The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 24, 1991, Page 15, Image 14
jCoach: Huskers out of sync against Kansas From Staff Reports “LAWRENCE, Kan. — The NV braska women’s basketball team got buried Wednesday night. Throwing dirt from the free throw line were the Kansas Jayhawks. Ne braska lost to the Jayhawks, 83-63, in front of650 fans at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas, last in the Big Eight in free throw percentage, missed only three free throws in their 21 trips to the line. Karen Jennings led all players with 10 rebounds and 23 points, but missed 12 of her 20 shots from the floor. Lisa Tate, the Jayhawk’s 6-foot, 3 inch center, had six blocked shots as Kansas held the Huskers to 41 per cent shooting. Last in the Big Eight in field goal percentage (40.1 percent), the Jay hawks shot 42 percent from the field against Nebraska in the second half. “We just didn’t adjust to their defense,” Nebraska women’s coach Angela Beck said. “We faced a very hot team tonight and never really got into sync. “I don’t think Kansas is 20-points better than we are.” Nebraska fell to 12-6 overall and 3-2 in the Big Eight. Kansas upped its record to 12-5 and 3-2. The Huskers, going after their sixth road win of the season, stumbled at the end of the first half and didn’t get up. The Jayhawks used a 6-0 run to - We just didn’t adjust to their defense. We faced a very hot team tonight and never really got into sync. Beck NU women’s basketball coach -99 - close the first half, turning a 29-29 tie into a 35-29 lead. Kansas then wid ened its lead to 43-32, with an 8-3 run, to the begin the second half. Nebraska never got an y closer than seven points, 43-36, the rest of the game. Sophomore Stacy Truitt, one of the five Jayhawks who scored in double figures, led Kansas with 16 points. With 6:30 remaining in the game, the Huskers made a run at Kansas. Meggan Yedsena closed the gap to 65-53 with a basket and a foul. She failed to complete the three-point play, but Sue Hesch got the offensive re bound and was fouled. Hesch missed the first half of her two-shot foul. Kelly Hubert, fouled on the next trip down the court, did the same, narrow ing the lead to 10. A Jennings’ basket made the score 65-57, but the Jayhawks outscored the Huskers 18-6 down the stretch for the final margin. Nebraska will play Oklahoma Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Bob Deva ney Sports Center. Nebraska.29 34 — 63 At Kansas.35 48 — 83 Nebraska—Hesch 1-3 1-2 3, Jennings 8-20 7-9 23. Hubert 0-3 1-31, Dahn 6-9 9-9 12, Yedsena 3-8 0-1 7, Halsne3-85-811,R. Taylor1-2 0-0 2, Offringa 0-0 0-0 0, Yancey 0- 10-00, Russell 1-22-24. Totals 235616 25 63. Kansas—Johnson 1-3 8-9 10, Shareef 2-6 0-0 4, McCloud 6-10 2-3 14, Truitt 6-12 4-5 16, Hart 5-10 4-4 15, Chennault6-10 1 1 13, Bonham 1-2 2-2 4, Tate 2-4 0-0 4, Kite 1- 5 0-0 3. Totals 30-62 21-24 83. 3point goals—Nebraska 1-5 (Dahn 0 1, Yedsena 1 -4), Kansas 2-7 (Hart 1 -1, Ch ennault 0-1, Kite 1-5). Rebounds—Ne braska 37 (Jennings 10), Kansas 37 (Johnson 9) Assists—Nebraska 13 (Yedsena 5), Kansas 13 (Hart 5) Turn overs—Nebraska 30, Kansas 24 Total fouls—Nebraska 20, Kansas 22 A—650 Anniversary Head-to-Head: Offense **•'■*■ & z Points scored 428 ■ Bills 1 335 Passing £| Percent completed j|f| Yards gained Average gain (yds.) |||| Touchdowns ||g| Rushing fg Yards gained |1§| Average gains (yds.) H1 Touchdowns A Field Goals Punting Kickoffs Punts Touchdowns (Avg. yards) (Avg. return, (Avg. return, 53 Ml MM) ^ |M1 M AP -; Anniversary Points allowed - ■£ □ Giants jpg 211 Bills Giants Bills Giants 1808 1459 B 13 9 * , ■♦ ^ Kickoffs Punts Recoveries (Av9 <*am* (Avg. returns allowea, yds.) allowed, yds.) ! ^ 11; 19 2 ^ 15.7 j—— 7.1 LJ ■□ __________ AP Giants looking for way to stop Bills’ offense TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dave Duer son says the only way to stop the Buffalo Bills’ no-huddle offense is to intercept the snap from center. That’s impossible, so Duerson and the New York Giants will have to figure out another way to stop an offense that has scored nearly 100 points in two playoff games. The Buffalo offense has been so formidable that when Giants coach B ill Parcells, whose team has allowed more than 20 points in only four of its 18 