UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, October 7,1996
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'Hawks break losing streak
Volleyball team defeats Sooners improves to 7-11
By Adam Herschman Kansan sportswriter
Sturpees were not the reason the Kansas volleyball team was smiling after getting to 7-11.
The Jayhawks defeated the Sooners for their first conference victory on Saturday night in Allen Field House, and their record improved to 7-11.
Oklahoma volleyball coach Miles Pabst said his team hadn't been playing well.
"We didn't go out and perform like we're capable of playing," Pabst said. "We played tentative."
Pabst's team lost to conference rivals Kansas and Kansas State this weekend and dropped its Big 12 conference record to 0-4.
Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise said she told her team that Oklahoma lost Friday night and that they would come into the fieldhouse fired up.
"We knew that they were going to come out hard because they just lost last night," Kansas junior middle blocker Maggie Mohrfeld said. "We were controlling the tempo of the game, which we usually tend to lose control of the game if we shank a pass. Every game we're just improving more and more."
Kansas snapped a 12-game losing streak by winning the match in three games, 15-8, 15-9, 15-9. The Jayhawks improved their Big 12 conference record to 1-3.
Sophomore outside hitter Moira Donovan led the Jayhawks in kills
"We worked a lot on believing and being confident in each other this week, and in the game everything completely worked out."
with 18 and also had five digs
Mary Beth Albrecht Freshman outside hitter
with 18 and also had five digs. "Moira's just having a great year," Schonewise said. "She's playing at a really high consistent level."
Donovan also had a .552 attack percentage and helped the Jayhawks break the attack percentage record in a three-game match. Kansas had a .459 attack percentage record and broke the old record of .431 against Drake, set on Sept. 1, 1990.
Sophomore setter Laura Rohde led the team with 41 assists. Junior right side hitter Kendra Kahler had 10 kills and led the team with 11 digs. Mohrfeld had seven kills and eight digs, and freshman outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht had five service aces.
Kansas' next matches will be in Texas against the Longhorns on Oct. 11 and against Baylor on Oct. 12.
Eric Howell / KANSAN
Kansas sophomore setter Laura Rohde and freshman middle blocker Anne Kreimer, create a wall against Oklahoma. Kansas won the match in three games.
Hockey club wins first double-header
By Kerry Hillard
Kansan sportswriter
SHAWNEE—While the Kansas hockey club players sent about 120 shots at the Regis College goalie this weekend, the Kansas goalies stood alone and cold.
In the club's first outing of the season, Kansas allowed only three goals in games Friday and Saturday against Regis at The Rinks in Shawnee.
"It was boring," goalie Ed Kowalski said. "You try to stay focused, but it's hard. The goals that did go in on me were because I was in another world."
Goalie Dain Kloner also said it was hard to stay focused.
"I was thinking about whose birthdays were coming up and who I have to get gifts for," he said.
Saturday's game was more of the same. Regis scored its only goal in the first period. The game ended with the score 9-1.
After a slow start in Friday's game, the Kansas players racked up 14 goals, ending with the score 14-2. Kansas scored six goals in the second period. Less than a minute into the third period, Kansas scored three times within 39 seconds.
Because of the lopsided score, the third period was cut from 20 to 10 minutes.
Two Kansas players scored four goals each in the weekend dou
ble-header.
Senior left wing David Hill was one of them. He said teamwork helped him score.
Sophomore center Matt Nyberg also scored four goals.
"It's not like we were just taking the puck ourselves and cruising down the ice." Hill said.
He said an assistant was worth as much as a goal. The team only scored two unassisted goals.
"We just gave him so much work, he had to leave the ice," Hill said.
Receiving 70 shots more than average, the Regis goale became ill and was forced to leave the game Saturday.
He said that the lopsided scores were frustrating to both teams, and that the frustration caused a fight in Friday's game that resulted in the ejection of two players.
Kansas sophomore defensive player Rob Schneider lost his face mask because of a high stick. Schneider and the high-sticking Regis player exchanged punches. Each players received game misconduct penalties, which is punished by ejection.
"It's frustrating to be out of the game," Schneider said. "You have to be a spectator and watch, and you can't join in and help your team."
Tennis team tests doubles pairs
Kansan sportswriter
By Tommy Gallagher Kansas sportwriter
At the Tula Invite this weekend, the Kansas men's tennis team had a strong showing in singles competition, but struggled in doubles play.
Kansas played the tournament without juniors Enrique Abaroa and Xavier Avila, who got the weekend off after competing in the National Clay Court Championships last weekend. Everyone moved up two slots in singles competition and one slot in doubles play because of Abaroa and Avila's absence.
The Jayhawks started the tournament strong Friday, as they won four of five singles matches and split two doubles matches against UNLV. On Friday,
Trent Tucker
Kansas also faced Drake, where Jayhawk head coach Mark Riley coached the last three years. The Jayhawks won three of seven singles matches and won two of three in doubles.
Kansas continued to play well in singles competition Saturday, but lost four of five doubles matches to Brigham Young and New Mexico.
