Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, January 15, 1986
Page 8
CU defeats Husker women
By Bob Asmussen
Senior Editor
The Nebraska women's basketball team
accomplished what it wanted to do Tuesday
night, and lost by 20 points.
The Cornhuskers, playing without injured
starter Maurtice Ivy, planned to pack the middle
against Kansas and its high-scoring forward
Vickie Adkins. The plan worked to perfection as
the Cornhuskers held the Ail-American candi
date to 14 points and only eight shots.
But, Kansas got 24 points from first-time star
ter Lisa Dougherty to defeat Nebraska 84-64.
"We took Kansas' inside game away from
them," Nebraska Coach Kelly Hill said. "Our
defense really played well for the most part. We
couldn't be everywhere."
Most of Dougherty's points came on long, out
side shots. Kansas also got 12 outside points
from reserve Regan Miller.
Kansas Coach Marian Washington said she
expected Nebraska to pack the defense around
Adkins.
"Nebraska concentrated on closing Vickie
down," Washington said. "Everybody we've played
has had to have three people to stop Vickie."
Despite the score, Hill said she was proud of
the way the team played. Besides missing Ivy,
who sprained her ankle in practice Tuesday,
Nebraska was also without former starter Stacy
Imming, who quit the team for personal reasons.
"We're missing a big chunk of our offense from
three weeks ago," Hill said.
Washington said she was impressed with
Nebraska's play.
"Nebraska played a heckuva ballgame,"
Washington said. "They played with a lot of
courage and a lot of character."
Nebraska took an early 7-4 lead on an Angie
Miller basket. Kansas battled back to take a 10-9
lead on an Adkins bucket. Nebraska took its
final lead of the game with 15:58 left in the half
on a basket by Stephanie Bolli.
Kansas scored six unanswered points midway
through the half to take a 26-17 lead. Nebraska
several times cut the lead to five points but
couldn't get any closer. Kansas led 46-37 at
halftime.
The teams traded baskets early in the second
half before Kansas scored two consecutive
baskets to go up 52-39. The closest Nebraska
could get the rest of the way was 71-61 with 5:40
left in the game on a basket by Miller.
Nebraska was plagued in the game by poor
shooting from the field. The Huskers made only
41 percent of their shots. Kansas hit 57 percent
of its shots in the game. Adkins was six for eight
and Dougherty hit 11 of 18.
"We got a little cold there in the second half,"
Hill said. "I can't explain it because we've got
good shooters."
Five Kansas players finished in double fig
ures. Besides Dougherty and Adkins, Kansas got
13 points from Evette Qtt, 12 from Miller and 10
from Toni Webb.
Nebraska was led by Angie Miller's 28 points.
Amy Stephens was the only other Husker in
double figures with 10.
Nebraska, now 7-7 overall and 0-1 in confer
ence play, will host Missouri Saturday. Kansas,
now 10-4 and 1-0, will host Oklahoma State.
NCAA rules to induce drug tests
NEW ORLEANS (AP) NCAA schools said
yes to drug-testing as the association's 80th
annual convention ended one day early.
The measure on drug-testing was virtually
unopposed by the nearly 1,800 delegates. Ath
letes who test positive on a long list of "street
drugs," as well as performance-enhancing sub
stances, will lose their eligibility for a minimum
of 90 days. The tests will be done at football bowl
games and NCAA championships and could
involve penalties for coaches who have know
ledge of drug use but do not report it.
The anti-drug list includes such street drugs
as marijuana, cocaine, heroin and includes ana
bolic steroids and caffeine.
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Probable Starters "It's important that we come out aggressiv
Kansas (14-2)
F Ron Kellogg 6-5 Sr.
F Danny Manning 6-11 So.
C Greg Dreiling 7-1 Sr.
G Cedric Hunter 6-0 Jr.
G Calvin Thompson 6-6 Sr.
Nebraska (10-3)
F Bernard Day 6-5 Jr.
F John Matzke 6-7 Sr.
C DaveHoppen 6-11 Sr.
G Brian Carr 6-1 Jr.
G Harvey Marshall 6-3 Sr.
Tip-off: 7:35 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center
By Mike Reilley
Senior Reporter
Nebraska center Dave Hoppen told reporters
after the Cornhuskers' 99-56 win against North
east Missouri State Saturday that the key to
stopping the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks would be to
pressure their outside shooters.
Hoppen, a 6-11 senior from Omaha, said if
Jayhawks' Ron Kellogg and Calvin Thompson
were left alone on the perimeter, they could
"score 100 points on you."
Kellogg, also from Omaha, scored 39 points in
a 91-80 Jayhawk win at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center last year. He's Kansas' leading scorer this
year, averaging 15.9 points a game.
Should Nebraska slow the Jayhawks' outside
game, they will move inside to 7-1 center Greg
Dreiling, said Kansas Coach Larry Brown. Dreil
ing was Hoppen's teammate at the World Univer
sity Games in Japan last summer and averages
11.1 points a game.
The key to the game, Brown said, is how well
the Jayhawks play on defense rather than
offense.
In a 72-56 win against Southern Methodist last
Saturday, Kansas jumped out to a 13-0 lead and
had a 38-10 advantage at halftime. Brown said he
hopes for an encore performance against the
Huskers.
"We can't sit back and not be aggressive
because Hoppen is such a good scorer," Brown
said. "(The Huskers) do such a great job of
getting him the ball.
"It's important that we come out aggressively
defensively as we were against SMU. If we do
that, we'll play well."
