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SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1995
Jayhawks have been fortunate
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So the No. 25 Kansas football team is 4-0 for the first time since 1981. It is too bad the Jayhawks are the worst 4-0 team in the country.
Saturday's final score should be Kansas defense 20, Houston 13. Without the interception by Kansas sophomore linebacker Jason Thoren that set up the winning touchdown, the Jayhawks would be the worst 3-1 team in the country. The defense also should be cred
The defense also should be credited with holding the Cougars to only field goals until the third quarter. That saved the game.
Bottom line: This team should be 2.2. Give both Houston and Cincinnati an extra play at the end of the game and Kansas loses both contests. Maybe the Cougars and the
ter teams than the Jayhawks thought. I beg to differ.
Volleyball crashes at tournament
The Houston game was fun for about five minutes. Right after Kansas blocked a punt back for a safety, I thought we were in for a good old-fashioned rout, Jayhawk style.
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
I was wrong.
What trans-
nished was a
debacle, filled with offensive miscues, missed field goals and holding penalties. The running game was good — but only in the rare instances when big plays were not called back because little yellow flags were littering the field.
Kansas senior quarterback Mark Williams is an excellent running back. He would have led the team in rushing if it weren't for senior L.T. Levine's 48-yard scamper for a touchdown in the third quarter. Levine finished with 104 yards. Williams, who seemed to specialize in the "third-and-long keeper," had 71.
What's sad is that Williams is an excellent passer. But, just like the Cincinnati game, the Kansas offensive line gave him little or no time to get passes off.
And when Williams was able to throw passes, they were dropped. With the exception of junior Isaac Byrd's seven receptions for 61 vards, the passing game was dead.
The obvious solution is to gain more yards on first and second down. But with an offensive line that is long on holding calls and short on pass protection, I don't see too many ways around that for this Jawhawk team.
Then there was the kicking game. Sophomore Jeff McCord looked great on his 40-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, which put Kansas ahead 5-0. His three misses from 32, 37 and 49 yards made his performance pitiful.
Was I alone in thinking he would not make the 49 yarder after missing two chip shots? I didn't think so.
The bright sides to Kansas' day were few, but I want to include them as well. Senior punter Darrin Simmons continued to play well, posting a 39.5-yard average and a long kick of 62 yards.
My father used to say that Notre Dame was the luckiest football team in the country. Now that title belongs to the Jayhawks.
So watch out Jayhawks — you might not even get past Iowa State on Oct. 14. The Cyclones did quite a number on UNLV Saturday afternoon.
Too bad their luck is about to run out.
Kansas now has a week off to think about its meeting with No. 4 Colorado on Oct. 7 in Boulder, Colo. If Kansas thinks Houston has a tough pass rush, wait until it meets this Buffalo stampede.
The Jayhawks' special teams also did an excellent job. Two of Simmons' punts were downed in Houston's 10-yard line.
Jayhawks conclude non-conference play drop to 5-8 record
By Bill Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
Flying high on the wings of three consecutive victories, the Kansas volleyball team fell to the ground this weekend at the Nebraska Tournament.
The Jayhawks, who dropped to 5-8, finished 0-2 in the two-day event with losses to George Washington and Baylor.
"We're very quick, and we're a good defensive team," Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise said. "We just did not exploit our quickness and our defensive ability in last weekend's tournament."
After winning the first game with a 15-5 score, the Colonials never let up as they rolled over the Jayhawks 15-8 and 15-7 in the next two games, capturing the match 3-0.
The Jayhawks opened Friday night against George Washington.
moving our feet."
"I thought that we play well at times," Schonewise said. "But we did not play a complete match. Defensively, we stopped
Although the Jayhawks lost the match, Schoonewise said she was pleased with the play of senior outside hitter Jenny Larson and the hitting of sophomore outside hitter/middle blocker Kendra Kahler.
The Colonials (10-3) were led by senior outside hitter Vturina Svetlana. A one-time national player of the week, Svetlana registered 21 kills with a .400 attack percentage.
