University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 14. 1990
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Women's basketball team will battle Tigers
By Brent Maycock
Kansan sportswriter
Although the Kansas women's basketball team's game against archival Missouri at 7 tonight won't be a battle for the No.1 ranking, it certainly will be one of the biggest games of the season.
A Jayhawk victory could put the team in good position in the Big Eight Conference race. It also would give Kansas coach Marian Washington her 300th career victory.
"Consciously, I've been trying to keep it out of my mind," Washington said. "I figure it will take care of
itself if we go out and do the job."
manus win enter the game with a three-game winning streak. The Jayhawks are tied with Colorado for first place, with a 6-4 record and are 17-7 overall.
Missouri is tied for the Big Eight lead with Kansas State. The Tigers are 8-2 in the Big Eight and 17-6 overall.
Although Kansas will be playing in Columbia, Mo., the Jayhawks are confident that they can defeat the Tigers. Kansas won in Lawrence, 82-59, on Jan. 20. In that game, the Jayhawks had 21 steals and held
"We came out in the first half and played tough denial on the perimeter," Washington said. "I thought we just took them right out of their ballgame. It was probably the best start that we had, and the fact that we had to handle him long as we did, helped us win the ballgame."
Missouri to 32.7 percent of its field goal attempts.
"Our post defense has improved," Washington said. "It had been a liability for us for the majority of the season. In the past three games, it has been a big, big difference for us."
In the first meeting, Kansas held Missouri's leading scorer, forward Lisa Sandbothe, to eight points. Washington said her team's post defense has been one of the reasons
or the winning streak and could be a key in tomorrow's game.
Although Missouri has a balanced attack, Washington said that stopping Sandbothe would be important for a Jayhawk victory.
"They have a real good perimeter game, but Sandbothe is the key," Washington said. "We'll look to try to counter Sandbothe, and hopefully our post defense will help us there."
Lisa Braddy, who is the leading scorer for the Jayhawks with 13.9 points a game, said the team wanted to win at Missouri.
"We're on a winning streak right now," Braddy said. "It's always a good rivalry between KU and MU and I think both teams look forward to playing each other.
"I think we're going to have to continue playing like we have in the last three ballgames. We've been through it a lot," he said, "and I need to take our time on offense."
Braddy said the team wanted to give Washington her 300 victory,
even though it would come in Columbia.
"It's too bad it can't be at home, but we're not going to wait until our home game to give it to her," Braddy said.
However, Washington said the victory would not come easy for the Jayhawks.
"They're going to be better prepared for us this time around," Washington said. "It's not going to be easy at Missouri; it's never easy at Missouri. But if we can play the defense, then I think we'll have a shot at them."
KUAC to allow increased share of student seats
By Paul Augerl
Kansas sportswriter
The University of Kansas Athletic Corporation unanimously adopted an amendment yesterday that will allow students to purchase all-sports tickets as they become available from non-student ticket holders.
the KUAC board voted 17-0 to give students the option to reclame seating they lost because the complement of nearly 7,000 student tickets was not purchased this year. The unsold tickets were to factionally afflict public and ticket holders retain the option to renew the tickets for next year.
the board wants to gradually restore student seating at Allen Field House to its original 45 percent allotment. Students purchased only 5,939 of their allotted 6,928 tickets last semester.
"This amendment will protect the student ticket allocation," said Renate Mai-Dalton, chairman of the KUAC finance committee. "Individuals who have bought new season tickets cannot be asked to now return them next year automatically."
Districtator - 4 p.m.
For the first time this year, all sports tickets were sold during fall registration.
Student all-sports ticket holders occupy only 7.6 percent of the field house this season. However, athletic director Bob Frederick said tickets apportioned to student-athletes, the spirit squad and the football marching band increased the total student distribution to 45 percent of capacity.
"We were up for 10 days on Wesco Beach when we were standing at deadline (to get the tickets sold)." Frederick said. "We thought we did everything we could. But the fact remains that the interest was just not there to buy the tickets at the time. And I am sorry for that."
in other ROAC business:
Susan Wachter, assistant athletic
director of business, said the football program experienced a loss of $14,500 in income during the 1989 season. Wachter said the sale of game programs was below projections and contributed to the revenue loss.
"That figure is ahead of what we budgeted with gate splits for other games," Wachter said. ■ Steve Dalwal, the Williams Fund, said the fund had grossed $1,498,510 through January. Contributions have exceeded 1989 figures by $30,789.
However, the basketball program has recorded added revenue of approximately $80,000 through the Oklahoma game. She said the department and the team further increase Kansas players' three more games at the field house.
Frederick said the NCAA's cut of three games from Division I basketball schedules, as passed in the January national convention, would not affect the quality of competition that Kansas draws.
"We won't have as many of the home-and-home series against upper-Division I level schools that Kansas plays because you have to play in a different order." "And we won't have the chance to do that in the future."
