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University Daily Kansan / Friday, February 23; 1990
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'Hawks temper enthusiasm for game
Fans want to watch a blowout when K-State visits Lawrence
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
The fans who have been camping out at Allen Field House since early Wednesday have very little doubt in their minds who will win the battle tomorrow between intrastate rivals Kansas and Kansas State.
K-State lost by three points to Nebraska on Feb. 3 but came back Feb. 8, upsetting No. 1 Missouri, 65-19. That victory enabled Kansas to regain the No. 1 ranking in the N.C. State college poll. The Jayhawks lost to the Tigers the next night for the second time this season.
The place Boatman is talking about may be in the mind of Kansas coach Roy Williams.
"We're expecting a blowout." Phil Boatman, Lenexa sophomore, said. "But there is a minute doubt somewhere."
Men's basketball
The next week, the Wildcats were
known as the Warriors, where Oklahoma
won 7-0.
"At this point in the season they could be the most dangerous team to play."
The Wildcats, 16-11 overall and 6-5 in the Big Eight Conference, have consistently demonstrated that they are inconsistent.
K-State came back to beat Iowa State and Oklahoma State in two close games, 93-90 in overtime, and
60-56. respectivelv.
"They've been a little bit of an up and down team," Williams said. "A couple times they've come close to playing a perfect game. I thought they were great against Missouri."
The next stop on the Wildcat roller coaster is tomorrow in Lawrence, where the No. 2 Jayhawks, 26-2 overall and 9-2 in the conference, have beaten K-State 62 of the last 95 times the teams have met.
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Wildcat coach Lon Kruger said Kansas would be a stiff challenge, especially in Allen Field House.
"We're going to just try to walk in there and do the things we've been doing, but they are so good in so many ways and they caused us all kinds of problems."
"We just stopped playing and they had a lot to do with that," Williams said.
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
Coach: Roy Williams
Record: 26-2, 9-2
Kansas led by nine at halftime, but the Wildcats shut down the Jay-hawks, beating Kansas 71-70 last year on Jan. 28.
The Jayhawks are coming off of a strong road victory this week. Kansas defeated Colorado 103-71 Wednesday night in Boulder.
Williams said the Jayhawks' 85-57 rout in Manhattan on Jan. 27 was possibly their best game of the season. The 28-point winning margin was the largest posted by Kansas in Bramlage Coliseum.
KANSAS STATE
WILDCATS
Coach: Lon Kruger
Record: 16-11, 6-5
PROBABLE STARTERS
He said his memory of K-State's last visit to the field house was crystal clear.
Kansas \guard Kevin Pritchard,
Player Ht. "PPG" "RPG"
F- Askia Jones 6-4 6.9 2.7
F- Lance Simmons 6-5 3.8 2.5
C- Tony Massop 6-8 8.6 6.3
G- Steve Henson 6-1 15.9 2.8
G- Jean Dorelliere 6-1 16.3 3.7
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F-Mark Randall 6-9 14.2 6.2
F-Rick Calloway 6-6 13.0 4.6
C-Pekka Markkanen 6-10 7.0 4.3
G-Jeff Gueldner 6-5 11.0 4.6
G-Kevin Pritchard 6-3 14.0 2.7
Game Notes: Kansas plays Kansas State at 3:10 p.m. Saturday at Allen Field House, K-State guard Steve Henson and Kansas guard Kevin Pritchard are leaders in the Big Eight in points and assists. Henson has 1,511 points and 568 assists. Pritchard has 1,565 points and 458 assists. Kansas leads the series 136-82. The Jayhawks are coming off a 103-71 victory at Colorado in which Kansas made 65.6 percent of its attempted field goals. Pritchard hit seven of seven from the field.
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KMBC (channel 9) Kansas City
*figures do not include Wednesday's game
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who scored only four points against the Wildcats in January, hit all seven of his field goal attempts in Wednesday's game, including two three point shots, and had a team high 18 points. Four other Jayhawks also scored in double figures.
