SWIMMING UPDATE
After the second session of the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Ga., the Kansas men's and women's SWIMMING TEAMS were both in third place. Host Georgia appeared to be on its way to running away with both the men's and women's titles after two days of competition.
The Kansas men's 800-meter freestyle
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in the 100-meter butterfly and was a member of the fourth-place 200-medley relay team. Results from yesterday's action were not available at press time.
HARDAWAY WILL MISS TWO TO FOUR WEEKS
Arthroscopic surgery performed yesterday on PENNY HARDAWAY'S left knee confirmed cartilage damage. However the all-star point guard is only expected to be sidelined two to four weeks. The team originally thought he might miss up to six
weeks.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1996
Kansas women's basketball coach MARIAM WASHINGTON announced Friday the signing of four recruits.
JAYHAWK RECRUITS
五-foot-10-inch guard Jennifer Jackson (Tuscaloosa, Ala.). 6-foot guard/forward
Marlan Washington
April Nance (Huntsville, Ala.), 6-foot-1-inch forward Jaclyn Johnson (Burbank, Calif.), and 6-foot-4-inch post player Nikki White (Memphis, Tenn.). will play for the Kansas women's basketball team next season.
Volunteers down 'Hawks
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Kansas falls to Tennessee after win against SMU
By Adam Herschman Kansan sportswriter
Shelly Canada said before the No.12 Kansas-No.4 Tennessee match-up that it would take two things to defeat the defending national champions.
"It's going to be a matter of who takes care of the basketball, and who out-rebounds who," the Kansas senior forward said.
Tennessee (2-0) out-rebounded Kansas (1-1) 39 to 28 and had one less turnover than the Jayhawks in the Lady Volunteers' 79-60 victory yesterday in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee knocked the Kansas women's basketball team out in the second round of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament. Last season, Tennessee ended Kansas' season in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, and went on to become national champions.
Tennessee will try to win its second tournament in a row as it advances to the WNIT semifinals tomorrow.
"As far as this ball game goes, we played against the best," Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said. "This game will help us further into the season."
Kansas was down 10 points, 21-31, at halftime.
"I was pleased that we were only down 10 at the half," Washington said. "I thought we would get a run at them later. We just weren't patient with our offense."
Kansas senior guard Tamecka Dixon led the team with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kansas senior forward Jennifer Trapp added 12 points.
"Tennessee played a good game, but it wasn't a 19-point game," Kansas senior guard Angie Halbleib said. "It was a lot closer. They just followed through with their shots."
Kansas advanced to the second round of WNIT with a 77-67 first-round win Friday night against Southern Methodist in Allen Field House.
Kansas sophomore center Nakia Sanford led the team in scoring with 15 points, and she also had 11 rebounds. Trapp had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Dixon had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
training by four at halftime, 36-40, Kansas came back and outscored SMU by 14 points in the second half. Besides outscoring SMU in the second half, Kansas also cut down on its turnovers.
"We were a little disappointed with our play in the first half," Canada said. "We had 12 turnovers in the first half, so I think we concentrated on taking care of the ball more. We only had four turnovers in the second half."
Kansas next will play UC-Santa Barbara at 3 p.m. on Nov. 24 in Allen Field House.
Kansas senior guard Tamecka Dixon reaches for the ball during the Jayhawks' game against Southern Methodist Friday night at Allen Field House. Kansas advanced to the second round of the WNIT Tournament with the 77-67 win against SMU.
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Basketball club begins first season
Dave Breitenstein Kansan staff writer
When many students arrived at the University of Kansas, their basketball sneakers were buried in the closet. But some KU women are lacing up their high-tops once again.
The Kausas women's basketball club recently formed to provide students with an opportunity to play organized and competitive basketball against athletes with similar motives.
"We have an obligation to the students to sponsor groups that provide athletic competition in various sports," said Rick Rosenstangle, associate director of Kansas recreation services. "We like to think we offer a full plate of activities. We look into all of the possibilities that students are interested in and see if we can start up a team."
Recreation services offers many club sports to students, including water polo, hockey, crew, ultimate frisbee, rock climbing and jugging. The women's basketball club team, called the Jazzy's, was allocated $1,000 for expenses from recreation services. The 14 members of the team also pay $20, and interested players are still welcomed to join.
Krissey Bunch, Smithville, Mo., graduate student and club president, said the team was formed in September because there were no open courts for women to play basketball at Robinson Center. She said there was an interest among women to begin a new team at the University.
"I wanted to play on a more competitive level than intramurals, and playing against other colleges could provide that," she said. "There's a lot of other women here who want to play and are good athletes."
Although many club teams have designated practice times and an open court at Robinson, Bunch said the team did not have a closed practice because there
were not enough open courts to go around. For now, Bunch and her team wait in line with the men to play pick-up games.
"The guys usually end up complimenting us," she said. "They're always close games. We give them a run for their money each time."
The Jazzy's played their first game Friday, an exhibition game against Rockhurst College of Kansas City, Mo. The club team succumbed to Rockhurst's pressure defense and lost 115-30, but the final outcome was not significant to those involved.
Maryann Mitts, women's head basketball coach at Rockhurst, said the team used the game to gain experience for the upcoming season.
"Our main concern with the game was to concentrate on our execution and work on fundamentals," she said. "We've been beating up on ourselves for the last five weeks, so it's good to finally play against someone else."
Mitts said Rockhurst played a group of women from Kansas last year, and it was a well-played game, so she agreed to play the club team this year.
Kristine Kobs, Meade junior and club secretary, said the scrimage showed the players' 'inexperience as a team.
