SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, December 9, 1993
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Jayhawks roll against winless foe
By Gerry Fey
Kansan sportswriter
In the Kansas women's basketball team's 117-48 pounding of Morgan State last night at Allen Field House, the No. 14 Jayhawks' defensive intensity was lacking in the second half.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Photos by Holly McQueen / KANSAN
That might be understandable, considering the team was ahead 71-17 at halftime.
It was understandable but not tolerable, said Kansas coach Marian Washington.
"I wasn't very happy with our defense in the second half," Washington said. "It's very difficult to keep that kind of intensity up after scoring 71 points in the first half."
It was the third-largest margin of victory and the third-most points scored in Kansas women's basketball history. Kansas improved its record to 5-0, while Morgan State dropped to 0-6.
Washington said she set a goal at half-time to try and keep the Jayhawks' intensity at its first-half level.
"We have a goal of coming out and playing with the same intensity in the second half as we do to start the game," she said. "We didn't do that."
Kansas freshman forward Jennifer Trapp, who scored a career-high 22 points, said the Jayhawks did not meet their halftime goals. However, she said she was happy with her offensive output.
"We had a goal of not letting them get 40 points, and we didn't meet it," Trapp said. "We still have a lot of work to do on defense. I still have a lot to work defensively. But as far as shooting, it's my best performance."
The game was close for the first six minutes until Kansas exploded with a 23-0 run in the next five minutes. Kansas freshmen guard Tamecka Dixon scored seven of those points, mostly off steals and other Morgan State turnovers. Kansas turned the ball over only 14 times, while Morgan State had 29 turnovers.
Washington said she was thankful that Morgan State traveled from Baltimore for the game, even though last night was supposed to be a Kansas-DePaul match
In the second half, the twin guards for Morgan State helped the Bears look more respectable. Karla and Kaira Warfield combined for 17 points.
Dixon ended with 11 points, joining six other Jayhawks who scored in double figures.
Freshman guard Angie Halblieb added 20 points.
"I don't want to take a thing away from Morgan State, but this is the second year that DePaul has broken their contract," Washington said. "We're very appreciative of Morgan State."
Aycock said it was important to fix some minor details before facing better competition. The 6-foot-2 guard had 22 points, 12 rebounds and five steals in tonight's game.
"We wanted to play well and keep the game flowing, no matter whoever was in the game," Aycock said. "We need to work on our rotation defense—the little things that will help you when you play a nationally-ranked team."
Trapp said although the game was a blowout, it was still valuable.
"It helps us to know what to do in practice," she said. "We still have to stay intense on defense. That's how you can get better."
Above: Kansas freshman guard Tamecka Dixon attempts to rebound the basketball from Morgan State's Karla Warfield. Right: Freshman forward Shelly Canada starts a Kansas fast break. Kansas defeated Morgan State 117-48.
Kansas 117. Morgan State 48
Kansas (5-0)
Aycock 10-14 14-25 22, Taw 9-16 4-6 22,Tate 5-10 2-12, Halbleib 19-4 0-20, Dixon 5-19 4-11, Muncy 2-6 3-6, Canada 5-9 2-4 12, Sampion 5-12 0-11, Leathers 0-3-0 0, Thalmann 0-3-0 0.
Totals 50 96 14-27 117
Morgan State (0-6)
Johnson 2-11-0 1-0, Saffold 2-6-0 1-0, Ross 2-13
8-1 8, Warfield, Karla 7-15 1-0, Warfield,
Kaira 4-22 1-2, Edwards 0-12-2, Norman 0-0 0,
Wilson 1-3-0 2, Warfield, C-0-4 0-1, Brown
0-3-0 0, McGriff 0-2-0 0, Totals 18-80 11-13
48
Halftime — Kansas 71, Morgan State 17
3-point goals — Kansas 3-14 (Halbleib 2-6,
Dixon 0-1, Sampson 1-5, Leathers 0-2), Morgan
State 1-9 (Warfield, Karla 1-4, Warfield, Kaira 0-
4, Wilson 0-1).
Rebounds —Kansas 70, Morgan State 46.
Assists —Kansas 25, Morgan State 9. Total
fouls —Kansas 14, Morgan State 20. A —400.
Seats available for Indiana game
Students can buy unclaimed tickets
By Stephen Martino Special to the Kansan
Contrary to popular belief, more than 2,000 tickets set aside exclusively for students are still available for the Dec. 22 Kansas/Indiana basketball game.
The change in student ticket distribution created a surplus of tickets for home basketball games, said Bernie Kish, director of ticket sales and operations for the Athletic Department.
Instead of issuing tickets when students ordered them, the department issued guaranteed redemption coupons that students could exchange on specified days for tickets. As long as students redeemed their coupons on those days, they were guaranteed tickets.
However, Kish said, many students had not redeemed their coupons for the Indiana game by Tuesday's deadline. That created a ticket surplus for students who did not purchase the sports combination package. The department set a period of time for all-student purchase, which is Dec. 8-17 for the Indiana game. All students with valid KUIDs can purchase the remaining tickets to the game at the ticket office in Allen Field House. Tickets are $3.
