University Daily Kansan / Monday, December 12. 1988
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KU gets tough down stretch against Gophers
Sandra J. Watts/KANSAM
Lisa Braddy, Kansas junior guard, dribbles past Minnesota's Jodi Olson in the Jayhawks' victory against Minnesota 64-60. Braddy was the team high scorer yesterday with 16 points.
By Ken Winford Kansan sportswriter
Maybe one of the best measures of a team is not how it handles itself when things are going good, but how it reacts when faced with a little adversity.
The Kansas women's basketball team didn't play its best game of the season yesterday at Allen Field House — far from it. But when it was over, the Jayhawks had a 64-60 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers and their fifth win in six tries this season.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said she was happy to escape with the victory.
victory.
"It wasn't pretty." Washington said. "But we won, and that's the important thing right now."
Minnesota, which went into Sunday's game with a three-game winning streak, had a size advantage with three of its frontcourt starters taller than six feet.
It was the dykhawks, however, who took the game to the Gopher's early scoring the first seven points of the game.
McCloud, who finished with 15 points, said she tried to neutralize the bigger Minesota players with aggressiveness.
.ness.
"I think I did a fairly good job under the basket," said the 5-foot-10 McCloud. "I had to try to make up for the size difference by working hard at getting good position. They were a
Minnesota went on a 13-6 scoring run and tied the game at 13 with 7:20 left in the first half. The Gophers took their first lead of the night at 20:19 two minutes later on a 10-foot jumper by forward Ellen Kramer, and led 33-31 at halftime.
pretty physcial team."
35-94 Washington said most of the Jay-hawks problems in the first half had to do with the play under the basket, where Kansas was outrebounded by Minnesota 22-13.
Minneapolis 22-15.
"In the first half particularly, they killed us on the boards," she said. "In the second half, we went into a zone set, and I thought that helped us a lot."
"She's been coming through in the second half of quite a few games for us, and that's been helpful," Washington said.
lot.
Maybe the most important difference for the Jayhawks in the second half was the resurgence of junior center Lymn Page, who had no points or rebounds in the first half, but finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Page said she knew the Jayhawks needed a strong performance from her.
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Washington said Page's second-half performance was key in the Javhawks' victory.
"I feel like I held their center down on the scoring part," Page said. "We had some rough spots and I tried to pull the team together during those
spots. At nautime, I found out that mistakes I was making, and I was able to correct those in the second half.
Minnesota outscored the Jayhaws 8-2 in the first two minutes of the second half, taking a 41-13 lead. Behind Braddj and Page, Kansas came back and took a 43-14 lead with 12-46 left.
12:46 AM
On the next trip down the floor,
however, Braddy picked up her
fourth foul and was forced to
the bench, where she sat until about six
minutes remained.
Not falling apart without their floor leader, the Jayhawks held their lead. Freshman guard Gen Hart played an important role in taking over Brady's ball-handling duties.
Braddy, who led Kansas with 16 points, praised her teammates for their performance.
"Geri handled the situation real well," Braddy said. "The whole team did a good job. We really didn't lose anything. I think we are doing a good job right now playing with confidence."
Minnesota closed the Kansas lead to 59-88 with 2:25 left in the game, but couldn't get any closer. Braddy had five of her 16 points in the final two minutes to secure the victory.
With the victory, the possibility of a top 20 ranking comes this week for the 5-1 Jayhawks. Kansas was tied for 26th in last week's poll.
for 2018 in last week's poll.
Washington said she didn't let herself worry about the rankings.
"Coaches look at the poll and can't understand it," Washington said. "You just can't let yourself get wrapped up in it."
wrapped up in it.
Besides Bradley's 16, McCloud's 15 and Page's 11 points. Kansas got nine points and four assists from Hart.
Minnesota's Jennifer Hall led all scorers with 17 points. Kramer added 12 points for the Gophers.
The Jayhawks will play Creighton at 5:05 p.m. Saturday at Allen Field House before participating in the Rutgers Invitational Dec. 29-30 in Piscataway, N.J.
Kansas 64, Minnesota 60
Ferry scores 58 as Duke beats Miami
The Associated Press
1. McClain 2. McClain 3. McClain 4. 154. 6 Page 5. 114. 8 Braad 5. 10-16. 16. Hard 1. 9.1.4 Alloy 1. 9.1.4 Biomar 2. 9.1.4 Nathan 1. 9.1.4 Banner 0.0.0.0 Roak 0.0.0.0 Biomar 0.0.0.0 Total 15. 14-00 64
Bortel 4.19.17, Kramer 4.19.22, Remier 4.08.08, Oison 2.0.6, Berga 4.1.1, Goulet 0.3.0, Zerode 2.0.4, Boatland 1.2.1, Joubert 1.2.4, Berga 0.3.0
MIAMI — Danny Ferry already had 17 points when he picked up his second foul nine minutes into Duke's game against the Miami Hurricanes.
"The guys on the team got mad at me," Ferry said. "They said, You can't get in foul trouble. You aren't going have many nights like this."
Ferry stopped fouling, kept scoring and finished with a school-record 38 points in the top-ranked Blue Devils' 117-102 victory Saturday.
Ferry's total break the 37-year-old school mark of 48 points by Dick Grotak, and the record for an Atlantic Coast Conference player of 57 by North Carolina State's David Thompson in 1974.
Ferry, who averaged 17.4 points in Duke's first five victories, hit 23 of 26 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws against Miami.
"I'm happy for Danny, because it has not been an easy year thus far for him." Duke coach Mike Krzewzski said. "He's gotten into a lot of foul trouble. It's been a little bit frustrating for him."
Freshmen are key in 'Hawks victory
"Eight or nine minutes into the game, I really started to feel in the flow," the 6-foot 10 senior said. "I got a lot of easy shots. I got my confidence rolling. I felt good, and I got the ball in great spots."
Ferry, guarded most of the night by 6-foot-6 Eric Brown, scored primarily inside 10 feet. He hit one dunk, scored twice on goaltending calls and hit a pair of 3-pointers. His only misses were a 3-point try, a 15-footer and a 3-footer from the left of the basket.
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"If he isn't the player of the year, I want to see who is," Miami coach Bill Foster said.
By Molly Reid
Special to the Kansan
Kansas' freshmen proved to be a major factor in the Jayhawks 64-60 victory against the University of Minnesota Gophers yesterday at Allen Field House.
First year players Geri Hart and Marta McCloud combined for 24 points and 12 rebounds to aid the Lady Jayhawks in the victory.
Lady Sayhna might be lacking in experience, but the freshmen said they weren't lacking in the confidence to go up against more-experienced teams.
"We have a lot of confidence for being mostly underclassmen, but we want to be recognized as a team," said McCloud. "Outsiders often give us excuses that we are young so they don't expect us to do well, but among ourselves, we don't feel that way."
hart, who had a career high nine points, agreed that there was little team emphasis on the players' ages. She said she based much more importance on knowing her teammates.
"It's kind of ward. You wouldn't know (were) the freshmen. We all get along great and the team as a whole is a clique."
The convenience carrier at the court. Coach Marian Washington said she was pleased with the play of her freshmen. Yesterday with just under two minutes left in the first half, and Kansas down by three, every Jayhawk on the court was a freshmen.
was a reminder that "I'm most concerned with getting consistent," Washington said of her 5-team. "We only need to
work through the natural inconsistencies, and being on the winning side helps."
Hart has played in the guard spot opposite Lisa Braddy, who is Kansas' only returning starter from last season. Hart said she based much of her learning on the play of Braddy.
"Lisa teaches me," Hart said. "I watch and learn. I am becoming more confident every game, but no one has as good of control of the court (as Bradby). Fortunately, everyone knows they have to help me out."
Hart takes over the point-guard position when Braddy goes to the bench.
McCloud said that she was improving every game and that one of her goals was to eliminate the pregame jitters.
"I set my own individual goals before each game, and one is to not be nervous because it messes me up."
According to McCloud, the most important goal that she set for herself against the Gophers was to crash the boards. She accomplished that by pulling down eight rebounds.
reboundst. "They were aggressive, but I like that," said McCloud.
Washington said she was pleased with the play of Hart and McCloud, and already had begun looking toward the future of this season.
surely. "They (freshmen) have done a good job adjusting," Washington said. "With a few more consistent freshmen, I'll be confident going into the Big Eight."
Kansas freshman guard Geri Hart drives past a Minnesota defender. Hart had a career-high nine points and four assists in the Kansas 64-60 victory yesterday in Allen Field House.
Competitiveness helps Santee succeed at track, life
Kansan sportswriter
By Ken Winford
Wes Santee strode through the front door of Adams Alumni Center with the aire of a king who had met the challenges of life and conquered them all.
Still wearing his hair in the same crew cut that was the preferred fashion 30 years ago, Sandie greeted the receptionist and practically ran up the staircase, taking two steps at a time, to the second floor.
It's been 35 years since he last ran a race for the University of Kansas. But Santee, once the premier miler in the world, still is in good physical shape.
While there is some gray in his hair, and his step may have slowed a bit, the same intensity and competitive spirit that made Santee a world-record holder still is present in the man today.
"It's been a long time since I've run competitively, but I weigh about the same now that I did in college." Santee said smiling.
"I'm a very competitive person, and I always have been." Santee said. "I grew up in a very special arena at the University of Kansas I remember if you ever lost a race, you spent all your time before the next race training to win."
Santee, who while at Kansas twice
"In 1973 I ran some master races, and I got back into that old have-to-win mind set." he said. "I entered the half-mile and remember walking out onto the infield and wondering why all the other runners were just sitting around talking.
anchored sprint medley relay teams to world records and set a new world indoor mile record in 4:04.9, said it was his competitive nature that eventually led him to quit racing.
"We ran the race, and I beat them by 20 yards . . . I asked them why hadn't they been getting ready for the race. One of them said, 'Oh Wes, you're still the same as ever You came here to win, and we came here to have fun.' That's when I decided it would be better if I got out of running."
Santee then turned his competitiveness first to his job as an insurance agent and then to his contracting company.
"I find that whether you are running a race, working on an insurance policy or trying to get a building up, there are obstacles," said Santee. "What I try to do is figure out ways to beat those obstacles."
As Sakee's wife, Peggy, about his almost obsessive will to succeed. It's something she recognizes and accepts.
Wes Santee
"He has that competitive spirit in
just about everything he does," she said. "Everything he does he has to be the best."
Peggy said the more he achieved, the more pressure he felt to succeed.
"He learned success at a young age by being able to excel at track," she said. "He was very successful in the military and business. When you have all these things, it is very
It's been 35 years since he last ran a race for the University of Kansas. But Wes Santee, once the premier miler in the world, still is in good physical shape.'
difficult to ever let go of that drive.
There is another side to Santee, however, that few people ever see, she said.
"Out of the spotlight, he is a very gentle and loving person," she said. "He is a great lover of animals and the outdoors. That's the only time I really ever see him relax."
Santee said he often had to retreat to his home outside of Lawrence to relax.
"I like the rural setting," Santee said. "We have a place outside of town. We aren't making any money there, but we can have a horse to ride, or a cat and dog without bothering neighbors. There I can enjoy myself and just let things slow down a little."
Santee, who grew up in the small western Kansas town of Ashland, said the special thing about Easton and Allen was they instructed students as much about life as athletes.
When Santee does slow down, he likes to reminisce about his glory days running under the direction of legendary coaches Bill Easton and Forrest C. "Phog" Allen.
"They probably did more for Kansas athletes than anyone." Santee said. "They had great influence over everybody they came in contact with. Easton was just an amazing molder of athletes. Coaches today are still using his teaching philosophy."
"These men taught high character and moral philosophy," he said. "They lived their lives with such high character. You never would have heard of them using steroids to develop athletes. Their attitude toward life was you work hard, prepare and therefore you win."
Early in his career at Kansas, Sante learned to play by Easton's rules or don't play at all.
Donald Sneegas threw the javelin on the Kansas track team at the same time Santee competed. Sneegas remembered Santee as a key to the team.
"Easton believed you came here first for an education and second as an athlete," Santee said. "I missed class one time, and Easton found out about it. I wasn't allowed to run in the next meet and it took a while to get back in Easton's good graces. I didn't miss class after that."
"He was a fabulous competitor and athlete for his time." Sneggas said. "Before him, most of the great mile runners were from Europe. So he was kind of the great American hope
"Much of the time we would be depending on him to win the meets and most of the time he would. He did a lot of good for the sport of track and was a tribute to the university."
While there were many highs in Santee's running career, there were some lows as well. Although he made the 1952 United States Olympic team, the experience wasn't what he expected.
"My whole Olympic experience was frustrating." Santee said. "I qualified for the Olympics and was supposed to run the 1,500 meters. I got there, and they made me run the 5,000 meters.
"The runners who ended up winning medals in the 1,500 meters. I had already beaten. They (United States amateur officials) had a strangle hold on amateur athletics at the time. It was just a very disappointing situation."
saw.
But through his triumphs as well as his defeats, Santee said he always felt a special bond to the University and Lawrence.
And Lawrie,
"No matter where I went or what it did it was always rewarding coming home," Santee said.