Wednesday, March 5, 1986
Sports
University Daily Kansan
Wildcats upset Kansas in first round
Wilfredo Lee/KANSAN
Kansas forward Vickie Adkins drives past Kansas State's Cindy Durham. Although Adkins scored 32 points in last night's game, the Jayhawks lost to the Wildcats, 69-65 in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament at Allen Field House.
Adkins scores 32 to finish career with Jayhawks
By Dawn O'Malley
Sports writer
The Kansas State Wildcats provided the two season losses to Kansas had no effect on their play. Last night at Allen Field House the Wildcats upset the Jayhawks 69-65 in the first round of the Big Eight tournament.
K-State will advance to the semifinals of the tournament on Thursday at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
Jayhawk forward Vickie Adkins led all scorers with 32 points. She scored 22 of the 32 points in the second half. Forward Amanda Holley led the Wildcats with 18 points.
Women's Basketball
K-State built its largest lead of seven points in the second half.
The Jayhawks fought back in the final seconds of the game. Adkins scored six consecutive points and closed the deficit to 67-65 with 15 seconds.
The score was still 67-65 with five seconds remaining when Kansas had the ball and an opportunity to tie the game. However, guard Evelette Ott traveled and the ball went back to K-Slate.
K-State guard Susan Green sealed the win by connecting on both ends of a one-and-one after being fouled by Jayhawk guard Mesho Stroughthe.
"We had a motive to come in here to beat them," Matilda Mossman, K-State head women's coach, said after the game. "Given the same circumstances in the other two games, we would have won."
The Wildcats began a five minute rally on a shot made by guard Theza Fitzpatrick to make the score 27-21. The basket began an 18-6 Wildcat run that gave them a 37-31 halftime lead.
It appeared that the Jayhawks were going to run away with another win over the Wildcats in the first half. The Jayhawks held a 27-19 lead but the Wildcats were not to be held back.
"It is a tough loss," Kansas head coach Marian Washington said. "It is real difficult certainly to face a team a third time. We just wanted to try to get into the final four. We fell a little short."
Washington said it was the little things that hurt the team in the long run.
"I think in the first half we were impatient with our offense," Washington said. "We didn't take our time. In the second half we were hurt by rebounds. One or two our way might have made a difference."
K-State not only cut the Jayhawks' season short, but also ended Adams' college career.
"Vickie is a bright athlete."
Mossman said. "We let her catch the ball, then dropped in on her. She earned every point."
Adkins didn't seem to care that she made 22 of the team's 34 points scored in the second half.
"I was determined to shoot," Adkins said. "We were behind, trying to give it our all. I hoped the flow would get going. We lost it.
"You think back on the game, thinking what I could and should have done."
Kansas State 69,
Kansas 65
Mintion 0/10 0, Adkins 11 10/12 32, Jennings 1 0/4
Otto 2 1.2 10/4, Broughton 16 8/4, Shaw 2 0/4
Webb 2 2/4 2, Broughton 0 0/0, Miller 0 0/0
Totals 26 13/17 85.
Halfome Kansas State 37-31. Total loss=Kansas State 42-31.
Brandon Jackson State 30-19. Total bounds=Kansas State 30 (Holley) 11-95. Kansas 33 (Adkins) 17. Assists=Kansas State 15, Thomas.
Stanford State 14-10. Attacks=Oilfield, Q11. Technology—none. Attendance=86.
Thomas 4-12 5-12, Holey 8-10 8-10, Leading 4-13 4-13,
Green 4-14 5-14, Durham 2-10 4-21, Bleszczuk 4-14
Fitzpatrick 4-0-1 8-10, Kuebelback 1-0 2-1, Tottra 29
11:15.89.
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big Eight Conference yesterday ordered Kansas State to forfeit its four conference victories this season for the use of ineligible forward Norris Coleman.
The forfeiture of the games sets up an opening-round tournament date Friday between the Wildcats and their intrastate rival Kansas.
The NCAA declared Coleman ineligible last week after determining the 6-foot-8 forward did not have a 2.0 grade point average upon his graduation in 1979 from Paxon High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Coleman, 24, served a four-year hitch in the Army before enrolling at Kansas State last fall.
Coleman was the Big Eight's No. 2 scorer and rebounder with averages of 21.8 points and 8.0 rebounds at the time he was ruled ineligible. With him in the lineup, the Wildcats were
4-9 in league play. They eventually finished 4-10 for seventh place in the Big Eight.
