4B
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005
AUTO RACING
Global race to help national pride
MEXICO CITY — An ambitious new global auto racing series unveiled Mexican and Brazilian teams as it displayed the A1 Grand Prix car for the first time in the Americas.
But the success of the venture might have less to do with the sleek open wheeler than with the mariacha blaring traditional music around it. The A1 Grand Prix is all about national pride.
Sheik Maktour Hasher Maktoum, a member of Dubai's ruling family and founder of the series, says he is building "the World Cup of motor sports," a place where national teams battle for pride on an unusually even footing.
Twenty-five countries— ranging from Lebanon to China to the United States— will have one entry apiece, owned and driven by a local competitor and with local sponsors.
"You can't compare us to any other motor sports event on the planet," he said in an interview before unveiling the Mexican car late Monday.
The Associated Press
Tigers blow chance for redemption
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The good news for Missouri is there's only player to replace, guard Jason Conley. The bad news is the players that coach Quin Snyder will have back are a frustrating mix: overly reliant on the 3-point shot they hit only sporadically, weak inside and often indifferent on defense.
The Tigers wrapped up another disappointing season with a 75-70 home loss to DePaul in the first round of the NIT, a berth they were lucky to get after a 16-16 regular season. It was their second straight first-round exit in the NIT, and they ended with the school's first losing record since it also went 16-17 in 1996-97.
Men's greek final not for the timid
INTRAMURALS
The Associated Press
BY MICHAEL PHILIPS
mphillips@hansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
MEN'S GREEK ROSTERS
If you were to bring your mother to one intramural final, the men's greek game would not be a good choice.
The teams and their fans created a rowdy atmosphere in Allen' Fieldhouse for a basketball game that was well-played on both sides, but dominated by Sigma Nu.
Sigma Nu bullied its way to a 60-39 victory against Lambda Chi Alpha last night in Allen Fieldhouse. The victory finished off a tournament where the team dominated its opponents, winning by an average margin of 29. In four of its five playoff games, Sigma Nu won by at least 20.
LCA (Lambda Chi Alpha)
LCA (Lambda Chi Alpha):
♦ Aaron Kuhn, Overland Park sophomore
♦ Drew Harms, Manhattan freshman
♦ Brett Powell, Springfield, Mo., senior
♦ Matt Nagle, Overland Park sophomore
♦ Chris Koepsel, Wichita senior
♦ Adam Sheridan, Shawnee junior
♦ Mitch Russell, Mission junior
♦ Mike Zerwekh, Lawrence junior
Lambda Chi Alpha ended its season with a 7-2 overall record, while Sigma Nu claimed the championship with a 8-1 overall
Mitch Runco, Omaha, Neb., sophomore
Richard Briscoe, Hutchinson senior
Michael Briscoe, Hutchinson senior
John Archerd, Tampa freshman
Jason Bueker, Springfield junior
Justin McAuley, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore
Brogan Conklin, Topeka junior
Chris Petitjean, Brookville sophomore
"It was tough fighting inside,
mark. At the start of the game, Sigma Nu wasted no time getting down to business, establishing a 12-4 lead in just six minutes, and prompting Lambda Chi to call a time-out and attempt to regroup.
Lambda Chi never found an answer for Sigma Nu's inside game. The team hit its marks on passes and rarely missed open shots.
but we were able to hit our shots, which helped," said Justin McAuley, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore.
Going into halftime, the Sigma Nu carried a 32-16 lead. The team kept its momentum rolling out of the break, spreading out the court and creating lay-ups inside.
Lambda Chi Alpha responded by attempting to create its own inside game. It were successful for a while, drawing fouls with consistency and converting at the free throw line.
Source: Team sign-in
As the half progressed, Sigma Nu began guarding the inside tighter, which led to several blocked shots, including a handful by Richard Briscoe.
"We just played our style, and took advantage of the longer court." Briscoe, Hutchinson
senior, said.
As Sigma Nu became more comfortable playing defense, it triggered a 10-0 run with a series of fast-break points.
