University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 14, 1991
SPORTS
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Jayhawks stumble against K-State
JUSTIN THOMPSON
Kansas running back Tony Sands barely holds on to the ball as K-State linebacker Chris Patterson tackles him.
'Cats overcome turnovers, rally for 16-12 victory
By David Mitchell
By David Mitchel
Kansan Sportswriter
MANHATTAN — Kansas State shocked Kansas on Saturday, scoring two touchdowns in the final eight minutes of a nine-point deficit into a 16-12 victory.
The Jayhawks' defense took the ball away from the Wildcats six times.
Kansas entered its Big Eight Conference opener with the conference's top-rated defense and second-rated offense.
However, the Jayhawks' offense converted the turnovers into just 12
"We had more than our share of opportunities to put the game away."
Sophomore Dan Eichloch his 47-yard, fourth-quarter field goal increased the Jayhawks' lead to 12-3. Two plays later, sophomore cornerback Robert Vaughn intercepted his second pass of the day.
The Jayhawks had the ball on K-5
and a line with less than 10 minutes
to run.
Three carries by senior fullback Robger Roben moved the ball to the K-State 6-yard line. Then Mason spent nine outs before a fourth-and-one play.
Mason's decision to forgo a field goal attempt would come back to haunt the team.
Senior flanker Kendra Drayton was open in the end zone, but the Hawks were on defense.
"We had maximum blitz protection," junior quarterback Chip Hilleary said. "I overthrew him by a yard or two."
K-State coach Bill Snyder benedited quarterback Paul Watson after a third-quarter fumble. But with eight passes left in the game, Watson returned.
He completed just eight of 21 passes in the first three quarters but was unstoppable in the fourth quarter.
Watson completed 10 of his last 15 attempts, including a 34-yard game winner to Andre Coleman.
"The fact is that Kansas State University has faith in their football team which will be a great strength."
"Iidn't have a good game early,but I came back and fought back."
After returning from the bench,
Watson directed the 'Cats on a 14-
lay, 94-yard scoring drive, capped by
a 10-yard touchdown run by Eric Gal-
Kansas still led 12-10 and had only to run out the final four minutes. But the
Jayhawks could muster just nine yards, running off only 65 seconds before pounding.
Florell completed five of 10 attempts for 40 yards, but the Jayhawks were out of time outs and ran out of time at the K-State 8-yard line.
In six plays and little more than a minute, Watson led the 'Cats down the field. The 34-yard touchdown pass to Coleman gave K-State a 16-12 lead. The Wildcats failed a two-point conversion attempt.
After not attempting a field goal on its previous possession, Kansas was forced to try to score a touchdown in less than two minutes.
In hopes of executing the two-
minute offense, Mason replaced Hill leary with strong-armed sophomore Nate Florell.
Florell's final pass would not have counted had it been completed. Time had expired before the snap.
"We're disappointed that we did have six turnovers, and we couldn't pull it off," Vaughn said. "It's frustrating. We played our hearts out."
Wildcats' blitzing proves effective in stopping Sands
By David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
MANHATTAN—Kansas tail-
back Tony Sands moved into 16th
placetion the Big Eight Conference's
all-time rushing list Saturday.
It was one of the few bright spots for the Kansas running game.
Before Saturday, Sands led the Big Eight in rushing, averaging 140 yards a game. He rushed for more yards than any other of the season's first four games.
Kansas State held the senior to 29 yards on 13 carries, 111 yards less than his average.
Sands entered the game averaging 6.1 yards a carry. His longest rush Saturday was four yards.
Before Saturday, the backfield efforts of Sands, along with senior fullback Roger Robben and junior quarterback Chip Hilley, had placed the Jayhawks second in the NL East. The team averaged 267.3 yards a game.
But K-State smothered the Jayhawks' ground attack, allowing just 143 yards on 42 carries.
Hilleary accounted for 56 yards on 11 carries. His 12-yard run was the Hawks longest of the day.
Kansas had 17 first downs, but just four of those came on running plays. Kansas State had 27 first downs.
K-State had an open date last Saturday. Hilleary said the Wildcats' extra week of preparation made a difference.
Sands said the 'Cats constant
"They must have done something in that two week period that really set up a good game plan against our run. "Hilleary said."
blitzing eliminated the run.
"That is the feature defense to stop the run," Sands said. "I give them all the credit in the case they came out voluntarily."
Tony Sands
Hilleary said K-State's effective defense of the run forced Kansas to use the passing game.