But the forfeits dropped Kansas State to 1-14 and gave last-piece Colorado two victories, lifting the previously-winless Buffaloes out of the cellar with a 2-12 mark. The Wildcats will play league champion Kansas Friday in the opening round of the Big Eight Tournament and sevent-seeded Colorado will now face second-seeded Iowa State.
Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma all tied for third place with 8-6 records, but Nebraska was awarded another of the forfeit victories over Kansas State. That improved the Cornhuskers' record to 9-5 for the No. 3 seed in the tournament, and they will play six-third Oklahoma State;
Missouri was awarded the fourth seed and Oklahoma the fifth seed by both teams.
Oklahoma State received the other forfeit victory from Kansas State.
Change of opponent matters little to KU
Bv Matt Tidwell
Sports writer
When Kansas State forfeited all of its conference wins because of the inelegibility of Norris Coleman, another rematch between the Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks was set for Friday in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament at Kansas City, Mo.
Men's Basketball
Because its games were forfeited, K-State, which had had a 4-10 conference record, became the tournament's No. 8 seed.
Kansas center Greg Dreiling said he thought having to face K-State instead of Colorado, which was 0-14 before the forfeits, might not be a good thing for the Jayhawks.
Dreiling said the loss of Coleman, who was the second-leading scorer in the Big Eight, averaging 21.8 points, might make the Wildcats rise to the challenge.
Other Jayhawks said it really
"I think it presents a greater challenge for us." Dreiling said yesterday. "They've got something to prove now. With Coleman gone, I'm sure they'll play even harder and maybe even change their game around like Nebraska did after they lust Dave Hoppen."
didn't matter much who they played and that the important thing was to keep the style of play that had made them so successful. Kansas, ranked second in both national wire service polls, is 28-3 overall and 13-1 in the Big Eight.
"We're just going to have to go out and play our game," Kansas forward Archie Marshall said. "I don't think we should concentrate too much on one team or one player."
The Jayhawks, who have beaten K-State twice this season, 64-50 in Manhattan and 84-69 in Lawrence, will face the Wildcats at 2:10 p.m. in Kemper Arena.
Coleman had a good game against Kansas in Lawrence on Feb. 22, scoring 19 second-half points. He finished with 21.
Without Coleman, guard Joe Wright becomes the Wildcats' leading offensive weapon. Wright scored 27 points, 19 in the first half, in the Feb. 22 game.
If the Jayhawks win Friday, they will play at 1:10 p.m. Saturday. The championship game will be at 12:40 p.m. Sunday.
Jayhawk Notes — The Jayhawks participated in a benefit for Special Olympics last night in Kansas City, Mo., by having an open house scrimmage and autograph session at Municipal Auditorium.
KU cruises to 6-3 win over SWMS
Sports writer
By James Larson
The Kansas men's tennis team defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears on the Allen Field House courts yesterday, 6-3.
Head tennis coach Scott Perelman used the match to experiment with a new lineup
Men's Tennis
"Perelman held Mike Wolf out of the lineup because he is getting close to the 35-match limit set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. If he plays more than 35 matches, he will be disqualified from the Big Eight and NCAA Tournaments. Wolf, the Jayhawks' No. 1 player, is ranked No. 36 in the nation.
Jim Klousia, head coach for the Bears, said he thought his team could have won with Wolf on the sidelines.
Mike Center, playing in the No. 1 position, won his singles match in straight sets. 6-4, 6-2.
"By not playing Wolf he made his team weaker," Klousia said. "We had a good chance to win and didn't"
"Pfehlman doesn't see it that way."
"I his team played as well as it could have won," Pfehlman said.
"I don't think they could have played any better."
Darin Herman and Larry Pascal both won their matches in three sets. Pascal took control of his match when he broke his opponents serve at 2-1 in the deciding set. He went on to beat Stan Hogrege 6-0, 7-6, 4-4. Herman broke serve at 4-4 in the final set and continued to dominate from that point on to win 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 over John Isaacs.
Reggie Hodges lost to Southwest Missouri's Vijay Venkateesh 0-6, 4-6, and Kevin Brady lost to Doug Elly 2-6, 3-6.
Jim Secret was also a winner in singles play taking his match in
Pascal and Brady, playing in the No. 1 doubles spot, won their match 6-1, 7-5. Herman and Secret closed out the meet by winning their doubles match 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
Craig Sands/KANSAN
Larry Pascal returns a volley from Southwest Missouri State's Stan Hogbele. Pascal got the match yesterday. The KU men's team tennis won the meet 8-3, 4.
