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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesdav. November 9,1993
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Defense holds back Packers
Chiefs nose tackle scores touchdown, forces key fumble
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With no Joe Montana, the Kansas City Chiefs needed the defense to provide some offense. So nose tackle Dan Saleamua took over where the injured Montana left off.
Saleaumu ran 16 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter with a fumble stripped by Derrick Thomas from Brett Favre to set the Chiefs on a 17-point run that gave them a 23-16 victory against Green Bay last night.
Later in the game the 6-foot, 300-pounder forced a fumble by Darrell Thompson that Tracy Rogers recovered in the end zone just as the Pack
ers threatened to go ahead with just under six minutes left. An interception by Martin Bayless, Kansas City's third of the game, ended Green Bay's final threat with 1:40 left.
The victory kept the Chiefs, 6-2, in first place in the AFC West and ended a three-game winning streak for the Packers, 4-4.
But it wasn't easy.
The Kansas City offense was limited to just 60 yards in the first half and could have gone off trailing by more than the 9-3 score by which the Packers led. In fact, the defense produced those points, a 23-yard field goal by Nick Lowery set up by Kevin Ross'
interception and 48-yard return.
Green Bay, meanwhile, failed on a first and goal from the 2-yard line when Thomas forced a third down fumble, so the Packers chose to kick a field goal on fourth down from the Kansas City 1-yard line in the final minute of the half. Green Bay's only points came from Chris Jacke's field goals of 23, 51 and 19 yards.
Then, on Green Bay's first offensive play after intermission, Thomas broke behind Favre and swiped at the ball, knocking it straight at the feet of Saleaumua. He grabbed it like a shortstop and rambled 16 yards into the end zone to give the Chiefs the lead.
Green Bay went three and out and the Chiefs drove 46 yards in 10 plays to make it 13-9 on a 34-yard field goal by Lowery.
The Chiefs made it 20-9-10:66 into the fourth quarter after a 76-yard drive, their only sustained offensive sorte of the night. The key play was a 32
yard pass from Dave Krieg to J. Bjernen that put the ball at the Green Bay 4-yard line. Krieg, subbing while Montana rested his pulled hamburger, was 17 of 30 for 170 yards and was sacked four times, three by Bryce Paup.
But 55 seconds after the Chiefs touchdown, Green Bay cut their lead to 20-16.
Marcus Wilson returned the Chiefs kickoff 37 yards to the 45. Then Favre found Sterling Sharpe for 21 yards, then found Jackie Harris all alone for a 35-yard pass.
Seven minutes later it looked like it would be 23-20 Packers as Green Bay, aided by a 30-yard pass interference call against Dale Carter moved to a first down at the Chiefs' 3.
But on second down, as Thompson charged toward the end zone, Saleaumau stripped the ball and Rogers fell on it. Then Todd McNair's 48-yard run set up a 40-yard field goal by Lowery that made it 23-16 with 3:26 left.
Soccer club lacks money for nationals trip
Senior goaltender Joel Cox attempts to block a shot during practice at Robinson Field East. The men's soccer club practiced Saturday in preparation for nationals, Nov. 18-20 in Tempe, Ariz.
Bv Anne Felstet
Kansan sportswriter
The men's soccer club is off to nationals Nov. 18-20 on one condition — that it can afford to go.
The team is ranked No. 1 in the region by the National Collegiate Club Soccer Association after compiling a 9-1-1 season.
Holly McQueen / KANSAN
Going to nationals is not a first for the Jayhawk soccer team, but the location of the tournament has provided a road block.
Originally the tournament was scheduled to be played in Austin, Texas. But late in the season, because of complications with the tournament director, the tournament was moved to Tempel, Ariz.
Coach Mark Salisbury said the team was invited to the tournament by the NCCSA Wednesday night, and since then he has been trying to find a way to get the team there.
Chartering a bus would cost the team about $4,000 and a week's worth of missed school. Salisbury said the drive takes about 30 hours—one way.
Salisbury said that team members could not afford to miss that much school and would not attend the tournament if they had to drive.
"The football team would be laughed at if they would have taken a bus to New Jersey for that first game," he said of the Kickoff Classic. "We just have more trouble financing our trips since we're a club sport."