Students with coupons may still redeem them, but they will not be
guaranteed tickets. They will receive the tickets from the same pool that all students may purchase from after the deadline.
Kish said the new ticket distribution process had created some confusion about the policy.
The purpose of the policy was to give students who did not purchase the sports combination a chance to attend games instead of leaving seats vacant when students who purchased the combination chose not to attend, he said.
The student-exclusive purchase period began yesterday and will continue until Dec. 17.
Beginning Dec. 18, all remaining student tickets will go on sale to the public for general admission seating.
"We are not going to sell any public tickets until students get a chance to purchase them," Kish said. "Students should have priority."
He said the department had received an "unbelievable amount of calls" from the public about general admission seating for the Indiana game.
Students with guaranteed coupons for tickets to the Jan. 15 UNC-Ashleve game and the Jan. 8 Southern Methodist game can redeem them until tomorrow. Remaining tickets will go on sale to all students on Monday. Coupons for the Jan. 10 Oklahoma game, Jan. 17 Kansas State game and Jan. 26 Oklahoma State game, can be redeemed Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Remaining tickets will be available for all students starting Dec. 16
'Hawks tame Wolfpack; Gurley nets career high
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — Greg Gurley doesn't think his hot shootout last night will land him a starting spot in the Kansas lineup any time soon. However, it did wonders for his confidence.
The seventh-ranked Jayhawks, 7-1, defeated North Carolina State 74-57 behind Gurley's career-high 17 points, including a career-best five in a row from 3-point range.
"My role is not a starter. I never claim to be that," said Gurley, a junior who plays behind team scoring leader Steve Woodberry. "Steve is a great player, and I'm not looking to take anybody's job. I'm just looking to come in and do what I'm asked."
Gurley was often left open on the outside as the Wolfpack, 2-4, experimented with a triangle-and-two defense to help shut down Kansas' inside game.
The Jayhawks beat the Wolfpack for the eighth straight time. N.C. State shot 28.9 percent in the second half and 31.9 percent for the game.
The Jayhawks started to find the range from outside during a decisive 13-0 run to end the first half, keyed by five points from Woodberry.
Kansas looked sloppy in the first 13½ minutes, committing 11 turnovers as the Wolfpack grabbed a 30-26 lead at 3:53 before intermission.
Woodberry, the team's leading scorer was shut out for the first 14 minutes, but he hit a 3-pointer and two free throws in the spurt. The run reached 18 straight points when Richey and Jacque Vaughn sank baskets opening the second half.
With the Kansas lead at 14, the Wolf pack came storming back with an 11-
Kansas 74, N.C. State 57
KANSAS (7-1)
Player fgm/fga ftm/fta tp
Richey 2-6 0-0 4
Scott 5-11 4-6 14
Ostertag 4-6 0-0 8
Vaughn 3-7 2-3 10
Woodberry 2-8 3-4 9
Pollard 2-3 3-6 7
Pearson 1-2 0-2 2
Williams 0-2 0-2 0
Gurley 5-5 2-2 17
Rayford 1-3 0-0 2
Proud 0-0 0-0 0
Whatley 0-0 0-0 0
Weichbrot 0-0 1-2 1
Totals 23-53 15-27 74
N.C. STATE (2-4)
Wilson 4-7 0-0 8
Feggins 0-2 1-4 1
Fuller 1-7 2-2 4
McCuller 3-9 0-0 8
Davis 3-9 0-0 8
Lewis 1-5 0-2 2
Marshall 2-11 0-0 4
Daniels 3-4 0-0 8
Sims 4-13 0-0 9
Hyatt 2-3 0-0 5
Sutton 0-2 0-1 0
Totals **23-72** **3-9** **57**
Halftime Kansas 9.3N, N.C.State 30-point goals Kansas 9.13 (Gurley 5.9, Vaughn 2.8, Woodbury 2.3, Richey O-1, Pearson 4.0), N.C.State 8.29 (Daniels 2.3, Davis 2.6, McCuller 2.8, Hyatt 1.1, Sims 1.3, Sutton 0, Marshall 0.8) **Rebounds** Kansas 43 (Pollard 9), N.C.State 38 (Fuller 7) **Assists** Kansas 18 (Vaughn, Rayford 5), N.C.State 16 (Marshall 7) total foul Kansas 12, N.C.State 22 Attendance 9,100
1 run behind six points from Marcus Wilson.
North Carolina State closed to 45-41 with 13:19 left, but Kansas scored seven straight points to increase the margin to 11, and the Wolfpack got no closer than eight the rest of the way.
No Wolfpack players scored in double figures.
Players picked for All-American football team
Kansas absent, but K-State player makes elite squad
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Heisman Trophy favorite Charlie Ward, Lombardi Award winner Aaron Taylor and three-time selection Marshall Faulk were named to The Associated Press All-America college football team yesterday.
