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2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
◆ Women's basketball vs. UMKC, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
SATURDAY
◆ Men's basketball vs. California, 11 a.m., Kemper
Arena, Kansas City, Mo.
SUNDAY
- Women's basketball vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
FOOTBALL
Safety verbally commits to Kansas
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino recruited high school safety Olaitan Oguntodu to play for Kansas next season.
Mangino received a verbal commitment from the Mesquite, Texas, native on Monday, rivals.com reported. Oguntodu is a three-star recruit and is ranked 26th of all high school safeties in the country, according to rivals.com.
"The fact that Kansas had been recruiting me for a long time made a big difference," Oguntodu told rivals.com. "Deciding to give a commitment to Kansas was just a gut feeling, and I decided to go with my gut. My family and I couldn't be happier with the decision that I have made."
Guguntod chose Kansas over Boston College, Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma State, UTEP and Tulsa.
Ryan Colaianni
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Henrickson said it was more for the fans than anyone else.
The offense has carried the team through the season, averaging 77.8 points per game.
"I think we're at a better place offensively," she said. "Last year we had a shopping list of things making me crabby."
The Jayhawks will focus on improving their defense. So far, they have held opponents to 57.2 points a game, but they have a tendency to get in foul trouble.
Sophomore forward Taylor McIntosh, said the difference came from the team finishing games strong.
This year the team has survived a 70-68 game against Detroit on Nov.22 and a 70-65 victory against Northeastern Nov.27.
Rylan Howe/KANSAN
After tonight, Kansas will play Wisconsin on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both tonight's game and Sunday's will be televised on Metro Sports.
Over in a New York minute
- Edited by Alison Peterson
Sophomore center C.J. Giles and senior forward Christian Moody sit through the final moments of the game. Giles had seven points and Moody just two during 14 minutes of play. The Jayhawks lost to the St. Joseph's Hawks 67-70 last night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Kansas Jayhawks notebook
Freshman guard Brandon Rush confirmed that the NCAA is investigating him for actions that took place while he was considering entering the NBA Draft.
deciding to play for Kansas. Rush said he did not use funds from his brother Kareem Rush to fund the trips. He said the situation had been straightened out.
Rush said the NCAA interviewed him about a month ago. Rush accepted flights from NBA teams when he had individual workouts, before
Sophomore guard Russell Robinson, who grew up in New York, had about 20 friends and family attend the game last night.
Kansas came into the game shooting 73.3 percent, but yesterday's 31.6 percent was by far their worst performance on the season.
- St. Joseph's had a large contingent of students behind a basket cheering on the team. The Hawks' band also made the trip from Philadelphia.
— Ryan Colaianni
BIG 12 BASKETBALL
Kansas St. 77. Louisiana Tech 66
MANHATTAN — Twiggy McIntyre scored 21 points and Shalee Lehning tied a school record with 20 rebounds as Kansas State beat Louisiana Tech 77-66 on Tuesday night.
Lehning, a 5-foot-9 freshman guard, added nine points and eight assists, nearly becoming the sixth player in Big 12 history to record a triple-double.
Kimberly Dietz added 16 points and freshman Marlies Gipson 14 for the Wildcats (5-1), who trailed by one at halftime.
Aarica Ray-Boyd hit five 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Louisiana Tech, which entered the game 63-7 against Big 12 teams.
The Associated Press