Hoppen averages 22.2 points a game. He
ranked 11th in the nation in field goal percen
tage in last week's NCAA statistics.
"I'm disappointed that Hoppen doesn't get
the credit he deserves nationally," Brown said.
"He has the respect of our club."
So do the rest of the Huskers, Brown said. He
said Coach Moe Iba's team is "fundamentally
sound."
"Moe's teams don't beat themselves," Brown
said. "They play good defense and they get the
ball to the people who can score. We're going to
have to play really well. Our kids understand
that."
Iba understands what his team is up against.
Kansas owns a 14-2 record, including a win at
home against Kentucky and a victory on the road
against North Carolina State. Washington,
Louisville, Louisiana Tech and Wichita State
have fallen victim to the Jayhawks in tournaments.
Former Nebraska basketball players Andre
Smith and Chuck Jura will participate in an
exhibition basketball game before the Kansas
Nebraska game at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center.
The former Cornhuskers play for the Fast
Breakers, a Lincoln semipro team. Other players
on the team include former Huskers Bob Moore,
Terry Smith, Ivan Gilreath and Jerry Shoecraft.
The Fast Breakers will play Coin 'op, a semipro
team from Omaha. Ron Boone, who played guard
with the Kansas City Kings in the 1970s, and
former Creighton standout John C. Johnson play
for Coin 'op.
Tip-off is 5:15 p.m., but Shoecraft said sports
center doors won't open until 6 p.m. Jerry Lott,
superintendent at the sports center, said it
would cost too much to open the doors early, so
the teams will play the first half in private.
Shoecraft said the Fast Breakers play on the
Amateur Athletic Union's semipro tournament
circuit. The team plays in tournaments in Hous
ton, Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma and Florida. He
said their next tournament is Jan. 26-27 in
Chicago.
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KU coach Brown brings
fun, winning to program
By Mike Reilley
Senior Reporter
Basketball coaches don multi-colored Ber
muda shorts for practices. Their players have
practiced in the wee hours of the morning.
It's uncharacteristic of a No. 9 team or any
team, but Kansas men's coach Larry Brown
thinks hoops and fun should be mentioned in the
same breath.
For instance, during his two-year coaching
tenure at UCLA, Brown camped out with stu
dents waiting for season tickets and took his
team to cheer for the university's other sports
teams.
The fun followed Brown when he left his job
with the NBA's New Jersey Nets in the spring of
1983 and came to Kansas.
During one practice earlier this season, Brown
and his assistants wore Bermuda shorts to prac
tice just to loosen the team up.
"I just try to be myself with the kids," Brown
said. "I'm pretty tough on them, but I'm also
available to help them. I think they understand
that we just want to make them better."
Brown started the season with a midnight
practice. The Jayhawks began workouts at 12:01
a.m. Oct. 15. NCAA rules prohibit basketball
practice prior to Oct. 15.
Brown got the idea from Kansas assistant
coach Mark Freidinger. Freidinger was an
assistant for five years at Wake Forest, which had
a midnight practice a few years ago.
Wake Forest drew about 1,500 fans to the
practice. Because of that, Brown decided to give
it a try.
The idea was a hit at Kansas. Seven thousand
Jayhawk fans showed up at Allen Fieldhouse.
T-shirts with "Late Night With Larry Brown"
screened on them were sold. Talk show host and
comedian David Letterman was invited to partic
ipate. He refused, but was sent a T-shirt anyway.
"It was great a really neat way to start
practice," Brown said. "None of our kids missed
class. It worked out super."
But practices haven't been as much fun. After
an 86-71 win against Southern Illinois-Edwards-ville,
Brown called his team back out onto the
court for a post-game practice. He said the play
ers didn't work hard and needed the extra work.
"I was pretty upset, so we stayed after," Brown
said. "It was something I've never done before
and hopefully won't ever have to do again."
The Jayhawks blew out Western Carolina 101
79 in their next game.
"I thought it (the practice) helped, but that
wasn't the purpose," Brown said. "It was just the
disappointment."
Fun, Brown said, spreads off the court for his
team too. He conducts an annual camp where his
coaches and players work with the mentally and
physically handicapped. Brown began working
with Special Olympics when he coached pro
basketball in Denver.
The Jayhawks also visited a nearby prison last
week, Brown said, to talk about basketball and
life. Brown said he doesn't plan excusions like
this, but they "just happen."
The Special Olympics camp includes a ses
sion where Brown shows Special Olympics
coaches the finer points of teaching basketball.
There's also an on-court session with the players
and the rest of the coaching staff.
Brown said his players are especially eager to
participate.
"It's good for these kids to see things like that
and get involved," Brown said. "They appreciate
the fact that they've been given a gift that other
kids don't have."
Success, as well as fun, have been character
istic of Brown's teams. For example:
During his 14-year coaching career, Brown's
teams have never had a losing season.
The Jayhawks were 13-16 the season before
Brown came. They've won 62 of their last 82
games under his guidance.
O Ted Owens, Brown's predecessor at Kan
sas, was 0-7 against Nebraska at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center. Brown is 2-0 against the Corn
huskers on their home floor.
Brown said the key to his success, at the
college level at least, has been balance. Four of
Kansas' starters average in double figures in
scoring. Four points separate the leading scor
er's and the No. 4 scorer's averages.
"We've always strived for balance," Brown
said. "Ronny (Kellogg) averaged 17 last year, but
we still had great balance. The year before that,
Carl Henry averaged 17 and we had good balance.
All my UCLA teams did too."
