Sports
University Daily Kansan / Monday, March 18, 1991
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Jayhawks win frigid slugfest
Bv Mark Spencer
Kansan sportswriter
A five-run fifth inning keyed the Kansas baseball team to a 12-8 victory against the Northeastern Illinois Eagles yesterday afternoon at a game.
Kansas coach Dave Bingham said that the weather was not a factor in yesterday's game.
As the temperature dropped, the wind began blowing out to left-center field, contributing to a combined five home runs in the game.
"With our baseball team, sometimes it is," he said. "I would like to get back to the point where it isn't."
The Jayhawks led the Eagles 43 heading into the home half of the fifth when Kansas second baseman Jeevon Watson hit of his two home runs in the game.
Singles by Kansas designated hitter Kent Mahon, centerfielder Chris Moore and third baseman Gerry McNeill. The Jays won the Jawahkeys to a 9-3 lead.
The Eagles answered with one run in the top of the sixth on a base-empty home run by rightfielder Steve Carpenelli.
The Jayhawks appeared to have control of the game despite the home run, but disaster struck Camara in the top of the seventh inning.
The Kansas third baseman was charged with four errors in the inning as the Eagles scored four runs off one hit, pulling to within one run of the
Baseball
Javhawks. 9-8
Kansas managed to stop the Eagles' charge, however, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and triple and a Moore sacrifice fly.
Berblering slammed his second saes-empty home run in the top of he eight inning, giving the 'Hawks 12-8 victory.
Berblering said the Jayhawks were gearing up for their big Eight Conference opener next weekend against Kansas State.
"We're getting better, but there's some things we need to work on this week." he said.
Kansas junior Mike Massey pitched 6% in innings in picking up his second victory of the season against no losses.
Massey was charged with eight runs, four of them earned, struck out three Eagles and surrendered seven hits.
Kansas sophomore Joel Bacon retired seven of seven batters in a perfect relief pitching performance.
The Jayhawks were 6-2 during spring break, including a victory against national powerhouse Texas in Austin.
Emporia, 118. will play host to the Emporia State Hornetns at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
Kansas' Gerry Camara dives to first base safelv, avoiding Northeastern Illinois' John Clarco. Kansas won yesterday's game 12-8.
Victory advances Jayhawks to Sweet 16
By S. J. Bailey
Kansan sportswriter
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Look out Sweet Sixteen. Here come the Kansas Javwhaws!
For the first time since it won the NCAA championship in 1988, the Kansas basketball team advanced to the regional of the NCAA tournament with a 77-64 victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday night at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky.
The Jayhawks, the third-seeded team in the southeast region, entered the round of 16 and will play in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday against the Indiana Hossiers, by field marshal. coach Bobby Knight.
Although the southeast region was not considered one of the strongest brackets, the road to Charlotte was not an easy one for the Jawhaws.
Kansas had to shake off peeky New Orleans 55-49 in the first round Thursday afternoon before earning the NL duel with Pitt in the second-round.
And for the first half of the game,
that's exactly what it was — a duel.
Kansas bolted out of the starting gate, jumping out to a 14-2 lead in the early minutes of the game. After a 9-2 Pitt run closed the gap at 16-11; Adonis Jordan nailed two three-points on consecutive Kansas possessions, increasing the Jayhawk margin.
But long-range jumpers would become the norm as the Panthers stormed back behind the accuracy of their three-point shooters. With the Jayhawks in control 22-15, the Panthers' next five baskets from the floor came from behind the three-point line. Tim Glover's trey with 38 seconds remaining in the half gave Pitt its first lead at 32-31.
Comparisons of KU teams abound
After a Terry Berry free throw tied the game at 32-32, Richard Scott hit a jumper at the buzzer and gave Jayhawks a two-point halftime lead.
Bv S. J. Bailev
Kansan sportswriter
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Whether they're called underdogs or overachievers, one thing this season's Kansas basketball team must be called from here on out is one of the top 16 teams in the nation.
Now that they have entered the Sweet 16, the Jayhawks want to forget about the early exit the 30-5 Jayhawks made from last year's NCAA tournament at the hands of UCLA.
But comparisons of this year's team and last year's team continued to abound at Saturday's postgame press conference after the Panthers lost to the Packers. Panthers for the right to enter the round of 16 in Charlotte, N.C.
Senior forward Mark Randall said he thought the loss of last year's seniors, paired with the addition of this year's new players, gave the Jayhawks an entirely different look.
really compare this team with last year's team," he said. "This year, it has been a matter of coming together and understanding that we are a good basketball team when we are taught things that have been taught to us.
"More than that, it's having the desire to go out and win. I'm not going to say that last year's team didn't have that, but I know this year's team works just as hard, if not harder, because we wanted to come out and do something that year's team did not accomplish.
