Sports University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 4, 1991 7 KU gains victory; ties for first place By S. J. Bailev Kansan sportswriter In his five seasons with the Kansas basketball team, senior forward Mark Randal had only once seen the team's out of Ames, Iowa with a victory. Saturday, Randall exploded for 30 points and 12 rebounds to propel Kansas over the Iowa State Cyclones 85-78, giving the team its fourth consecutive Big Eight Conference victory. Kansas, 15-4 and 4-2 in the conference, moved into a three-way tie for first place in the Big Eight with the victory Oklahoma State and Nebraska, both of whom play at Allen Park. Next week, also own 42 record records. "Mike (Maddox) and I talked about the fact that we hadn't won here except for last year." Randall said. "But that's something that most of these guys don't even know of, which is probably better. It doesn't really matter now. Now we have to start a streak in the other direction." "I've had my share of ups and downs in this building. I'm glad I'm leaving on an up note." The Jayhawks bolted out of the starting blocks, sprinting out to a 15-4 lead after the first five minutes of play. But at that point, Coach Roy Williams sensed things were not point the Jayhawks' way. "To be honest, when we were up 13-4 I really didn't like it," Williams said. "I didn't like the tempo and I didn't like our tentatively. Our points had come to easy and we worked very good job on the defensive end." The Jayhawks committed 12 turnovers in the first half, which allowed the Cyclones to stay in the game. "It was an ugly game here," he white, "Williams said." At halftime I was not pleased at all with our play. Our percentage of lost balls was 28 percent, which means that 28 percent of the time we were losing the ball without getting a shot. I really got on some guys about that at halftime." Despite finishing the game with 28 turnovers, Williams said the offense did an excellent job selecting shots. The Jawhawks shot 63 percent in the first half and finished the game at 58 percent. "Our offence did a really good job of moving the ball and being patient with it," he said. "We either got a great shot or turned it over." Williams said the play of Randall throughout the game and of Alonzo Jamison in the second half allowed Josh to hold off the charging Cyclones. "Mark, for awhile, was the one really holding the ship up," he said. Men's Basketball Kansas 85 Iowa State 78 Iowa State M M FG FT R A F TP Brown 8 1.6 0-0 1 1 1 2 Pippep 33 2.7 3-4 1 2 1 3 Pittsburgh 33 2.7 3-4 1 2 1 3 Collinus 39 3.4 8-9 1 2 3 1 Thigpen 27 3.15 1-2 2 0 4 8 Pearson 14 1.4 0-0 1 2 0 3 Jackson 14 1.4 0-0 1 2 0 3 Kurt 14 2-4 0-2 1 1 3 4 Deerfield 14 2-4 0-2 1 1 3 4 Percentages: FG 42, FT 72.4 Three-point goals: 3.11 (Tiffany 2, Pearson) Three-point shots: 5.86 (Pippet), Alexander, Doerrief 3, Thigpen, Stefan 2, Steals 12 (Colinus 5, Alexander 3) Kansas | | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Jamison | 29 | 46 | 8,9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | | Maddux | 29 | 46 | 8,9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | | Maddux | 36 | 11-13 | 8,1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | Brown | 35 | 11-13 | 8,1 | 1,2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | | Brown | 31 | 8-14 | 1,2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | | Jordan | 32 | 18 | 4,4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | Jordan | 31 | 24 | 4,4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | Tunstall | 13 | 3-5 | 2,2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | Scott | 10 | 2,2 | 1,1 | 1 | 1,2 | 0 | 5 | | Scott | 10 | 2,2 | 1,1 | 1 | 2,0 | 0 | 5 | | Johanning | 1 | 1,2 | 0,0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Point goals: 3-7 (Brown 2, Jordan 12) Blocked shots: 2 (Jamison Scott) Turnovers: 28 (Jamison Taylor, Brown 7) Maddox Tumultal 3, Randle, Woolferry 2) Goles: 5 (Brown 4, Technicals 2) Haltime: Kansas 44 Iowa State 37 Officials: Freund, Smith, Westbrooks A L A S E D "The ship was titting, but he was the one throwing enough water out to keep us on top. Alonzo really wasn't quite into the game as much in the first half, but I thought in the second half he was really good." Jamison, who finished the game with 16 points and seven rebounds, was 8-9 from the free throw line, putting to rest any doubts that he still was experiencing problems at the charity strife. "Right now I'm really concentrating on my technique." Jamison said. "That's the whole basis of my free-throw shooting. I have to go