"When our running game's not working, then we pass," he said. "If the passing game's not working, our whole offense is blown."
Sands said he hoped the game would be a learning experience.
"This is not a step backward," he said. "You can bounce back from anything."
SIDELINES
Some of K-State's sellout homecoming crowd of 40,856, the biggest since 1983, tore down both goalposts and put out bathed Kansas since 1986.
■ Kansas was 0-3 on fourth-down conversions and converted just two third-down plays.
- Saturday is Homecoming Day in Kansas. The Jayhawks, 3-2, will play Iowa State, 1-4. The game is one of three remaining home games for the Jayhawks.
Softball team wins finale 4-0
By Jeff Kobs
Kansan Sportswriter
After a slow start this season, the Kansas softball team finished its秋 schedule strongly yesterday at Jayhawk Field.
Kansas beat Washburn in the season finale 4-10. The Jayhawks also won three scrimage games during the weekend against junior college teams from Johnson County, Barton County and Highland.
Kansas coach Kalum Haack said he was pleased with the team's performance.
Kansas center fielder Koley Bangatti is tagged out by Washburn's short ston jonny Klamm. The Jayhawks will open the spring season March 7.
"That was my No 1 concern."
"The competition wasn't real strong, but we played our type of ball," Haack said. "We didn't play at the level of our competition.
"I that was my NO.1 concern.
Kansas finished the fall season with a record of 11-3, not including the冠名 games.
But Haack said the whole season did not go smoothly as this weekend. "It was a little disappointing in the first three weeks," he said. "We didn't stay anywhere near our potential." The Jayhawks' losses were against
Haack said he sat down with the cam and had several meetings last week about the season.
The mental part of our game is that has been lacking this fall," he said. "We talked about the season, and re-evaluated my coaching. We
"We finished strong and I think we
learned a lot from this weekend."
learned a lot from this weekend. "Haack said that should help prepare me for the upcoming season."
Junior Ty Saxby of Carmel Valley, Calif., said the team knew it had a lot of
Haack said that should help prepare the team for the spring season.
Haack said he expected Oklahoma State and Missouri battle Kansas.
"It it too bad we have to wait so long"
"be real condescending into the spring."
placed fourth in the Big Eight Conference.
Kansas, nationally ranked last spring. finished 38-14-1 overall and
He said the Jayhawks could be ranked in the top 25 in the spring.
"I think there is a good possibility, but if not that's OK," he said. "If we're not ranked early, it might make us hungrier."
Unfortunately, two of Nebraska-Omaha's goals were made by Kansas players.
The Kansasmen's soccer club lost3-1 to Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday in Omaha.
The 'Hawks again scored on themselves when a defender missed a header, which hit his shoulder and went into Kansas' goal.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Kansas' goalkeeper collided with another player and dropped the ball inside his own goal on one play.
Kansas soccer clubs lose
Saturday's game was played on AstroTurf, a surface that many Kansas players are unfamiliar with.
"We never practice on AstroTurf, so it's hard for some guys to adjust to it," said Chris Roberson, president of the club.
Roberson said the team had not been at its strongest because of the number of injured players.
The women's club will play Missouri Valley College at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa Streets.
The women's club lost 2-1 to Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday in Lawrence.
"Injuries are starting to catch up with us." he said.
Rugby captain Phil Olson said that Kansas held its opponent at bay until he last five minutes of the game.
"They had some lucky passes and scored, and they made their kick," he said.
The Kansas collegiate rugby team lost to Northeast Missouri State 10-4 on Saturday in Kirkssville, Mo.
Collegiate rugby team falls
Kansas then tried to too much at once, Olson said, and Northeast Missouri State scored again before the game ended.
The Kansas club rugby team also won Saturday, beating the Omaha
The collegiate team will play in the Heart of America Tournament Satur-
day, October 25.
to represent the Merit Table League in a tournament between leagues next semester.
Kansas needs to beat Kansas State
Three Kansas men's tennis players fared well this weekend in the Volvo All-American Tournament in Austin, Texas.
Men's tennis players advance
Jayhawks Paul Garvin, Rafael Rangel and Carlos Fleming all advanced past the pre-qualification. Manny Ortiz and Brian Harris lost.
Rangel, Fleming and Garvin will begin play in the qualifying round to
Puckett leads Twins past Blue Jays for AL crown
The Associated Press
TORONTO — It's Twins time again!
