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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Monday November 30,1998
Kansas Football
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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Arizona Cardinals yesterday. The win ended a sixgame losing streak for the Chiefs. See Page 2B
The Jayhawks may not have had a winning season, but they did make progress.
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The Kansas men's golf team placed eighth out of 12 teams in Hawaii.
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Kansas football coach Terry Allen makes a point during the Iowa State game. Allen confirmed yesterday that he has been contacted about the head coaching position at the University of Iowa. Photo by Graham Johnson/KANSAN
Terry Allen approached about Iowa coaching job
By Matthew Friedrichs Kansan sports editor
Kansan sports editor
Kansas football coach Terry Allen is a candidate to replace Hayden Fry, the Iowa football coach who retired Nov. 23.
Bob Frederick, athletics director, said Saturday he had given Iowa permission to talk to Allen, and Allen confirmed in a statement yesterday that he would talk to Iowa officials.
"I'm flattered from both a professional and personal viewpoint to be mentioned as a candidate for the job, and because of those reasons, I feel a degree of obligation to look into the position," Allen said. "I can confirm that I have been contacted about the job."
Yesterday, the Des Moines Register reported that Allen interviewed Saturday for the job.
Allen is one of four coaches who have been mentioned as replacements for Fry, who coached Iowa for 20 years.
Chuck Long, Iowa quarterbacks coach, reportedly interviewed Friday for the position, and Don Patterson, Iowa's offensive coordinator, interviewed yesterday for the job.
But the front-runner, according to Chris Snider, sports editor at the Daily Iowan in Iowa City, is Bobby Stoops, Florida's defensive coordinator.
Allen is a candidate because of his ties to Iowa, something Fry and Bob Bowlsby, Iowa athletics director, said they want in the new coach.
Allen played at Northern Iowa, before
Bowsby, then Northern Iowa's athletics director, hired him as the head coach in 1989. Allen's Northern Iowa teams were 75-26. Kansas hired Allen two years ago. He is 9-13 after two seasons in Lawrence.
Allen also grew up in Iowa City, where his father, Robert, was the Iowa swimming coach.
Allen was unavailable yesterday because he was driving to Iowa City to visit his mother, who has been hospitalized since Tuesday.
"My sole purpose in making this trip is to be with my mother, and I will not be meeting with anyone from the University of Iowa during the visit." Allen said in a statement.
Allen reiterated his connection to Kansas that he made at his final press conference of the year last week.
"I want everyone to understand that nothing has changed in terms of my full commitment to the University of Kansas and the football program," Allen said. "I want to do everything within my power to bring the program to a level of success that we all expect."
Bowlby, who is heading up the search for a new coach, has said he would not discuss potential candidates.
But Bowlsby did comment on a report in the Gainesville, Fla., Sun that he and Fry would travel to Gainesville this week and offer Stoops a package worth more than $500,000 a year to become the Iowa coach.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Kansas goes down to the wire with Baylor
Commentary Final game, tests cause some reflection
But for most students on campus, the day will come when they are done—when they graduate and become alumni.
For some students, Dec. 17 is the last day of final exams — ever. For others, those final tests won't be finished until May.
That was evident as setter Laura Rhode, outside hitter Leslie Purkeypile and outside hitter Moira Donovan prepared for their final volleyball match Saturday night at Allen Field House.
For wet-behind-the-ears freshmen, college was something new in August. For grizzled-veteran seniors, their stint at the University of Kansas will end soon.
Emotions were high as the announcer introduced them one by one.
They greeted loved ones, embraced coaches and accepted flowers from their teammates.
Then they played for the last time — a five-game loss to Baylor.
The final game, the final exam, the final day on campus and in Lawrence are things that will happen to all of us.
Civic jobs, college athletics and academia — let's ignore our favorite seventh and eighth-year seniors for a moment — has a defined beginning and end.
Unlike jobs, college athletics and acade-
All of us, whether we're student athletes or student bar patrons or just plain students, come to the University and leave as different people.
We grow in knowledge and understanding -- about ourselves, about those around us and (hopefully) about a specialized academic area.
But the volleyball, football and soccer athletes, who completed their final season as Jayhawks this fall, have also given much of themselves to the University.
Matt
Friedrichs
sparts@kansan.com
They've left hours of practice, gallons of perspiration and immeasurable effort on the playing fields, in the weight room and in the training room.
And for what? Some wins, a full or partial scholarship (except for non-scholarship walk-ons), the joy of competition and pride.
They've represented the University, wearing the crimson and blue as Jayhawks for one, two, three and four years.
And of course, there's the camaraderie and friendships. You could see Rhode's enthusiasm, which has been there since practice in August, in the actions of freshman settler Molly LaMere.
Look around you as you walk across campus. Some of your fellow students are in their final days here.
Take some time to congratulate your friends who will be finishing and moving on. If you're graduating, spend a few minutes reflecting on the good and bad of your stay in Lawrence.
And, if you feel sentimental, don't be afraid to shed a few tears. I saw a couple Saturday, and I've also seen football players do the same at the end of their season.
