Woodward dominated women's basketball. Her 3,649 career points are not only a KU best, but unmatched by any other woman player in the history of women basketball. In 1981 American all four years, and in 1881 she was the recipient of the Wade Trophy, awarded annually to the best player in women's collegiate basketball. Seattle also capitalized on an error by left fielder Wilson and took a 40-load off Larry Gura in the third. Gray led up to tripping Cruz. Cruz tripped him home two outs later. Dave Elden singled Cruz, cruz to second on a single by Bruce Bochte and scored when Wilson muffed a shoe-string catch of a Richie Zisk fly ball. Bochte took third on the play and fourth on the fourth run on a single by Al Cawens. WHILE SHE'LL readily admit to being one of the best female basketball players around, Woodward will also tell her how does her success — Marian Washington. But Kansas City got two runs back in the bottom of the third on RBI singles by Wilson and Brett. When I came to KU, I was just somebody with a lot of talent. Woodard said. "I didn't know anything she knew." She might me the game. She developed me. "Every day in practice it was like going to school. As a result, after my four years, I became one of the best college players." How does Washington feel about bringing her star pupil returned to school? "Of course, I'm very proud," wanna-ington said. "The men have been fortunate over the years to benefit from having outstanding athletes who go through the program and then return to it. We're really hoping that happens in women's sports now. I just think we’re lucky to have one of the best ever to play the game come back." WASHINGTON, WHO will be entering her 10th season coaching the Jayhawks this year, said Woodard's duties would include recruiting as well as coaching. While she said it might take some time for her to make the transition from playing to coaching, Washington believed recruiting was something she could do immediately and very well. "The young kids being recruited today have many of the same ambitions Lynette had. The opportunity to work with her should be very attractive." While she might not have much coaching experience, Woodard does have a lot of enthusiasm. She said she was looking forward to helping the team improve on last year's 16-14 record. "She is a very loyal Jayhawk," Washington said. "She loves the University and when she talks to them they pick up on that kind of attitude." "I know what it takes to get to the top," Woodard said. "I've been there, I understand what the others are going through. "Coach Washington never told us to do anything she wouldn't do herself. When we'd run, she'd run. When we'd shoot, he'd shoot too. I think that's important." "I'm a mind over matter. If I see something done, then there's no doubt that I'm on my way." "It thrills me to be able to give that idea to other players." Scoreboard Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L. Pct. GB Milwaukee 86 60 599 Baltimore 80 65 522 Detroit 80 65 532 512 Detroit 72 71 563 1212 New York 72 71 563 1212 Cleveland 71 72 563 1212 Chicago 71 72 462 1822 Kansas City 84 61 579 -- California 83 61 579 -- Chicago 83 61 579 -- Seattle 67 75 405 16/2 Santa Fe 67 75 405 16/2 Texas 67 75 390 21 Missouri 67 75 390 21 YESTERDAY D'RESULTS Toronto Oakland 2, 1 game Toronto Oakland 4, 1 game Baltimore 8, New York 5 Cleveland 7, Ohio 4 Detroit 3, Minnesota 10, Texas 2 California 6, Chicago City 5, Seattle 4, 11 games NATIONAL LEAGUE East W. L. Pct. G/B St. Louis 81 65 11/24 Philadelphia 81 65 11/24 Pittsburgh 79 65 14/9 Pittsburgh Chicago 60 65 12/12 New York 60 65 12/12 Los Angeles West Atlanta 82 64 562 362 San Antonio 82 64 562 -2 Jacksonville 73 64 562 2 San Diego 74 71 510 71/2 Houston 68 78 564 12/2 Texas 68 78 564 -2 YESTERDAY RULES RESULTS St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 0 Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 6, New York 5, 11 images San Diego at Los Angeles 8, Pittsburgh 3, Pittsburgh 2 Football BIG EIGHT W L T Missouri 2 0 0 Nebraska 1 0 0 Oklahoma State 1 0 0 Kansas State 1 0 0 Kansas 0 1 0 Iowa State 0 1 0 Colorado 0 1 0 Oklahoma 0 1 0 SATURDAY'S GAMES Texas Christian at Kansas New Mexico State at Nebraska State at Iowa State at Iowa Okahanna State at Kansas State Okahanna State at Tuba Colorado at Washington State Okahanna at Kentucky 1