Riley said finding some successful doubles combinations was one of his primary goals for the weekend tournament, and
that the only way to find the right doubles teams was to experiment.
"We had mixed results in doubles over the weekend, but that's why we play these tournaments in the fall season," he said. "I've always said that the fall season is for development, and now our players know what they need to work on to improve their game."
Junior Trent Tucker, whose family provided lodging for the Jayhawk team during the weekend, was one of the team's best performers at the Tulsa Invite. He won three of four singles matches, including a 7-6, 6-2, win over Brigham Young's No.1 player, Boris Bosnajkovic.
"I know what coach expects from me now, so I feel as if we can only get better," Tucker said. "I'm starting to get some confidence in my game. I had almost none after the Clay Courts last week, so I just want to keep this momentum going."
Another peak performer was sophomore Fernando Sierra, who played with an injured shoulder. He won two of three singles matches this weekend while playing in the No. 1 slot. Sierra defeated Asaf Tishler of UNLV Friday, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, and won 7-6, 6-1, Saturday against Jeff Williams of New Mexico.
"I couldn't serve well because of my shoulder, but we needed to play in this tournament," Sierra said. "We were motivated to play better this weekend since they were of higher seeds than us. It took our tennis to another level, so the tournament was good for us."
The Associated Press
Baseball series' to begin this week
In many ways, it is classic American League baseball.
BALTIMORE — Roberto Alomar and the Baltimore Orioles know what to expect in the next few days: An unruly crowd at Yankee Stadium, and a couple of games of home run derby against New York.
"I didn't worry about them booing me — I just went out there and played the way I know how to play the game," Alomar said after his 12th-ning homer completed the Orioles' surprising playoff win in Cleveland.
Tom Glavine and the World-
Series-champion Atlanta Braves figure to see something different when the St. Louis Cardinals show up this week: Tight, well-pitched games that keep fans tense.
In other words, classic National League baseball.
"The thing I'm amazed about is that we play much better, much crisper baseball this time of year than we do in the regular season," Glavine said after Atlanta finished off a first-round sweep of Los Angeles.
The second round of the playoffs could be a study in contrasts, showcasing the best that both leagues have to offer.
In the AL, that means power.
The Orioles hit a major-league-record 257 home runs this season, breaking the 240 mark set by the 1961 Yankees. They connected for nine more in four games in knockout of the AL-champion Indians, the last one coming when Alomar capped the most controversial week in his career with a home run.
The Yankees, who won their series 3-1 over Texas with three home runs by Bernie Williams, figure to make things tough on Baltimore. New York went 10-3 against the Orioles this season.
The best-of-7 series starts tomorrow night in the Bronx,
where fans began lining up for tickets the night before they went on sale.
"It's going to be real good for us to start off at home, particularly after the tough series with Texas," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "Baltimore was as good as any team in the league in the second half of the season. It doesn't matter how many regular season games we won from them. This series could go either way."
The NL series begins Wednesday night in Atlanta, with the focus on pitching.
The Braves held Los Angeles to just 14 hits and no home runs
The Cardinals are playing in their first postseason since 1987, but have plenty of October experience. Manager Tony La Russa and seven players who took part in the three-game sweep against San Diego in the opening round own World Series rings.
in three games. The three-man playoff rotation — John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Glavine — was 3-0 with an 0.79 ERA against the Dodgers.
The Braves have won seven straight games at home in the postseason, and 14 of 17 overall. Atlanta went 9-4 against St. Louis this season.
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tight end Hosea Friday for the score.
On their next scoring drive, the Jayhawks were forced to punt. But a roughing the kicker penalty was called on the Sooners' Cedric Stephens, who collided with junior punter Dean Royal.
With the ball back, McCord kicked a 31-yard field goal with 7:14 left in the second quarter for a 17-7 Jayhawk lead.
On the Sooners' next drive, running back De'Mond Parker, who finished with 146 yards on 19 carries, scored a touchdown, only to see it called back on a holding penalty. The Sooners tried a 42-yard field goal, but it was blocked by junior nose tackle Bret McGraw and recovered by sophomore Patrick Brown, who returned it 54 yards for a touchdown and a 24-7 lead.
Henley was kept in check the whole game. He said it was a good job by the Sooner defense who keyed on him.
Mason said he was frustrated about the overall running game that rushed for just 182 yards.
"It was kind of frustrating, but you can't say nothing when you're winning," he said.
"I'm not concerned about June, per se," he said. "I was surprised they shut our running game down like they did."
Johner, who finished 17 of 24 for 172 yards, said the offense couldn't find a rhythm.
"Our offense, I wouldn't say played too bad," he said.
"We didn't play horrible, but we did not play good."
Vann said it was hard to believe the Jayhawks put up the point total that they did with the way the offense played.
"We were looking up at the clock, looking up at the scoreboard, and I didn't remember moving the ball like that and they kept moving the ball and I was like, 'damn is this really the score?'", he said. "We were just able to get some lucky breaks that went our way."
Once again, it came down to luck.
"They were giving it to us, putting it in our hands, and we had to take care of it." Johner said.
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