Following the George Washington match, the Jayhawks met up with the Baylor Bears (1-12). Kansas, still reeling from the difficult loss, fell to Baylor in four games.
The next challenge for Kansas will be on Wednesday, when it opens Big Eight Conference play against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Although conference play has been difficult traditionally, the Jayhawks believe that a strong non-conference schedule will be beneficial against Bie Eight foes.
The Bears held off the Jayhawks in the first game, 15-13. Kansas came back in the second game to win 15-3. The Bears battled back, though, winning the third game, 15-11, and finishing off the Jayhawks in fourth, 15-1.
Sophomore outside hitter Nicole DeNault paced Baylor with 10 kills.
"I don't think we ever regrouped from the loss to George Washington." Schonewise said.
Larson and Kahler had double figures in kills. Larson was the sole Jayhawk to be selected to the all-tournament team.
"We had a played a very tough schedule so far, and I think that will help us," Kansas assistant volleyball coach Liz Muzir said.
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Rugby team ravages Arkansas
Two Kansas players score four tries each and ignite lonsided 110-point victory
By Jeffrey Auslander
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's rugby club team took the razor out of the Razorbacks and annihilated the Arkansas rugby team 116-6 on Saturday.
Brian Thomas, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, takes a dive during the Kansas rugby club's 116-6 victory against Arkansas on Saturday. Kansas played the game in borrowed jerseys after its new jerseys were stolen
That's right, a 110-point victory.
To describe how lopsided this game was consider that Kansas scored 49 points last week against Emporia State. The Jayhawks had that many points midway through the first half.
The team had two players with four scores and one with a hat trick, which is three scores. Numbers such as that are not seen often in rugby.
The win was ignited by sophomore Tri Le. With Kansas leading 7-0 early in the game, Le scored two consecutive tries.
"I saw open field, so I cut up and ran it in," Le said.
On the first score, he found space to run and galloped 40 yards, which put Kansas ahead 12-0.
His second score took more effort. After receiving a pass from junior Dan Carl, Le ran right to the try zone and carried an opponent for the last 5 yards.
"Dan gave me the ball, and then there was someone grabbing my legs." Le said. "I just dove the ball into the try zone."
Le's second score and the twopoint kick put Kansas on top 21-0. However, Kansas had no intention of letting Le's score be the only memorable one.
When the score was 35-0, Carl took a pass from behind midfield, put his head down and rumbled like an 18-wheeler for a 60-yard score.
"I saw a gap and decided to exploit it," Carl said. "There were all these little, quick guys standing between me and the score. I just kept running, and they never got me."
After Carl's score, Kansas never looked back. The Razorbacks scored on two three-point kicks, the second being a penalty kick.
Kansas rugby club coach Bill Mills was happy with the victory, but he
said there always would be room for improvement.
Team captain Hayden Krizman, who scored four times, said he had thought Arkansas would be a bigger challenge than they had been.
"I'm pleased with our performance," Mills said. "We did some things well but not perfect. All in all it was a good effort, especially since we weren't at full strength."
"Usually Arkansas gives us trouble because they play a disrupted style of ball," Krizman said. "Our game
plan was to run straight and hard up the field."
Kansas improved its record to 0-1 and will play at Central Missouri State next week.
"CMSU has a lot of good players, plus they are at home," Mills said. "It will be a tough game, and I know that their guys will really be up for it."
Kansas also had a second victory on Saturday as its B-side team beat Arkansas. Junior Chris Ford had the lone score in a 7-0 triumph.
As for the A side, the only spot that was not bright occurred when the team had to borrow black jerseys for the game. The team's new blue and red jerseys were stolen while being washed before the game.
Mills expressed concern because the jerseys value exceeds $1,000.
"The trainer took the jerseys to the cleaners and left. When he came back to dry them, they were gone," Mills said. "All I can ask is for someone to please bring them back, no questions asked."
Road trip ends soccer team's winning streak
By Jason Strait
Kansan sportswrite
The Kansas women's soccer team saw its three-game winning streak end this weekend in Nebraska, where the team lost both games of a two-game road trip.
