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Yesterday's game - Kansas vs. Fort Hays State
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After receiving a blow to the face, sophomore ChenWitch is assisted off the floor by Coach Roy Williams, left, and trainer Mark Cairns. ChenWitch received 11 stitches above his eye and returned to the game. Photo by Jay Sheepard/KANSAN
Jayhawks tame Fort Hays State
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1998
Two injuries two career highs highlight game
By Erin Thompson
Kansan sportswriter
It was not the kind of double-double anyone would want — 11 points and 11 stitches. But it was typical of No. 8 Kansas '91-67 win against Fort Hays State.
Eric Chenowith received 11 stitches above his right eye after getting nailed by a Fort Hays State player two minutes into the game.
Unfortunately, the most intense moment in Kansas' (3-0) beating of Fort Hays State (0-1) was the sight of the Jayhawks sophomore center lying in a pool of blood.
"I had to get double figures in something," Chenwith said. "It was first time I ever got stitches."
The Jayhawks handled the Tigers easily but never got into a rhythm, never exploded for the big plays and never looked excited. The 'Hawks merely executed to the degree necessary to win.
behind the three-point arch and hit five of free-throws. He led
"It was a little bit of an ugly game out there at times in the second half," said Kansas head coach Roy Williams. "I'm not as pleased as I like to be by any means. But it's a 'W' and by that part's behind us, but we've got to play a heck of a lot better."
The game was one with many problems — for Chenowith, for Nick Bradford, who split his big toenail open, and for the scoreboard. The scoreboard lights, ESPN's connection and various lights throughout Allen Field House went out five minutes into the game and continued to blink on and off throughout the game.
One person who did not struggle was Ryan Robertson. The senior guard was four of six from
Robertson: Scored a career-high 21 points Saturday.
ing the ball, but he was doing a good job defensively."
One Jayhawk's double-double was more enjoyable than Chenowith's. Lester Earl showed his athletic capabilities for the first time this season after having off-season knee surgery. Earl scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Jayhawks won't see a game of this kind for some time. It was a last chance of sorts for Kansas to fine-tune its game before facing such dawnning opponents as UNLV in the Tip-Off Classic on Friday and No. 4 Kentucky in the Great Eight on Dec. 1.
"Our next seven games are against people with fantastic basketball programs," Williams said. "But I'm not as concerned
about those other teams as I am us. Right now we're not ready to play at that level."
Williams took advantage of this opportunity to play freshmen John Crider and Marlon London for significant minutes.
After taking yesterday off, Kansas will have four days of practice to prepare for the Running Rebels. Team members said they saw intense practices ahead.
"Those guys are going to have to play some more for us." Williams said. "I wanted to get some of the other guys some time and get them in there. I would have liked to have gotten them in more."
"Coach enjoys those days," Earl said. "He enjoys practicing more than the games. I'm sure it's going to be very intense, very executional, tight practices."
Kansas could not continue the dominant play in the second half and was outscored 38-36.
The Jayhawks turned around the lackadaisical first-half play that has plagued them in their first two games. They finished the first half with a 21-6 scoring run and grabbed a 54-29 lead. But
More information With Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce gone, Ryan Robertson is filling a key leadership role. See page 4B
Injury may end Raymant's play for this season
By Sam Mellinger
Kansan sportswriter
The No. 17 Kansas women's basketball team (2-2) won two of three games this weekend at the Hawaiian Regent Classic, but may have lost senior co-captain Suzi Raymant for the season.
Raymant, the team's second-leading scorer last season with 14.1 points per game, injured her left knee while going after a ball in overtime of the team's win against Minnesota Saturday. The guard scored 12 points in 39 minutes against the Golden Gophers and is averaging 9.3 points per game this season.
Raymant has worn a brace on her left knee this season after injuring it during the summer. She sat out at last night's 51-47 loss to Hawaii and the team is waiting until its return to Lawrence to make a decision about Raymant's status for the remainder of the season. In the meantime, senior Shandy Robbins will take Raymant's place in the starting lineup.
ine Jayhawks beat Massachusetts Friday, 58-49. Lynn Pride scored 15 points, grabbed five rebounds and had six steals in the win.
Kansas never trailed, largely because of a strong defensive effort. UMass tied the game early in the second half with an 8-0 run, but Raymant answered with a three-pointer, sparking a Jayhawk 8-0 run and Kansas led the rest of the way.
Raymant finished with 10 points and sophomore forward Jaclyn Johnson added 13.
Kansas needed overtime to beat Minnesota, 62-53, on Saturday. Pride again led the Jayhawks with 20 points and eight rebounds. She made seven of 13 shots and six of seven free throws.
Kansas opened overtime with seven straight points on a jumper and free throw by Johnson and baskets by Pride and Raymant. The Jayhawks trailed 25-14 at halftime, but outscored the Golden Gophers 37-26 in the second half and 11-2 in overtime.
Kansas ended the weekend with a 51-47 loss to Hawaii (3-0) last night. Robbins led the Jayhawks with 17 points while Johnson had 12 rebounds.
