2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
Editor's Note: The men's basketball times tomorrow and Sunday are valid if the Jayhawks advance in the Big 12 Conference Tournament TODAY
+ Softball va. Southwest Missouri State, 3 p.m., Arroa Ballpark
Softball vs. Louisville, 1 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Bumpkin
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
- Men's basketball vs. K-State, 6 m., Kansas City, Mo.
- TOMORROW
- Baseball vs. North Dakota State. 1 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
* Diving at NCAA Zone Qualifier, all day, College Station,
Texas
- Men's basketball vs. TBA, 3.20 p.m., Kansas City, Mo.
+ Track at Arkansas, all day, Fayetteville, Ark.
♦ Softball vs. Southwest Missouri State, 1 p.m., Arrocha
Ballpark
- Women's golf at Texas, all day, Austin, Texas
SUNDAY
- Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 1 p.m., Hogland Ballpark
* Diving at NCAA Zone Qualifier, all day, College Station,
Texas
- Men's basketball vs. TBA, 2 p.m., Kansas City, Mo
* Softball vs. Louisville, 11 a.m., Arrocha Ballpark
* Women's golf at Texas, 11 a.m., Austin, Texas
INTRAMURAL SCORES
WEDNESDAY
BASKETBALL
+ Men's
The Moose def. Soccer Hooligans 45-36
K-Unit def. All-Stars 55-49
Untouchables def. Cleveland Steam 62-52
Young Gunz def. More Cowbell 71-42
Jayhawk West def. The Fockers 61-55
The Franchise def. Hall's Heroes 83-43
White Unit def. Team Stiffcuffs 63-36
Rohinic Suntronic def. Ilastones 55-37
Men's residence hall
- Item Resale/Tested*
Dreamers def. GP Pirate Makers 85-41
- Greek
Sigma Nu 1 def, Pi Kappa Alpha 87-34
Beta A-1 def, Delta Chi 2 44-41
Phi DeltA-1 def, DU 4 100-45
- Women's open
Thunder Thighs def. Team Zizzou 43-32
Alpha Gamma Delta def. Kappa Kappa Gamma 2 48-32
Stobbernockers def. B-School Babers 81-50
Shooting Stars def. Sauga Tacos 69-60
SOFTBALL
Tournament opens season with home field advantage
The Kansas softball team will play in Lawrence today for the first time this season. The Jayhawks will host Louisville and Southwest Missouri State in the Holiday InjNayhawk Classic this weekend in Arrocha Ballpark.
"It's great to be back at the friendly confines of Arrocha Ballpark," coach Tracy Bunge said.
Kansas will play a double header today. It will face Louisville at 1 p.m. and Southwest Missouri State at 3 p.m.
The Jayhawks are coming off an impressive showing at the Kay Brechtelsbauer Classic last weekend in Carbondale, Ill. Kansas went 3-1, defeating Ball State, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso before losing the rematch to Southern Illinois, 4-2, in the championship.
Despite losing in the championship, Bunge said a devastating loss could help the team grow stronger.
"As a coach, it's nice to know we're not playing our best ball vet." she said.
The defense has remained consistent throughout the season. Led by Destiny Frankenstein, cocaptain and junior shortstop, the Jayhawks have posted an impressive .969 fielding percentage.
The team has improved offensively this season, hitting .252 at the plate. Frankenstein leads the Jayhawks with a .380 average. Jessica Moppin, junior second baseman, leads the team with 13 RBI and four home runs while posting a .283 average.
"We need to stay aggressive on offense. Both at the plate and on the bases," Bunge said.
The Jayhawks will play another double header at 11 a.m on Saturday against Louisville and Southwest Missouri State at 1 p.m. They will finish the tournament at 11 a.m. Sunday against Louisville.
Drew Davison
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Colorado, K-State pull upsets
BY KELLIE ROBINETT
hrobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
▼ BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Missouri is now eligible for the NIT.
After defeating No. 9 seed Nebraska 70-67 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament yesterday, the No. 8 seed Tigers improved their record to 16-15 and assured themselves of at least a .500 record.
It was the third time this season that Missouri triumphed against Nebraska. The Tigers rode the back of sophomore forward Linas Kleiza, who scored 26 points and pulled down 11 rebounds — his third double-double of the year against the Cornhuskus.
"They were trying to stop him from getting touches," Missouri coach Quin Snyder said. "But he didn't show any frustration and passed up shots to get the ball to his teammates. Those are the unselfish kind of things that I like."
Nebraska wouldn't go away quietly, though. Guard Jason Dourisseau hit a layup to cut the lead to nine with 11:30 left. On the next possession Charles Richardson made a three-pointer, and shortly after Jake Mulheisen connected on two free throws to pull Nebraska within four.
The Tigers jumped on top of the Cornhuskers early and held a seven-point lead at halftime. Missouri increased its lead to 15 points by starting the second period with a 12-4 run.
Both teams failed to score on the next two possessions and Kleiza was fouled. He made one free throw, and Nebraska, trailing by three, had one last chance to force overtime.
Nebraska brought the Kemper Arena crowd to its feet with just one minute remaining in the game. Mulheisen tipped in an air ball, pulling the Cornhuskers within two points.
ROUND TWO
Freshman guard Joe McCray got
+ No. 10 Kansas State vs. No.
2 Kansas, 6 p.m.
Today's Big 12 Tournament games:
No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 1
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 4
No. 11 Colorado vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State, 8:20 p.m.
