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Tuesday, January 16, 1996
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawks make noise in conference with big wins
Defense was vital in defeating two Big Eight rivals
By Evan Blackwell
Kansan sportswriter
The plot thickens.
The Kansas women's basketball team made its move in the Big Eight Conference race last weekend with road victories in Lincoln, Neb., and Ames, Iowa.
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The Jayhawks defeated Nebraska 74-71 Friday night and beat Iowa State 75-51 Sunday afternoon. Kansas improved its record to 10-6 overall, and 3-1 in the Big Eight.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said the key to the victory against Iowa State was defense.
"Iowa State shoots more threepointers than most teams in the country," Washington said. "They had been making most of them."
That is, until last Sunday. Iowa
"We couldn't sit back in a zone against them. We had to play more aggressively," she said.
State made only three of 17 three-pointers, largely because of Kansas defense.
On the offensive end, the Jayhawks made nine of 17 three-point shots, including eight by senior guard Charisse Sampson. Sampson finished with a season-high 28 points. Junior forward Jennifer Trapp finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Junior guard Tamecka Dixon added 13 points.
"Our offense really moved the ball
well against their zone," Trapp said. "I was able to get open, and my teammates gave me the ball."
The Jayhawks came from behind to win against Nebraska. After trailing 36 to 34 at halftime, Kansas took charge. The Jayhawks hit 63 percent from the field after the break.
Dixon led Kansas with 27 points in the victory against the Cornhuskers. The Jayhawks also got 15 points from junior guard Angie Halbleib and 11 rebounds from freshman center Nakia Sanford.
Despite the hot shooting, Washington said the key to the Nebraska
"We're playing better team defense," Washington said. "We're helping each other out better."
win was also on the defensive end of the floor.
The rest of the Big Eight Conference was surprised Sunday when annual powerhouse and No. 10 Colorado was upset by Missouri 72-61.
"The Colorado loss was a shock," Trapp said. "The Big Eight is wide open now."
Oklahoma State remains in first place with a 3-0 conference record, while the Jayhawks moved up to second place. Colorado is in third
place at 2-1.
The Cowboys will travel to Lawrence this weekend for a game against Kansas on Sunday afternoon. Trapp said the team knew the game was crucial.
"We hope to have a real good weekend," She said. "We have to take advantage of this opportunity."
Meanwhile, Washington said she was pleased with the team's playing in recent weeks.
"The main thing for me is to see this team playing better, further into the season," she said. "I think we are playing better."
Track team off and running
Kansas wins 11 of the events s at meet
By Spencer Duncan Kansan sportswriter
When senior throuwer Lisa Brien stepped up to the line to throw a 20-pound weight, she put her pain aside and did what she was supposed to do. Win.
Brien tore ligaments in her wrist while weightlifting a year ago and had pins placed in her wrist. She still struggles with a herniated disk in her back. But none of that discouraged Brien from competing in the Kansas Invitational on Saturday. Brien threw for a career best 54-feet, four inches in the 20-pound throw, capturing first place in the competition.
"I knew it was in me, and Coach Schwartz had confidence in me," Brien said.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz was impressed with Brien and the other athletes at the Invitational.
"She had a very good meet," Schwartz said. "Everyone worked hard. Of course, some people were sharper than others."
The Invitational opened the 1996 indoor season for the Kansas track
Overall, I was pretty pleased. Hopefully it is the start of a good season."
Gary Schwartz Kansas track coach
team. Competition included Division I teams, community colleges and the Nike Central team, made up of former college track athletes who train in Kansas City.
The women captured nine first-place finishes, and the men had two top finishes, along with a number of other strong finishes.
The women did well in running events.
Kansas seniors Kerri Woolheater and Sarah Heeb led the way in the 1000 and 3000 meters, respectively. Woolheater ran the 1000 with a time of 3:06.21, and Heeb ran the 3000 with a time of 10:42.76. Heeb also finished second in the one-mile run.
Junior Carleen Roberts won the
400-meter sprint competition in 53.47 and finished first in the 200-meter dash. Sophomore Tracey Thompson ran a 2:28.20 to finish first in the 800 meters. In the 55-meter dash, senior Dawn Steele-Slavens finished fourth.
freshman Tiffany Boykin won the 600-yard run with a time of 1:29.37. In the 55-meter hurdles, sophomore Micheala Edwards and freshman Heidi Lundervold finished second and third.
