University Daily Kansan/Friday, October 11, 1991
SPORTS
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Not quite able to gain control, Dave Walton, Sioux City, Iowa, senior struggles to get the ball at a Kansas rugby practice.
Lacrosse and rugby gaining popularity
Editor's note. This is the last story in a series dedicated to informing Kansas students of the athletic opportunities available through club sports on campus.
By Steve Hudson Special to the Kansan
Lacrosse
It has been called the fastest game on two feet. American Indians used it as a way to prepare their warriors for war. It has elements of both basketball and hockey. And it is played at Kansas.
The University of Kansas lacrosse club is entering its fifth year and has about 35 members, including 10+14 new players every year.
Club president Dan Hapke said the only reason more students had not come out for lacrosse was the game was played about how the game was played.
Hapke started playing lacrosse three years ago and said he enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a unique activity.
"I get the feeling that people are afraid to come up to guys in equipment who have played before," Hapke said, "but they shouldn't be. I never played in high school, but I didn't play if I just fell in love with the sport."
Rob Krach, Englewood, Colo., junior, emphasized that the sport was not common.
"It's a different sport, and it's interesting to watch. I think it deserves more recognition. A lot of people be shocked at the cone we saw."
In lacrosse, standard equipment is a stick — either three or six feet long depending on the position plank — and pads to protect the impact box.
The games consist of four 15 minute periods, and all points are
scored the same way: The player must hurl the ball from the basket at the end of his stick into the opposite point. Every goal is worth one point.
Checking, as in hockey, is allowed. If a player is trying to intercept or steal the ball from his opponent, he may strike the opponent with a crossbow or indirection, as long as he is trying to check the opponent's stick.
Hapke said that the rules were not hard to understand but that handling the ball took practice.
Hapke said that if a person wanted to try out for the team but did not have a stick, the other players had extra sticks that they will lend to the newcomer. This way, a prospective player would be involved during which he could decide whether he liked the sport before investing in a stick.
The total cost for membership to the club is $5a year, and the season lasts from spring to late fall, with a summer break.
The Kansas club practices every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets.
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About 35 members currently are taking advantage of the opportunities rugby offers. For example, every person who practices during the week is guaranteed playing time in the weekend matches, Mitscher said.
One of the oldest sport clubs on the Kansas campus, rugby has been played here since 1964.
"It open to anyone. We've never turned anyone down," said Mark Mitscher, a rumby club officer.
Stage set for 'Hawks,' Cats
Traveling to exotic places such as New Zealand is something the club does every two years, he said.
By David Mitchell
There are still seven games remaining in the 1991 football season, but Kansas' game tomorrow in Manhattan could be the biggest game of the year.
Kansan.Sportswriter
"It's the Big Eight opener, and we're playing our cross-state rival," Kansas coach Glen Mason said.
Despite their less-than-prosperous pasts, Kansas and Kansas State enter tomorrow's game with identical 3-1 records. Both are in a three-way tie with Nebraska for the place in the conference behind Oklahoma.
Mason said people were beginning to take the rivalry more seriously.
"A couple of years ago, people made fun of Kansas playing Kansas State," he said. "That was a slap in the face. The attitude toward the game took something away from the players."
that no longer exists. I think I ve had a small part in that change, and I'm proud of that."
The Jayhawks are 3-0 against the Wildcats under Mason, and Kansas is a nine-point favorite tomorrow. However, Mason said this year's K-State team would be the best he had faced.
But the significance of the game will not be limited to the players.
Kansas fullback Roger Robben, a Wichita native,
said the game was especially meaningful for
him.
"It's a game I followed every year," Robben said.
"I remember when I was a little kid, the KU-K-State game was the big game.
1.1.5.0 special importance course
Despite Saturday's disappointing 12-point loss at Virginia, Mason said the team's approach would not be different in the conference opener.
"It is of special importance to me."
