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SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1995
SECTION B
Men avoid close call, not women
Last-second shot ends season for Jayhawks
By Jenni Carlson Kansan sportswriter
LUBBOCK, Texas — Angela Aycock didn't want it to be over.
The senior forward was the last Jayhawk to make her way slowly off the court after the Kansas women's basketball team lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Kansas, the No. 7 seed in the Mideast, fell to No.10-seeded Wisconsin, 73-72.
Kansas ended its season with a 20-11 record, while Wisconsin advanced to the second round at 20-8.
"When you've enjoyed something for so long, and it ends so fast, it's really hard to grasp." Aycock said.
Kansas sophomore guard Jerd Haease battles with a Colgate player for a loose ball in the Jayhawks' 82-68 victory against the Red Raiders. Haase ended the game with 10 points, shooting 4-for-8 from the field.
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ansas led in the first half by as many as 13 points and red by 16 points early in the second half. A deserption three-pointer by Kansas sophomore guard
Tasha King gave the Jayhawks a 56-40 lead with 13 minutes remaining in the game.
The Badgers slowly but methodically cut into that lead. With 4:14 left on the clock, the Badgers took their first lead since early in the game when Wisconsin sophomore guard Katie Voigt hit a three-pointer.
"The one thing you can tell from this group is that they never quit," Wisconsin coach Jane Albright-Diertele said. "We saw some people step up and give a little more."
Wisconsin 73. Kansas 72
Probably the Badger who gave at the most important time was senior guard Sharon Johnson. Kansas was clinging to a 72-71 lead with less than a minute remaining in the game. Wisconsin got the ball with 23 seconds remaining and ran a play designed for sophomore guard Keisha Anderson. When Anderson was double-teamed, the ball went to Johnson.
Player ffm/a fft/a tp
Aycock 7-18 2-13 16
Dixon 7-10 3-3 17
Trapp 1-4 2-3 4
Sampson 7-18 2-2 17
Halibielb 1-8 1-2 3
Ledet 1-8 1-2 2
Scott 1-1 0-0 2
Gracey 0-0 0-0 0
Moffite 0-0 1-2 1
King 2-3 0-0 5
Canada 2-3 1-2 5
Totals 28-60 14-18 72
WISCONSIN (20-8)
Wisconsin (20-8)
Williams 3-5 1-1 7
Rhodes 1-3 0-0 7
Franke 6-14 0-4 16
Anderson 9-18 4-5 22
Voigt 6-12 0-2 16
Dillon 0-1 0-0 0
Johnson 2-8 1-3 5
Cattanan 1-1 0-0 3
Winkler 1-1 0-0 2
Totals 24-59 13-21 63
Halftime Kansas 39, Wisconsin 33
3-point goals Kansas 21, King 1 (King
1, Sampson 12, Ayckov 0,5; Hale-
biel 0,5) Wisconsin 51 (Voglt 4,
Cattanch 1,1; Anderson 0,2;
Franke 1) Rebounds Kansas 35
(Sampson 11), Wisconsin 35
(Anderson 7) Anastasia Kansas 10
(Sampson 4) Wisconsin 15 (Anderson
8) Turnovers Kansas 16, Wisconsin
15 Attendance 7,574
"I lost the ball for a second, but I was able to maintain control," Anderson said. "All I saw was Sharon at the free-throw line."
Anderson passed Johnson the ball, and with only three seconds left on the game clock, Johnson nailed the shot that would end Kansas' season.
"I'm 2-for-8 tonight, but the shot that we needed the most went in," Johnson said. "My coach always has told me to keep shooting. I guess good players keep doing what they have to do."
Johnson's timely bucket gave her five points in the game. Three Wisconsin players scored in the double-digits. Anderson scored a game-high 22 points. She was followed by junior center Barb Franke and Voigt, who each had 16 points.
Kansas was led by junior guard Charisse Sampson. She earned a double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Kansas sophomore guard Tamecka Dixon also scored 17 points, and Aycock ended with 16.
Aycock sat out approximately 12 minutes of the second half after she went down with a right ankle injury. She did return but could manage only two more points.
"Angela Aycock has been one of the finest players in the country and one of the finest ever in the Big Eight Conference," Washington said. "We had hoped to give her a few more games, but it didn't work out that way."