through my mental routine and make sure I know on my toes and follow through." Victor Alexander led the scoring for Iowa State with 33 points, while Doug Collins added 14 for the Cyclones. Iowa State dropped to 8-14 The Jayhawks will try for their seventh consecutive victory when they take on the 11th ranked Nebula at No. 26 field Wednesday night at Allentown Field House. Drulin MinjinKANSAN iowa State forward Paul Doerfeld presses pressure on Kansas guard Patrick Richey. The Cyclone defense caused the Javahawks to turn the ball over 28 times Saturday. Confidence is key for .Javhawks By Rick C. Honish Kansan sportswriter Marybeth Labosky won the women's high jump at Friday's Jayhawk Invitational at Anschutz Sports Pavilion with a jump of 5.4/1.2 The provisional mark qualifies her as an alternate, but a 6-foot jump would guarantee her a spot at the NCAA meet The confidence Labsoy exhibited was shared by the women's team Friday as it dominated the Jayhawk Invitational, winning 10 of 16 events. Labsoy's practice partner, freshman Keely Harding, finished second in the high jump with a personal best of 5.81/2. Although Harding and Labosky jumped the same height, Labosky was awarded first place because she had fewer misses. Freshman runner Katrina Brooks won both of her races, the 55 meter and the 200-yard dashes, with times of 7.21 seconds and 36.46 seconds respectively. Brooks said she was happy with her performance, but said she planned to improve during the week for the Husker meet. Freshman Helena Hafstrom won the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:56.00, outdistancing second place winner and teammate, senior Patty Hayes in the long-distance bounds. Hafstrom has yet to lose a race in indoor competition for Kansas. Senior Margaret Sullivan won the 600-meter run, and Amy Rodehaver and Katrina Lawrence both freshman in the 800-meter and 400-meter run. The Jayhawks also won the women's distance medley relay and the mile relay. In the triple jump, Cassandra Bryant won first place with a jump of 37-1 3/4. The men's team had strong shows in the freshman kwanza Johnson in the 600 and senior Donnie Anderson in the 1,000. Both placed second. The men's distance medley relay team placed second with a time of 10.17.92 Sophomore Chris Walters had a productive and busy meet, placing fourth in the long jump, eight in the high jump and 11th in the 55-meter hurdles. Men's tennis team beats fourth-ranked Tennessee Kansan sportswriter By Mark Spencer After this weekend, it is doubtful any top-ranked teams will want to visit Lawrence any time soon. Kansas men's tennis coach Scott Perelman said he had had trouble persuading some top-trained teams to come to Lawrence to play the The 20th-ranked Jayhawks shocked fourth-ranked Tennessee 54 Friday night and defeated Wisconsin 5-2 Saturday in the Jayhawk Tennis Classic at the Alvamar Tennis and Swim Club. The Jayhawk victory over Tennessee snapped the Volunteers' 37-match winning streak. "This is the biggest win in the history of Kansas tennis," Perelman said. "There's nothing even close to it." The team score was tied 4-4 head. ing into Kansas junior Paul Garvin's match with Tennessee's Todd Smith. After splitting the first and second sets, the outcome of the match hinged on who won the third set. Smith won the first game of the set, but Garvin regrouped and won the next six games to seal the victory for Kansas. Garvin said the pressure of the match bothered Smith. "It seemed to me he got a little nervous out there," Garvin said. "He looked a little tired, and he wasn't running after the ball." Perealman said the victory over Tennessee was something the Jayhawks would build on the rest of the year. Perelman said he experienced mixed emotions about the win "Their team didn't play up to their potential tonight, but I think it had a lot to do with our guys," he said. "Being a competitor, I always like to win, but I felt bad for him," Perelman said. "His team looked a little lethalic." The Jayhawks' momentum carried over into their match against Wisconsin. because of his friendship with Tennessee coach Mike DePalmer. Kansas swept all three doubles matches from the Badgers and Garvin and Kansas senior Jeff Gross added victories in singles competition to give the Jayhawks their fifth victory of the year. Kansas seniors Gross, Chris Walker and Craig Wiley will travel to Minnesota on Wednesday for the CA/Roxel National Indoor Tournament. The Jayhawks, 5-1, will play in Louisville at the USTA/TCNA National Team Indoor Tournament on Feb. 20. Women's tennis team splits weekend