Charlie Riedel/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Source: Big 12 Conference
All games in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
a solid look from the top of the key, but his shot rattled in and out, and Missouri escaped with the victory.
Missouri forward Linas Kleiza is fouled by Nebraska forward Wes Wilkinson in the last seconds of their game during the first round of the Big 12 Tournament yesterday in Kansas City, Mo. Kleiza converted one of two free throws and made the score 70-67. Nebraska missed a desperation three-point attempt as time expired on the next possession.
Iowa State opened the game with a 17-0 run and never looked back. All five Cyclone starters scored double figures, and Baylor never got within striking distance.
No. 5 Iowa State 77, No. 12 Baylor 57
"We had great intensity when the game began," Iowa State coach Wayne Morgan said. "I think that's what won us the game."
The most exciting thing that happened from that point on was seeing Iowa State freshman forward Aaron Agnew enter the game. The 6-foot-10 385-pounder wowed the crowd with a blocked shot in the game's last minute.
After trailing for most of the ballgame, Massey sparked the Wildcats by scoring eight straight points.
No. 10 Kansas State 68, No. 7 Texas A&M 62
"I felt that this could be my last game, and I had to do something to get my team the win," Massey said. He finished with 18
Junior forward Antoine Wright scored a game-high 28 points, but Kansas State's Jeremiah Massey, a senior forward, was just too much for the Aggies to handle.
He finished the game with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Sophomore guard Fred Peete
also added 13 points and 14 rebounds.
With the victory, Iowa State moved closer to an at large birth in the NCAA Tournament. Selections for the tournament will be made Sunday evening.
No. 11 Colorado 81. No. 6 Texas 69
Colorado became the first 11th seed ever to win a game in the Big 12 Tournament.
Texas must now hope that its season sweep of Oklahoma State is enough to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman guard Richard Roby
led the Buffaloes with 17 points, sophomore guard Marcus Hall added 14, and junior forward Andy Osborn pitched in 13 and helped pull off the surprise of the day.
Edited by Kendall Dix and Laura Francoviglia
Jayhawks to play in the Lone Star State today
WOMEN'S GOLF
The women's golf team begins its second tournament of the season today in Austin, Texas. The Jayhawks will compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational through Sunday, playing a total of three rounds at the Texas Golf Club.
The Jayhawks will send a team of five players, plus one medalist who will play individually. Nine of the 16 teams competing against the Jayhawks are in the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State and Colorado are the only two conference teams not playing.
The team will try to rebound from finishing 14 out of 15 at the Texas A&M "Mo"morial Invitaton, O'Neil said the team struggled with distance, and received almost no roll after the ball landed due to wet grass.
"It's probably the strongest field we will face until the Big 12 Tournament," coach Erin O'Neil said. "We are looking at this week as a Big 12 preview."
"Some of the girls had seven woods into par fives for their third shots." O'Neil said.
This week, the weather will not be
a factor in keeping the Jayhawks from success. The forecast calls for clear skies with highs in the 70s all weekend.
O'Neil said the team had been working hard on course management and trying to make better choices. She also said yesterday's practice round went very well, and that the team was already showing signs of better decision making.
"The last week or so, we've been getting them to use different clubs and teaching them new shots," O'Neil said.
Sophomore Jill Womble said the team was just fired up.
"We're just going to pick out targets, watch our aim, and imagine the shots that we want to hit," Womble said. "We're going to be focused and stay positive while we're out there.
The women's tennis team comes home for the first time this season.
Last year at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn invitational, the Jayhawks finished in 15th out of 18 teams competing.
Travis Robinett
TENNIS
The number one singles match will feature Kansas freshman Elizavita Avdeeva and Nebraska senior standout Götter Ostermann.
Tennis to face ranked Nebraska standout
The Kansas Jayhawks (2-8 overall, 1-1 Big 12) will host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-2 overall, 2-2 Big 12) at noon tomorrow at the Robinson Courts.
A three time All-Big 12 first team selection, Ostermann has established herself as one of the top players in the Big 12 and the entire country.
"Ostermann is a very talented player," Kansas coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "If Liza comes in with a competitive mind, I think she'll do fine."
Ostermann, who has won 20 of her last 24 matches, enters the match ranked 25th in the country, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Avdeeva, who joined the Jayhawks just two weeks before the season began in January, has won three of her last four matches.
The freshman Avdeeva has stepped into the lineup and earned the role of playing number one for the Javhawks.
The native of Obninsk, Russia, has already faced five ranked opponents this season.
match losing streak last weekend, knocking off conference foe Iowa State, as Kansas registered its first win in the Big 12 this year.
The Jayhawks halted a seven-
Rahul Sharma
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Eckman award, given out by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, is awarded to an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Eckman's spirit, specifically in areas of integrity, spirit, character and commitment. Former Kansas coach Marian Washington received the award in 1991.
Coach receives award for spirit, integrity
Bonnie Henrickson joined a long list of Big 12 coaches as recipients of the Carol Eckman Award.
"Bonnie demonstrates a genuine dedication to her student-athletes, fellow colleagues and the game of basketball. She is a true model of what the Carol Eckman Award symbolizes," WBCA CEO Beth Bass said.
Henrickson led the Jayhawks to a 12-16 record this season, including a 5-12 mark in conference. The Jayhawks' season ended with a loss to Missouri.
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