"I've said all along you can't
Sophomore guard Adonis Jordan echoed Randall's sentiments.
"We've already accomplished a lot this year that last year's team didn't accomplish," Jordan said. "We had a better record last year, we beat the Raptors best we beat Missouri twice, and now we're going to the Sweet 16."
Coach Roy Williams said that he thought the two teams' levels of talent should not be compared but
that the situations each faced going into the tournament had obvious differences.
"Last year's team had so much pressure and expectation at the end of the season that it really bothered them," Williams said. "They may have been too good for their own good if I can say that kind of thing because they were so conscious of what other people thought."
"This year's bunch, for the most part, cares more about what I think and what the coaching staff thinks. They work for themselves and for the coaches and, frankly my dear, don't give a lot about what everybody else thinks, and I think that is a great quality to have.
"I've called them overachievers, but I can tell you one other thing they can be called, and that is a competitive bunch of kids," he said. "They win prizes, and I think they are the best anyone can describe these kids."
"I congratulated our team for getting the ball down the court and getting the shot before the half," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "I think that was something positive for us. I'm not going to say that was the reason, but it meant, but it was something I could drag on them about at halftime."
In the second half, the Kansas offense began to click. With the Panthers up 37-36 at the 18:08 mark, Terry Bury drilled two consecutive three-pointers and gave Kansas the lead for good.
Brown, who ended the first half with four points on one-for-seven shooting, finished with 22 points, including four three-pointers.
Adonis Jordan added 16 points on six-of-eight shooting from the field, including four of five three-pointers. Alonzo Jamison also provided an extra 9 points pulled down five rebounds and scored all of his 13 points in the second half.
"When I missed the shots in the first half, I was thinking, 'Oh no, not again.'" Brown said. "In the second half, I got all of my confidence back. I knew the game was close and we needed some points. Those two threees kind of turned the game around."
"I always write three things up on the board before every game, and the first one today was, 'play the most aggressive defense ever,'" he said. "He made our team remembered that and really got after them defensively."
Kansas' defense also sparked, limiting the Panthers to 38 percent shooting from the field and forcing 11 turnovers.
Defense also was one of the keys to the Jahayhacks 55-49 victory against the New Orleans Privateers on Thursday.
Williams said the defense, which had been the catalyst for the Jayawhaks' performance all season, was the key to the Kansas victory.
The Privateeans came into the first-round contest leading the nation in rebounding margin with 9.5 boards as game more than their opponents.
The Jayhawks knew they would have to be tough on the glass to stop the Privates. But they also would have to be prepared for a slow-tempo, low-score game, much like the Nets' win over the team from the Big Eight Conference.
"They played a lot like Kansas State." Mike Maddock said after the game. "They sagged a lot on defense, and made it hard to get the ball inside. It was kind of an ugly game. We played us, we played K-State this season."
Ugly might have been an understatement. At halftime, the two teams were tied at 26-26, with no player on either team scoring more than six points. In the second half, the New Orleans looked better, Kansas not 37 percent from the field while New Orleans looked frozen, shooting only 23 percent.
For the game, the Jayhawks shot their lowest percentage of the season, 41 percent, and had their lowest output this season with 55 points.
"The kind of game played out there today did not surprise me," Williams said. "Their style of play fit in perfectly with what usually gives us problems. Throughout the season we could be great or ugly, even in the heat." If you want to play today, but I think we got what we wanted down the stretch."
What they got was a break. The play came with Kansas up 52-49 and Alonzo Jamison at the free throw line with 59 seconds remaining. Jamison made the first and missed the second, but Steve Woodberry came back. Jamison rebound. Secondes later. Adrian Jonis sank two free throws, securing the victory that put the Jayhawks in the second round.
Mike Maddox led the Jayhawks with 12 points and six rebounds, and Mark Randall added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Kansas falls to Nebraska in Big Eight
By S. J. Bailey
Kansan sportswriter
KANAS CITY, Mo. — There was a bit of dea vu awaiting the Kansas basketball team at this year's Big Ten tournament at Kemper Arena.
Similar to last year, the Jayhawks emerged victorious in the opening round, but were ousted by a team that had won for the tournament championship.
Last season, the Jahyahs cruised past Iowa State 118-75 in the first round before being upended by the Oklahoma Sooners 95-77 in the semi-
This year, Kansas, the No. 2 seed in the tournament behind the Oklahoma State Cowbys, defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 82-76 and advanced to the second round match-up against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Mark Randall led Kansas with 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Adonis Jordan and Terry Brown each added 15 points.
Nebraska proved to be too much for the Jayhawks as Kansas was down 87-83 in a game in which Washington had been termed questionable at best.
Even a gag order preventing coaches from commenting on the officiating not sufficiently stop them, and Williams from expressing his disgust.
"I felt totally helpless," Williams said after the game. "I don't want to take anything away from Nebraska or the great feelings they are enjoying right now to comment on three questions." He had to be dictators out on that court.
