THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMESAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007
SPORTS
5B
COMMENTARY
This one goes out to...
A unique look at KU athletics through a country legend's lens
It might have been the best single-day performance in history. Tickets were scarce, records were broken — and wow, the statistics were astronomical. No, I'm not talking about the Kansas vs. Nebraska game on Saturday. I'm talking about Garth Brooks selling out nine consecutive shows at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 5. Who sells 140,000 tickets in one day? Are you kidding me? Let's see Todd Reeing do that. The first show was last night, and Brooks will be headlining shows through Nov. 12 with a show on Nov. 14. So in honor of the greatest entertainer in music history, here's the first annual Garth Brooks Song Dedication Spectacular.
DEDICATED TO
BRANDON RUSH: Garth Brooks"
"Unanswered Prayers"
Rush declared for the NBA draft and was all set to cash in on a huge NBA payday. Unfortunately, Rush's ACL had other ideas. After having surgery to repair his knee, Rush is a few weeks away from stepping back on the floor for the lajhawks. Nobody knows how Rush will perform, but if he is able to lead
Kansas to the Final Four in March and then find a spot in the NBA lottery in June, he might just realize that, as Garth Brooks says, "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers."
DEDICATED TO THE KANSAS FOOTBALL TEAM: Garth Brooks 'Callin' Baton Rouge
"Callin' Baton Rouge"
So Baton Rouge, La., isn't technically New Orleans. In fact, the cities are 81 miles apart. But if the Jayhawks miraculously find a way to win out — they'd have to beat Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium and Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship in San Antonio — they would all be assured a spot in the BCS National Championship game at the Superdome in New Orleans. Believe it, four victories in the next four weeks catapults Kansas over any one-loss teams in the BCS ranking.
DEDICATED TO RUNNING BACK
BRANDON MCANDERSON
BRANDON MCANDERSON:
Garth Brooks "The Thunder Rolls"
— McAnderson took a redshirt
— for Kansas coaches to realize that
McAnderson could run the ball
— and run it well?
Garth Brooks The Thunder Runs
The guy they call B-Mac is the
"The thunder" to Jake Sharp's "lighting"
And McAnderson has definitely
been rolling lately. McAnderson
is averaging 151.5 yards rushing
in his last two games. The only
question: Why it took five years
McAnderson did.
DEDICATED TO NEBRASKA
FOOTBALL FANS: Garth Brooks'
"Friends in Low Place"
All right. I know the game was last weekend, and everybody is piling on the Huskers. But 76 points? I haven't seen a defensive performance that bad since (insert disaster war reference here). You have to feel for Nebraska. Imagine if Kansas basketball ever went into a funk like that. The campus would be comatose. But, hey, at least wed still have football. Wow, I didn't ever think I'd say that.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
women's basketball notebook
REUNITED
Former coach and player were reunited briefly as senior forward Taylor McIntosh faced her former high school coach, Pittsburg State's recently appointed Lane Lord, for the first time in college. The two combined to win back-to-back 6A state championships at Wichita Heights during McIntosh's sophomore and junior seasons as well as four straight City League titles. The duo led the Falcons to 89 victories in four years while losing only eight times.
"I love Taylor," Lord said. "She is like a daughter to me, and I was really proud of her. Obviously, she has become a really outstanding student athlete."
Andrew Wiebe
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Three freshmen made their Kansas
debts Sunday afternoon in the Jayhawks 82-48 victory against Pittsburg State. State. Forward Nicolete Smith led the trio with nine points, shooting 2-for-3
Smith
from long range and 3-for-4 from the free throw line.
"Just stretching the defense, having them question whether or not they should help on me or not help on my other teammates." Smith said of how her three-point abilities help the offense. "Once they help, my teammates know where to find me, and I knock it down."
Forward Krysten Boogaard, the
talest player on the team at 6-foot-five, struggled with her shooting, going 0-of-4. But her physical play on the block landed her on the charity stripe frequently.
Boogaard
where she was 6-for-8. Boogaard also grabbed five rebounds. Chakeitha Weldon didn't see a lot of playing time, but she did make a quick impact. Weldon made her only shot and also recorded a steal.
A big advantage to exhibition games is the opportunity to try out different line-ups and give players the chance to prove themselves on the court. Thirteen different players saw
LINE CHANGE
the court Sunday afternoon, with nine of them getting at least 10 minutes of playing time.
THE BIG CHEER
The loudest cheer from Allen Fieldhouse on Sunday wasn't for a team, a player or even a specific play. Rather, it came when the latest BCS rankings, with Kansas at No. 4, were displayed on the big screen midway through the second half. Kansas and Pittsburg State fans alike joined together in the roaring applause.