Kansas shot 31 percent from the field and never led after scoring the game's first basket.
Pride scored nine points and was named to the all-tournament team along with Johnson.
final plays
Disappointing season ends with loss
By Jodi M. Smith
Kansan sportswriter
It was a bitter defeat to end a bitter season.
The Kansas football team couldn't keep Iowa State in its grasp Saturday as the Cyclones ripped a 23-20 victory away from the Jayhawks.
Losing the final game of the season left the Jayhawks with a 4-7 record and a bad taste in their mouths. It was so disappointing, some couldn't even describe it.
Sophomore running back David Winbush tries to break free during Kansas' 23-20 loss to Iowa State Saturday. Winbush gained 124 yards for a 1,000-yard season but was stopped short by the Cyclone defense, gaining 98 yards on 21 carries. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
"I don't have the words for it," running back David Wimbush said.
The Kansas offense, despite gaining 361 yards of total offence, was unable to get the job done when it mattered.
With 1:40 remaining in the third quarter, coach Terry Allen decided to go for a first down on fourth and inches with the ball on the Kansas 36-yard line, in what could have been the game's biggest decision. The quarterback sneak by Jay Alexander failed, and Iowa State took possession.
"We made plays at times, but we didn't make them a lot of other times, like in the second half when we needed to," said wide receiver Harrison Hill. "It was just really inconsistent."
It appeared to be the difference-maker as the Jayhawks were unable to produce any points in the fourth quarter. Kansas was only able to penetrate Cyclone territory once during the final 15 minutes.
"I don't know if IPI sleep over that one tonight," Allen said after the game. "But I still feel it was a legitimate call. You can second guess the heck out of yourself. I feel bad because, if that was the difference-maker, I feel bad for the team."
Four plays later, Cyclone place kicker Jamie Kohl made a 47-yard field goal that put Iowa State up 23-20.
But the Kansas offense wasn't all missed passes and quarterback sacks.
Alexander was 12-of-26 with 210 yards passing. His benefactors were Hill and wide receiver Terraine Fulton, who had 85 and 96 yards passing, respectively. Fulton also had one touchdown.
Winbush gained 98 yards on the ground, falling 26 yards short of 1,000 for the season.
But it's not these sophomores that were playing their final games for Kausas. It was the 16 seniors.
"There's a lot of good kids there," Allen said. "They're a lot of guys that are fun to coach, and a lot of guys that in two years I've built some pretty strong relationships with. I hate to see them bow out in this fashion."
For those seniors who had lofty aspirations for their final season, Saturday's loss was even that much more a stab in the heart.
"It sucks," senior offensive lineman Justin Glas
gow said. "You start at the beginning of the year, and you set goals for yourself and you envision certain games you plan on winning. And it's just been very disappointing this year."
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lowe state running back Darren Davis hurt the Jayhawks, especially in the second half.
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NCAA Championships begin today at Rim Rock
Kansas represented by only one runner
"This year, there is greater depth and experienced runners for both the men and women," Harter said. "There will be great individual battles and team battles."
By Brad Hallier
Kansan sportswriter
According to Arkansas coach Lance Harter, this year's NCAA Cross Country Championships could be the greatest ever.
The University of Kansas will serve as the host for today's 60th NCAA Cross Country Championships at Rim Rock!
The Jayhawks will be represented by one runner, junior Brian Jensen, who holds the course record at Rim Rock Farm. He finished second at the Midwest Regional nine days ago.
Farm. The women will run at 10:30,
the men at 11:30 and the awards
ceremony will be at 12:30.
lensen: Will run in NCAA Championships.
"I feel confident that I'll perform well," Jensen said. "I don't know many other runners. I don't know if they are good sprinters, but they are obviously all good runners."
Great runners might be more accurate. Colorado's Adam Goucher, who finished fourth in last year's championships and was the Mountain Regional champion this year, is among the favorites to challenge for the individual crown. Other runners considered
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favorites are Great Lakes Regional champion Jill Mwangi of Butler, who also won the NCAA Pre-Meet on Oct. 10 at Rim Rock Farm, and West Regional champion Abdi Abdirahman of Arizona.
On the women's side, top-ranked Brigham Young University has a good shot at retaining its title. Stanford could be BYU's closest challenger, as the two teams blew away the field last year. BYU finished with 100 points last year, Stanford with 102 and Colorado was a distant third with 178 points.
"It will be a close men's race," said Stanford coach Vin Lananna. "I think that if you ran this race 10 times, there would be a different order of finish each time."
Among the favorites in the men's team competition are top-ranked Arkansas, defending champion Stanford, Oregon and Colorado.
BYU returns its top three runners from last year's champion team, none of whom finished worse than 32nd.
BYU coach Patrick Shane said that his team was feeling loose despite not participating in the NCAA Pre-Meet.
“There is some added tension because we won it all last year,” Shane said. “We don’t have to defend our trophy. It will always be there and it will always be ours. We are now going after this year's championship.”