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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sports
Monday October 19,1998
The volleyball team won two matches, beating Iowa State and Missouri this weekend.
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The Kansas senior soccer players ended their home career with a loss yesterday at SuperTarget field.
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Major League Baseball
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New York won game two against San Diego of the World Series last night. The Yankees lead the series 2-0.
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Abatjoglou loses woman of the year
Peggy Boutilier, a lacrosse and field hockey player at Virginia, was named NCAA woman of the year last night at a banquet in Indianapolis.
Maria Abatjoglou, a former Kansas tennis player, was one of 10 finalists for the award.
Abatjoglu, a senior from South Charleston, W.Va., completed her tennis eligibility at Kansas last spring and is scheduled to complete degrees in Spanish and philosophy in Spring 1999.
She was named to the GTE/COSIDA Academic All-American first team twice and she was a thirdteam Academic All-American in 1986.
Abatjoglu was named to the Phillips 66 Academic Big-Big 12 and All-Big 8 teams three times (1996, 1997, 1998).
During her senior year, Abatjoglou recorded a 9-5 singles record, an 11-5 doubles record and helped the team reach the final round of the 1998 NCAA team competition and win the regional title.
Abatjoglu won the singles title at the Washington Invitational and earned second place at the 1997 Ohio State Invitational.
She is a 1988 member of Sigma Delta Pi, the KU Athletic Corporation Board, the Spanish honors society and was president of the Kansas Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two years. She volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and the Social Service League.
— Kansan staff report
Scrimmage gives 'Hawks gauge
Basketball team has season's first practice
By Erin Thompson Kansan sportswriter
The dances were finished, Jerry Springer had gone home and Luke Axtell had croomed his last tune.
The basketball season officially began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The Kansas basketball team held an intra-squad scrimmage in front of a near capacity crowd at Allen Field House.
Although banged up and breathing hard, the Jayhawks ended the 25-minute scrimmage tied 32-32. Out with injuries were senior T.J. Pugh, ankle; junior Lester Earl, knee; and freshman Marlon London, back.
Coach Roy Williams said he would not judge the players on how they played during the scrimmage.
"I don't put much stock into it," Williams said. "I try to get a feel for how well conditioned they are. Usually it says 'not so good.'"
Several players dominated, despite not being in top basketball shape. Playing for the red team, Eric Chenowith, sophomore center, led all scorers with 14 points and eight rebounds.
Texas transfer Axtell must sit out a year because of NCAA rules but took advantage of his only chance to play this year. Axtell scored eight points and nailed a shot from behind the three-point arc on his first shot
of the evening.
"I'm glad to see Luke made his first shot," Williams said. "I'm sure that made him feel good, especially since he'll have to sit and watch all year."
Sophomore Kenny Gregory slammed and jammed his way through pregame warm ups with dunks and led the blue team with nine points.
"I feel healthy. This time last year, I wasn't healthy," Gregory said. "Tenon was a sample of what I'm going to show this year."
Gregory, who had back problems, said his back was better this year than last year.
Junior Nick Bradford said Late Night was an important start to the season.
"Tonight is important, because it brings the fans out and lets them know that basketball season is here." Bradford said. "It's a showcase of a great season ahead, and it's good for the new guys to see and enjoy."
In a low point of the evening, junior Ashante Johnson injured his knee while trying to block a shot. Williams said Johnson banged his knee and would wait to see how it responded to ice. Johnson did not practice in the Jayhawks' first real practice on Saturday. Pugh did not practice Saturday either, but Earl and London did.
The Jayhawks hope to get healthier as the season progresses.
"We're a little banged up right now." Bradford said. "As time goes on, we'll get better as we practice more and the season gets going."
The Kansas season begins at home with an exhibition game against the California All-Stars on Nov. 7.
Junior Nick Bradford swings the ball out as he eyes his defender, freshman guard John Crider. Bradford averaged 14 minutes a game last year and is competing for a starting spot this season. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN
'Huskers mash Kansas from the start
Football team's blunders keep Nebraska in running for title
Kansan sportswriter
By Jodi M. Smith
Kansas sportswriter
it should have won this one.
Kansas can't say it should have won this one.
For the first time this season, the Jayhawks didn't lose a game in the fourth quarter.
They didn't allow a late touchdown or field goal, and they didn't throw an interception on the last play of the game.
Nebraska beat the Jayhawks 41-0 from the get-go.
"Td take a million losses in the fourth quarter to one like this," coach Terry Allen said. "Nebraska just kind of took over and rammed it down our throats."
The 'Hawks were walloped Saturday night by the 'Huskers. It was the 'Huskers' 30th straight win against the Jayhawks.
It also was their 46th straight home win.
And it kept the Cornhuskers in the running to capture the Big 12 North division title.
