UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, March 18, 1996
3B
Haase's slump ends at Bulldogs' expense
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
TEMPE, Ariz. — When Jerod Haase launched his first shot against South Carolina State on Friday, it looked as if his bad shooting luck would continue.
The three-point attempt from the right corner rattled around and bounced high off the rim. But instead of popping out, it found the bottom of the net. Haase, a junior guard, responded by flinging his arm through the air, throwing a punch like a shadow boxer.
in reality, though, Haase wasn't just punching at the air in the Jayhawks' 92-54 victory in the first round of the West regional. He was punching out the Bulldogs.
"Haase has been in a shooting slump, and that was what we were banking on to try to cut off their inside game," South Carolina State coach Cyrus Alexander said. "And heck, he came in and made three deep jump shots. When he's going, and the way Vaughn can distribute to Pollard and LaFrentz, they can get to the Final Four."
Haase, who scored a game-high 17 points, admitted he had been in a slump. But Haase said it felt good to knock down five of six shots, including four of five from behind the three-point line.
"I've remained confident the whole year," said Haase, whose 15 points at halftime were more than he'd scored in any game since Jan. 28. "I feel confident, but I guess even more
Although Haase downplayed his improved confidence after the game, Kansas coach Roy Williams saw it a bit differently.
so now."
"When the shots started going in for him today, it was like somebody had lifted a huge weight off his shoulders," Williams said. "He's got a little more bounce in his step right now and little bigger smile on his face. And nobody deserves it more than he does."
Haase led the way in the Jayhawks' shooting performance. They shot 55.6 percent, 35 of 63 from the floor.
Kansas, which led 44-21 at halftime, maintained that caliber of shooting performance even after it had the game in control.
"Usually, a blowout is not good."
Kansas center Scot Pollard said. "But I think today's blowout was good for us because we maintained our focus even though the score was so lopsided. We just kept going at them throughout the game."
Kansas' emotion against South Carolina State was a contrast to the way it had finished Big Eight Conference play.
If Kansas loses again, no matter what the caliber the competition, the Jayhawks' season would be finished.
"This is the time of the season when you can't hold anything back," Vaughn said. "For each game, you have to give 100 percent effort.
"We have short-term goals now, and each game is a goal within itself."
Arizona beats Iowa, will face Kansas Friday
The Associated Press
TEMPE, Ariz. — Sure, Arizona could sprint dizzily, but when the Wildcats popped in three-point shots galore yesterday, they left Iowaazed.
Arizona knocked down seven three-point shots in the first 14 1/2 minutes, ruled the boards and ran Iowa silly to start off an 87-73 victory and gain a berth in the NCAA West Regional semifinals in Denver.
Six of the third-seeded Wildcats scored in double figures, led by Ben
Davis'17 points
Reggie Geary, who scored 16 points, hit three of his first four three-point shots to lead the Wildcats to a 40-24 advantage before No. 21 Iowa closed to 48-37 at halftime.
Arizona (26-6) didn't have to rely on long-range shooting in the second half as it kept pushing the ball up court quickly, outrunning the slower and smaller Hawkeyes, and beating them inside to go back up 56-41 with 15 minutes to go. Arizona made only one three-point shot in the second half.
Iowa, which trailed George Washington by 17 late in the second half Friday, couldn't pull off another comeback. The Hawkeyes closed it to 57-49 with 11:38 to go before Arizona ran away again with eight consecutive points as the Wildcats capitalized on several turnovers.
the-back pass for a dunk by Michael Dickerson put Arizona back up by 12.
The Wildcats, who hit their magic 80-point total on Davis' layup with 3:32 left, never were seriously threatened again.
Iowa (23-9) fought back once more to 65-9 on Mon'ter Glasper's three-point shot, his only basket of the game, with 8:38 left, but Joe McLean matched that with a three-point shot for Arizona. A steal and a fastbreak by Geary, followed by his behind-
Arizona never lost this season when it scored 80 points or more, going 15-0 in those games. All six of Arizona's losses came when the Wildcats scored in the 70-79 range.
Arizona will face second-seeded Kansas in the third round on Friday in Denver.
Three-pointers ignite Texas women's team
The Associated Press
LAWRENCE — Danielle Viglione hit seven of eight three-pointers and triggered runs of 18-0 in the first half and 16-0 in the second as Texas beat Southwest Missouri State 73-55 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament East Regional.
Richelle Winn hit a field goal for Southwest Missouri State at the 13:38 mark and chopped the Texas lead to 48-42, but the Lady Bears did not have another field goal until 3:03, a drought of 10 minutes, 35 seconds.
Viglione, who led the Southwest Conference cochampions with 25 points, made consecutive
three-pointers to launch Texas' first-half run, then hit two more in succession early in the second-half spree that put the game away.
Viglione, a 5-foot-10 junior averaging 13.4 points a game, was nine of 13 from the field.
The Lady Bears (25-5), the No. 12 seed, never recovered from the first-half run that started with Southwest Missouri State holding a 2-point lead. After Viglione's two three-pointers, Angle Jo Ogletree hit a short jump shot, stole a pass and drove in for a layup. The run ended after Angela Jackson and Erica Routt each hit soft jump shots to put the fifth-seeded Longhorns on top 26-10.
Southwest Missouri State answered with a 10-2 run of its own, with Jessie McVay hitting a three-
pointer and two short buckets. The closest the Lady Bears could get was 33-29 when Jamie Bartlett made a three-pointer.
Kim Lummus hit a three-pointer for Texas and Routt added two field goals as the first half ended with Texas on top 40-32.
Routt ended the game with 14 points for Texas while Angie Jo Goletree had 11.
Southwest Missouri State, the Missouri Valley Conference champion, was led by McVay's 20 points Rashonda Reed had 10
Texas will play fourth-seeded Kansas at 8 tonight in Allen Field House. The winner advances to the East Regional semifinals in Charlottesville, Va.
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