Forward Rick Calloway made six of eight attempts from the field and scored 17 points. Forward Mark
Randall and guard Terry Brown connected for 14 points and Mike Maddox had 10.
Kansas leads the conference with a 53.3 shooting percentage from the field.
Kruger said it would be hard to beat such a consistent team.
The K-State offense is rooted in guard Steve Henson, who averages 15.9 points a game, and guard Jean Doulierre, who has a 16.3 average. The two combined for 62 points in the victory against Iowa State. In the same game, Henson broke the Big Eight record for three-point field goals in a half, scoring seven in the second half.
"I don't know if anyone is ready for that challenge," he said.
'Hawks mold goals around strengths for meet
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
Schwartz said the goal for both teams would be to capitalize on all their scoring opportunities.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz said winning the Big Eight Conference championships in Lincoln, Neb., this weekend was not a realistic goal for the men's and women's track teams.
"One of the things a conference championship is about is not worrying about the quality of the performance." Schwartz said. "You just worry about the head-to-head competition."
Schwartz said Kansas must take the first step by winning the preliminaries today and then scoring in tomorrow's finals.
Kansas track
"It's as simple as us against them," he said. "You beat someone in another uniform."
The Jayhawks will enter the meet ranked either seventh or eighth in the women's division and third or fourth in the men's. Schwartz said he didn't expect either team to place any higher when the meet ends.
"We need to concentrate on the positive things that we do and what we want to accomplish," he said. "That is all we can control."
One scoring opportunity the men's team hopes to capitalize on is the consistent pole vaulting of senior Pat Manson.
Schwartz said he was sure he could rely on Manson's consistency, but
Manson, who finished second last year in the NCAA Indoor Championships, is the only Jayhawk to qualify for the NCAA meet this year. He has played for the University Kansas indoor pole vaulting records and is a two-time All-American.
other Jayhawks could perform well and move into a scoring position.
"We have to count on athletes that are capable of coming through but haven't yet," he said. "Ultimately, it all depends on the kids."
Junior Stacey Smeidala said he was used to approaching the meet as an individual challenge, one that he excelled in. The whole team if he was successful.
"It's hard, but basically you have to concentrate on your individual event," he said. "I just have to focus on best I can for myself and the team."
weeks ago for the indoor season after a foot injury sidelined him. He ran a personal best in the Kansas State University Open last weekend, winning the 800-meter dash in 1 minute, 51.6 seconds.
Smeidala started practicing three
Schwartz said he expected scoring performances from distance runner Hefferman, shotputter Chris Redecker and powerlifter team, which has yet to be named.
Kansas tennis keeps confidence despite setbacks
The Kansas women's team is counting on good performances from distance runner Tricia Brown, middle distance runner Julie Howerton, hurdler Amy Hadley and heptathlete Kim Hutchoefer-Busch.
Kansan sportswriter
By Paul Augeri
"As far as comparing scores and lineups, we are right up there with the best," he said. "We just need a bit more experience."
Kansas men's tennis coach Scott Perelman he said thought the 25th-ranked Jayhawks could compete with the country's ten-ranked teams.
Kansas, 4-4, plays unranked Wisconsin at 1 p.m. today at the Louisville, Ky., 'Tennis Club in the losers'-
bracket match of the USTA/ITCA National Indoor Team Tennis Championships.
Men's tennis
The Jayhawks play the last of their three matches at 6 p.m. tomorrow against 15th-ranked Arkansas.
Perelman said Kansas had no excuses for being in the losing bracket instead of today's quarterfinal round.
Pepperdine beat Kansas 5-1 Wednesday, and Kentucky edged Wisconsin 5-4.
"The back draw is not the place for us to be in for the growth of the program." Perelman said. "But we have no one to blame but ourselves."
John Falbo, Kansas' No. 1 singles player and 11th-ranked NCAA Division I player, said the first-round loss could be dealt with constructively.
