University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 16, 1988
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Sports
'Hawks look to avenge earlier loss
By Elaine Sung
Kansan sports writer
The Jayhawks will have a lot more in their favor this time around when they face the Nebraska Cornhuskers
The three weeks that have passed since the 70-68 loss have allowed Kansas time to change in a lot of ways, especially in personnel and attitude.
Game 24
Kansas Jayhawks COACH: Larry Brown Record: 15-8 (4-4)
Nebraska Cornhuskers COACH: Nane Dee Record: 12-12 (3-5)
PROBABLE STARTERS
PPG
F-24 Chris Piper 6'8" 4.1
F-21 Milt Newton 6'4" 8.6
C-25 Danny Mannings 6'10" 24.2
G-33 Jeff Gueldner 6'5" 4.1
G-14 Kevin Pritchard 6'3" 11.2
PPG
F-21 Derrick Vick 6'6" 11.6
F-35 Fres Manning 6'8" 8.5
C-25 Rich King 7'2" 4.4
G-15 Eric Johnson 6'2" 9.0
G-4 Jeff Rekewag 6'6" 9.2
COVERAGE: Game time 8:08 tonight. Feb. 16, at Allen Field House. The game will be televised on the Raycom Sports Network, KSHB-TV channel 41 and WIBW-TV channel 13. The game will be broadcast on the JayhawksSports Network, KLZR 106 FM
"It's going to be a little like Iowa State with a revenge-type thing." Newton said. "Deep down, we know we should have won down there. We should be able to beat them this time. We're playing a little better now. But we know they're not going to come to the field house and lie down."
"We've got a lot more confidence," said forward Milton Newton, who is averaging 8.6 points and more than four rebounds a game. "The guys are starting to know their roles. Things are just looking better."
The Jayhawks are now on a three-game winning streak, standing fourth in the conference with a 4-4 record and a 15-8 record overall.
Kansas will get a chance to avenge that loss at 8:08 p.m. today in Allen Field House. It is the second game of a four-game stretch in eight days that began with a victory last weekend over Iowa State and will end Saturday against six-ranked Duke.
Nebraska, however, has been dropping steadily, losing its last four conference games and is tied for fifth place in the Big Eight with a 3-5 record.
During Kansas' four-game losing streak, the Jayhawks didn't look so good, missing key free throws in the second half of the Nebraska game. The Jayhawks had a 16-point lead during that first game, but it dwindled to zero and Nebraska eventually won at the buzzer on a baseline jump shot by freshman forward Beau Reid.
The Cornhuskers will not be operating with the full services of senior guard Henry T. Buchanan. Buchanan, who is averaging 10.3 points a game, scored 21 points against the Jayhawks in Lincoln. He has sat out his last two games with a sprained ankle and will not start tonight's game but may be able to play.
Nebraska coach Danny Nee has had to do some switching in his lineup to adjust, using center Rich King, a 7-2 freshman who is averaging 4.4 points and more than two rebounds a game.
Nebraska's Jeff Rekeweg, who usually plays forward, will start at guard.
Kansas' lineup has also changed since it last played Nebraska. Kansas coach Larry Brown has had to suit up redshirt Sean Alvarado after forward Mike Masucci was injured in a high school junior varsity players have been moved up to varsity, and a new guard has emerged in the starting lineup.
Sophomore guard Jeff Guelder, with two starts, will likely start again tonight, as will forward Chris Piper, who has been hampered by a pulled groin muscle but was able to practice with the team yesterday.
Brown said guard Clint Normore.
who scored seven points against Iowa State, will be getting more playing time, but Gueldner is still the one that will start.
"We've won our last three games, and Jeff's started the last two," Brown said. "I'm not thinking about changing it now."
One player who has not been seen on the court lately is guard Lincoln Minor, who has been shuffled in and out of the game and not played at all in the last two games.
"I think a lot of it is effort," said Minor, who was averaging more than six points a game. "It's not as good
as it could have been. Apparently he's seen a lineup that he wants to go with."