Kansas lost 8-1 to Nebraska on Friday night in Lincoln and lost 4-0 to Creighton yesterday in Omaha. The Jawhawks are now 3-4.
Kansas gave Nebraska a tough first half, trailing 2-1 before things fell apart in the second half.
"I was real happy with the team at half," Kansas women's soccer coach Lori Walker said. "We did a good job of knocking the ball around."
Nebraska went on to score six goals in the second half, outshooting the Jayhawks 45-3 for the game.
"At the half, Nebraska made some adjustments and really began to penetrate against our defense," Walker said.
Kansas freshman forward Sarah Korpi scored the team's only goal off an assist by freshman forward Denise Cooke. The goal was Kormi's second of the season.
Nebraska forward Jamie Riley led the Cornhuskers with three goals and seven shots.
"Nebraska is a good, experienced team," Kansas freshman sweeper Jackie Dowell said. "It was frustrating in the second half, but the team never gave up."
Yesterday against Creighton, Kansas once again gave its opponent a tough first half, only to be outlaved in the second.
Creighton had three goals in the second half and outshot Kansas 30-10 for the game.
Walker said the Jayhawks were going to build on the experience of playing two quality programs on the road.
Creighton forwards Molly and Kalan Malone each scored two goals for the Blueiys.
"We learned a few lessons from Nebraska that we hope in the future to incorporate into our game," Walker said. "Every day I think we are playing faster, harder and better."
Freshman players pitch winners
--fourth when they exploded for five runs.
Kansas sophomore Michelle Huber slides into home during a 7-2 victory against Pittsburgh in the KU Invitational.
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By Dan Geiston
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas softball team swept its second consecutive KU Invitational this weekend and improved its fall record to 9-0.
Kansas won four games in the invitational, defeating Pittsburg State 7-2 and Central Missouri State 4-0 on Saturday and defeating Kearney, Neb., 4-1 and Pittsburg State 4-2 yesterday.
As was the case last weekend, the Jayhawks were led by their freshman pitchers Sarah Workman and Courtney Wilson. The pair combined for four complete games and did not allow an earned run in 28 innings.
The Jayhawks had their toughest test yesterday against Pittsburg State. Kansas took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning but left the bases loaded.
They were stymied by Pittsburg State pitcher Kristen Doyle during the next three innings and watched the Gorillas score two runs in the third, taking the lead.
The Kansas bats came to life in the
Sophomore right fielder Sara Holland added a two-RBI single later in the inning. Kansas never looked back.
She faced 22 batters and got 13 of her outs in the air. Workman has yet to allow
After walking three in the first four innings, Kansas' Wilson settled down and pitched a two-hitter. Wilson upped her record to 3-0.
Wenger went 3-for-4 with two RBI, and lead-off hitter Heather Richins scored two runs.
Kansas sophomore short stop Michelli Hubler led off the inning with a single. The next batter, Jacque Wenger, hit what should have been an easy double-play ball to the shortstop, but the throw went into right field, putting Hubler and Wenger on second and third with no outs. Senior left fielder Katie Morgan ripped a two-RBI double to score the runners, and Kansas took a 3-2 lead.
Workman continued to show signs that she could be a star for Kansas in yesterday's opener against Central Missouri State. Workman improved to 6-0 with a two-hit four-strikeout performance.
an earned run in 35 innings of work
"I think I pitched better than last week-end." Workman said. "I'm hoping to get better every week. I know I have a few things to work on."
Holland had two RBI and a run scored while Wenter added two hits.
In the Central Missouri State game, Kansas scored twice in the second inning and four times in the fourth.
"I've know we're going to be better than last year," Holland said. "The attitude on the team is better, and it's showing on the field."
For Kansas softball coach Kalum Haack, the win was a sign that the team was starting to come together.
"We played today the way I expect us to play," he said. "We controlled that game from the very first pitch to the last. The performance I saw today was what I expect when I see Workman pitched."
Haack said the team still had room to improve.
"We were not quite as ready for the games as we needed to be," he said. "We talked about that as a team after the game and came out ready for Sunday."
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