"This is an opportunity for us to
keep improving," Falbo said. "We are getting better with each match. And we need to do that for the Big Eight Conference season and the NCAA."
Kansas lost to Arkansas 5-2 at last year's tournament. The Razorbacks are without injured, No. 1 singles player Mike Brown, so Falbo will be unable to avenge a regular-season loss to Brown.
Carlos Fleming, Kansas' No. 5 player, played the Jayhawks would try
to surpass their 19th-place finish last year in Louisville.
"Actually, our first-round match went the same as last year," he said. "After the first match, we found ourselves in the losing bracket. But our attitude at practice seemed much better (yesterday)."
Because of a scheduling conflict, Perelman and coaches representing Wisconsin, Utah and Arkansas chose to redraw seeds. Kansas originally was to play Utah today.
KU looks for split
By Brent Maycock
Kansas sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team will travel tomorrow to Manhattan to try to even the score against rival Kansas State.
Kansas enters the final game of the regular season needing one more victory to give Kansas coach Marian Washington her seventh 20-victory season. The Jayhawks failed to accomplish that feat Wednesday night when they were defeated by Colorado. 70-59.
"They're learning," Washington said. "The main thing now is to get ready for Kansas State."
The Jayhawks are 19-8 overall and in fifth place in the Big Eight Conference with an 8-5 record. The Lady Cats, 18-9, are tied for first with Missouri with a 10-3 conference record.
Miller is averaging 16.9 points a game and is one of three starters who average more than nine for the Lady Cats. Gurd Nadir Hazim is averaging 15.0 points under Kristie Bahner averages 11.4 points forward Rita Matteau averages 9.6.
K-State won the Jan. 27 meeting in Lawrence, 63-51. K-State forward Diana Miller scored a game-high 18 points, including four three-pointers.
"Miller, Matteucci, and Hazam are seasoned players now," Washington said. "We're going to have to really work hard on our defense. If we can create some things defensively, I think we'll have a shot at them."
Washington said K-State was very physical and Kansas has had problems adjusting to that style of play. However, she said the Jayhawks have been working on combatting the game and they were ready to play the game.
"We've struggled with some physical teams and I think it is important for us to get back on the floor," Washington said. "It just so happens to be Kansas State. Our goal is to be much more effective than we were against Colorado, but we're there to win and that's the bottom line."
Washington said her team would have to do much better than its first half performance against Colorado if Kansas was going to defeat the Lady Cats. The Jayhawks committed a total of 22 turnovers in the game, including 14 in the first half. Until Wednesday's game, the Jayhawks had been averaging 16 turnovers a game.
"I think the way we played in the second half against Colorado is exactly what we have to do for 40 minutes," Washington said.
Guard Michelle Arnold agreed.
"We just have to try and be physical," Arnold said. "It took us a half Colorado to realize that. We just have to start out the game being physical."
Washington said that guard Shannon Bloxom probably would be healthy for Saturday's game. Bloxom, the team's second-leading scorer with 12.2 points a game, was in an auto accident Tuesday and received 10 stitches on her head. Guard Lisa Braddy, who leads the team in scoring with 14 points a game, also was involved in the accident but was not injured.
Jayhawks will face ninth-ranked Arkansas
Kansas Infielder Jim Hanna (left) runs down Chad Ralston.
By Brent Maycock
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas baseball team will face a tough challenge when it travels to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend for a two-game series with Arkansas.
The Razorbacks, 3-1, are ranked ninth in the Collegiate Baseball/ ESPN poll and are coming off two victories against Kansas State last weekend.
Kansas baseball
The 'Jayhawks are 0-2 after losing their first two games of the season against Texas Christian last weekend.
"Arkansas has a very fine program," Kansas coach Dave Bingham said. "They are not as far along as TCU, but talent-wise, they'll be a better team than TCU."
Despite the overall success Arkansas has had against Kansas, senior outfitter Mark Hummel said the Razorbacks were just another obstacle for the team to overcome.