The Cornhuskers redeemed themselves after their disappointing 28-21 loss to Texas A&M last week. And the Iaukhavs made it easy for them.
"This was a really big win for us," Nebraska coach Frank Solich said. "After last week's loss, this game was monumental in terms of making sure we played hard by getting some points on the board, running the football and getting some things done defensively."
Once again, it was a story of missed opportunities and crucial mistakes by the 2-5, 0-5 Jayhawks. But there was one change in the 'Hawks game performance.
The Kansas defense drags down Nebraska quarterback Bobby Newcombe. Newcombe had 26 yards rushing, 79 yards passing and one touchdown Saturday. Photo by Dan
Elavsky/KANSAN
The offense that has been able to produce in all of Kansas' games couldn't produce a single point Saturday night.
"They're one of the nation's best defenses," quarterback Zac Wegner said. "I don't think they're any worse than last year's defense, and they won a national championship."
But Kansas was called for an offsides penalty on the play, and the down was replayed. Newcombe scored a touchdown on the next play, a 1-yard, over-the-tide into the end zone.
Kansas had a chance to score in the first quarter.
weigher's pass to terrinee Rutton on the 1-yard line.
With 16 seconds left in the half and Nebraska planted on Kansas' 1-yard line, Kansas recovered a Bobb Newcombe fumble.
hawks' only chances to keep the 'Huskers from walking all over them.
At least, the officials said he made it into the end zone.
With 1:19 left, Nebraska's Joe Walker intercepted Weger's pass to Termaine Fulton on the 1-vard line.
"They were just giving them stuff right there," defensive end Dion Rayford said. "The instant replay clearly showed he didn't score."
Newcombe himself admitted he didn't think he had gotten in.
But the call was made, and those were the Jay.
"It would have been fun to have some of those situations go in our favor, to have some positive things happen," Allen said. "If you come into Lincoln, you have to have some good things happen for your football team early to build their confidence. Obviously, that didn't happen for us, and again you have the snowballing effect simply going in the other direction."
One thing they know they won't do is give up.
And for the umpententh time this season, the Jayhawks are wondering what to do now as they return home this weekend to face 17th-ranked Colorado.
"We've got no choice," said back back Mitch Bowles, who pulled his hamstring in the first quarter of the game. "There are no
"We're excited about coming home for homecoming, and, hey, when you've been through what you've been through, you've got to go in and have some positive things happen." Allen said. "Maybe this might be the week for us."
quitters on this team. That's not why we work hard all year round."
And because the Jayhawks are still in search of their first conference victory, they have nowhere to go but up.
More information
The drive chart and box score are on Page 2B. Pictures
and additional game commentaries are on Page 6B.
Women playing University sports celebrate 30 years
By Sam Mellinger
Kansas sportswriter
By Sam Mellinger
Kansas welcomed back about 200 alumni this weekend for the 30-year anniversary of women's athletics.
The celebration included a tour of Kansas athletics facilities, a picnic outside Anschutz Science Library and a golf outing at Alvamar Country Club, 1800 Crossgate Drive.
"I'm just thankful that I'm still around to see it all," said women's basketball coach Marian Washington, who was honored at Late Night.
Saturday morning, 162 people gathered at Adams Alumni Center for an alumni
In addition to serving as basketball coach since 1973, Washington was the women's athletics director from 1974 to 1981, and founded the women's track and field team.
Also recognized at Late Night was Marlene Mawson, who started women's athletics at Kansas in 1968 with a $2,000 budget.
Washington: Has been basketball coach since 1973.
Mawson is now the chairperson of the health and physical education department at Illinois State and said making the trip to Lawrence this weekend was a no-brainer.
"I wouldn't miss it for anything," she said. "I've got to be proud of what's happened. It will always be my passion to help women's sports."
Thirty-eight former athletes were given varsity letters at the brunch. The recipients played sports at Kansas before women athletes were recompized with letters.
"It was kind of a dream come true," said Julie Miller, who played field hockey, softball and volleyball from 1977-81. "I just thought it was excellent. Everybody just outdid themselves."
Being the center of so much attention was a little foreign and flattering for many of the former athletes.
"Back then, it seemed like we were fighting anything and everything to be able to play," Miller said. "To be put on the pedestal for a weekend with all that recognition, it was overwhelming."
Former coaches on hand at the brunch included Jack Isgur, the first volleyball coach. Nancy Boozer, the first women's golf coach, Dianna Beebe, field hockey coach, Suzi Lauer, tennis coach, and Bob Lockwood, gymnastics coach.
Janet Justus and Tricia Bork were given Achievement Awards. Justus is the primary staff liaison to both the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Bork is the NCAA vice president for championships.
Washington has played many roles in getting women's athletics off the ground.
"This weekend was great," she said about 30 minutes before conducting the basketball team's first practice of the season. "We've been able to celebrate the past; now we need to focus in on the present."
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