"I don't fear a damn thing," Mason said. "You can't play the game scared."
Robben said the intrastate rivalry would increase the intensity.
"It makes you rise to a higher level of play," Robben said. "I think you'll see both teams playing their best game."
■ Kansas leads the all-time series 60-23-5, winning 15 of the last 22 contests
SIDELINES
Kansas Javhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
Coach: Glen Mason record: 3-1
Game 5: 1:10 p.m., Oct. 12, KSU Stadium
Offense
WR 5 Matt Gay 5-1/11/185/Jr WR 28 Andra Coleman 5-10/170/So
TE 1 Dwayne Chandler 6-3/230/Jr LT 77 Mike Orr 6-7/270/
LT 77 Chris Perez 6-5/280/Sr LG 75 Toby Lawrence 6-3/280/Jr
LG 66 Hessley Hempstead 6-1/290/Fr C 72 Quentin Neijahr 6-4/270/
75 Dan Schmidt 6-1/260/So RG 65 Eric Wolford 6-3/260/So
RG 65 Greg Imwalle 6-2/265/Jr RT 66 Doug Grush 6-3/275/J
RT 74 Keith Loneker 6-3/305/Jr TE 86 Russ Campbell 6-5/255/Jr
WR 85 Kenny Drayton 6-0/175/Jr WR 88 Michael Smith 5-10/160/Sr
FB 34 Roger Robben 6-0/125/Sr QB 14 Paul Watson 6-2/205/Sr
QB 18 Chip Hillary 6-1/185/TB T 1 Eric Gallon 6-1/205/Sr
TB 24 Tony Sands 5-6/170/SF FB 2 Curtis Madden 6-0/230/Sr
PK 31 Dan Eichloch 6-1/215/PK T18 Tate Wright 5-11/160/So
"Our recruiting efforts paid off," Washington said. "As you can imagine, the University of Texas is pretty upset with us this season."
Aycke, a 6-2 guard from Dallas,
was Texas' top player and a second-
team Parade All-American. Aycke
won 38 points and 14 3rd rebounds
a game.
Defense
OLB 90 Guy Howard 6-3/230/So LE 89 Eliah Alexander 6-2/230/Sr
LE 96 Kyle Moore 6-3/230/Jr LT 55 Ekwens Griffith 6-2/230/
LT 93 Gilbert Brown 6-2/230/Jr NG 88 Kelly Greene 6-3/275/Fr
RT 71 Dana Stubblefield 6-4/235/JR RT 59 Jody Kilian 6-5/265/Fr
RE 71 Dana Stubblefield 6-4/235/JR RE 53 Reggie Blackwell 6-2/205/Fr
OLB 7 Hassan Bailey 5-11/200/Jr LB 52 Joe Boe 6-2/205/Fr
ILB 52 Steve Harvey 6-4/230/Fr LB 44 Brooks Barta 6-0/215/Fr
CB 3GERald McBurrows 6-0/190/LCB 5William Price 6-1/200/Fr
FS 10 Doug Terry 5-11/185/Sr FS 32 Jeame Mendez 6-0/195/So
SS 14 Paul Friday 6-3/190/SS SS 24 Greg Patterson 6-1/190/CB
BH 8Tim Hill 5-8/170/RCB 31 Thomas Randolph 5-10/170/So
P 31 Dan Eichloff 6-1/215/So P 9Sean Snyder 6-1/285/So
Melissa Unterberg/KANSAN
Source: Kansas Sports Information
The Jayhawks have not won a big Eight opener since defeating Iowa State 33-14 in 1984
since defeating Iowa State 33-14 in 1964.
**Junior quarterback Chip Hillary has a chipped bone in the middle finger of his throwing hand, but he is expected to start tomorrow. Hilleary leads the conference in scoring, averaging 10.5 points a game.
**Senior tailback Tony Sands needs 169 yards to move past Laverne Smith and become the Jayhawks.**
- Sands is tied with Smith with 13 career 100-plus yard rushing games and 21 rushing touchdowns.