MEN'S BIG EIGHT STANDINGS
W | W | L | Pet. | W | L | Pet. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | .889 | 22 | 4 | .917 |
| Kansas St. | 6 | 2 | .750 | 12 | 6 | .700 |
| Missouri | 5 | 3 | .625 | 16 | 5 | .762 |
| Kansas | 4 | 4 | .500 | 15 | 8 | .652 |
| Oklahoma St. | 3 | 5 | .375 | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 5 | .375 | 12 | 10 | .500 |
| Colorado | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6 | 15 | .286 |
| Iowa St. | 2 | 7 | .222 | 12 | 9 | .640 |
Shaw is KU's lucky three-point charm
By Keith Stroker
Kansan sports writer
No. 23 can play inside or outside.
When the Kansas Jayhawks need a rebound or a three-point shot, Sandy Shaw is the player they count on.
"The three-pointer is something I haven't worked real hard on," Shaw said. "I feel confident when I shoot it because I don't worry about missing."
Kansas forward Sandy Shaw battles Iowa State's Lisa Greiner for a rebound
This season, Shaw has made 36 of 79 three-point baskets. At 45.6 percent, she is second in the Big Eight Conference behind Oklahoma State's Jamie Siess, who is shooting 50 percent. Siess has made 36 of 66 from three-point range. In 23 games, Shaw has averaged 1.6 three-point shots a game, second in the conference to Nebraska's Sabrina Brooks at 1.7 a
Shaw said the key to outside shoot-
ing was knowing when to shoot.
That was not always the case. As a freshman, Shaw saw little playing time, mostly at an outside position. He did not look to shoot as much then.
"I put a lot of pressure on myself to shoot well," Shaw said. "I can't let defensive pressure affect my shot. Concentration is a key to good shooting, and when I have an open shot I'm not afraid to take it."
"I was scared to death to shoot as a freshman. I just tried to pass the ball to Vickie Adkins on the inside. I passed all the time. But, I feel an assistant is just like scoring a basket."
Since the three-point shot was introduced to women's basketball this season, Shaw said, it has helped her to develop as a placer.
She said she was a better player shooting the ball from the outside
As the three-point shot becomes more a part of the game, teams will begin to recruit more outside shooters, Shaw said.
"In a couple of years, I wouldn't be surprised to see up to four good three-point shooters on each team. It is becoming more a part of the game and is something a team can use to benefit from."
Kansas coach Marian Washington said Shaw was someone blessed with
good shooting ability, combined with size to play the center position.
Things have not always gone well for Shaw, a 6-foot Topeka senior. During her four years at Kansas, she has had injuries to her knee, ankle and thigh. Last season, Shaw played
"Sandy is one of the finest shooters I have ever coached." Washington said. "She has tremendous ability, and I think playing center has helped her to rebound better."
with a knee brace.
"I played without the brace last summer, and it helped me to become quicker," Shaw said. "I was less mobile when I wore it, and I think it affected my play somewhat. It'm very thankful I haven't had any serious injuries in my career."
An education major, Shaw wants to coach someday and work with children. She said she liked children at the age when they were learning
character.
Shaw does not know what age level she will coach, but she said patience was something she would have to learn to display.
"I think young kids are really cute. I'm not sure what I want to do with my life yet, but I know I want to work with kids."
Washington said Shaw was a good person, one who was sensitive and caring.
No.1-ranked Temple shoots for tournament
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Temple coach John Chaney, allowing himself a look ahead to tournament time, says he wants two things from his No.1-ranked team for the rest of the season — consistency and stinginess.
In has averaged 92.5 points, shot 51.85 percent from the field overall, and 54.16 percent on three-point goals.
"We're looking for consistency right now," Chaney said Sunday after the Owls trounced George Washington University 92-67 for their 20th victory against one loss. I'm thinking, are we finishing up a win to score to so solve games? Are we prepared to go into the tournament?"
"Some players try to get out of order when you win a lot of games," Chaney said. "It's like the feeling you get when you're rich. You spend more money when you're rich. But the guys who stay are the stingy ones.
"The team that stays on top is the one who stays stingy. We have to go out and play good defense," he said.
The Owls have done that over the last four games, holding opponents to 41.2 percent shooting from the field. They've downed the other team's leading scorer in 18 of 21 games.
For the season, Temple is shooting 46.1 percent from the field (41.8 percent on three-pointers) and defensively has allowed 39.1 percent on field goals.
Chaney said the No. 1 ranking had not caused him to soften his tough approach.
"I've not softened" he snapped in response to a question. "I'm getting tough."
If you don't think Chaney is tough, note that with 15:45 left and Temple leading George Washington, 58-31, he screamed at the crowd. He didn't even get a foul call. Even after the game, he was still bristling about the call.
Temple has six regular season
games left— Penn State on Tuesday, a big one Sunday in Chapel Hill against fifth-ranked North Carolina, West Virginia twice, Duquesne and city rival St. Joseph's. Only Penn State and one of the West Virginia games are at home. Then, the Owls compete in the Atlantic 10 tournament at West Virginia.
Arnie Ferrin, chairman of the nine-member NCAA committee that selects teams for the 64-tournament, already is on record as saying Temple's weak schedule works against the Owls in the seeding. Temple has played only two Top 20 teams, losing by a point at UNLV and beating Villanova when the Wildcats were rated 20th.
Temple's 20th victory marked the fifth straight year that Chaney's team has won 20 or more. It tied the best record (20-1) for the Owls through the first 21 games set by the 1955-56 unit that went on to a 24-7 record and the NCAA Final Four.
The Top Twenty
By the Associated Press
1. Temple 20-1
2. Purdue 20-2
3. Arizona 23-2
4. Oklahoma 22-2
5. North Carolina 18-3
6. Duke 18-3
7. Brigham Young 19-1
8. Pittsburgh 17-3
9. Kentucky 18-3
10. Michigan 20-4
11. UNLV 21-3
12. Syracuse 18-6
13. Iowa 17-6
14. N. Carolina St. 16-5
15. Missouri 16-5
16. Vanderbilt 16-5
17. Bradley 16-4
18. Georgetown 16-4
19. Wyoming 18-5
20. Loyola, Calif. 20-3
The Associated Press
Baseball players settle contracts in arbitration
NEW YORK — Kevin McReynolds, reacting to recent settlements of players in arbitration, abruptly softened his contract demands and agreed to a one-year, $757,000 contract with the New York Mets yesterday.
Three other players also settled yesterday. Mel Hall agreed to a two-year contract for $1.55 million with the Cleveland Indians, Neal Heaton agreed to a two-year contract for $1.275 million with the Montreal Expos and Jim Presley agreed to one-year contract for $252,000 with the Seattle Mariners.
Fourteen players remain in arbitration, including George Bell of the Toronto Blue Jays, whose request for $2.105 million is scheduled to be heard tomorrow.
Mets vice president Al Harazin said the club offered $50,000 last week and increased the proposal by $25,000 yesterday morning. The Mets had offered $875,000 in arbitration and McReynolds had requested $1.05 million.
McMeynolds and his agent, Tom Selakovich, had been demanding a multi-year contract. Selakovich said agreements reached in the last week by Alvin Davis, Kirby Puckett and Juan Samur hurt his case. Davis
settled with Seattle for $87,500; Puckett with Minnesota for $1.09 million and Samuel with Philadelphia for $1.06 million.
"Alvin Davis could have waited 48 hours and have had a much better offer. Davis has hurt us three years in a row, two days before the case each year." Selakovich said.
"If I were Al Harazin, I'm sure he had a better chance to win the case than we did." Selakovich said. "If I was on his side, and with these settlements, I'd think Al Harazin had a better than 50-50 chance to win. If I was looking from their side of the table, I could have drawn a much harder line."
McReynolds, obtained by the Mets from San Diego in a six-player trade at the 1986 winter meetings, had lost in arbitration in 1987 and '86. He made $25,000 last year, when he had wanted $28,500, and $27,500 in 1986, when he had requested $450,000.
So far, the owners have won eight of nine cases that have gone to arbitration.
Hall will get $725,000 this year and $825,000 in 1989. He can make $100,000 in bonuses for games played and plate appearances and an extra $100,000 in award bonuses. Half of what he earns in performance bonuses is to be added to his 1989 salary.