Friedrichs is a Bremen graduate student in journalism
Above: Outside hitter Mia Donna spinches the ball past Baylor defenders. Donavan, who led the Jayhawks with 24 kills, was just one kill below her career high.
Left: An emotional Lauren Rohde holds flowers before her final match as a Jayhawk. Rohde tallied six kills, 59 assists and 12 digs, finishing her career as the second-most prolific setter in Kansas history with 3,646 assists.
Photos by Dan Elavsky/KANSAN
Jayhawks' loss drops team to losing record
By Laura Bokenkroger
Kansan sportswriter
It wasn't enough.
Although the Kansas volleyball team improved in many ways from last year — finishing with six more wins, including three more conference wins — the seniors said that they were disappointed.
After the heartbreaking, five-game loss to Baylor on Saturday that ended the season for the Jayhawks, senior setter Laura Rohde said that it had been a frustrating season.
"We played better at the beginning of the season," Rohde said. "We weren't lacking enthusiasm. We wanted to compete, and that wasn't in a lot of the games. We had so many chances this season that we didn't take advantage of."
The Jayhawks, 15-17 overall and 5-15 in the Big 12 Conference, finished eighth in the conference this season, improving from 10th last year.
But that wasn't much consolation. After three consecutive losing seasons, the seniors wanted to go out winning. Going into last weekend, they had to win both conference matches to accomplish that goal.
No. 22 Texas Tech erased the Jayhawks' hope of a winning season by sweeping them Friday night 15-8, 15-5 and 15-6. In an offensive breakdown, the Jayhawks hitting percentage was .093.
Trying to escape a losing season Saturday night, Kansas battled a scrappy Baylor team for five games. After falling 15-6 in the first game, the Jayhawks rallied behind senior outside hitter Moira Donovan, who had 24 kills in the match, to win the second game 15-8.
The momentum swung back to Baylor late in game three as they came back from a 10-6 deficit to win 15-13. The Jayhawks fell behind quickly 5-1 in the fourth game and had to come from behind.
"We showed some courage in game four," said coach Ray Bechard. "We didn't give up. I thought we just batted."
After gaining the lead at 10-9, they never trailed again. Middle blocker Amanda Reva broke the Kansas block-assist record when she and Rohde blocked a Baylor attack, earning their 12th point.
Rohde's trademark fist-in-the-air celebration illustrated the team's determination, as they went on to win the fourth game 15-13.
For only the third time this season, the Jayhawks extended the match to a rally-scored fifth game.
With pride and a 500 season on the line, the Jayhawks fought back from 10-6. With every serve counting as a point, they had to sideout every time Baylor served. They did, and despite tying the game at 13, they fell short, losing 15-13.
Rohde said that coming that close was more frustrating than anything.
For seniors Rohde, Donovan and outside hitter Leslie Purkeypile, this season had its highlights, despite coming so close to a winning season.
Lots of Pride leads Kansas to tournament championship
Kansan sportswriter
By Sam Mellinger
The Jayhawks had to much pride to let last weekend's loss of Suzi Raymant and a
There was too much pride for the No. 19 Kansas women's basketball team this weekend in the Loyola Marymount Thanksgiving Classic.
game to Hawaii affect them this weekend in Los Angeles.
And there was too much Lynn Pride, as the junior forward recorded double-doubles in each of the team's two games.
Pride notched 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 64-54 victory against Austin Peay on Friday and then tallied 23 points and 11 rebounds as the
Pride: Recorded two double-doubles in Los Angeles
Jayhawks beat Denver 66-50 Saturday in the championship game.
Pride was named the tournament's most valuable player, and senior Nakia Sanford made the all-tournament team. Sanford had eight points and nine rebounds against Austin Peay and 15 points and four rebounds against Denver.
"We are much more in control," said Coach Marian Washington, who won her 483rd and 484th games of her career this weekend. "They're doing a better job. It was definitely our best offensive performance so far."
in the championship game, Kansas (4-2) led by one point at halftime before outscoring the Pioneers 39-24 in the second half. Point guard Jennifer Jackson had four assists, three steals and just one turnover.
See WOMEN on page 8B
men's BASKETBALL Jayhawks trip Runnin' Rebels in tournament
By Erin Thompson
He's baaack!
Senior forward T.J. Pugh made his season debut Friday night against UNLV in a 78-50 Kansas victory in the Tip-Off Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Pugh, who had been recovering from Oct. 27 ankle surgery, had two points and two rebounds in 15 minutes. He provided strong defense, something that has had Coach Roy Williams looking forward to his return all season.
Williams said that Pugh did the little things on defense that often go unnoticed by fans but that the coaches appreciated.
The day after the game, Pugh said that his ankle felt better than expected.
Injuries are nothing new to Pugh. He started 27 games for the Jayhawks last season but missed nine with a foot stress fracture. In high school, Pough broke four bones.
Pugh said he hoped the team would overcome its early season injuries and be healthy at the end of the season when it really counted.
The No. 8 Jayhawks faced a tough UNLV team that kept the game close during the first half. Brian Keefe made a three-pointer at the end of the half, cutting the Jayhawks lead to 36-34.
See PUGH on page 8B
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