The team did budget its money to drive to the national tournament in Austin, but it is not enough to cover the cost of flying 21 people to Arizona.
Salisbury said he hoped to take 18 players, himself, a manager and a trainer. The team does not have a regular trainer, but for the tournament Salisbury is looking into taking a physical education major who is trained to take care of injuries.
With 21 people flying, the team qualifies for an airfare discount.
Team captain senior Trey Thompson, said the team was looking into getting sponsors to help defy the costs of attending the tournament.
With only two weeks left and two-a-day practices, the team does not have much time for fund raising. However, the team is looking at traditional fund-raising campaigns such as bake sales, car washes and selling T-shirts, Thompson said.
"Half of us can afford to pay our own way," Thompson said. "The other half can't. So, we are trying to raise money to give it to those who can't afford go to the tournament."
Former coach and current player
senior Kipper Hesse said the team had a good chance of placing in the tournament because of the team's leadership.
"Mark is a real coach, and the team has a lot more discipline," he said. The soccer team has attended nationals the last four years, but it has not performed well. To make itself more competitive this year, the team will practice at 8 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. every day until the tournament.
Cleveland releases starting quarterback
The Associated Press
BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns cut Bernie Kosar today, ending a short and stormy relationship between the longtime starter quarterback and coach Bill Belichick.
Kosar, who agreed to a nonguaranteed, seven-year, $26 million extension of his contract five weeks ago, had been benched by Bellichick in favor of backup Vinny Testaverde, who was signed as a free agent during the summer.
Belichick said the team would sign another quarterback this week. Todd Philcox, who has started only one game in four years, will start Sunday in Seattle, backed up by recently-re-signed Brad Goebel.
When Testaverde separated his shoulder last month, Kosar returned to the starting lineup for one game, but Belichick still wasn't happy with him, saying it was apparent that Kosar's physical skills had diminished over the years.
"It was unanimous (among the coaching staff) that we should go in a different direction," owner Art Modell said. "It was a painful experience for Bernie and myself. Bernie Kosar has been like a son to me. He contributed to this organization the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1960s."
Kosar completed 79 of 183 passes with five touchdowns and three interceptions this year.
Under terms of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, any veteran player waived after eight games is entitled to one game check of up to $20,000. Although Kosar's contract paid considerably more than that, the $20,000 will serve as his termination pay.
Kosar has become increasingly outspoken about the Brown's sluggish offense in recent weeks, and it became apparent that he and Belichick disagreed on the types of plays the team should run.
Until this season, he had started all but two games since coming to Cleveland. He led the team into the playoffs in each of his first five seasons, winning four division titles, and went into this season with the Browns highest all-time completion mark of 58.9 and the NFL's all-time lowest interception percentage of 2.58. He was ranked seventh among active quarterbacks in passer ratings with 81.84, 13th on the NFL's all-time list.
Maumalanga named defensive player of the week
Kansan staff report
Kansas senior defensive tackle Chris Maumalanga was named Big Eight Conference defensive player of the week yesterday by sportswriters who cover the conference.
Maualanga had 10 tackles, two of which went for losses of yards, in Kansas' 20-21
Iowa State junior center Tony Booth was named offensive player of the week. Behind Booth's blocking, the Cyclones ran for 177 of their 222 rushing yards in the fourth quarter in their 27-23 victory against Kansas State.
Chris Maumalanga
defeat against Nebraska on Saturday. Kansas coach Glen Mason said the performance was Maumalan-
mance was Matthiarga's best of the season.
Tony Booth
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Kansas game hurt Huskers standing
Miami overtakes Nebraska in poll
Nebraska left Lawrence on Saturday with a 21-20 victory against Kansas. But they possibly left their national championship aspirations in Lawrence as well.
By Matt Doyle
Kansan sportswriter
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said that he was not comfortable with the idea of polls and their influence in deciding bowl match ups and national championships.
Due in pair to their close call against the Jayhawks, the Cornhuskers were overtaken in the bowl coalition top 25 poll by Miami. The Hurricanes, 7-1, are ranked No. 3 in the poll. Nebraska, 9-0, is No. 4 in that poll, 44 points behind Miami.
The bowl coalition poll is the combination of the Associated Press media and the CNN/USA Today coaches top 25 polls, and is used to determine the four New Year's Day coalition bowl matchups.
