2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 ATHLETICS CALENDAR TODAY Tennis at ITA Central Regionals, all day, Salt Lake City FRIDAY - Soccer vs. Colorado College, 3 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex * Tennis at ITA Central Regionals, all day, Salt Lake City SATURDAY Football at Colorado, 6 p.m. Douglas Colo Volleyball at Baylor, 7 p.m. Waco, Texas Tennis at ITA Central Regionals all day, Salt Lake City SUNDAY Soccer vs, Texas, 1 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex - Tennis at ITA Central Regionals; all day, Salt Lake City FOOTBALL Sunflower Broadband to offer KU-CU game Sunflower Broadband has announced it will carry the Kansas-Colorado football game Saturday at 6 p.m. on pay-per-view. Fans can order the game for $29.95 by calling (785) 841-2100 or visiting www.sunflowerbroadband.com. A digital cable box is required to order the game. Ryan Schneider Frustrating CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B After winning game three, Kansas could not get a serve in when it needed it most. Six errors, four of which came late in the fourth frame, proved to be too much to overcome. "We shot ourselves in the foot," Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard said. Senior outside hitter Paula Caten said the Jayhawks needed to come up with a big serve, which didn't materialize, to boost the morale of the team. "I think confidence on serving, at least tonight, was a big issue," she said. "We haven't been as good all year as we should." The Cyclones had all the momentum after rolling over the Jayhawks in game one. They led the entire way, in large part because of their defense. The No. 2 defense in the Big 12 held Kansas to a .056 attack percentage in the first stanza. Despite a 6-0 Kansas run, which featured three straight aces by Caten, the Jayhawks could not draw any closer than one point. The Cyclones won 30-23. Game two was one of streaks. Kansas had the first one, scoring five straight to take a 19-16 lead. Iowa State later erased that with five in a row on its side of the scoreboard to break a 25-all tie and take firm command of the game. They held on for a 30-27 win. The Jayhawks avoided the shutout by keeping the Cyclones' offense in-check in the third game. They held the Cyclones to a .000 attack percentage and hit 237 themselves. With half of the conference season still left to play, Lima said the Jayhawks needed to forget about what had transpired over the last week and a half." It's very frustrating, but we need to keep our heads up." Lima said. Kansas will be back in action against Baylor Saturday in Waco, Texas. Edited by Erin Wisdom TALK TO US Tell us your news. Contact Kelli Robinett or Eric Sorrentino at 864-4858 or sports@kansan.com Defense key in match-up with Buffs BY DANIEL BERK dberk@kansan.com KANSAN SPORTWRITER The Kansas defense will face another high-powered offense this weekend when it travels to Boulder, Colo., to play the Colorado Buffalooes. Colorado enters the game ranked fifth in the conference in total offense and third in the conference in pass offense under the leadership of quarterback Joel Klatt. Senior defensive tackle Tim Allen said the key to stopping Colorado's passing game Saturday would be to shut down the run game early. Allen said that if the Buffalooes struggled to run the ball, it would force them to throw more, playing into the hands of the KU defense. This season, Kansas has been one of the best in the country in stopping the run. Kansas is ranked fourth in the country in rush defense and second in the conference, behind Nebraska. The Jayhawks have allowed less than 70 rushing yards per game and just one rushing touchdown on the season. Allen said much of that success had to do with the difference in technique between this year's defensive line and last year's. "We're getting off the ball a lot quicker, which is forcing a lot of negative plays rushing for the other team," Allen said. "We all have been watching a lot of film and the coaches have been stressing both the positives and negatives. So we know there is In its first three conference games, Kansas has faced three of the top running backs in the conference. still room to improve." The KU defense held Texas Tech running back Tapeur Henderson to under 70 yards. Two weeks ago, against Kansas State, the unit held Thomas Clayton, who came into the game averaging more than 100 yards, to just 13 yards on 16 carries. Last week, Kansas faced Adrian Peterson, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, and held him to negative four yards on five carries. Peterson was hobbled by an injury and only played sparingly in the first half. Senior defensive end Charlton Keith has led the defensive line this season. He has totaled 13 tackles for loss and 24 total tackles. At the other defensive end position, senior Jermial "We know the dline is going to force pressure and tip balls, and we have to capitalize when it happens." Theo Baines Senior cornerback Tim Allen said another reason the line was so improved was its newcomers. Junior defensive end Rodney Allen highlights the list after transferring from Garden City Community College. Sophomore defensive lineman Eric Butler and junior defensive lineman Wayne Wilder, both transfers, have also seen significant time on the line. "The newcomers listen and learn every day," Tim Allen said. "They knew they didn't know everything when they came in and know it helps them to listen to us, and they have." Senior cornerback Theo Baines said the line had not only stopped the run, but it had also forced bad decisions by opposing quarterbacks, which leads to interceptions in the secondary. "We're excited back there in the secondary every play," Baines said. "We know the