Kansas wraps up Foyle, Colgate
Kansas 82, Colgate 68
KANSA (24.5)
Player
Pearson 2-10 fgm/fga ftm/ta tp
LaFrentz 4-8 1-2 6
Pollard 4-13 5-7 12
Vaughn 4-5 2-2 13
Haase 4-8 0-0 10
Ostertag 1-4 4-4 6
Thomas 6-11 3-4 19
Williams 1-1 0-0 2
McGrath 1-2 0-0 2
Gurley 0-1 1-2 1
Totals 27-63 20-26 82
COLGATE (17-13)
COLGATE (17-13)
Roberts 4-10 0-0 12
Bollin 1-3 2-2 4
Foyle 7-16 2-6 16
Maloney 0-2 0-0 0
Neale 10-20 0-1 25
Shaeffer 0-2 0-0 0
Touhey 1-2 0-0 2
Murray 0-0 0-0 0
Cupid 4-5 0-0 9
Totals 27-60 4-9 68
Haitifine Kansas 41, Colgate 29 3-point goals Kansas 8-19 (Thomas 4, Hasea 2-4, Vaughn 1-1, Pearson 1-6, Gurley 0-19, Colgate 10-22 (Neale 5-11, Roberts 4-7, Cupid 1-2, Schaefer 0-1, Touhey 0-1) Rebounds Kansas 42 (LaFrentz 9), Colgate 34 (Nalele 7) Assists Kansas 12 (Vaughn 5), Colgate 16 (Maloney 10) Turnover Kansas 10, Colgate 14 Attendance 13,045
Bv Christoph Fuhrmans
Kansan sportswriter
DAYTON, Ohio — The Kansas Jayhawks have a simple motto for the NCAA tournament — survive and advance.
The Jayhawks held off the upset-minded Colgate Red Raiders last night for a 82-68 victory to advance in the tournament.
Although the margin of victory was not as large as Kansas fans would have preferred, the Jayhawks still won.
"I didn't want to go into the locker room and see a bunch of long faces because we didn't win by 61," said Kansas coach Roy Williams. "That's not what the NCAA tournament is all about. The bottom line is we're still playing."
The Red Raiders proved they wanted to be playing tomorrow by jumping out to a 6-0 lead. Even though he was playing in his first NCAA tournament, Colgate freshman center Adonal Foyle started the game confidently with a dunk.
Foyle also proved to be a force on the defensive end by forcing Kansas sophomore forward Scot Pollard to miss his first three shots. Pollard started for senior center Greg Oostertag, who had a bruised left foot.
"We were a little tight to start the game," Kansas freshman forward Raef LaFrentz said. "I think we wanted to come out and prove our doubts wrong."
"It was a combination of him being a great shot blocker and me being hesitant with my shots," Pollard said. "I should be used to it from playing Greg Ostertag in practice, but he still seemed to bother me."
The Red Raiders' early lead didn't seem to
bother the Jayhawks. Kansas quickly responded with its own 6-0 run and tied the game.
After a timeout, the Jayhawks went on a 20-7 run to take a 26-13 lead. Kansas freshman guard Billy Thomas made a three-pointer during the run. He would make two more and score 13 first-half points to spark the Jayhawks. Thomas finished the game with a career-high 19 points.
"Billy did things out on the court that we had come to expect," Williams said. "I've never known Billy to get rattled."
As good as Thomas was, Colgate senior guard Tucker Neale was even better. Playing in his home state, Neale ended his collegiate career with a game-high 25 points.
"Kansas is one of the very good teams we've had to play this year," he said. "We came in the game realistically thinking we could win."
One of the reasons why Colgate had such a chance was because of the Foyle's play. He ended with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
"He's very strong and physical so you have to get good position down low," LaFrentz said.
Foyle said that the constant flow of fresh Kansas big men wore him down physically. Pollard had most of the burden guarding Foyle because Ostertag is recovering from a bruised foot.
After the game, Ostertag said his foot wasn't bothering him too much.
"It's just a little sore," he said. "It doesn't hurt walking on it at all."
Ostertag will have another day to rest his foot. The Jayhawks will play Western Kentucky at 3:50 p.m. tomorrow.
Players hope to end spell
Baseball ready for hectic spring break
By Tom Erickson
Kansan sportswriter
While the rest of Mount Oread is away, the Kansas baseball team will play.
The Jayhawks (4-12) will play nine games in the next 10 days, including a five-game homestand beginning with Illinois-Chicago at 3 p.m. today at Hogwoll-Maupin Stadium.