Nebraska ranked ahead of Miami in the coaches poll, but trailed the Hurricanes in the media poll this week.
If Miami, a member of the Big East, wins its remaining three games and stays ahead of Nebraska in the coalition poll, it probably would play the winner of this Saturday's game between No.1 Florida State and No.2 Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
The four New Year's Day coalition bowls are the Fiesta in Tempe, Ariz.; Orange in Miami; Sugar in New Orleans; and Cotton in Dallas. The coalition will consist of Notre Dame, the champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Eight, Southeastern and Southwest conferences.
Osborne votes in the coaches poll, but he said in yesterday's Big Eight Coaches teleconference that he would not reveal his vote. He said that coaches probably watch more teams than the media because of film exchanges, and have a good understanding of who the top teams are.
"I can't do anything about it since I don't control the voters," Osborne said. "I'm bothered by the lobbying and commentary on television and in print. That could have some impact on the voters."
"Because of film exchange, I've probably seen 40 to 50 teams this season, many of which are in the top 25," he said. "The (media) voters have a limited view of college football and can't see all the teams that we see."
"I listened to the commentary by those so-called experts on television saying that the game was a tie, but the coach went for the two points and failed," Mason said. "Hey, Nebraska still won the game. If you're unbeaten and untied, you should be up there in the poll."
Colorado coach Bill McCartney said voting in the polls was all guess work and that voters were usually influenced by comparative scores. He said he could not tell who was better between Miami and Nebraska.
Colorado has played both Nebraska and Miami this season and has been defeated by both teams. Miami beat Colorado 35-29 on Sept. 25 in Boulder, and Nebraska won 21-17 on Oct. 30 in Boulder.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said he did not think Nebraska deserved to drop behind Miami in the coalition poll because of the close call against his Jayhawks.
"I'd rather see that decided on the field, but I'm pulling for Nebraska," he said.
Men's tennis ends fall season on top
Men's tenni Team now seeking to add Big Eight title
By Anne Felstet
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team wrapped up its fall season with the top spot in the fifth region and winning records for all its singles players
Competing until 2 a.m. and coming back to compete again at noon the next day may have slowed the Kansas players down, but it did not stop them. Kansas slipped by Wichita State on Sunday afternoon after its five-hour match against Oklahoma the night before.
Kansas defeated Tulsa 4-0, Oklahoma 4-2 and Wichita State 4-3 in the Regional Team tournament last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, qualifying for the USTA-ITA National Team Indoors Championships Feb. 23-27.
"Wichita was not a better team than Oklahoma," said junior Manny Ortiz. "We were just tired from playing so late
He said that the team had accomplished its first goal, which was to win the regional team tournament. Now the team will try to fulfill its second goal of winning the Big Eight title.
Coach Michael Center said the victory capped the fall season for the young tennis team.
the night before."
"They were all so determined to win," he said. "I am really pleased with their effort."
He said the winning records of all the players showed the team's depth. Last fall, only sophomores Reid Slattery and Michael Isroff had winning seasons.
In December, the national rankings will be published and Center said Kansas could be in the top 25 as a team and Slattery could be one of the top 50 individual players. He won the regional individual tournament Oct. 22-25.
Sophomore Martin Ericksson was the only Kansas player to post victories in all three matches. Slattery, Isroff and freshman Trent Tucker won two matches each and had another match suspended.
team tournament, all the doubles players from a school compete at the same time and then the singles players compete. Once a team wins four points, the match is over and any match still going is suspended.
Kansas won a point in its doubles matches against Tulsa and Oklahoma but not against Wichita State. All four of its points came in the singles matches against the Shockers.
Ortiz said winning the tournament was a motivational factor for the team going into the off season.
"We are all satisfied with how the fall season went." Erickson said.
He said the key to the off season was for everyone to stay healthy and in shape. But it is not always easy to practice without being forced to.
Ortiz said that everyone ultimately wanted to win the Big Eight title, and that continued hard work would pay off in the end.
Center cannot attend practice during the off season, but he can oversee strength training.
"There's no letting down now," he said.
KANRAN FILE PHOTO
Junior tennis player Manny Ortiz practices his forehand shot. The men's tennis team qualified for the USTA-ITA National Team Indoors Championships last weekend.