BONNIE ON...
...the Jayhawks defense Sunday afternoon;
"Defensively we've got to be much, much better. I'm sure I'll be nauseous when I look at it tonight. Just our ability to contain one on one is terrible, absolutely terrible."
...KRYSTEN BOOGAARD'S
BAD HABIT:
"Kysten learned a lesson. You can't dribble at this level in the post. Especially when you are 6-5, it takes a long time for the ball to hit the floor and come back up."
Taylor Bern
ptefft@kansan.com
EAT
ENGLISH ALTERNATIVE THEATRE
presents two prize-winning
one-act plays by KU students
50 years of sex and romance
Please Take...Seriously!
by Adam Lott
Directed by Jeremy Auman
50 years of love and marriage
Lights Fade, Curtain
by Whitney Rowland
Directed by Paul Stephen Lim
BY PAT TEFFT
8 finalists from the "How My Parents Met" writing competition will be featured at each performance, and a cash prize of $100 will be awarded to the winner after the show.
Scenic & Lighting Design by Lee Saylor Sound Design by Nick Mosher Costume Design by Ione Unruh
Svistun
Women finish with solid performance
7:30 PM Nov. 9-10 2 PM Nov. 11
Participating entries in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire • Tel. 843-2787
$6 Students, $8 Seniors, $10 Others
The Kansas tennis team closed its slate of fall tournaments this weekend at the Seminole Invitational at Florida State
at Florida State University.
》 TENNIS
Swistun and sophomore Kunigunda Dorn paved the way for the Jayhawks this weekend taking runner-up in the gold bracket on Saturday. The tandem won two straight before falling 8-5 in the championship match. The second place finish was impressive as this was only the third time Swistun and Dorn have played doubles together this fall.
highlights
Dorn and Svistun:
Second place doubles finish
Kansas players had a strong showing, notching several victories in both singles and doubles play. The doubles duo of junior Yuliana
In other doubles play, the freshman tandem of Maria Martinez and Mymee Tokuda won its first match
and junior Edina Horvath finished fifth in the gold bracket.
in the black bracket before losing in the semifinals. The 36th ranked duo of senior Elizaveta Avdeeva and Edina Horvath were eliminated in the opening round.
Martinez and Tokuda:
Advanced to semifinals of doubles play
Svistun led the way for Kansas in singles play by taking third place in
the black bracket.
The third place victory gives Swistun a 10-4 mark in overall singles play this fall season.
Martinez took fourth place in the pink bracket.
Fourth place in pink bracket of singles play
Horvath:
Fifth place finish in gold bracket of singles play
The Kansas squad entered this fall season with goals to win as many matches as possible and to improve individually in preparation for the spring season. The team takes a championship singles victory and two doubles runner-up finishes as highlights of a strong fall campaign. In addition, freshmen Martinez and Tokura posted victories this fall, and their progress
Svistun:
Third place in singles play
is an encouraging sign for the spring.
Patterson
aging sign for the spring. The second half of the season begins Jan. 16 when the team heads to Honolulu, for the Hawaii Tournament. Dual match play starts Feb.2 at Arkansas.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
》 ROWING
on Saturday and four on Sunday.
On Saturday, Kansas placed first in the lightweight four. Senior Eliseha Patterson, junior Kristin Deckert, sopho
The women's rowing team traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn., this weekend to compete in the Head of the Chattahoochee regatta. The team participated in four events on Saturday and
Team fares well in 'Head of the Hooch' regatta
mores Katie Beall and Abby Green
and junior laxie Leex Peterson
BY BRYAN WHEELER
bwheeler@kansan.com
Deckert
sunflower showdown
Who? Kansas vs. Kansas State
When? All day Saturday
Where? Manhattan, Kan.
finished in 20:12.2. Their time was six seconds ahead of Georgia Tech and 16 seconds ahead of Ohio State. Seniors Kara Boston and Alia Bober finished fifth in the championship double race.
On Sunday, with an extra hour of sunshine, the team brought home three medals from the four races that day. In the open four, Kansas placed third behind Oklahoma City and Duke. Katie Beall placed second in the novice single race, while Elisheva Patterson finished second in the lightweight single. Kara Boston placed fourth in the championship single.
On Sunday, the novice squad competed in the Frostbie Regatta
in Wichita.
Kansas placed first and third in the first novice eight race. In the second novice eight race,
Kansas placed first and second. In the varsity
eight race, the squad finished fifth.
— Edited by Rachel Bock
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