Frederick said the contract Notre Dame signed with NBC-TV to televise its home games would eventually hurt the Jayhawks financially. Notre Dame defected from the College Football Association, an organization that includes Kansas, to negotiate its own television contract.
"When Notre Dame decided to withdraw from the CFA package, $30 million was cut from the package." Frederick said. "If we get TV appearances, we get more money. We have a participant pool that everybody shares in, regardless. Based on that, we would lose maybe $300,000 over five years."
Sport briefs
WINDEX AWARD: The Kansas team made history Monday when they became the first team to be named Windex Player of the Week. The honor traditionally is limited to a single player.
Windex will donate $1,000 to the Lawrence Boys' Club.
chosen by Dick Vitalte and an ESPNTV college basketball panel. Its purpose is to honor the most versatile and hard working player of the week.
The Windex Player of the Week is
"I have a lot of respect for the enthusiasm Dick Vitale brings to college basketball," Coach Roy Williams said. "But he drives everyone crazy."
Rock Chalk, Baby!
ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale signs autographs for students at Allen Field House. Later, he shot free throws for the crowd in com
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petition with the Jayhawk mascot. Vitale did color commentary last night on the network broadcast.
New garage sees action at every game
Little difference in crowd at Parking Facility for hyped-up game against Missou
Bv Eric Gorski
Kansan sportswriter
"I didn't really see any difference," said Lyle Wellman, parking services safety and security chief, and get 'em out as soon as we can."
Fans at Allen Field House may have felt otherwise, but last night's Kansas-Missouri match was just more intense at the adjacent Parking Facility.
The five-level, 778-space garage opened Oct. 23 and was first used for basketball parking Nov. 6 when Kansas played an exhibition game against the Brisbane Bullets of Australia.
The $5.4 million garage was built on an existing 163-space lot.
Donna Huline, assistant parking director, said the lot was close to full during recent games. The garage was emptier earlier in the season.
On non-game days, faculty, students and staff who have purchased parking stickers for the garage are allowed to park. These 375 people were given cards that allow them entry into the lot.
The garage's game-day operation differs from its regular weekday operation.
Four hundred spaces are reserved for visitors to the University. The public can use the garage for a 50-cent-an-hour fee.
On game days, however, cards are not accepted, and 600 of the garage's spots are occupied by contributors to the Williams Fund. Hultine said.
The Williams Fund raises money for Kansas athletic scholarships.
Joanie Wilhite, assistant director of the Williams Fund, said garage spaces were reserved for members of the Victory Club, contributors of at least $1,000 a year.
Williams Fund contributors paid $2 a game for the spaces before the season began. Wilhite said. They received cards to give parking attendants at the garage's entrance before games.
Hultine said 100 spaces were open to the public for a $2 fee. The public can buy spots only on the day of a game.
A sign advertising available public spaces is placed at the garage's entrance on game days, Hultine said.
Wellman said for the Missouri game, however, parking services decided to sell only a few $2 tolls. With the early 6:40 p.m. tipoff, some cars were still left from the school day.
The garage was not full during last night's game, Wellman said.
Hultine said there have not been many complaints about Williams Fund contributors using most of the
lot on game davs.
"But if there's room for more, should be able to park there," said Webber. Cherryryale freshman.
Belinda Webber, who parked in lot 90 near Robinson Center last night, said contributors deserved the spots because of their donations.
Hultine said there were no major traffic problems after games. Traffic is sometimes backed up beforehand because Williams Fund contributors, knowing they have reserved parking, arrive late.
In addition to the garage, parking services uses nine lots with 1,800 to 2,000 spaces for basketball parking. The public has access to 800 to 1,000 of these spots.
Parking services collects about $3,500 a game from the Williams Fund and from $1,600 to $2,000 a game from public tolls, Hultine said.
Arkansas State players revolt
The Associated Press
Catalina said he would not use two other players who also practiced — freshman Justin DeBies and junior Kelly Rottinghaus — because both are being redshirted. Catalina declined further comment about the situation.
Thornton said that only senior starters Greg Williams and Barry Mayberry were not attending a practice that started an hour late, but four other players located at their campus dormitory white-practice was in
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Arkansas State University administration said yesterday that Nelson Catalina would remain the men's basketball coach for the rest of the season despite a plains' revolt.
At least six players insisted they wouldn't play, as one of them put it, "as long as Nelson Catalina is on the floor."
Five eligible scholarship players were at practice yesterday; junior guard Bobby Gross, the team's average scorer with a 12.6 average; junior forward Philip McKellar; freshman guard Brian Reeves; 7-foot-8 senior Al Bannister; and redshirt freshman Shane Compton.
Eight players returned to practice yesterday after the entire team met for an hour with athletic director Charley Thornton. On Monday, no practice was held after 13 players applied to play. Smith said what Smith called their "concerns about the relationship between themselves and the head coach."