With more than ten minutes to play and the game comfortably in hand, Sigma Nu consented to the crowd's demand for dunks and other highlight-reel plays.
Teammates singled out Chris Petitjean, Brookville sophomore, as having the play of the night. He drew a double-team on the fast break, and dished a behind-the-back pass to a teammate who laid the ball in for two easy points.
The victory was the second in a row for Sigma Nu, whose team members said after the game they were just taking care of business.
"It doesn't really feel any different," Briscoe said. "They were both pretty sweet."
Edited by Jesse Truesdale
INTRAMURALS
Pearson wins men's residence hall title
BY MICHAEL PHILIPS
mphilips@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
MEN'S RESIDENCE HALL ROSTERS
Ten physically outmatched guys showed that heart still matters, completing the most improbable of comebacks to bring residence hall bragging rights to Pearson Scholarship Hall in a 46-45 victory over K-Unit, a team made up of Iavahawk Towers residents.
- Matt Lovelady, Bentonville, Ark, sophomore
• C.J. Moore, Shawnee sophomore
• Ryan Cantrell, Shawnee sophomore
• Brett Nelson, Eden Prairie, Minn., sophomore
• Eric Eves, Sublette sophomore
• Bjorn Bodelson, Shawnee junior
• Aaron Nilhas, Wakeeney sophomore
• Nill Murray, Elkhart junior
K-Unit led 23-7 in the first half of the game.
It dominated both the offensive and defensive boards, moving the ball around at will.
After Pearson fell behind, the team started taking ill-advised three-pointers in an attempt to make the game close.
Shawn Atkinson, Hutchinson junior
Brandon Tobias, Osage City senior
Vishal Patel, Wichita junior
Patrick Noble, Overland Park freshman
Jake Deckert, Larned freshman
Matt Unger, St. Louis senior
Nick Pellant, Ottawa freshman
Chris Link, Hutchinson junior
Caleb Knoernschild, Lyndon senior
Chris Janish, Wichita junior
At the halftime break, the Pearson team regrouped and adjusted to the Allen Fieldhouse atmosphere.
"It's a whole different league in here," Pearson player Chris Janish, Wichita junior, said. "But once you get used to it, there's nothing better."
The team rode on Janish's shot at the start of the half. His six points brought the game closer, then teammate Chris Link made it a ballgame again
with five consecutive points.
"We just calmed down and started getting good shots. We quit forcing it," Link, Hutchinson junior, said.
With three minutes to play, Pearson struck again and made it a two-point game.
The team had energy and started playing a high-tempo
offense.
Janish hit a three-pointer at the one-minute mark that cut the K-Unit lead to three.
It proved to be a good strategy for Pearson, as K-Unit went just 1-of-4 from the line in the final minute of the game.
On the offensive possession, Pearson's Link passed up a game-tying three-point attempt and found teammate Shawn Atkinson, Hutchinson junior, inside for a two-point basket.
K-Unit called a timeout, and was fouled immediately on the inbounds pass.
After a foul, K-Unit connected on one of its free throws, giving the team a two-point lead.
Pearson got back quickly on defense and stopped K-Unit on two game-winning attempts.
The team and its fans stormed the court, still in disbelief of the comeback it made.
Pearson won the championship and finished the season with an undefeated 7-0 record. K-Unit finished the year at 4-1.
Edited by John Scheirman
www.TheLegendsatKU.com
The Finest in Student Living
Why let the other days of the week HAVE ALL THE FUN? Come to Johnny's and celebrate the SCHOOL WEEK!
Having trouble getting your class schedule to work?
BARTONline
Dropped a class?
Online college courses offered by Barton County Community College. 9-week and 17-week sessions starting soon. Most general education courses transfer to Kansas Regent schools. Find our schedule online!
www.bartonline.org
THU
INT
After a victoe Larson two-mi all, to mi victory
Nectr trouble of free capita the fr
Bo
The the wo and can namen Theta a 21, and At appea a high teams defen ed ca the pa
CONTIN
don he s