The women swept the one- and two-mile relays. In the mile, first place was won with a time of 3:55.9. In the two mile relay, Kansas took the top two spots with times of 9:11.30 and 10:0.7, respectively.
In other events, senior Debbie Jacobs jumped for 36 feet, 2 and 3/4 inches in the triple jump for first.
Schwartz said he was also impressed with the men's showing.
With a time of 2:36.54, sophomore Mike Cain captured first in the 1000 meters. In the high jump the winner was freshman Jason Archibald who leaped for 6 feet 11 1/2 inches.
in the pentathlon, junior Mike Evers led the competition with a point total of 3912.
"Overall, I was pretty pleased," Schwartz said. "Hopefully it is the start of a good season."
Jerel Harris / KANSAN
Kansas senior thrower Lisa Brien won the 20-pound throw at the Kansas Invitational on Saturday despite still recovering from a wrist injury.
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
Kansas fans get a Royal treat
Kansas City Royals players Johnny Damon, Chris Honey, David Howard and Mike Magnante sign autographs at AllenField House last night for part of their 38-city winter caravan.
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
For once this year the Kansas men's basketball team wasn't the featured pre-game attraction last night at Allen Field house.
The Kansas City Royals goodwill winter caravan pulled into Lawrence yesterday and dropped off four players to sign autographs and talk with fans about the upcoming season before last night's Kansas-Saint Peter's game.
Outfielder Johnny Damon, infielder David Howard and pitchers Chris Haney and Mike Magnante were among the participants in the first of a 38-city January intinerary.
For the players,it's a chance to meet the fans who faithfully support them.
"This is a pretty unique situation we're in," Magnante said. "We come back to Kansas, and this gets us back in a baseball frame of mind. It's also a great chance to meet the fans."
"They're much taller than I thought," he said. "It was very exciting. I'm glad they were so nice."
For 11-year-old Casey Earle of Westwood, his first-ever personal encounter with his favorite players was surprising.
The Royals have 12 players committed to the caravan, which visited 29 cities during November and December. The purpose is to spend time with the fans and get them excited about the coming season.
But it may be hard to get excited about a team that has lost its entire staring infield, catcher and No. 2 pitcher and plays in the same division as the American League Champion Cleveland Indians.
That is why the Royals are centering their hot-stove promotions as well as their on-the-field hopes on Damon, the 1995 Minor League Player of the Year. But he doesn't expect to succumb to the pressures placed on him.
"My job is to keep going out there and playing like I can and working hard," he said. "I know people are disappointed with the players we lost, but we have a lot of new and young players who are coming up and still developing."
MASON: Many playershappy that he stayed
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"I think it got us a little motivated," Kansas junior running back Jume Henley said after the game. "He didn't say why, and I don't care. I'm just glad he's staying."
Kansas actually got two for the price of one.
Henley, who was considering transferring with Mason or taking a shot at the National Football League, also has made a decision concerning next year.
"I never really came out with a decision about whether I'm going to leave early or I'm going to stay," Henley said. "I like him (Mason) and I like his program. With that, I'm going to be here next year. It would have to be something big (to lure we away)."
After the game, Mason never clearly explained what changed his mind, only that he was excited about returning for his ninth season at Kansas. He didn't fully explain his reasoning after returning to Lawrence either, giving a Mason-like answer instead.
"The reason why I changed my mind was quite simple," he said. "The closer I got to coaching my last football game for the University of Kansas, the more I realized that I still wanted to be the head football coach at the University of Kansas."
Surrounding Mason's decision was speculation that he only was telling half of the story, since he was taking a large pay cut to return to the Jayhawks. Perhaps it was his divorce, his kids, or the rumors of NCAA allegations at Georgia which indirectly influenced the coach. Perhaps the Jayhawks will never fully understand Mason's thinking.
Nevertheless, Mason no longer has Georgia on his mind.
"I tell my players all of the time that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence until you get over there," Mason said. "We all got caught up in the emotion of things, and you are asked to make decisions very, very quickly. The more I though about it, and the more I was around my players and around my coaches, I thought, 'Why?'
"I couldn't come up with a why, that's why I changed my mind."
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