games this season and allowed the fewest points in the NFL, was asked Wednesday if he was “conceding” Buffalo 21 points in Sunday’s Super Bowl, he replied: “Concede them 21? Isn’t it 0-0 when they start the game? If it isn’t, I’m not going.” The Giants already have seen the Bills’ no-huddle, in a regular-season game at Giants Stadium Dec. 15. After New York scored on its opening drive, Jim Kelly drove Buf falo to two quick touchdowns against a defense that appeared to be a half step behind every play. Then the Giants stopped the Rills twice, Kelly injured his knee, Giants quarterback Phil Simms bruised his foot and the shootout became a battle of backups. Buffalo won 17-13. Kelly is back now and running the no-huddle better than ever, rolling up 44 points against Miami and 51 against the Los Angeles Raiders in the play offs. What’s ironic about Buffalo’s use of the no-huddle is that it first came to coach Marv Levy’s attention two years ago when Cincinnati used it to beat the Bills in the AFC title game. At that time, Levy vehemently protested that Cincinnati coach Sam Wyche was bending the rules and preventing him from getting specialists on the field to defend against the pass. Then the rules were amended, al lowing defenses time to substitute if offenses did. Suddenly, Levy and offensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda decided they would try the no-huddle, a major departure for a coach who at Kansas City about a decade ago was still running the winged-T, an offense more in vogue during the 1950s. This season they’ve used it regu larly, particularly in the second half of the season. It’s one of the main reasons they led the league with 428 points, an average of 29 points per See SUPER on 17 New trivia king crowned at UNL I By Brian Busenbark Staff Reporter f Quick, who was the youngest player ever inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame? Keith Mann knew the answer — Gale Sayers—Wednesday as he won the University of Nebraska-Lincoln intramural sports trivia contest at the Campus Recreation Center Confer ence Room. Mann, a freshman news-editorial major, beat out more than 150 trivia buffs, including defending champion GeneTingwald. Mann defeatedTing wald in the final, 150-90. “When you have an interest like this, it’s good to be able to use it,” Mann said. Mann said he didn’t study prior to the competition, but he has always been a sports trivia fan, specializing in college football and basketball. The intramural contest concentrated on football, baseball, basketball and potpourri. All the entrants took a written test last week to narrow the field to Wednesday’s eight quarterfinalists. Those eight met in a quiz-show style tournament. Brian Swan, Chris Reade, Chris Caskey and Troy Pfan nenstiel lost in the first round. Mann, who works for the Nebraska sports information department, de fcatcd Doug Duda in one semifinal, while Tingwald eliminated Todd Consbruck in the other. The final included questions like: Where did Dave Meggett, the run ning back who will play for the New York Giants in Sunday’s Super Bowl, attend college? (Towson State) Who was the last person to win the NBA scoring title before Michael Jordan? (Dominique Wilkins) Who has played in the most NHL playoff games? (Gordie Howe) But Mann didn’t take his victory too seriously. “This is really meaningless stuff,” he said. “It won’t really help you in life.” Younger McEnroe defies injury, Italian at Open MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Patrick McEnroe overcame a pulled back muscle and a tena cious Italian to become the most improbable scmifinalist at the Australian Open Wednesday. It was a five-set copy of his better-known brother’s Grand Slam start. Unseeded and ranked 114th in the world, McEnroe was in con stant pain after injuring his lower left back in the fifth game of the second set against Cristiano Caratti. The “Caratii Kid,” No. 101 in the rankings, smelled blood and came back from two sets down, but McEnroe — with the help of a handful of shots that hit the net and fell over — held on to win on his fifth match point, 7-6,6-3,4-6,4 6,6 2. McEnroe, long known as a doubles star, pumped his fists in relief and elation as Caratti’s final backhand hit the net. The two See MCENROE on 17