Two Javhawks make first team
Voted to the second team were forwards Norris Coleman of Kansas State and Derrick Chievous of Missouri and guards Jeff Hornacei of Iowa State, Tim McCalister of Oklahoma and Cedric Hunter of Kansas.
United Press International
The 6-foot-11 Manning and the 6-5 Kellogg helped Kansas win its first Big Eight title since 1978, tie a school record for victories with 28 and climb to the No. 2 spot in the UPI ratings.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas forwards Danny Manning and Ron Kellogg headed up the 1986 UPI All-Big Eight basketball team released yesterday.
The Kansas pair was joined on the
first team by fellow forwards Jem Grayer of Iowa State and Darryl Kennedy of Oklahoma and center Dave Hoppen of Nebraska. Grayer and Manning were the only unanimous selections by the 24-member UPI voting panel.
Manning is averaging 16.9 points and 6.5 rebounds and ranks second in the league in steals with 67 and fifth in blocked shots with 35.
Kellogg, who along with Hoppen was a repeat selection from last
year, is averaging 16.7 points a game Hoppen was leading the Big Eight with an average of 22.1 points a game when a knee injury ended his season and his college career Feb. 1 at Colorado.
year, is averaging 16.7 points a game
Four captains' careers near end
By Dawn O'Malley Sports writer
Sports writer
In Robinson Natatorium, steam forms on the window from the evaporating pool water. The humidity is suffocating, but for four senior KU swimmers it has been home for the past four years.
Chris Wright, Tana Bowen and Cathy Coulter served as tri-captains for the women's swim team and Mike
Swimming
Pringle has qualified for the Zone D National Qualifying Meet. Unless the other three captains qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Championships this weekend at the Big Eight Championships, their collegiate careers will come to an end.
Prangle as a tri-captain for the men's swim team this season, but all are prepared to move on to another phase in their lives.
"Captain carries with it a strong sense of pride and responsibility," head swim coach Gary Kemp said.
"It is not an award. It is a responsibility. It's doing what needs to be done."
"I've learned to accept people they way they are," Coulter said. "Our basic purpose is to lead by example rather than lead by mouth. No one person is able to guide 18. We are not the only leaders on the team."
In her second year as captain, Coulter said she has learned about human nature.
Injuries plagued Coulter early in her KU career. She broke her hand, her wrist, and twisted her ankle.
"At times I was frustrated." Coulter said. "But I am having fun. I wouldn't be happier doing anything else."
She said she was most comfortable in the water and had not thought much about this being her last season swimming for KU.
Even when the two-a-day practices got taxing, Wright wouldn't have had it any other way.
"I will miss it," Wright said. "But I
will continue working out. I may cry
at the office."
"I am completely happy," Bowen said, "but I can't believe it's been four years."
Like her counterparts, Bowen said she would not know what she would do without swimming but said she was ready to make the transition from athlete to student.
Bowen was nominated for captain after a car accident killed swimmer and tri-captain Tammy Pease after Thanksgiving break.
Bowen said her attitude as friend and teammate didn't change after being elected as a tri-cantain.
"As a captain, we are mostly a friend and teammate." Bowen said. "We are leaders, but we don't set ourselves above everyone else.
Prangle said he enjoyed his last season most of the time because he enjoyed his role as worker and leader.
"Everyone does have a voice, and a chance to air them."
"I don't know if I will miss it," Prangle said. "I go through phases. Sure, I will probably miss it, but I'll stay busy."
Cards' Coleman may not get raise
United Press International
Vince Coleman, who stole 110 bats last year for the St. Louis Cardinals and has said that 200 this year is not out of reach, might be forced to accept the minimum major-league salary of $60,000.
Salary negotiations with Coleman, the National League Rookie of the Year last season, whose speed keyed the Cardinals drive to the pennant,
are stalled, according to general manager Dal Maxvill.
If the Cardinals fail to reach an agreement with Coleman by March 10, they can renew his salary at the major-league minimum of $60,000 — Coleman's salary last year — or whatever other salary they choose.
While the Cardinals try to sign last
year's rookie phenomenon, their National League East rivals at Philadelphia think they may have found this year's sensation in Mexican pitcher Jesus Rios.
At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the New York Yankees named Willie Randolph and Ron Guidry co-captains for this season. Guidry and Randolph were the only remaining players from the Yankees pennant years in the 70's.