Minnesota's amazing run from worst to first got even better yesterday with an 8-5 victory against Michigan in 84-6 for the American League pennant.
The Twins had defeated the Blue Jays 2-3 in 10 innings on Friday and again 9-8 on Saturday before earning a *sot* in the World Series.
The Twins, just as they have done all season, won with a team effort and with playoff MVP Kirby Puckett leading the way
*At the start of the playoffs people
said I wasn't twinguing well, but that was blown out of proportion," said Puckett, who had nine hits in the series. "I just kept twinguing."
Greg Gagne singled with one in the eighth but was caught stealing. But Dan Gladden followed with a kick and ran forward before a walk to Chuck Knoblauch.
And once Puckett started swinging, the Twins just kept winning, including a three-game sweep at the SkvDome.
Minnesota rallied from a 5-2
deficit to tie and won the game with
three runs in the eighth innings.
fuckett, who homered in the first, broke a 5-5 tie with a single to right
field. The runners advanced on the throw home. Kent Hrbek, in a 1-for-19 slump, followed with a two-run single.
"I'd like to play the Braves," Hrbek said. "I'm sure everyone in baseball would like to see that confrontation."
The Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1987 World Series and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1965 World Series.
Reliever David West pitched three strong innings for the victory. Carl Willis, another bulpen surpain, got three outs and Rub Aguilera finished for his third save as the Twins won their third AL pennant.
Pirates beat Braves 3-2, tie series
After Atlanta got the crazed crowd of 51,109 chanting and cheering with two quick runs in the first inning. Pitchers pitched the Braves' bats and the Pittsburgh Pirates silenced the fans.
Mike LaValleire singled home the tie-breaking run with two outs in the 10th innning yesterday night, and the Pirates won in Atlanta for the win, creating the Brews 3-2 and tying the NL playoff at two games each.
In the 10th, Andy Van Slyke drew
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Just when it looked like the Atlanta Braves had Pittsburgh on the run, the Pirates pulled it out.
Stan Belinda held on for two innings for the victory. He retired pinch-hitter Jerry Willard with a runner on second to the end and watched Lonnie Smith fly out at the right field wall to start the inb
The Pirates, baseball's bestroad team this season, were 0-7 in Atlanta this year.
a tour-pitch walk as the first batter facing reliever Kent Mercker and stole second with two outs. Steve Buechele, who already had three hits, walked. Mark Wohlers relieved, and LaValliere, batting for Don Slaight, singled sharply to center field. Van Slyke scored easily and Buechele was thrown out at the plate trying to follow him.
Today's game
National League
Game 5 - 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta
Smith (16-10) Glavine (20-11)
Notes: Last night, Pittsburgh beat Atlanta 2-3, tying the series at two games aplay. Minnesota won the AL game against B. Towne B-5. Source: The Associated Press
KANSAN GRAPHIC
Chiefs dominate Dolphins in every way 42-7
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Everybody lauded Chris Martin for making the play of the game except Chris Martin, who came in for farther with a recovered fumble.
Martin's 100-yard fumble return gave Kansas City a 14- first-quarter lead and set the tone yesterday for a 42- win over the third-word defeat in Dolphin history.
Steve DeBerg threw three scoring touchdowns and Christian Okoye rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs followed Monday night's 33-6 belting of the previously unbeaten AFC champion Buffalo Bills by handing Miami its worst loss since a 30-0 blanking at Baltimore in 1970.
"The play of the game, a 14-point swing, was the fumble and the 100-yard return," said coach Marty Schrotenheimer, whose Chiefs (5-2) took a half-game lead over iden in the AFC West. "They were going in to tie it
and the next thing you know we're up two touchdowns. That was obviously the play of the game."
"We if play ball the way we're capable of playing," said Todd McNair, who scored the Chiefs' fifth touch.
"That's about as bad as I can remember any football team I've been associated with getting beat," Miami coach Don Shula said.
down, "then we're capable of great things."
After a 68-yard, all-Okoye touchdown drive on Kansas City's first possession, Dan Marino led the Dolphins to the Chiefs 2-yard line. But Sammie Turner scored on a pass from Martin, a 240-pound linebacker, scooped up the ball in the end zone.
Lloyd Burrows blocked the only Dolphin with a chance at making the tackle and Martin romped 100 yards for the longest fumble return since Jack Tatum went 104 yards for Oakland against Green Bay in 1972.
It was a rematch of last year's AFC wildcard game, which Miami won 17-6.