University Daily Kansan / Monday, December 5, 1988
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KU freshman surprises tournament's top player
By Ken Winford Kansan sportswriter
Kansas freshman tennis player Eveline Hamers surprised most observers and maybe even herself this weekend by reaching the quarterfinals of the ITCA National Clay Courts tennis tournament at Hilton Head, S.C.
Most impressive in her drive to the quarterfinals was an easy first-round victory over the tournament's top seed.
Hamers said the unexpectedness of the victory made it that much more satisfying.
Hanners, a native of Meersen, Netherlands, beat Kentucky's Sonia Hahn. 6-1, 6-3. Friday. In addition to being the top seed in the tournament, Hahn was ranked sixth among the nation's collegiate players.
"Everyone was suprised because I beat the No. 1 seed." Hamers said. "I really didn't know what kind of player she was. For me that was an advantage. Because I don't know anyone, I can go out and play my own game."
By playing her own game, Hammers has quickly found success at Kansas. In November, Hammers won the ITCA Central Region Tournament in
Tennis
Topela. She is ranked first in singles in the region and, along with partner Renee Raychaudhuri, is ranked ninth in doubles.
Hamers said she was starting to organize her game.
in doubles.
The top 32 collegiate players in the nation were invited to participate in the clay courts tournament.
"My concentration is very good right now," Hamers said. "I'm much more confident in my game then I was at the beginning of the year. I'm playing pretty well right now."
Kansas coach Eric Hayes said Hamers hadn't begun to reach her potential.
"She's a freshman and the last month and a half she has pretty much blossomed as a player." Hayes said. "She's improving all the time. She's had a good fall and put herself in a position to have a good year. Eveline could be a great player."
could win her first-round victory, Hammers went on to beat Cal-Berkel's Emile Vigueira, 6-4, 6-3, in the second round.
ond round.
Hamers was beaten Saturday in the quarterfinals by Shawn Foltz of Indiana, 6-3, 6-3.
Foltz, who advanced to the finals of the tournament, played as an amateur on the professional circuit and was ranked 50th in the world before a wrist injury forced her to quit tennis for a year.
"In the last match, I just made too many mistakes." Hamers said. "She (Foltz) kept me off balance. But you have to learn from experiences even when you lose. I think I learned some things."
filings.
In addition to Hamers, two other Kansas players were ranked in the regional poll. Raychaudhuri was 21st while Elba Pinero was 26th. Like Hamers, Raychaudhuri and Pinero are freshmen.
are tresumen.
The Jayhawks, who were ranked third in the eight-state region behind Oklahoma State and Brigham Young, won't play again until after Christmas break.
Christmas Overtake.
Although the recognition was nice, Hayes said the Jayhawks really hadn't proved anything yet.
"It's great that they have the recognition," he said. "But they can't be content with that. We had a good fall and got a lot of work done. But now we have to concentrate on maintaining that and coming back strong for the spring season."
Gansz's gamble pays off KC overcomes 3-point deficit in final seconds, beats Jets
Kansas City Chiefs running back James Saxon ran around the end for a short gain in yesterday's 38-34 victory against the New York Jets. Saxon scored the winning touchdown in the final seconds of the game.
By Jeff Euston
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
KANSAS CITY. Mo. — Victories for Kansas City Chiefs coach Frank Gansz have been rare, so when he was faced with the choice of whether to go for a victory or a tie yesterday against the New York Jets, the choice wasn't difficult.
Trailing 34-31 with five seconds remaining in the game, the Chiefs faced a fourth and goal play at the Jets' 1-yard line.
Jeds Tynn New York had stopped three straight running plays from the one, Gansz chose to give the run one more shot instead of having kicker Nick Lowery try a game-tying field goal.
Gansz' decision paid off.
Running back James Saxon powered into the end zone after being hit at the one and the Chains a 38-34 victory over the Jets.
victory victory improved the Chiefs' record to 4-9.1 The defeat lowered the jets' to 6-7.1 and knocked them out of the playoff chase.