matches The Kansas women's tennis team lost to Arkansas 2-5 and defeated Illinois 7-2 during the weekend in Topeka. Sports briefs Hamers will be competing Wednesday in the ITCA/Rolex National Indoor Tournament in Minneapolis. Junioris Eveline Hamers and Renee Raychaudhuri improved their records to 5-0, and the doubles team of junior Page Goins and freshman Chris Bowers won both of its matches. The Jayhawks, 3-2, will play Texas in Austin on Feb.15. Football team recruits two high school seniors The Kansas football team received two more oral commitments from Kansas high school seniors during the weekend. "With Mark Allison and Dick Holl go there, I think a lot more people are going to start taking Kansas seriously," he said. Dick Holt, a linebacker from Wichita Northwest High School, and Esklam, a running back from Cimarron, said they would sign letters of intent with Kansas on Wednesday. High school seniors and junior college players across the nation may sign letters of intent Wednesday. Allen Wallace of Super Prep magazine said the Jayhawks' recruiting appeared to be as good as any team in the Big Eight Conference. The Jayhawks have received at least 12 commitments, 10 of them from high school seniors in Kansas. Men's swim team wins Arkansas competition The Kansas swim teams traveled to Razorback country over the weekend to challenge the unranked Arkansas men's team and the 15thranked women's team. The men's team beat the Razor-backs 159-81, and came home with 10 first place finishers. He said that he was particularly pleased with Troy Reynolds, Jeff Stout, John Easton and Zhawn Stevens, all of whom wow their events. Reynolds, a sophomore, placed first in both the 1000-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Coach Gary Kempf praised the performance of the men's team. Kempf said the women's team did not get off to a good start, a problem that has plagued the team all season. He said the women fought back hard against her half of the meet, but in the end the score told the story of the entire meet. The women's team went into the last relay tied with Arkansas. They lost the race and finished with 117 points to the Razorbacks' 126. From staff reports Dy Land Simon Kansan sportswriter Cyclones scrape by 'Hawks The Iowa State Cyclones beat Kansas on Saturday at Allen Field House for the first time since 1978. The Jayhawks were defeated 69,67 despite their home court advantage. Iowa State led the Jayhawks for most of the first half, until Kansas took over with a little more than 5 minutes on the clock. Kansas junior forward Terrillry Johnson went for a layup and thrust the Jayhawks into an 18-17 lead. Second later, Kansas sophomore guard Stacey Trruft lengthened to 20-17 with a left-side jump shot. Truitt led the Jayhawks with 20 points and five assists. "The only thing I can feel good about is that I tried to fight back," Truitt said. The rest of the first half was a close match for the Jayhawks and the Cyclones, but Kansas closed it 32-25, outshooting Iowa State from the field 51.6 percent to 34.5 percent. Iowa State senior forward Lynne Lorenzen, who led the Cyclones with 18 points, said that Cyclones couch Pam Wettig told the team at halftime they had to start making their shots. "It seemed like ours were just rolling around the cup," Lorenzen said. Kansas forward marines mihonda pick up a shot against Iowa State forwards Barb Gordon (left) and Lynne Lorenzen. However, during the second half, the Cyclones had no problem asking their shots, with a 71.4 percent field goal average. But the second half was plagued with fouls. Neither team had a field goal for 5 minutes following the two points Kansas sophomore center Lisa Tate sank from the lane with 14:40 on the clock. 14. Is on the cover. "Tate owns the middle," Lorenzen said. Tate grabbed nine rebounds for the Jayhawks and followed Truitt's lead with her 15-point contribution. State's 6-foot senior forward, Sanqueneta Davis, followed the ball and went for two from the lane. Iowa State took the lead 48-49. Although Blackmun missed her shot from the free-throw line, Iowa Then, Kansas ' Johnson fouled Iowa state freshman guard Ellen Blackmun with 9:20 left in the game. After Kansas sophomore forward Marthea McCloud sank a shot from the free-throw line, Cyclone junior guard Leslie Maple was fouled. Maple missed her shot, but Iowa State gained possession of the ball for the remaining 9 seconds. The Cyclones bettered their overall record to 10-10 and 5-3 in the conference. Kansas fell to 13-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference.