University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 29, 1988
Sports
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Brown looks for team leader
By Elaine Sung
Kansan sports writer
Kansas coach Larry Brown needs a leader for his team right now, but all he sees in his players' eyes is fear.
"The most frustrating thing for me is when I see fear on a kid's face when he steps up to the line," he said. "That should be the most exciting time."
he pointed out that rival Kansas State has already found its leader in sophomore guard Steve Henson.
No leader has emerged from the team yet, something that worries Brown far more than just losing a lead in a crucial game.
he entorces what (Lon) Kruger asks them to do," Brown said. "They all play their roles.
all play them out.
"Saturday is a big, big, big game.
We need to have something good happen. But we can't wait for it to happen; we've got to do something about it."
about 16.
Kansas and K-State tip off at 3:10 tomorrow in Allen Field House. The game will be broadcast on KSNT-TV, Channel 27, and KMBC-TV, Channel 9.
9. The Wildcats, 11-4 overall, are coming off a 68-60 victory over Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday night.
That boosted their conference
to 3-0, putting them at the top
of the Big Eight as the only remaining undefeated team.
The Jayhawks, 12-6 overall, are on the downslide after suffering two straight losses on the road. They were dealt a harsh blow in the conference race when Nebraska defeated them 70-68 on a last-second jump shot in Lincoln.
Kansas is now tied with Missouri and Oklahoma State for fifth place in the Big Eight with a record of 1-2.
Adding to the pressure of tomorrow's matchup is the home winning streak, now at 55 games. Kansas also will break the record for consecutive conference home victories this weekend if it wins. Kansas and K-State are tied for the record at 23 games.
The rivalry between the two teams began in 1907. Kansas leads the series 128-82 and has won the last 10 meetings.
"The crowd certainly will have a lot to do with it," Brown said. "Our fans have not allowed us to get beat."
Kansas won last year's game at home 84-67, but in Manhattan, the teams went at it for two overtimes before the Jayhawks won 80-75.
Game 19
Kansas
Jayhawks
COACH: Larry Brown
Record: 12-6 (1-2)
Leading the Wildcats is senior forward Mitch Richmond, who averages over 23 points and nearly seven rebounds a game.
Kansas State
Wildcats
COACH: Lon Kruger
Record: 11-4 (3-0)
PROBABLE STARTERS
F-24 Chris Piper 6'8" 4.3 PPG
F-21 Milton Newton 6'4" 8.1
C-25 Danny Manning 6'10" 23.4
G-12 Liza Livingston 6'0" 3.5
G-14 Kevin Prichard 6'3" 10.6
F-23 Mitch Richmond 6'5" 23.3
C-44 Charles Bledsoe 6'7" 8.4
C-44 Fred McCoy 6'7" 10.8
G-14 Will Scott 6'2" 11.5
G-12 Steve Henson 6'1" 7.1
COVERAGE: Game Time 3:10 Tomorrow Jan. 30 at Allen Fieldhouse. The contest will be broadcast along the KSN-TV Network, Channel 27 in Topeka and KMBC-TV Channel 9.
Radio: KLZR105.9, KJHK 9FM.
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"We've got to make sure that if Richmond's going to score, he has to earn his points," Brown said.
k-State junior Fred McCoy, a 6-foot-7 forward who averages 11 points and six rebounds a game, will have the task of guarding Jayhawk pre-season All-American forward Danny Manning.
ment," K-State coach Lon Kniger said. "I'm not sure there is a way to stop Manning. He will have his hands full."
For Brown, the major concern now is changing his players' attitudes.
"We did some good things against Notre Dame and Nebraska," he said.
"But we didn't step up and act like we wanted to win."
"That's obviously a tough assign-
Swim teams travel to Iowa for a dual
By Tom Stinson
Kansan sports writer
The Kansas men's and women's swim teams face another challenge this weekend as they take on Iowa State in Ames tomorrow afternoon.
Coach Gary Kempf said that the Jayhawks needed to bounce back after lopsided losses to Southern Methodist.
"Both teams need to win this," Kempf said. "We got slapped at SMU, and Iowa State got slapped by Nebraska last week. So it'll come down to whoever bounces back."
Both the Kansas teams beat the Cyclones last year in Lawrence, and the men won by only one point, 57-56.
"Their women are climbing the ladder to success, and we're struggling right now. I'm really impressed with their women. They're a good young team."
The meet will feature two of the country's best swimmers, Kansas
Glenn Tramml and Iowa State's Eric Hansen Hansen won three individual events at last year's Big Eight Championships and was named the meet's Most Valuable Performer. Tramml is ranked second in the country in the 100-yard backstroke.
Kempf said that he didn't know if the two would compete against each other this weekend. At last year's conference meet, Hansen beat Trammel in the 100-yard backstroke, which was the only event in which they swam together.
Kempf said that spinner Dennis Bennett and distance freestyleter John Woodworth were also swimming well for the Cyclones. For their women, freshmen Donna Braun and Jennifer Adams were performing well. Kempf also said that Iowa State's men's and women's divers were excellent.
Coach airs views at FacEx meeting
"We had a heart-to-heart talk on what we need to do," he said. "Mentally we're doing fine, but physically we're not. But I still have the world of confidence in them."
The Jayhawk women are struggling, Kempf said, but they are beginning to come around.
By a Kansan reporter
Kansas men's basketball coach Larry Brown said he felt great after a meeting Tuesday afternoon with members of Faculty Executive Committee.
"Just based on my meeting with them, they listened to what I said. They understood me," he said at a press conference yesterday.
Faculty members said after the Tuesday meeting that they wanted to look into programs to help student athletes offered at other schools, but offered no commitments or a timetable.
Mel Dubnick, associate professor of public administration, had invited Brown to the meeting in an effort to discuss the issues on hand instead of fighting it out in the press.
"We finally see it's not a narrow issue of Larry Brown mouthing off about the faculty," Dubnick said.
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Larry Brown basketball coach
Just based on my meeting with them, they listened to what I said. They understood me.'
Forward Marvin Branch, who is a transfer from Barton County Community College in Great Bend, was declared academically ineligible two weeks ago.
The incident prompted some
remarks from Brown that stirred up protests from faculty at the University.
"My honesty gets me in trouble sometimes," Brown said. "I'm a coach. I'm not here to change policy."
Brown said he was not looking for an easy way out for the athletes but was merely asking the University to consider programs that exist at other schools.
"When they are on the court, I never try to ask them to make it easier," he said. "But when we take them into the school, we have the responsibility to give them the same chance as the average student. We're not asking the University to sacrifice what it has tried so hard to achieve in academic integrity."
Late free throws help Wake upset Tar Heels
The Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wake Forest's David Carlyle led a second-half comeback that was capped by Sam Ivy's two free throws with 3 seconds remaining as the Demon Deacons upset third-ranked North Carolina 83-80 last night.
Trailing by as many as 14 points early in the second half, Wake Forest used a three-point shot barrage to cut a 54-43 deficit to 56-52 with 13:35 remaining. Carlyle hit the first two three-pointers, and Cal Boyd capped the spree with two more. Boyd added another three-point basket with 9:59 left to bring the Demon Deacons within 3 at 64-61.
A 12-2 run covering more than three minutes gave Wake Forest a 73-71 edge. Ralph Kitley capped the rally with two free throws with 4:04 left.
Ranzino Smith hit a three-point basket to tie the score at 77 with 2:22 left, but Wake Forest responded with two free throws by Carlyle and a
short jumper by Todd Sanders.
seconds left to bring North Carolina within 81 mi, and Rick Fox blocked a shot from the baseline with 25 seconds left. But the Tar Heels failed to capitalize when Pete Calcutt was called for traveling.
Carlyle had 21 points, 18 in the second half. Ivy and Boyd scored 18 points each for Wake Forest, which snapped a 12-game losing streak in the series and raised its record to 7-9 overall and 2-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Wake Forest took charge by controlling the boards at both ends, outrebounding the Tar Heels 33-21. The Deacons gained a big advantage on the boards when North Carolina's J.R. Reaf doubled out with 7:02 left.
Smith and Reid had 19 points each to lead North Carolina, 14-3 and 3-2.
Ivy, fouled by Fox, hit both ends of a bonus to seal the upset.
K-State transfer to play against former teammates for first time
Keith Stroker
Kansan sports writer
For Kansas guard Cheryl Jackson, tomorrow night's game against Kansas State is special.
Jackson transferred to Kansas from K-State two seasons ago, and she will face her former Wildcats teammates for the first time tomorrow. It is a test she is looking forward to.
"I have a lot of energy built up after tonight's game," the 5-foot-7 senior said, referring to the team's overtime victory Wednesday night against Oklahoma State. "I'm ready to play right now. Most of the players there now weren't there when I was, but I still really want to win this one bad."
PROBABLE STARTERS
PROBABLE STARTERS
Kansas Jayhaws
Coach: Marian Washington PPG
F-34 Mason Shoerstroh 5'8" 5'11"
C-22 Lisa Bass 5'11" 6'15"
C-24 Sandy Shaw 6'0" 11'6"
G-11 Sha Bradby 5'7" 9.4"
G-11 Cheryl Jackson 5'7" 5.0
Kansas State Wildcat 7-10,0-5
Coach: Matilda Mossman PPG
F-33 Diana Miller 5'11" 9.7"
F-34 Maurice Tawler 5'9" 13.8
C-34 Stephanie Boli 5'11" 9.1
G-21 Pam Fiene 5'9" 7.7
G-35 Amy Stephens 5'7" 5.6
Kansas, 12-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big Eight Conference, plays host to cross-state rival K-State, 7-10 overall and 0-5 in the conference, at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Allen Field House.