- Sophomore kicker Dan Eichloff is in third in the nation in punting and field goals. Eichloff is averaging 46 yards a punt. He has connected on seven of eight field goal attempts.
all-time career rushing leader.
Washington high on season
Slatter, a 62 forward from Dallas, ranked second among high school players in Texas during her senior season. She scored five points and eight rebounded a game.
Bv David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
Women's basketball practice officially will begin Tuesday, and Kansas coach Marian Washington says she has reasons to be excited.
All the starters and 10 letter winners from last season are returning, and the Lady Jayhawks landed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation.
"We're really excited about this upcoming season," Washington said. "I think it could be one of my best teams ever."
The 'Hawks finished fifth in the Big Eight Conference last season at 20-13 but came on strong at the end of the year. After finishing second at the Big Ten, they were the team final third at the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
Washington said she expected big things this season from 6-foot-3 center Lisa Tate. Tate, a junior, broke the record for blocked shots last season with 82.
Washington also expects increased offensive output from Tate. She aver-
dished 14 points in the first half.
"Lisa Tate is the player we must have to make an impact offensively." Washington said. "We need a go-to player, and I think she's ready."
Freshman forward Caryn Shinn will be ineligible this season under the conditions of Proposition 48, an academic standards rule. But Washington expects contributions from Angela Aycock and Alana Slatter.
Players busy during summer
Washington's staff landed the 11th best recruiting class in the nation.
By Jeff Kobs
Kansan Sportswriter
Basketball kept Kansas coach Marian Washington and three Kansas players busy during the summer.
Seniors Kay Kay Hart and Terrilyn Johnson played on the Big Eight conference women's select team. Washington coach the squad.
Washington said the trip provided good opportunities for the players and some surprises.
"We were playing against their Olympians," Washington said. "I was expecting to play club teams. We faced tremendous competition."
Washington said basketball was played differently in Brazil.
"it's more physical and faster paced," shesaid. "Theteam adjusted well. My two players did a nice job."
Johnson, a 5-foot-11 forward from Gary, Ind., said the Brazil teamplayed very physically.
"They get away with a lot of things that we can't in the states," she said.
Hart, a 5-7 guard from Independence, said the experience was a
unique one.
"It was nice to be able to play
under Coach Washington in a
different atmosphere," she said. "She was very laid back."
Johnson said the team also was able to go on a tour of Brazil that included going into the mountains
"It was a good experience to get out and see things," she said. "It was good to see people from other cultures. That was my first time out of the country."
Washington said the team played the same two teams during the tour but traveled to different parts of Brazil to play the games.
She said the select team went 2-4 but had a fun trip.
While the select team played in Brazil, another Kansas player, junior Lisa Tate, gained experience by playing in the United States Olympic Festival in Los Angeles in July.
Tate, a 6-3 center from Kansas City, Mo., earned a spot on the North team, which won the silver medal.
"I got a lot of experience playing against a lot of different players," she said. "I played against some big-time post players."
Senior forward Terrilyn Johnson said the freshmen would give the squad needed versatility.
"I see a lot of improvements," Johnson said. "The freshmen can play any position, and that gives us a lot more depth."
Johnson is one of three returning players who started every game last season. Johnson was a second-tier player for the Cubs, scoring 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds.
Kav Kay Hart has started in 80 of 89
games during her collegiate career. The senior point guard recorded 116 assists last season.
Junior guard Stacy Truitt also started every game last season, leading the team in scoring with an average of 10.6 points a game.
Trutt said the team's goal was to win the Big Eight Conference.
"We have everyone back," she said.
"We have two wonderful freshmen who are going to be able to make an immediate impact on our team."
Tonight's game
American League Game 3 - 7:37 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto Erickson (20-8) Key (16-12)
Notes: Lared night in the NL, Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 1-0. Ying the series at one game ahead.