Terry Brown led the Jayhaws with 17 points, and Adonis Jordan and Mark Randall contributed 14 and 13 points respectively.
KU swimmer honored at Big 8
By Rick C. Honish
Kansan sportswriter
Sophomore swimmer Shawn Stevens was honored as the outstanding performer at the Big Eight Conference swimming and diving championships that took place March 7-9 in Lincoln, Neb.
Stevens played a big part in helping the Jayhawks to a second-place finish in the meet by winning three individual events.
During the first day of competition, Stevens and sophomore Troy Reynolds won individual events. Also, the 400 medley relay team of Stevens, seniors Jeff Stout and John Easton, and junior Eddie Riddle won its race.
The second day of the meet began with the Kansas 200 team team setting Big Eight, school and Bob Devaney Scoorts Center records.
Nebraska's 601 medley relay team was disqualified from the event, and at the end of the day, Kansas led in scoring. 188-184
The team, consisting of Stout, Riddle, Stevens and sophomore Robert Townsend, swam the race in front of the second place finish and the records, the team
Swimming
qualified for the NCAA meet
Stevens concluded his streak of wins on the last day of competition when he won the 200-yard breaststroke at the Big Eight conference record.
Kansas scored 590 points at the meet, the most ever scored by a Kansas team at the Big Eight conference championships, but it was not enough to ward off the perennial power of Nebraska. The Cornhuskers won the conference title for the 12th consecutive year.
After he was named outstanding athlete of the meet, Stevens said he was surprised by his success, especially after making a key decision as quick to praise the team's effort.
Stout won the gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke, and Stevens won his second title, winning the 100-yard breaststroke.
"We came together really well, and I think at the top we dominated," he said.
Stevens said he thought the team was only a few swimmers away from
The conference coaches recognized Kansas coach Gary Kempf as the 1991 Big Eight coach of the year. Kempf said the honor was nice, but that it was really a tribute to the athletes and the entire coaching staff.
winning the meet
"This is the best team race we had in 10 years," he said. "We just run out of power at the end. But we didn't run out of heart or effort."
Sophomore qualifies for championship meet
Senior Kelley Kauzlarich and sophomore Tim Davidson competed in zone meet diving championships yesterday in Favetteville, Ark.
Divers must qualify among the top five finishers at the zone meets to compete in the NCAA championships.
Davidson finished fifth on the 3-meter board with a score of 456.75. He will travel to Austin, Texas, on the 28-30 for the NCAA championships.
Kauzlarich did not qualify.
Women's teams tumble on trip through desert
By Mark Spencer
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas began the week with a 0-9 loss to Brigham Young and a 1-6 loss to Tennessee in Provo, Utah. The Jayhawks then lost 1-8 to Utah in Salt Lake City and 0-9 to Arizona State in Phoenix.
The Kansas women's tennis team fell four times to top-tranked teams during a spring break trip to Utah and Arizona.
The losses snapped the Jayhawks' four-match winning streak.
The Jayhawks' luck, however, appeared to change against Grand Canyon on Friday.
All of the Kansas players were leading their opponents in the second sets of their singles matches when rain suspended the game.
Kansas junior Page Goins said the Jayhawks benefitted from plaving the tougher teams.
The rainout against Grand Canyon was a frustrating end to the trip. Golns said.
"It was hard to keep our morale up, but knowing they were good teams helped." she said.
Kansas junior Renee Raychaudhuri said the Jayhawks played with confidence.
"It would have helped if we could have finished the last match," she said. "We like to think we won it, though."
"I don't think anyone has played as tough a schedule except maybe Oklahoma State," she said.
"In Utah, the altitude was hard to adjust to, but in Arizona, we all hit well," she said. "It was good us. We all improved each day."
Raychaudhuri said the tough competition would help the Jayhawks prepare for Big Eight Conference play.
Kansas attends NCAA track championships Kansan staff report
The NCAA indoor track championships were conducted in Indianapolis on March 10 and 11.
Kansas was represented at the meet by all-American pole vaulter Pat Mason and the men's 3,200-meter relay team. Manson, Aurora, Colo., senior, finished the place with a jump of 18 feet 1/4 inch.
Istvan Bagula of George Mason
University won the event and an event
NCAA indoor meet record with a
ump of 19 feet $ \frac{3}{4} $ inch.
Seniors Stacey Smielcala and Donie Anderson, Sophomore, James Teal and freshman Dan Waters ran the 3,200-meter relay in 7:29.57 and fin-
Georgetown won the event with a time of 7:19.86.
Both Manson and the relay team returned to Lawrence with all-American honors. To finish all-team, a top six finish must be recorded.
The Kansas men's and women's track teams will open their outdoor seasons in the Alumni Meet on March 23 in Lawrence.