Jackson, a reserve guard,
started against the Cowgirls on
Wednesday night, mainly to offset
the quickness of Oklahoma State
point guard Liz Brown. Jackson
scored eight points and held Brown
to four. Jayhawks coach Marian
Washington said that Jackson had
an excellent job.
K-State played Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Jan. 12 in the opening game of the Big Eight Conference season, losing 87-64. Lady Cats coach Matilda Mossman said that her team was outplayed the entire game and that they learned a good lesson from it.
A game like the one with K-State is very important, especially for the seniors, Washington said. She said that even though the Wildcats were not playing well, they would be ready for Kansas.
Kansas guard Cheryl Jackson will be going against former teammates tomorrow when the Jayhawks play Kansas State.
"In a rivalry like Kansas and Kansas State, almost anything can happen," Washington said. "Our team really wants to win bad, especially the seniors. Kansas State is struggling right now, and I'm really surprised. They have a
tradition of great basketball, and we have to be ready to play."
we have the Wildcats are one of the few teams to hold a significant lead over the Jayhawks, leading 29-14 in the series. Last season, Kansas won two of the three games
between the schools, losing 71-65 in overtime at Manhattan but winning 68-63 at Lawrence and 85-51 in the Big Eight Tournament championship at Salina.
K-State is led by Janet Madsen averaging 13.8 points a game.
Redskins searching for a way to shut down elusive Elway
The Associated Press
"No," said Washington's defensive coordinator, he didn't expect the Redskins would get the eight sacks on Denver's John Elway in Sunday's Super Bowl that they got on Minnesota's Wade Wilson in the NFC championship game.
SAN DIEGO — Richie Petitbon answered the question with the patience of someone who has been listening for more than 30 years in pro football.
"I don't mean to say this the wrong way," Petitbon said. "Wade Wilson's a good quarterback. But he's not in the same class with John Elway."
Hints the questions.
How can the Redskins minimize
"You know going in that he's going to be on the move," said Charles Mann, who combined with Dexter Manley, presents Elway with as quick a defensive end tandem as he has faced in his five NFL seasons. We know for sure that our teaming is going to be hanging out chasing him.
Elway's scrambling ability and keep him from scoring between 27 and 40 points a game, as he has done almost all season. In short, how do you play defense against Elway?
The answer: You don't. You try to outscore him.
The Redskins have been working hard in practice.
Players described Wednesday's workout as one of the hardest-hitting
ever. "Guys were getting hit out of bounds." Mann said. "I mean, those were our own teammates."
One common method of containing Elway is the "spy" system. This involves assigning a defender, usually a linebacker, to shadow Elway and then attack when the elusive quarterback breaks out of the pocket. The objective is to bring him down or force him to hurry his pass.
Although Petitbih and coach Joe Gibbs were not tipping their hand, that is not likely to happen Sunday.
"A lot of teams do it," Gibbs said.
"The problem with it is that it takes a man out of your defense, either out of the pass coverage or out of your pass rush. I've seen some of the best
What Washington is more likely to do is to use its size advantage over the Denver offensive line to pressure Elway and keep him in the pocket rather than give him the five or six seconds he normally finds when he scrambles. That usually allows Mark Jackson, Ricky Nattiel, Vance Johnson or Steve Sewell to get open downfield.
chasing him, like Lawrence Taylor, and not catch him or bring him down."
The Redskins also have the advantage of using a four-man defensive line, an alignment Denver sees little of in the AFC, where the 3-4 is more common.
One possibility might be to use the
"Our success," said Elway, "will probably depend on how we handle them up front."
Mann and Manley differ on how that play will develop.
that pay. "I know only one speed." Manley said. "That's to go full speed right for the quarterback.
speed of Manley and Mann to contain Elway on the outside and hope that 295-pound Dave Butz and 270-pound Darryl Grant can overpower 265-pound guards Stefan Humphries and Keith Bishop to keep Elway from running up through the middle.
"I don't think you can do that," said Mann, who emerged from the shadow of his loquacious teammate to make the Pro Bowl for the first
time this year. I don't say you can't play against Elway, but it has to be reckless controlled abandon."
The shotgun formation, installed by Denver at midseason, adds another dimension to their offense, allowing Elway to hand off to running backs Sammy Winder and Gene Lang. Since most NFL teams only use this formation in obvious passing situations, it's a look that few teams have seen.
But Denver has used it more than half the time in winning eight of their last nine games. The Broncos have averaged 28 points a game during those nine games, including 34 and 38 in playoff wins over Houston and Cleveland.