"It takes awhile to know what your teammates are going to do," she said. "We were unfamiliar with how each other played."
Kobs said she had been looking for a team like the Jazzy's since she arrived at the University, and the club gave her an opportunity to play once again.
"I just love basketball," she said. "I like the freedom of being able to do what I want, when I want, with this team. I'm still on a team, but it's not as serious."
Players interested in taking on the Jazzy's can put on their shoes and head to the Robinson courts at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Kansas cross country no longer to compete
By Brian A. Petrotta
Kansan sportswriter
First. the good news:
Joining Pullins on the All-District V team were freshman Andy Tate and junior Bryan Schultz. The top 25 runners receive all-district honors, and Tate and Schultz finished 23rd and 24th respectively. Kansas cross country coach Gary Schwartz was pleased with the men's effort.
The bad news is the men's team finished seventh overall and the women's team placed 14th, eliminating both from further competition this year. Only the top two teams will advance to the NCAA championships.
Junior transfer Jerry Pullins placed sixth overall in the men's race to qualify for a spot in the NCAA Championship meet on Nov.25.
"We felt good about the race," he said. "We beat Southern Illinois, who beat us earlier this year, and we were closer to Missouri than we have been."
"Jerry ran a hell of a race. He had a good game plan, and he has been getting better each race," he said.
Schwartz was even more excited by Pullins' big finish.
The other finishers for the men were sophomore Lewis Theobald (60th), junior Brian Watts (61st), senior Josh Weber (76th), and sophomore Craig Hettle (88th).
The women's team ran a disapp pointing race, as they were ranked 10th in the district polls, yet only managed a 14th-place finish.
Roundout the women's finishers were senior Erin Anderson (71st), sophomore Andi Simecka (75th), and junior Tracey Thompson (100th). Sophomore Ann Deveaux, who had been one of the top threats for the Jayhawks this year, did not compete because of an injury.
Junior Lynn LoPresti ran the race of her life, finishing as the top Jayhawk and 35th overall, Schwartz said. Junior Whitney Ace finished second for Kansas, coming in 56th.
So while the rest of the Kansas cross country team tries to forget the bad news, Pullins will ride the good news all the way to Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 25 for the NCAA National Championship meet.
Junior captain Emily Miles, who had led the Jayhawks in every other race this year, was the third Kansas runner to cross the line. 61st overall.
Practices pay off for rowers
By Kerry Hillard
"it's such an awesome way to start the day," said Annie Gorski, Prairie Village senior and crew rower.
Early morning practices mean calmer water for better rowing conditions. It also means that the coach
The Kansas women's crew team watches the sun rise every morning. The varsity team practices at 5:30 a.m. at Clinton Lake.
"If they're committed to getting up that early, they're committed to working hard," Amick said.
The work has paid off.
The varsity women's crew team
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In the open-eight race, Kansas placed third out of 29 boats from schools such as the University of Miami and the University of Texas. The Kansas boat finished the threemile race in 20:52, 18 seconds behind the first-place boat. Kansas also placed third in the women's lightweight four race.
He said the early morning was necessary because of scheduling, but the time was not a problem for the rowers.
The novice team has also been
successful. On Nov. 3, they traveled to Wichita for the Frostbite Regatta, where they placed first and third.
can attend.
Amick said the finishes ended the fall season on a strong note, which would keep the teams focused throughout the winter season.
During the winter season, the teams cannot be on the water. Instead of rowing, rowers lift weights, do cardiovascular workouts and work on rowing machines.
Coach Michael Amick also holds practice in the evenings for the women's novice team.
Volleyball plays well despite losses
traveled to Atlanta on Nov. 2 to participate in the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta.
By Adam Herschman
Kansan sportswriter
After losing to the Colorado volleyball team Friday, Kansas got fired up and looked like a different team against No. 5 Nebraska Saturday night.
sophomore setter Laura Rohde and junior middle blocker Maggie Mohrfeld a splice by Nebraska.
"We got pretty pumped up because they're the defending (national) champions," Kansas sophomore outside hitter Moira Donovan said about the Cornhuskers. "Our goal is to keep the intensity that we had tonight and take it on with us to the rest of the games, and hopefully we can win some matches playing like that."
Even though the Jayhawks (0-20) lost to the Cornhuskers in Allen Field House (8-15, 10-15, 11-15), Kansas volleyball coach Karen
Schonewise was pleased with the team's performance.
"I think it's the most consistent match from start to finish that we've played the whole year," Schonewise said. "I thought our intensity level was high, our communication level was high. They were just working really hard from start to finish, and I was pleased to see it.
Chonewise said that the team was very disappointed in their performance on Friday.
"I think they just did a reality check and realized that we have some things that we can still get accomplished the rest of the season."
Nebraska coach Terry Petit said he also thought Kansas played consistently
well throughout the match.
think it's a great sign that Kansas is still playing hard."
"I think they mentain stayed in the match. They didn't give up," Pettit said. "At this point in the season, I
Nebraska improved its record to 23-3 overall and 15-1 in the Big 12 Conference.
The Jayhawks didn't play with the same consistency against Colorado that they had against Nebraska. Colorado advanced to 14-8 overall and 9-6 in the conference with its win against Kansas, 15-7, 15-11, 15-5.
"We couldn't put everything together this match," Kansas freshman middle blocker Amanda Reves said. "We weren't consistent."
Kansas has four remaining matches to improve its 3-12 conference record.
"It's easy for us to kind of fall off right now, but what we need to do is we need to focus, really work in practice, and just make the end of the season successful for ourselves," said junior right side hitter Kendra Kahler.