"I just wanted to go for the win," Gansz said. "I have always told them (the players), when you have the opportunity to win, seize it and it will multiply. I didn't think they would stop us again."
Saxon didn't, either
and that was it. The Jets had trouble stopping the Chiefs throughout the game.
Saxon dun t in the huddle and said, "We were in the huddle and said, 'Hey, we're going to score. This is it. It's all on the line,'" Saxon said, "The offensive line did a great job getting penetration and Christian (Okoye) did a great job of blocking, and that was it."
Kansas City quarterback Steve DeBerg sparked the Chiefs' offense, completing 16 of 25 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns
yards and three touchdowns.
“This was a very satisfying win for our football team,” DeBerg said.
"They're a man-to-man defensive team and we took advantage of that. The key was pass protection. Our offensive line has been fantastic the second half of the season."
In the first half, DeBerg completed touchdown passes of 33 and 41 yards to wide receiver Stephone Paige and one of 40 yards to wide receiver Carlos Carson.
Caine.
New York kicker Pat Leahy added two field goals, one coming after Kansas City running back Paul Palmer's second fumble of the game.
mer's second fumble on the Chiefs suspended Palmer before last week's game at Pittsburgh for reportedly telling a teammate he would fumble the ball in order to be traded.
order to be
Palmer later atoned for his mistakes with a 36-yard reception that led to a Chiefs touchdown in the
fourth quarter.
fourth quarter.
"On the first fumble, I just took a
pretty good hit." Palmer explained.
"On the second one, maybe I was just
carrying the ball a little loosely. I
don't know."
don't show that the victory helped Gansz any another question. Gansz, who has guided the Chiefs to just eight victories in 29 games the last two seasons, has been the subject of several rumors recently.
several Former Los Angeles Raiders coach Tom Flores and former Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermei both have been mentioned as possible replacements for Gansz.
replacements for Ganss But Ganss was happy to see his players win.
players will.
"They deserved to win," he said.
"They've battled, they've fought and they've worked hard."
SOCCER PLAYERS HONORED:
Four players from the Kansas men's soccer team were chosen for the National Collegiate Club Soccer Association all-tournament team.
Association Players were selected based upon the number of times they were nominated in recognition of a superior performance by opposing coaches. Each of the all-tournament selections received at least two nominations.
Sports Briefs
MURRAY TRADE FINALIZED: Eddie Murray officially was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday, two days after the teams nearly completed the deal.
der; Sean Holmes, midfielder; Dan Stoke, midfielder; and Kamran Moosi, forward.
For Murray, a seven-time All Star first baseman, the Orioles were to receive pitchers Ken Howell and
Brian Holton and shortstop Juan Bell.
The Dodgers, the busiest baseball team in the off-season last year, began talking to Baltimore about Murray shortly after winning the World Series and team executives met last week in Chicago to discuss the deal. On Friday, the clubs came close to finishing the trade but backed off, possibly because of financial terms in Murray's contract.
Kansas junior guard Lisa Braddy, right, dribbles past Iowa's junior guard Jolette Law at the Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic. Braddy was named most valuable player of the tournament after Saturday night's 67-63 victory over Iowa.
Upset! Freshman leads KU past No. 7 Iowa for Dial Classic tourney championship
By Ken Winford Kansan sportswriter
Kansas freshman guard Shannon Bloxom came off the bench in Saturday night's Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic final with defense on her mind.
the team with defense on her knees. The 5-foot-9 Leavenworth native made seven of nine field goal attempts, including two three-pointers, giving the Jayhawks the lift they needed to upset No. 7 Iowa 67-13. It was Kansas' third Dial Classic championship in four years.
lorship in four, so she had 14 points in the game, said she wasn't looking for her shot when she entered the game.
Bloxom did not seem to realize that freshmen do not usually come off the bench and victimize a powerful team like Iowa.
team like Iowa.
"Everyone in this team that goes in is expected to expect a win," she said. "This could be a big win for us. Beating a ranked team like Iowa should inspire us to do even more to continue to improve."
Kansas coach Marian Washington said that for the Jayhawks to be successful they would have to count on the play of freshmen like Bloxom
"Last night I had five freshmen on the floor at one time," Washington said. "Shannon played with a great deal of poise. She is a shooter, and she knows she has the green light."
green light.
Washington said it was important that the Jayhawks
were able to travel Kansas trailed by as many as six points in the first half but narrowed that deficit to 28-27 at halftime.
"I really didn't care if we were one, two or three points behind at the half, but I wanted to be close," she said. "I changed up our defenses throughout the game. We didn't want them to get in an offensive rhythm, so we worked with a number of combinations." Like to think that had something to do with it."
I'd like to think that that last Kansas guard as well, Brady, who played all 40 minutes, was out, had 10 points, nine assists, two steals and two blocked shots. She also named tournament Most Valuable Player.
The 5-8 junior said the Jayhawks went into the Dial Classic believing they could win the title.
"We came in knowing we could beat Iowa." Bradley said. "I think we can beat any team if we play our game. Iowa is a good team but we threw in different defenses and that really seemed to throw them off."
defenses and that really seemed to throw them off." Braddy said the Jayhawks weren't intimidated by the larger Hawkeyes.
makes us physically better with physical but we handled it well," she said. "We like playing a physical game. We're moving along really quickly right now and when the conference season comes along we'll be ready."
second half to take a 35-28 lead. Junior center Lynn
the Jayhawks scored the first eight points of the
court.
Page scored three straight passes in the op
Court scores three strong baskets in the spike, and the Hawkeyes scored the next 10 points to take a lead.
Use a 38-53 lead.
Bloom scored nine points and Kansas built a score point led at 52-45 with 6.34 left in the game. Iowa got within one point at 52-51 but never took the lead.
Kansas sophomore forward LaTanya Nelson came off the bench to score 12 points and get seven rebounds for the Jayhawks.
for the Jayhawks.
"We outstulbed and outpoured Iowa." Nelson said.
"We played well as a team. I knew we could do it. I believe in this team and . . . Think we can go a long way.
"How hast the Jayhawks it!"
Freshman guard Geri Hart kept the Jayhawks in the game early, scoring six points in the first half. The 6 guard said Kansas' quick start in the second half was important.
"Coming out in the second half, we really shut them down." Hart said. "I think that surprised them. They really didn't know what to do. Once we got a little more relaxed and into the game, we started playing our game."
Washington said she was happy with the win over Iowa, but today it would be business as usual.
Shanda Berry and Jollette Law paced Iowa with 22 and in points, respectively.
"It's been awhile since we beat such a highly-ranked team," she said. "But it's my job to keep their feet on the ground. They can enjoy it tomorrow, but then its back to work. I'll forget this Iowa win, and so will they."
Joining Braddy and Bloxom on the all-tournament team were: Iowa's Berry, Glambing State's Tarcha Hollis and Oral Roberts' Cari Chamberlin with 89.75 win
The Jayhawks reached the finals with an 89-75 win over Oral Roberts Friday night. Braddy led Kansas with 20 points. Marthea McCloud had 11 points while Danielle Shareef and Michelle Arnold added 10 points apiece.
Chamberlin had 23 points to lead Oral Roberts. Vivian Herron scored 17 points, well under her 28.3 scoring average.
Kansas will play at Wichita State Wednesday and then play Minnesota Sunday at Allen Field House.
Kansas 67, Iowa 63
Kansas (67)
Kansas (67)
Apple II 2.5, Shannon 1.24, Page 3/006, Brady 3.4, Hart 3-1, 2-7
Apple II 4, Bloom 2.12, Nelson 5.2, Tilets 1/12, 26-12 18-97
Akhalatam 3.0, 0.65 Poe 5.0, 10.18 Berry 4.0, 8.22 Christian 1.5, 9.34 Law 6.4, 10.
Schurter 1.24 Hail 0.4, Hall 0.78 Magan 1.0, Tate 0.6, Tate 20.12 Travis 12.22
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尔南 29.27 总力 Nola Kansas 18.14 勇火 Koua, Page
三点场风 goal Kansas 38.4 (Bloom-2 Nelson 3.1) A armed 0, Batal 0.2) lownal 1.1 (Law 1.) Rebounds Kansas 18.2
Bengals clinch home-field advantage; Bucs beat Buffalo
While the Bengals were clinching their first playoff spot in six years, the Buffalo Bills, the one other conference team that has climbed playoff berth, were upset 10-5 to Tampa Bay. That left both the Bills and Bengals with 11-3 records.
The Cincinnati Bengals moved into the playoffs and closer to the home-field edge throughout the AFC playoffs with a 27-10 victory over the San Diego Chargers yesterday.
The Associated Press
If the teams tie for the best record in the AFC, Cincinnati gets the advantage because the Bengals beat Buffalo last week.
the Bengals belt beating the A victory on Sunday at Houston would give the Bengals the AFC Central title in Sam Wyche's fifth year as head coach.
"It's a nine year as he turns,
'It's a relief in some ways to get one in the bank.'
Wyche said. "We're not playing for a wild-card berth, though, believe me. That
NFL Roundup
group out there feels pretty good about where they stand."
Elbert "tieky" Woods ran for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns for the Bengals. Woods set a team record with 15 rushing touchdown this season.
Buffalo 5
Vinny Testaverde, the league leader in interceptions, didn't commit a turnover for the first time this season and scored on a 4-yard run. The host Bucaneers, losers of seven of their last eight games, held Rob Riddick on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line in the third quarter.
Tampa Bay 10 Buffalo 5
New York Giants 44
Phoenix 7
Phil Simms, ignoring a sore shoulder that sideline him last week, threw two touchdown passes to Stacy Robinson as New York moved to the top of the NFC East. Washington 20
Washington 20 Philadelphia 19
Philadelphia 19
Washington, 7-7, has been eliminated from the division race and damaged Philadelphia's chances with a late rally. Chip Lohmiller's 44-yard field goal with one second remaining capped the comeback after the Redskins trailed 19-10 in the fourth quarter. Philadelphia is 8-6.
Minnesota 40 New Orleans 3
New Orleans's
Minnesota's stung defense turned offensive as Carl Lee and Jesse Solomon returned interceptions for touchdowns.
Boilers 21
Denver 20
Dallas 21
Atlanta 7
At Cleveland, the Browns sent Dallas to a team record 12th defeat this season and 10th in a row. Bernie Kosar passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns, including two less than two minutes apart in the fourth quarter. San Francisco 13
The Raiders' win threw the AFC West into a three-way tie at 7-7. Denver and Seattle also have that record. Greg Townsend returned an interception of a pass by John Elway 86 yards for a touchdown and sacked the Denver quarterback twice.
San Francisco, which lost to Atlanta earlier this year, had a rough time with the Falcons again. But Joe Montana threw for a pair of touchdowns and Roger Craig set a team single-season rushing record. Craig ran
for 103 yards to give him 1,336 for the year:
New England 13
Seattle 7
With wind gusts to 33 mph and the windchill factor below zero, New England and Seattle combined for only 109 passing yards. 62 by the Seahawks.
Miami 28
Indianapolis 31
Miami 28
The Colts, 8-6 and also in wild-card contention, handed Miami its fifth straight defeat and ninth overall, which is the most for Don Shula in 26 years of coaching.
Pittsburgh 32
Houston 34
Merril Hoge caught a 16-yard touchdown from Bubby Brister with 20 seconds to play, his second score of the fourth quarter, rallying the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 37-34 victory over Houston.