2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 2006
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
- Track and Field, KU/KSU/
MU. Triangular, all day.
Player to watch:
senior Sheldon Battle.
He won the men's shot.
put event Bottle and the men's weight throw at last week's Arkansas Invitation.
SATURDAY
+ Men's basketball vs. Nebraska, 3 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
- Women's basketball vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse.
SUNDAY
Tennis at Indiana, 10 a.m.
Bloomington, Ind.
SATURDAY
*Men's basketball at Texas A&M, 7 p.m., College Station, Texas
+ Women's basketball at Kansas State, 7 p.m., Manhattan
Tennis vs. Ball State, 2:30 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.
Freshman nationally ranked in singles play
TENNIS
MFN'S BASKETBALL
Freshman tennis player Kseni Bukina of Obninsk, Russia, ranked 79th nationally as a singles player by the Fila Collegiate Tennis Singles Rankings, is the only KU player included in the rankings. The spring season for the tennis team begins Sunday with two matches in Bloomington, Ind., against Ball State and Indiana.
Basketball tickets available Monday
Ticket pickup for the next three men's basketball games will begin Monday, Jan. 23. The pickup period lasts through Wednesday, Jan. 25. Students will no longer be able to redeem tickets online after Wednesday.
— Eric Jorgensen
After then, tickets must be picked up at the ticket office adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse. Students wanting to transfer tickets no longer need to have both parties at the ticket office.
Athletics Hall to open this weekend
The Booth Family Hall of Athletics will open 12:30 p.m. Saturday, to individuals with tickets to the Kansas men's basketball game against Nebraska.
The 26,000-square foot attachment to Allen Fieldhouse features memorabilia from Kansas athletics history.
All ticket holders of the 3 p.m.
game can also view the hall. It will
open again on Sunday at 11:30
a.m. for ticket holders to the Kansas
women's basketball game.
Starting Monday, the Hall will be open to the general public on a daily basis.
Eric Jorgensen
TRACK AND FIELD
Squads to play host to annual triangular
The Kansas men's and women's track and field squads will play host to the annual KU/KSU/MUTriangular today.
The men's weight throw will kick off the meet at 2 p.m. at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Kansas will compete against rival schools Kansas State and Missouri.
Jayhawks fly high, fall low
MEN'S BASKETBALI
BY RYAN COLIAIANNI
recoliaanni@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
Evan Kafarakis
It's been a rollercoaster ride for the Kansas men's basketball team this season, with a number of key victories and losses coming both at home and on the road. Below is a list of the best and worst of the action that took place during winter break.
THE BEST:
1. Kansas 73, Kentucky 46
Jan. 7.2006
After the team's early-season struggles in the EA Sports Maui Invitational followed by losses against St. Joseph's and Nevada, it was clear that Kansas was ready to show that it was once again one of the elite teams in the country. Kansas came out of the gate running and never looked back, building a double-digit lead in the game's opening minutes. The team never let the lead go. Freshman Brandon Rush led the way, scoring a career-high 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
2. Kansas 69, California 56
Dec.10.2005
Dec.10,2005
Kansas played its annual game in Kansas City, Mo., desperately seeking a victory after falling to St. Joseph's earlier in the week. It appeared to be more of the same struggles when the game started, with Kansas falling behind early. Senior Stephen Vinson gave the Jayhawks a surprise spark, however, and logged a career-high 25 minutes. His defensive effort and effective ball handling helped Kansas move to 4-4.
Rachel Sevmour/KANSAN
3. Kansas 75, Colorado 63
There was no letdown following the team's big victory against Kentucky, playing on the road for the first time of the season in Boulder. While the Kansas guards
Jan. 11,2006
struggled early, the play of senior Christian Moody and sophomore Darnell Jackson kept the Jayhawks in the game in the first half. Moody scored a career-high 18 points in the game and Brandon Rush added 17 points, all in the second half, to help Kansas win its conference opener.
4. Kansas 85, Northern Colorado 62
Dec, 22, 2005
In his return from a nine-game suspension, Darnell Jackson poured in a career-high 12 points and helped the Jayhawks move past Northern Colorado. Kansas jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back in a crisp game played by the Jayhawks, hoping to build confidence after losing numerous close games early in the season.
5. Kansas 63, Pepperdine 43
Dec. 19.2005
— Antonio Mendoza
Kansas came out of the gate quickly in this post-finals contest, scoring 25 points in the first nine minutes of the game, but then the offense became non-existent. The team shot poorly and was unable to get into a consistent offensive rhythm. The final score had more to do with the lesser opponent than it did with dominant play by Kansas.
Coming into the first game of the new year, it was safe to say that the Jayhawks were looking ahead on the schedule rather than to that night's contest. It showed early, with Yale taking the lead with just three minutes remaining in the first half. From that point on, however, Kansas dominated and appeared ready to face Kentucky.
Jan. 4. 2006
6. Kansas 87, Yale 46
Christian Moody, senior forward, holds onto the ball for the Jayhawks during the first half of the game against Kansas State last Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks led 26-18 at halftime but fell to the Wildcats 59-55.
7. Kansas 73. New Orleans
56
Kansas appeared to take the opponent lightly in the opening 18 minutes, leading by just
Dec, 29, 2005
4 points with halftime approaching. The Jayhawks charged into halftime, however, and took a 15-point lead. Kansas continued its improved play in the second half, thanks to the play of freshman guard Mario Chalmers, who came off the bench and scored 8 points and dished out 5 assists.
1. Kansas State 59, Kansas
55
THE WORST:
jan. 14, 2006
Coming into the Big 12 home opener, the Jayhawks had reeled off seven straight victories, but that streak was not as important as the 31-game winning streak against their in-state rival. Kansas appeared to control Kansas State for the first 30 minutes of the game and opened up a 12-point lead with less than 10 minutes to go. The Wildcats then switched to a 2-3 zone and
Jan. 14,2006
Kansas lost all offensive rhythm. The loss ended the fourth-longest winning streak against a single opponent in the country.
2. Missouri 89, Kansas 86 (OT)
Jan. 16, 2006
It was unclear how the Jayhawks would react to losing a rivalry game and then turning around to play another. It was a back-and-forth game early, with the Tigers taking the halftime lead. Kansas came out energized in the second half, building a 9 point lead and leading by 7 with less than 40 seconds remaining. Kansas then missed five free-throws, including two by Christian Moody with 0.4 seconds remaining that would have won the game. Instead, the contest went into overtime and the Jayhawks fell in heartbreaking fashion.
— Edited by Frank Tankard
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