KANSAS ROWING
In its final event of the fall season, the KANSAS WOMEN'S ROWING TEAM lost to Drake in each of the four races at the Fall Sprint Regatta yesterday at Clinton Lake.
The races were held on a choppy Clinton Lake (due to wind conditions) and were formatted like the spring
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each other instead of against the clock,
like the previous fall pages
like the previous ones.
Two Varsity Eight and two Freshman Eight races were held. Kansas' best results came in the first Varsity Eight where the Drake entry edged out the Kansas boat by less than four seconds.
The team will train through the winter to prepare for a spring schedule. In which they will compete against Creighton, Kansas State and Iowa.
PAT RILEY WINS HIS 800TH GAME
PAT RILEY recorded his 800th NBA regular-season victory faster than any other coach. The Miami Heat defeated Indiana 97-95 Saturday in his 1,139 game and in his 15th season as a
head coach.
Cotton Fitzsimmons, immediately ahead of Riley on the victory list with 832, didn't reach the mark until his 19th year.
The KANSAS CITY CHIEFS got their ground game in gear yesterday with the help of a record-tying touchdown by Marcus Allen.
CHIEFS UPDATE
Minnesota Vikings 21-6.
One week after gaining just 24.
Allen tied Walter Payton's career NFL record with his 1.10th scoring run, and Greg Hill ran for two late touchdowns as the Chiefs defeated the punchless
One week after gaining just 24
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yards on the ground in a 3-1 loss to Denver, the Chiefs (6-3) ran for 202 yards against the Vikings. They held Minnesota (5-4) scoreless until Brad Johnson's 1-yard pass to Cris Carter with 1:28 left in the
game, handing the Vikings their fourth loss in five games.
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Basketball coach says Kansas has a long way to go
By Evan Blackwell
Kansan sportswriter
There are only eight more days before the Kansas men's basketball team takes the floor for its first game of the season, and Kansas coach Roy Williams said there was still plenty of work to be done before then.
After a ragged stretch of practice last week, Williams wasn't sure if the Jayhawks would be ready for their first exhibition game Nov. 12, against Australia-Geelong at Allen Field House.
Kansas senior forward B.J. Williams said Kansas would recover and be ready when the time came to take the court for the opener.
"We're practicing hard like everybody else. We're just not practicing well," Williams said. "If we keep practicing like that, we're not going to beat anybody, whether it's the Converse All-Stars or Geelong, much less anybody who knows what the heck they're doing."
The team's playing condition at practice Thursday prompted the coaching staff to end practice early and bring the team back to finish at 10:30 p.m.
"Coach wanted to make sure we remembered it for awhile," Kansas junior forward Raef LaFrentz said.
Although the Jayhawks may have encountered a rough stretch last week, Williams said there had been several positives in the workouts so far this year.
He said that LaFrentz was very impressive at the Late Night With Roy Williams scrimmage on Oct. 18, and had continued to shine in practice.
"Raef has really been doing a good job on the backboards," Williams said.
In actuality, LaFrentz got bigger this past summer by remaining in Lawrence.
LaFrentz received media attention a year ago at this time for supposedly gaining strength during the off-season between his freshman and sophomore seasons.
"Between my freshman and sophomore years I went home," LaFrentz said. "This summer I stayed in Lawrence and worked out with the team."
"Playing for Kansas, there's always expectations," LaFrentz said. "People expect great things out of us each and every year."
LaFrentz, who led Kansas in both scoring and rebounding a season ago, understands the expectations that await him this season. He said he was ready for it.
Swimmers live up to expectations
By Matt Woodruff
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas swimming team was expected to handle Missouri on Saturday, and they lived up to all expectations by defeating the Tigers 170.5-114.5 on the men's side and 164-131 on the women's.
The success of the team was not a surprise to Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf.
Next weekend the team will be at home to compete with Texas A&M and Iowa State.
"I'm real pleased with how they did 3," Kempf said. "We are a strong team, and I just wanted everyone to have a good week of practice and come into this meet with a workman-like attitude. And I think we did a good job with that."
"We had to go into this meet and stay focused, and that's exactly what we did," he said. "We had some people step up in events they don't normally swim. Today was a total team effort."
Among the standouts on the men's side were freshmen Tyler Painter and Brandon Chestnut, and junior Kostald Chiligiris, who each won two events. Painter won the 1000-meter freestyle and the 200-meter individual medley. Chiligiris took the 200- and 500-meter freestyle, and Chestnut won the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke.
"I was real pleased," Fearon said. "I was probably more pleased with our threes (referring to the three-meter board events) than I was with our ones. That may be because the ones are our first events and we haven't settled down yet. I think that's something they'll adjust to as the season moves on."
Kempf said that the team entered the meet a little bit banged up but won because of a team effort.
Diving coach Don Fearon was also content with his team's effort.
The women were led by sophomore Sarah Stauffer, who won three events, the 50-meter freestyle and the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke. Senior Rebecca Andrew was victorious in both the 100- and 200-meter freestyle.
'Hawks lose two games
Volleyball team beaten by Baylor and Texas Tech
By Adam Herschman
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team dropped its record to 9-17 overall and 3-9 in the Big 12 Conference after this weekend's two home conference losses.
The Jayhawks lost to Baylor on Friday night and to No. 19 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Both matches were played in Allen Field House.
The Red Raiders defeated the Jayhawks in three games (15-10, 15-8, 15-11), and Baylor defeated the Jayhawks in four (15-10, 11-15, 15-7 15-11).
Despite the two losses against the Red Raiders this season, Texas Tech volleyball coach Jeff Nelson said the Jayhawks played well.
"Kansas, I think, is one of the most improved teams in the conference," Nelson said. "Every game we had big leads, and they came back a little bit. That's a sign of good things. I think that they're a good team, and not a team anybody can take lightly."