Both teams also will play at 2 p.m. tomorrow and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Today's game will be the fourth time that the Jayhawks and Flames have met on the diamond. Kansas leads the all-time series 3-0.
Round out the homestead are matches with Avila College on Monday and Emporia State on Tuesday. Kansas will then head to Oklahoma for games with Oral Roberts on Wednesday in Tulsa, Okla., and a weekend series March 24-26 with No. 5 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., to begin the Big Eight Conference season.
The Jayhawks hope to break a three-game losing streak following a tough loss at Wichita State on Wednesday night.
"We fought hard," sophomore center fielder Isaac Byrd said of the 10-9 loss to the Shockers. "Too many people walked toward the end, and we found a new way to lose this one."
Losses have been coming in bunches this season for the Jayhawks, who have had two four-game losing streaks in addition to their current three-game skid. The Jayhawks' lone winning streak came with victories March 10 and 11 over Iowa.
"It seems we find a way to lose," senior third baseman Brent Wilhelm said. "It doesn't matter who we play."
Kansas junior pitcher Clay Baird (2-2) is expected to start today's game against the Flames. His 2.57 ERA is the best among the Jaw-hawks' starting rotation, and he also gets a team-high 7.3 runs a game from the Kansas offense. Baird teamed with freshman pitcher Casey Barrett in a three-hit shutout in his last start, which was March 11 against Iowa.
Kansas coach Dave Bingham will find a bit of sentimentality in facing Emporia State. Bingham coached the Hornets from 1974-1987 and led the team to the NAIA World Series five times, winning the national championship in 1978.
Kansas beat the Hornets 15-5 in Lawrence last year. Junior Jamie Splitoff threw six innings for his fifth victory of 1994. The Jayhawks lead this all-time series 49-20.
Today's game is free for all students with a valid KUID. Reserved seats are $4, and general admission seats are $3 for adults and $2 for children.
SPORTS in brief
Ten Kansas swimmers to compete in NCAAs
Three members of the Kansas swimming team will compete in the men's NCAA Championships, March 23-25. in Indianapolis.
Senior Marc Bontrager, who is competing in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, will attempt to become the first men's swimmer in Kansas history to earn All-American honors in all four years as a Jayhawk.
Kansas junior diver Kris Hoffman earned his trip with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships last weekend in Austin, Texas. This will be Hoffman's first trip to the NCAA meet.
Also making his first trip to the championships is sophomore Eric Burton, who will compete in the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys and the 200-yard backstroke.
Seven members of the Kansas women's team began competition yesterday at the women's NCAA Championships in Austin. The women's event will end tomorrow.
Softball team slams K-State
The Kansas softball team pounded the visiting Kansas State club team in an afternoon doubleheader yesterday that amounted to little more than a glorified practice for the No. 16 Javahawks.
The game was scheduled by Kansas coach Kalum Haack to fill an open date in the schedule, and yesterday's results will not count toward the Jayhawks' statistics or record.
The Wildcat team, comprised entirely of non-scholarship players, was overwhelmed by Kansas' pitching. Junior Beth Robinson started the first game, throwing a five-inning no-hitter and striking out nine on her way to a 12-0 victory.
Kansas used the day as an opportunity to experiment with several different defensive lineups.
Freshman Heather Hamer started the second game, and the Javahawks coated to a 14-0 win.
At the plate, the Jayhawks were paced by sophomore second baseman Heather Richins and freshman Kristina Johnson. Johnson was the crux of the Jayhawk offense in the first game, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI triple. Richins grabbed the spotlight in the second game, going 2-for-3 with a grand slam homerun.
Tennis team to take road trip
The Kansas women's tennis team will spend its spring break the same way it has spent the last several weekends, playing matches on the road against nationally-ranked opponents.
Tomorrow the No. 18 Jayhawks will be in Provo, Utah,
to play the No. 23 Brigham Young Cougars. The Cougars are led by No. 41-ranked Jennifer Saret, who will face
No. 5-ranked Kansas senior Nora Koves for the No. 1 singles spot.
Brigham Young also boasts a nationally-ranked doubles team, the No. 40 tandem of Michelle Domanico and Angela Nelson. Domanico and Nelson likely will square off with Koves and sophomore Bianca Kerchhof in No. 1 doubles competition.
Compiled from Kansan staff reports.