The Associated Press
Source: The Associated Press
Braves even NL playoffs at one game
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Steve Avery is too young to know the Braves are not supposed to win in October.
The 21-year-old Avery again pitched with poise, and Atlanta bounced back last night to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1, sending the NL playoff south tied at one game apiece.
Mark Lemke's two-hopper eluded Pirates' third baseman Steve Buechele for an RBI double in the sixth inning, accounting for the game's only run. Avery and Atlanta stopped the Braves' 10-game postseason losing streak, one short of the Philadelphia Phillies' record skid.
Avery gave up six hits in 8/14 innings, struck out nine and shut down the middle of Pittsburgh's batting order.
Alejandro Pena, 12-for-12 in save situations since the Braves in August, saved Avery's victory.
Softball team to play Washburn
The Kansas softball team will play Washburn and will scrimmage against three community colleges this weekend at Javahawk Field.
"I'm going to try and relax and let them play ball," he said.
SPORTS BRIEF'S
for the 10-year anniversary
Coach Kalum Haack said it would be a good weekend of softball.
The games will end the fall season for the 10-3 Jayhawks.
kansas, nationally ranked last spring, finished 38-14-1 overall and placed fourth in the Big Eight Conference.
The Jayhawks will scrimmage against Johnson County, Barton County and Highland community colleges.
"What I see for the spring is we have more potential now than ever before," he said.
Haack said the spring season was full of opportunities for the team.
Javhawks seek tennis title
The Kansas women's tennis team will play in a tournament in Chicago this weekend. The team will try to repeat last weekend's performance, when the Jayhawks won five of six flights at Kansas State.
Coach Mike Center said he thought the tournament would have a high caliber of competition. The six team field will include two nationally ranked teams, including Buckeye tucky. Also competing will be Northwestern, Wisconsin and Wake Forest.
be mentally strong.
Center said that in order to be successful, the Jayhawks would need to
"We've got to have a positive attitude and be ready to compete when we step out on the court," he said. "We've been ourselves, down even if we fall behind."
Nebraska up next in soccer
The Kansas men's and women's soccer clubs each will play a team from Nebraska this weekend. The men will play Nebraska-Omaha or Omaha, and the women will play it to Nebraska-Lincoln on Sunday.
Both teams finished second at the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo., last weekend, and a second team lost to Benedictine College.
The men's team will play after a week of practice with an official coach. Senior Dave Norris, who suffered a knee injury in last weekend's game against Benedictine, is staying involved with the team by coaching.
Rugby teams to be in action
"Having a coach will spread out the discipline, said Roberson, Robertson's vice president.
The women's team will play
2 p.m. Sunday at Shenk
Complex, 286 East 4th Street.
The Kansas collegiate rugby team will play Northeast Missouri State this
Junior Kathy Carbrey said: "I think we should be able to beat them. We lost to them earlier in the season, but now we know how to play as a team."
The collegiate team's game will help determine which of the three teams in Kansas' league, the Merit Table, will represent the league in the Heart of America rugby tournament this spring.
Kansas rugby coach Rick Renfro said the team Missouri State
weekend in Kirksville, Mo., and the rugby club team will travel to Omaha, Neb. to play the Omaha Goats.
"They are hard football-type guys," he said, "but they're lacking technical skills."
Both teams will play at lp.m. tomorrow.
Hockev club to head to Iowa
The Kansas hockey club will travel
to Ames, Iowa, this weekend for games against Iowa State's varsity team.
The games will be the first of the season for Kansas. The teams are scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday
This is the first time Kansas will play Iowa State's varsity team. The Jayhawks usually play the Cyclone junior varsity队.
Club President Jake Anderson said he thought the two teams would match
"Iowa State is one of the better teams in the country," he said.
Kansas lost to Iowa State's junior var-ior by one goal in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League Championships last year.
—Kansan Staff Reports