Kansas freshman middle blocker Anné Kreimer led the team with a career-high 19 kills.
Kreimer said the team had played better defense against Texas Tech than against Baylor.
"It's really frustrating, because we're so close to being such a great team," Kreimer said. "When we get down, I think that's when we start to struggle a lot. We don't have the momentum we need to carry us through."
Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise wasn't happy with the team's performance against Baylor.
"I'm extremely disappointed in the effort they put forth tonight," Schonewise said. "They should've been fresh. They should've been focused going into the match tonight. There's no excuse for the way they performed."
Baylor volleyball coach Brian Hosfeld said his team won because they had been able to score at some positions.
"Look at the statistics, and I think No. 5 had most of their work and had to carry that load," Hossef said. "It's really tough when there's one person doing all that because you can start to just key in on her."
Freshman outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht, who wears No. 5 for the Jayhawks, had 20 kills against the Bears.
This was the Bears first win since they last played the Jayhawks on Oct. 12.
Kansas sophomore setter Laura Rohde had a solid match with 64 assists, 10 digs and 7 kills. But she said the Jayhawks had trouble communicating on the court.
"Communication needs to be consistent all the time," she said. "And that's what we struggling with right now."
Junior middle blocker Maggie Mohfeld and Freshman outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht try for a block against Texas Tech's Senior outside hitter Lacy Nye. Kansas lost to Texas Tech Saturday night.
Cross country team places well
By Brian A. Petrotta Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas cross country team was looking for respect Saturday when it competed in the Big 12 Conference Championship in Ames, Iowa.
The men's team was picked ninth in the conference, and the women's team 12th. Out to prove their critics wrong in subfreezing temperatures, the men's team finished eighth and the women's team 11th.
"The polls are just that—a poll,"
Kansas cross country coach Gary Schwartz said. "It's not the actual race; it just a piece of paper."
Leading the men's team was junior transfer Jerry Pullins, who finished 10th out of 93. That performance earned him all-conference honors.
Junior Bryan Schultz, who had led the Jayhawks in three of the previous four meets, finished 17th overall, just five seconds shy of qualifying for an all-conference honor. The top 15 runners receive that distinction.
Also scoring for Kansas were
freshman Andy Tate (44th), junior Brian Watts (49th), and sophomore Lewis Theobald (51st).
"Our runners up front were good once again," Schultz said. "Jerry Pullins ran his best race of the season."
Junior Emily Miles led the women's team, finishing 38th out of 93. She has been the top Jayhawk finisher in every race this year.
Sophomore Ann Deveaux, the No. 2 Kansas runner for much of the year, did not compete in the Jayhawks' previous meet, the
Iowa State Memorial Classic, because of stress fractures. She appeared to be rested and healthy for the Big 12 Championship. She started the race, but was unable to finish.
Roundout out the scorers in the women's race were Juniors Whitney Ace (45th) and Lynn LoPresti (48th), senior Erin Anderson (63rd), and sophomore Andi Simecke (75th).
"In the girl's race, we were just a little too beaten up. Schwartz said. "Emily didn't get out as strong as she normally does, and
without Ann, we're not going to be a strong team."
Colorado captured both the men's and women's team titles. The Buffaloes boasted the top three finishers in the women's race, and four of the top 14 in the men's race. Nebraska placed the top two finishers in the men's race, but a poor performance from the remainder of the team left them in second-place.
Kansas will take a week off, then return to the course Nov. 16 for the NCAA District V meet in Peoria, Ill.
Kansas soccer left with mixed feelings
By Brian A. Petrotta
It was a bittersweet ending to the 1996 season for the Kansas women's soccer team. More bitter than sweet after a 2-0 loss to Wisconsin-Green Bay on Friday, but more sweet than bitter following a 2-1 triumph over Wyoming yesterday.
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Wyoming sophomore midfielder Sarah Greer and Kansas sophomore midfielder Amy Dyksterhuis flight for a header.
Wisconsin-Green Bay failed to capitalize early in the contest, and the two teams took a scoreless tie into halftime. Neither team consistently controlled possession, but the Phoenix jumped on the scoreboard when Wisconsin-Green Bay senior Lisa Boeser netted her twelfth goal of the year at the 62:20 mark. Wisconsin-Green Bay junior Kim Marx capped the scoring eight minutes later to give the Phoenix a 2-0 victory. Kansas soccer coach Lori Walker's thoughts on the game were fairly straightforward.
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Wyoming midfielder Sarah Greer blocks Kansas sophomore midfielder Hon Hon from the ball. Kansas defeated Wyoming 2-1 Saturday afternoon at the Super Target Field.
Four Kansas starters did not play in Friday's game, including last year's leading scorer, sophomore Denise Cooke, who was passing a kdney stone. Midfielders freshman Kendyl Michner and freshman Shayna Teutsch and defender freshman Jackie Horton were all suspended for violating team rules. The loss of those players coupled with the disappointment of missing post-season play led to a lackuser team performance.
"Generally,it stunk," she said.
In yesterday's game, a different Kansas team showed up. Teutsch and Michner returned to the line-up, and did not wait long to make an impact. Wisconsin-Green Bay struck first, however, when sophomore midfielder Molly McBride scored her first goal of the season, hooking a shot off a direct kick around the defensive "wall."
Just over a minute later Teutsch controlled the ball in Wyoming territory. With her back to the goal, she planted, turned, and ripped a rocket past the goalkeeper. The Jahawks dominated from
that point out, taking a season-high 30 shots. Their previous high had been 23 against Illinois State on Sept. 9.
The winning goal came in the 75th minute, when Kansas was rewarded a penalty kick. Michner took the shot, and
rolled it past the keeper into the right corner. Walker was a little more positive after this contest.
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