Faulk made the team for the third straight year, the first player to do that since Georgia's Herschel Walker from 1980-82. The San Diego State running back, who will skip his senior season to enter the NPL draft, led the nation with 24 touchdowns, was third in all-purpose yards and fifth in rushing.
Ward directed top-ranked Florida State's "fast-break" offense, which led the NCAA in scoring with a 43.2-point average. The elusive quarterback was the nation's fourth-leading passer, completing 69 percent for 3,032 yards, 27 touchdowns and only four interceptions.
Taylor, the Lombardi winner as the nation's top lineman, and Rob Waldrop made the team for the second consecutive year.
Joining Ward and Faulk in the backfield is Northern Illinois' LeShon Johnson, the nation's leading rusher with a 179.6-yard average. Johnson twice gained more than 300 yards in a game and finished with the fourth-highest rushing total -1,976 yards—in NCAA history.
Taylor, an offensive tackle from Notre Dame, anchored a line that opened holes for the country's sixth-best rushing attack. Waldrop, a nose guard for Arizona, spearheaded a defense that gave up an NCAA-low 30.1 yards per game on the ground.
Another record-setter, Wyoming's Ryan Yarborough, leads a trio of pass receivers on the AP squad. The other pass catchers are J.J. Stokes of UCLA and Johnnie Morton of Southern Cal.
yards to become the NCAA's all-time leader in receiving yardage with 4,357. He finished second in career touchdown catches with 42.
Stokes tied a UCLA mark with 17 TD catches, including a school-record 95-yarder against Washington. Morton, Southern Cal's all-time leading receiver, tied a Pac-10 record with 78 catches this season and set a league mark with 1,373 receiving yards.
Yarborough caught 67 passes for 1.512
The all-purpose player is Alabama's David Palmer, who was used as a runner, receiver, quarterback, punt returner and kickoff returner. Palmer set school records with 61ceptions for 1,000 yards and gained more than 100 all-purpose yards in every game.
Rounding out the offense are center Jim Pyne of Virginia Tech; tackle Wayne Gandy of Auburn; guards Mark Dixon of Virginia and Stacy Seegars of Clenson; and placekicker Biom Merten of UCLA.
Merten is the only freshman on the squad Along with Waldron, the defensive line
includes Dan Wilkinson of Ohio State, Sam Adams of Texas A&M and Kevin Patrick of Miami.
The linebackers are Trev Alberts of Nebraska, Derrick Brooks of Florida State and Dana Howard of Illinois. The secondary features Antonio Langham of Alabama, Aaron Glenn of Texas A&M, Jeff Burris of Notre Dame and Jaime Mendez of Kansas State.
Mendezmade 13 touchdown-saving tackles for Kansas State, which had its best season (8-2-1) since 1931.
The punter is Auburn's Terry Daniel, who finished second nationally with a 46.9-yard average.
The All-America team will be featured on the Bob Hope Christmas show Dec. 15 from 8-10 p.m. EST on NBC.
Florida State, Auburn, Alabama, UCLA, Texas A&M and Notre Dame each had two players on the team, which was selected by AP football writer Rick Warner and regional AP sports writers.
All-America Team
Offense
Marshall Faulk, San Diego State, Jr.
Wide recievers: J.J. Simes, UCLA Jr.; Johnny Morton
Running back: Chuck Ward, Florida State.
Running back: Shon Johnson, Northern Illinois, Sr.
Maryville Coll. (Phys.)
Wide receivers: J.J. Smith, UCLA Jr., Johnny Morton, Southern Cal., Sr.; J.K. Borough, Wyoming, Sr.
Center: Jim Piney Amanda Tech, Sr.
Guards: Mark Dixon, Virginia, Sr.; Stacy Seegars, Clemson
Tackles: Aaron Teymur Notre Dame, Sr.; Wayne Grandy,
Auburn, Sr.
Defense
All-purpose football, Palmer, Alabama, Jr.
Placickeridge, Merten, UCLA, Fr.
Lineman
Coach M.Crop, Arizona, Sr. Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State, Sr. Chris
Hampson, Texas &M, Jr.; Kevin Patrick,
**Linebacker** Terrell Alberts, Nebraska, Sr.; Derrick Brooks,
Florida $146; Diana Howard, Illinois, Jr.
Florida St. Dana Howard, Illinois, Jr.
Backs: Alcorn, Alabama, Sr.; Jeff Burris, Notr.
**Bakee:** Alonzo Langham, Alabama, Sr.; Jeff Burris, Notre Dame, Sigma; Tamla Mendez, Kansas State, Sigma
Second Team Big 6
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Charles Jackson, receiver, Colorado
Thomas Richardson, back, Kansas State.
Calvin Jones, geo.lebanco
Zach Wiegert, geo.lebanco
Garrett Nanneman, geo.lebano State
Andre Coleman, all-purpose, Kansas State
Bruce Banna, linebacker, Oklahoma
Source: Associated Press
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