Chiefs Update
MARCUS ALLEN scored the 108th and 109th rushing touchdowns of his illustrious career last night, propelling the Chiefs past mistake-prone Seattle 34-16. The 15-year veteran, who seems to pass a milestone just about every week, needs
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two more rushing TDs to erase
Walter Payton's NFL record of 110. Quarterback Steve Bono engineered scoring drives on four of five first-half possessions.
KANSAS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
THE KANSAS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM will hold walk-on tryouts next week from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 in Allen Field House. Tryouts also will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 8 to 10 p.m. In the field house for those unable to attend Tuesday's tryouts.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1996
BRAVES WIN NLCS
The ATLANTA BRAVES posted the biggest blowout in postseason history, trouncing the St. Louis Cardinals 1.5-0 in Game 7 of the NL championship series last night to complete a startling rally from a 3-1 deficit. Pitcher Tom Glavine hit a bases-loaded triple that capped a six-run first inning, and 52,067 razzed fans spent the rest of the evening
night in New York against the Yankees.
partying as the Braves earned a chance to defend their World Series title. Game 1 will be Saturday
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Kansas hires Lorri LaRowe as assistant track coach
The University of Kansas announced yesterday that Lori LaRowe had been hired as an assistant coach for the track and field program. Her primary responsibilities will be as the Jayhawks' throwing events coach. LaRowe replaced former assistant Laurie Trapp.
LaRowe served as an assistant track coach at Penn State and coached the throwers and heptathletes. Prior to working at Penn State, LaRowe was the throwing events coach at Southwest Texas State from 1991 to 1993. LaRowe also served as the team's strength coach for women's basketball, women's track, women's tennis and the football team's offensive line at her alma mater. Texas, from 1987 to 1989.
LaRowe is the second assistant coach to be named this fall. She joins sprints and hurdles coach Sam Hume, who came to Kansas after coaching at Northwestern State in Nanchitoches, La.
Kansas begins its 1996-97 indoor schedule with its annual Intrasquad meet on Dec. 6 at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
—Kansan staff report
Kansas Sports Weekend
Friday, Oct. 18-
2:20- Homecoming parade, Jayhawk Boulevard — Rally in front of Wescoe Hall precedes the parade
4:00 - Kansas vs. Iowa State,
women's soccer — SuperTarget
Field, West 19th Street
6:00 - Doors open at Allen Field House
7:00 - Kansas vs. Missouri, volleyball — admission fee
9:00 - Late Night With Roy Williams
— after volleyball match
Saturday, Oct. 19-
11:30-Kansas vs. Colorado, football
7:30 - Kansas vs. Iowa State, volleyball
Sundav. Oct. 20-
1:00-Kansas vs. Nebraska, women's soccer - SuperTarget Field
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Kansas buffs up for game
Jayhawks hope to repeat victory against Colorado
June Henley and the rest of the Jayhawk football team prepare for this weekend's 11:38 a.m. game against the Colorado Buffaloes. The Jayhawks hope to repeat last year's 40-24 win in Boulder.
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
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As Kansas prepares to play No. 9 Colorado at 11:38 a.m. tomorrow in Memorial Stadium, only one question is on the minds of the Jayhawks — can history repeat itself?
Last season the Jayhawks stormed into Boulder, Colo., and stunned the four-ranked Buffaloes 40-24. The victory was Kansas' first against a top-10 team since 1984 and skyrocketed the team from No. 25 to 10 in the Associated Press Poll.
"It ranked up real high the day we beat them," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "That was a total team effort that day. That's when it's real rewarding. You don't feel like it's a freak thing that you won."
Kansas was 4-0 when it went to Boulder, but those victories were nonconference games.
The game was important, said Kansas senior wide receiver Isaac Byrd.
"We were 4-0, but there were still people who didn't believe in us," he said. "We felt we had to win that game to get the respect and recognition we deserved."
The Jayhawks had not beaten the Buffaloes since 1984, and Colorado had just managed a comeback win against Oklahoma.
However, the Jayhawks were confident entering the game. Byrd said.
10-2 record and an Aloha Bowl victory.
"I was 110 percent sure we were going to win that game," he said. "We were so prepared and so ready that I knew we would win. There was such a positive feeling for that game."
The victory was a turning point for Kansas. It gave the Jayhawks the confidence they needed and propelled them to a
Now the Jayhawks, 3-2 overall, 1-1 Big 12 Conference, find themselves in a similar predicament for their homecoming game. A victory against Colorado, 4-1 overall, 2-1 conference, would keep their hopes for a winning season and a bowl bid alive, and a loss most likely would put them out of bowl contention.
Mason said the Jayhawks couldn't get too caught up in last season's victory, and he had nothing but praise for this year's Colorado team.
"Maybe on paper it doesn't look good for us, but we know we can win, and that's all that matters," Byrd said. "We beat Colorado last year, and we can beat them again."