"We're really optimistic about this weekend," he said. "We're going to find out how we play against one of the better teams in the country. But it's just another test before conference play."
The Razorbacks swept a three-game series against Kansas last season. The Jayhawks have not defeated Arkansas since 1963.
Hunmel said Kansas would have to work on its hitting with
baserunners in scoring position.
The Jayhawks left 21 men on base during the two-game series against Texas Christian.
"We need to be more aggressive with runners in scoring position." Hummel said. "We had too many swings and we needed good swings when we needed them."
The Jayhawks struck out 16 times against TCU.
"The most important thing is getting confidence with our hitters and learning how to handle those situations." Bingham said. "It takes a great deal of confidence in that type of a situation to know you're going to do it. So it's a matter of having a good plan of what to do and having the confidence to execute it."
Bingham said the team had practiced hitting in key situations this week in preparation for Arkansas.
Hummel said that despite the weather, the team was able to scrimmage once this week.
Senior outfitier Pat Karlin said the team's defensive play would be a key for the Jayhawks in defeating the Razorbacks. Kansas committed only one error in the Texas Christian series.
Sports briefs
"We've made some improvements in our hitting concepts and you could tell it was better," Hummel said. "We just need to get better. We need to make cool situations and take our swings accordingly."
"They don't have a lot of power this year, so they're going to hit more singles," he said. "We
RUGBY SEASON STARTS: The University of Kansas Rugby football club will begin its spring season with matches this weekend in Norman, Okla.
The collegiate team, composed of undergraduate students, will play Oklahoma tomorrow.
Louie Riederer, the club's organizer, said Oklahoma finished in fourth place behind Kansas in the Western region last year.
Riedereer said the club team was open to anyone living in the Lawrence and Topeka area. The club team will travel tomorrow and Oklahoma on Sunday.
"I think it should be a good weekend, for us," Riederer said. "The Dallas Harlequins are one of the premier teams in the region."
SIMMONS SCORES 3,000HT La Salle's Lionel Simmons last night became the fifth player in NCAA Division I basketball history to score 3,000 career points. He reached the milestone when he sank a free throw with 12:44 left in the first half against Manhattan in Philadelphia.
Simmons entered the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game needing three points to reach the 3,000
Blue and yellow streamers flew out of the stands and ballons dropped from the ceiling as fans marked the feat with deafening cheers. Players and cheerleaders rushed to surround them and lift him to their shoulders.
Kansas also will take "B" and "C" teams on the trip. Riederer said those teams would have matches against the "B" teams from Dallas and Oklahoma.
mark. He missed his first two shots of the game but then scored on a layup at 14:30 in the first half. He missed another shot at 13:44 and was fouled by Russ Williams at 12:44, setting up the milestone free throw.
The 6-foot-7 forward started the game within reach of Hersey Hawkens, fourth on the all-time list with 3,006. Hersey played at Bradley from 1984-88. The late Pete Maravich, who played at Louisiana State from 1967-70, leads the list with 3,667. He is followed by Freeman Williams, who played at Portland State from 1974-78, with 3,249, and Harry Kelly, who scored 3,066 playing at Texas Southern from 1979-83.
Before the game, Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey declared Feb. 27 Lionel Simmons Day. Simmons will play his final home game that night.
ACADEMIC ALL-STARS: Kansas guard Kevin Pritchard and forward Mark Randall were named to the Academic All-Big Eight men's basketball team Wednesday.
Pritchard became the Jayhawks' third three-time all-academic team member. The senior also was hired to the team in 1987-88 and 1988-89.
Forward Ken Koenigs (1976-78)
and guard Darnell Valentine (1979-
81) were the first two Kansas players
honored in three consecutive seasons.
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Pritchard, from Tulsa, Okla., has a 3.0 grade point average in communication studies and sociology.
Randall, an advertising major, has a 3.34 GPA. The 6-foot-9 junior from Englewood, Colo., was selected to the team for the first time.
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