U.S. showing is weak in first days of Winter Olympics Czechs rally, beat U.S. hockey team Official says U.S. may not win any gold
CALGARY, Alberta — The United States blew a 3-1 lead and possibly its shot at an Olympic hockey medal last night, collapsing under the weight of a final-period barrage and losing 7-5 to third-seeded Czechoslovakia.
The Associated Press
The loss left the U.S. team in jeopardy of not making the six-team medal round for the second straight Olympics following their 1980 gold medal at Lake Placid. It will have to win at least two of its next three games, which still might not be enough.
The Czechs avoided almost certain elimination from medal contention. They had lost 2-1 to West Germany in their opening game and seemed on the way to another defeat when they rallied for four third-period goals. The final shot was a short-handed goal with 5:29 left.
nik Hasek in the opening 6:08. But its compose collapsed in the final two periods. Goaltender Mike Richter played well but was unable to stop the Czech charge that included 31 shots.
The U.S. team scored on its first three shots against goaltender Domi-
The United States, which beat Austria 10-6 in its opener, will meet the unbeaten, defending gold medalist Soviets tomorrow night. The Czechoslovakia are 1-1 behind the Soviet Union and West Germany, both 2-0.
The top three teams in each pool advance to the medals round.
The U.S. team led 3-0, 4-1, 4-3 and
5-4, but the Czechs refused to quit.
down the right side and drawing two U.S. defensemen to him before feeding Liba.
The Czechs were minus one player, who was serving a holding penalty, when they won it, Pasek roaring
Dusan Pasek led the comeback, scoring the tying goal with 7:25 left, then setting up Igor Liba's game-winner with a perfect pass to cap a two-on-one break.
The Czechs protected their one-goal lead by killing off a power play for the last 1:26. Pasek scored into an empty net with nine seconds left after the U.S. team pulled Richter for an extra attacker, giving it a two-man skating advantage.
Corey Millen, who had two goals and two assists in Saturday's opening 10-6 rout of Austria, began the scoring 3:27 into the game with a shot from the slot. Craig Janney swept in a backhander at 4:41, and Allen Bourbeau beat Hasek from the right side at 6:08.
The result disappointed a lively, pro-United States crowd that chanted "U-S-A, U-S-A" throughout.
At that point, Hasek was replaced by Jaromir Sindel, who also played against the Germans.
The Associated Press
CALGARY. Alberta — The U.S. hockey team's medal chances dimmed last night with a 7-5 loss to Czechoslovakia at the Winter Games, where the United States' top Olympic official admits there may be no gold for the United States in these Rocky Mountains.
"I think it is possible, although I hope it doesn't occur, that we won't win a gold medal," said U.S. Olympic Committee secretary-general Baaron Pittenger.
The United States has yet to win a medal in three days of competition, and Pittinger said the United States' poor performance was "not unanticipated." The United States has won at least one game in each of the past 14 Winter Games.
The first U.S. medal could come tonight in pairs figure skating. Jill Watson and Peter Oppergad were third, and Gillian Wachsman and
"We're gonna go out and kill them." Waggoner said.
"I don't think so," he said. "It's nice when I can win on medal."
While U.S. gold-medal hopes were bleak, one Swiss skier was after an unprecedented five of his own. Pirmin Zurbriggen began that quest yesterday by winning the first Alpine medal, the men's downhill. He beat Swiss teammate Peter Mueller by a half second.
With the addition this year of two more Alpine events, he could win three, four or even five gold medals.
But the versatile skier, whose only real weakness is slalom, is given a chance, if only a modest one.
Todd Waggoner were fourth after the short program.
The only question for Zurbriggen is can he join the legends — Austrian Toni Sailer and Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy — as the only men to sweep the Olympic Alpine events?
Sailer and Killy won three when that was all there was to win.
Alexei Prokouvorov of the Soviet Union won the men's 30-kilometer cross-country ski race, and Jens Mueller of East Germany won the men's luge in the day's two other medal events.
"It would be very difficult," Zurbriggen said. "The conditions would have to be just right every time."
The Soviet Union leads the medal standings with five — two gold, two silver and one bronze. East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Finland and Switzerland are tied with two medals. Both of East Germany's medals are gold.
Michela Figini of Switzerland, defending Olympic champion, and Karen Percy of Canada led the two timed trials runs for the women's downhill, set for Thursday.