d-line is going to force pressure and tip balls, and we have to capitalize when that happens." Baines said getting pressure this weekend against Klatt would be important because of his accuracy as a passer. Baines echoed Allen's thoughts that if the defense could shut down the run, it would force Klatt to throw more than usual. MLB Edited by Anne Burgard Yankee coach signs on with the Marlins BY STEVEN WINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — New York Yankees bench coach Joe Girardi was hired Wednesday as manager of the Florida Marlins, agreeing to a three-year contract. Girardi, who also interviewed for the Tampa Bay job, spent 15 years as a major league catcher, then went into broadcasting in 2004 and came out of the booth to join the Yankees' staff this season. He'll be introduced by the Marlins at a news conference today, the team said. "I am extremely pleased to have Joe in our organization, and I look forward to his input as we start focusing on next year," owner Jeffrey Loria said in a statement. "Joe was known as an intelligent player with great leadership skills, and he will bring those traits to his new position. "He is the right man to lead our team, and I'm proud that he will start what will be a long, successful managerial career here in South Florida." Girardi was apparently Loria's first choice from the outset and was the first candidate to interview with the Marlins owner. A follow-up interview took place Oct. 12 in New York with Loria and general manager Larry Beinfest. "This is an exciting day for the Marlins organization," general manager Larry Beinfest said. "After several discussions with him, it became clear that not only was Joe ready to manage, but he is the right guy to manage the Florida Marlins. Joe has a tremendous reputation throughout the game and I am eager to start working with him." The 41-year-old Girardi will succeed Jack McKeon, who led the Marlins to the World Series title in 2003 but resigned after the team finished a disappointing 83-79 this year. Girardi was a member of three World Series championship teams with the Yankees. He caught two no-hitters with the Yankees and also played for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals before retiring as a player in 2003. Love of the game McKeon led the Marlins to three of the four winning seasons in franchise history, but there was a consensus within the organization that a managerial change was in order. Spain's tennis player Tommy Robredo, returns a ball during his ATP Masters Series tennis match against country-man Carlos Moya on Madrid on Wednesday. Robredo won in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Bernat Armangue/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ▼ HURRICANE WILMA Weekend sports schedule up in the air in Florida BY TIM REYNOLDS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORAL GABLES, Fla. Hurricane Wilma is giving Miami and Georgia Tech the weekend off. With Wilma expected to arrive with potentially devastating force in Florida this weekend, school and Atlantic Coast Conference officials postponed Saturday's game between the Yellow Jackets and sixth-ranked Hurricanes. No. 20 West Virginia's trip to Tampa to face South Florida also was postponed. The Big East will wait until Thursday to announce when the Mountain-ers and Bulls will play. Georgia Tech will play at Miami on Nov 19. Miami's scheduled trip to Wake Forest on Nov 17 — a Thursday night game — will now be played on Saturday, Nov 12. ACC spokesman Brian Morrison said no decision had been made on whether the league will shift another game into that Thursday night slot previously held by Miami and Wake Forest. "There were a lot of elements involved in the game," Dee said. "The players, the coaches, the fans particularly, allowing them to come to the game without the pressure of a storm coming down on us." Miami athletic director Paul Dee said several scenarios were considered, but none was as practical. It's the fourth time a hurricane has necessitated a schedule switch of a Miami home game; Hurricane Georges postponed a game with UCLA for more than two months in 1998, Temple's visit in 1999 was pushed back nearly three months by Hurricane Irene; and Florida State's trip south for the 2004 season-opener was delayed nearly a week by Hurricane Frances. "These things are serious," Miami coach Larry Coker said. "We know that. If we don't know it, we should just reflect back a few weeks to Katrina. It came through here as a Category I and trust me, we don't want to see much more." see attitude and monitoring the storm's path. The Dolphins are scheduled to play host to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Miami Dolphins were taking a wait-and- "Nobody in this room, with all of our power and might put together, can have anything to do with where it goes," Dolphins coach Nick Saban said. "What we can try to do is have something to do with preparing for the game and doing our job well and having pride in the performance of what we have to do." The NHL's Florida Panthers had not made any announcement about Saturday night's game against Ottawa. Team officials said an announcement would be made by noon Thursday. Wilma was a Category 5 storm Wednesday, the strongest possible grade given to a tropical system. It was expected to hit southwestern Florida, then move quickly across the state and perhaps close to the greater Miami area by early Sunday. Wilma would be the eighth hurricane to either strike or brush Florida since August 2004. "That thing looks pretty dangerous to me," Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey said. "It jumped from a tropical storm to Category 5 in about 20 hours. 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