"They've got great wide receivers; they
do," Mason said of senior Rae Carruth and junior Phil Savoy. "I never coached at the National Football League level, but those guys look like they could play there. They're fun to watch. Too bad you gotta play them."
Carruth and Savoy are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the conference in receptions. Carruth has 471 receiving yards, and Savoy has 276.
The leader of the Buffalo offense is senior quarterback Koy Detmer. Detmer leads the conference in passing efficiency and total offense.
Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel said Detmer should be a Heisman Trophy contender.
"I don't know why he isn't being mentioned with the best of the
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country," he said. "In my assessment, he's fabulous. He's been playing well all year. When we give him a chance to get his feet set, he makes all the right decisions."
The Delta Chi fraternity play intramural flag football with the Sigma Nu fraternity at the Shenk Sports Complex.
Colorado's defense has allowed more than 20 points once this season, including 23 the last two games combined.
That is not good news for the Jayhawk offense.
Kansas senior running back June Henley has just 106 rushing yards combined behind an offensive line that has crumbled. Junior quarterback Matt Johner threw for a career-high 268 yards last week, but was 18 of 44 passing.
"Do we have our work cut out?" Mason said. "You bet we do, but that's exciting."
Rally 'round the flag
Volleyball ready for Late Night game
By Adam Herschman Kansan sportswriter
If you play before Late Night, they will come.
The Kansas volleyball team played in front its largest home crowd ever last season before Late Night with Row Williams.
The Jayhawks lost against in-state rival Kansas State in three games in front of a crowd of about 14,300. That match broke the collegiate volleyball attendance record for largest crowd at a single match.
Kansas, 7-13 overall and 1-5 in the conference, will face Missouri at 7 p.m. tonight before the rest of the Late Night festivities begin.
Kansas volleyball player Mary Beth Albrecht visited Kansas during Late Night last year when she was a senior at Duquesne High School in St. Charles, Mo.
The freshman outside hitter said
she couldn't believe the lines of people waiting to get into Allen Field House.
"People were rushing in the doors," Albrecht said. "I really didn't know what Late Night was."
Albrecht, however, learned quickly what it means to the Kansas volleyball team.
"It's quite an opportunity to play in front of so many people," Albrecht said.
The Jayhawks usually play in front of crowds crowds of less than 3,000 people, so tonight's match will give them a chance to appeal to more people.
Missouri will enter tonight's contest looking for their first win of the season. The Tigers are 0-14 overall and 0-6 in the conference.
Tonight's Late Night to be unlike any other
By Evan Blackwell Kansan sportswriter
Late Night With Roy Williams will not be quite late, or as long, as usual tonight.
The annual Kansas basketball showcase to kick off the new season usually coincides with the first day of practice each season, but the format changed this year.
While the Jayhawks first official day of practice was Tuesday, Kansas officials decided to move Late Night to the weekend, to accommodate students and families coming in for the Homecoming/Parents weekend.
Festivities will begin when the Allen Field House doors open at 6 p.m. for the Kansas volleyball game against Missouri at 7 p.m. The basketball skirt and musical portion of the eve
ning will begin after the completion of the volleyball match, or roughly 9 p.m.
Kansas athletic department officials have stressed to fans the need to arrive at the Field House before the volleyball game, since many fans were turned away a year ago.
Kansas junior guard C.B. McGrath said starting the event earlier in the evening may bring a different feel to the night.
"That's going to be weird," said McGrath. "It might (take away from it) a little bit, but the skits will still be fun."
Following the variety portion of the show, the men's basketball scrimmage should start at about 10 p.m. Since the Jayhawks already will have held a regular practice earlier in the day, they will only play one 30-minute scrimmage, instead of the usual two 20-minute
halves.
Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams said the extra days of practice before Late Night could actually show the fans a more finished product than past seasons.
"Hopefully it'll be a better scrimmage," Williams said. "We'll put a couple of things in, and hopefully we can use some part of it during the game."
"Playing used to be really fun, because it was our first practice and we'd go out and scrimage," McGrath said. "Now we're going to have four practices down, and we're going to be tired."
Even though Late Night will now fall after the Jayhawks have officially begun practice, Williams said he had no plans to run Late
Night more like an official workout.
"I'm not naive enough to think that I can get 16,300 people to be quiet while I make a coaching point," Williams said. "It's not going to be like one of those practices we have when the gym's closed."
Four prospective Kansas recruits will be in Lawrence for Late Night. Eric Chenowith, Kenny Gregory, Khalid El-Amin and Maurice Evans will all be visiting Kansas this weekend.
Chenowith, a center from Villa Park, Calif., has already given a verbal commitment to the Jayhawks. Gregory, a shooting guard from Columbus, Ohio; Evans, a small forward from Wichita; and El-Amin, a point guard from Minneapolis, Minn., all have Kansas on their lists of finalists.