"We have pledged to the student-athletes that we will diligently review their concerns about player-coach relationships at the end of the season," Thornton said at a late-afternoon news conference.
Arkansas State is scheduled to play to Louisiana Tech on Thursday in Jonesboro.
The coaching staff remains the same, Thornton said, and Catalina's situation will be "evaluated at the end of the season." The 39-year-old Catalina, in his sixth season as ASU coach, is completing the first year of a three-year contract.
progress said they didn't intend to play for Catalina.
"We made our statement. We're sticking behind it," said Williams, the team's starting center, leading rebounder and second-leading scorer. "As long as Nelson Catalina is on the floor, I will not be there."
That sentiment was echoed by Mayberry, freshman Fred Shepherd, junior forward Dewayne McCray, redshirt freshman Joe Davis and sophomore Burnis McFarland of Dallas.
"We have left the door open" until the start of practice Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. for any absent players to return to the team, Thornton said. If they don't show then?" Then they are no longer part of this basketball program." Thornton said.
A seventh player, senior Bobby Collins of Godfrey, ill, also skipped practice and was at the dorm but declined comment when asked if he also was refusing to play for Catalina.
Football recruit signing period begins
Bv a Kansan reporter
The football national letter of intent signing period begins today, and Kansas hopes to fill many of its 25 available scholarships.
A national letter of intent binds high school and junior college athletes to their college choice. Letters of intent signify that the athlete will receive a football scholarship.
NCAA regulations restrict Division I schools such as Kansas to 25 football scholarships each year.
Tom Lemming of the National Prep Football Report said the Jayhawks could land a highly regarded class of recruits.
"They have a shot at finishing in the top 35 recruiting classes in the nation this year," Lemming said.
Ten players have said they will attend Kansas. The group includes four in-state players.
Jayhawks recruiting coordinator R.D. Helt has said doing well in Kansas was a priority for the staff.
"We are looking for players at all positions, but specifically the lines, linebackers and at quarterback," Helt said.
The Jayhawks have commitments from three running backs, two linebackers, two tight ends, a lineman, a placekicker and a quarterback.
KU Football's oral commitments
| Name | Ht. / Wt. Pos. | High School |
| :--- | :--- | ---: |
| Steve Douglas | 6/2-255 OL/DL | Kansas City, Kans. (Schlagie) |
| Dan Eichloh | 6/1-210 K | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast) |
| Harold Harris | 6/1-190 RB/LB | Lawrence, Kans. |
| Rodney Harris | 6/1-190 TE | Kansas City, Kans. (Washington) |
| Steve Harvey | 6/4-125 LB | Leavenworth, Kans. |
| Chris Powell | 5/11-215 FB | Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) |
| Asheikh Preston | 6/1-175 QB | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) |
| George White | 6/1-185 KB/RK | Dallas, Texas (Allen) |
| Brent Willford | 6/4-210 TE | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) |
| Sylvester Wright | 6/3-240 TE | Detroit, Mich. (McKenzie) |
Fans say KU free throw shooting caused loss
By Paul Augerl
Kansan sportswriter
Students kept their vigil outside Allen Field House for days waiting for the doors to open.
Monte Reneau, Medicine Lodge sophomore, was one of the scores of fans who braved 30-degree temperatures yesterday for seats at last night's Kansas-Missouri basketball game.
"After waiting outside since 9:30 yesterday morning and then three hours inside before the game started,
When Reneau reflected on his chilly stay outside the field house, he was not happy with the decision he made.
I am kind of disappointed." Reneau said after Missouri beat Kansas 77-71.
Jayhawk fans were allowed to enter the field house at 2:30 p.m. yesterday, more than four hours before the tipoff between the nation's two top-ranked college basketballs teams.
Darryl Uffelmann, Leawood junior, enjoyed the game despite the outcome.
"It was a great game, if you look at it as a basketball game." Uffelmann said. "As far as the Jayhawks are concerned, if they made their free throws, they would have won."
Kansas made 8-of-16 free throws to
Missouri's 19-of-24 from the line.
"Nebraska is going to pay for this on Saturday." he said.
Shawn Gasperich, McFarland freshman, said Missouri's talented athletes, especially guards John Kearney and Pete Peder, led to Kansas' downfall.
However, Uffelmann said he was certain Kansas would rebound from their second loss to the Tigers.
"McIntyre hurt us with a couple of threes he hit in a row," Gasperich said. "I thought Jeff Guelldner did a pretty good job on defense, but Peeler had everything going for bira."
Kansas trailed 39-37 at halftime
Missouri had an 11-point lead, 59-48,
with 11:13 left in the game.
"Peeler had several one-on-one kind of moves on his defenders," Gasperich said. "We had good help but he was just drilled his shots."
Lee Brungardt, Burlington sophomore, said Kansas played only in spurs and did not put together a decent scoring run during the game.
"Of course, the refs did not help either," he said. "If we were more consistent with free throws, then it would have been a different story."