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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2005
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"It's going to be a big, fat love fest again," coach Bonnie Hennickson said. "That's just the way it is."
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First, Kansas seniors bade farewell to Allen Fieldhouse in an emotionally-charged 10-point defeat to Bavlor.
Then, the Jayhawks took to the road for the series finale with the Wildcats. A wildly excited crowd and a pumped-up team took its toll on the Jayhawks, and the result was not pretty.
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Following the debacle in Manhattan, Henrickson stressed the importance of ignoring the distractions of a Senior Night against Iowa State.
Henrickson knows the team will play better than it did against Kansas State, she said.
"No matter how many people are there or what night it is, we've got to bring what we can bring," she said.
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The Jayhawks fell flat on offense to start the game and allow the Wildcats to establish
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a comfortable lead. After the advantage was founded, the jayhawks folded and failed to produce ample firepower for a comeback.
Part of the problem, Hallman said, was in the lack of energy they brought into their last outing in Bramlage Coliseum. Without the proper focus, the offense stalled and gave up.
Despite the tough memories the Jayhawks are battling, optimism still remains on a team looking to lock up eighth place prior to the Big 12 Tournament.
"We've got to play with more heart," Hallman said. "We've got to come out ready to execute a game plan.
Either a Kansas victory or a Texas A&M (4-11 Big 12) defeat against No. 11 Texas will secure the spot for the Jayhawks.
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which gave them the sevenpoint edge.
"Nothing negative came out of this weekend. We've trained hard this year, and we should never lose sight of that," Gnatzig said, "because that in itself is an accomplishment."
Speaking of accomplishments, Gruber, the only swimmer to qualify for the NCAA championship meet with NCAA "A" standard times was also happy with the way that the team performed.
"Overall, I think everybody did a good job and came out and swam their best," Gruber said. "Personally, I'm pleased with how I finished up. I'm really excited and pretty shocked at how I swam. I'm excited to see what happens."
Although most of the team is done with competition for the year, Gruber still has the NCAA Championships on March 17-19 in Indiana, and she's the only one who will go to the
World Championship Trials in Indianapolis in April.
Gruber may be the only one participating, but her team is backing her 100 percent. Gnatzig said that for the duration of Gruber's training, a few of her teammates were still practicing with her just for support.
"She represents our team well." Gnatzig said.
In addition to providing support for Gruber, the rest of the team is already looking into the future and next year too.
Campbell said he would set last weekend aside and look forward to the future as he and assistant coach Jen Fox will accompany Gruber on her journey to Indiana.
"I have to be thankful that I do have one more year here to come back and get best times," Gnatzig said. "We're focusing on next year already."
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Singles lead to defeat
TENNIS
BY RAHUL SHARMA
rsharma@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Winning the doubles matches would be the key to defeating Utah, Frank Polito, assistant tennis coach, said last week. But winning doubles was not enough.
The Kansas women's tennis team (1-7 overall, 0-1 Big 12) lost its seventh straight match, falling to Utah, 5-2, Sunday at the Wood Valley Racquet Club in Topeka.
In the singles draw, the Jayhawks dropped five of six matches, with four of the losses ending in straight-set defeats.
delivered the lone win for Kansas in singles, as the Russian native blasted past Whitnev Eber. 7-5, 6-1.
Freshman Elizaveta Avdeeva
"I thought that Liza competed at a high level and I was pleased with her performance," coach Amy Hall-Holt said.
Kansas freshman Lauren Hommell fell to freshman Cheyenne Reveche in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6.
Adeveeva has won her last two singles matches.
Reveche is off to an 8-1 start, a team-best for the Utes.
In doubles competition, Kansas secured a point, winning two out of three matches.
"We came out strong in doubles, but we committed too
many errors in singles play." Hall-Holt said.
Sophomore Brittany Brown and Hommell teamed up to knock off Elizabeth Ferris and Allison Hansen, 9-7.
Junior Luiza Loureiro and Avdeeva defeated Cinthia Saucedo and Reveche, 8-5.
Junior Christine Skoda and sophomore Ashley Filberth saw their three-match winning streak snapped, as they lost to Whitney Eber and Emily Kwok, 4-8.
The Jayhawks travel to Ames, Iowa, this weekend to face Iowa State on Saturday, followed by a match against the Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa, Sunday.
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Panthers steal chance for title
BY JIMMY GOLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pittsburgh's Levon Kendall (14) strips Boston College's Nate Doornekamp (13) of the rebound during first half action against Boston College in Newton, Mass., yesterday.
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BOSTON — No. 24 Pittsburgh impressively snapped a three-game losing streak and made sure the Big East race will come down to the final weekend of the regular season.
Chris Taft had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Panthers to a 72-50 victory over No. 5 Boston College last night. That kept the Eagles, who are leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the season, from clinching a share of the Big East title.
The Eagles (23-3, 12-3) could still win the conference outright or share it if they beat Rutgers on Saturday. No. 15 Connecticut, which is a half-game behind BC, plays Georgetown tomorrow and No. 13 Syracuse on Saturday.
est ranking ever — No. 3 — before losing two of its last three games. Another sellout crowd came to say goodbye to the senior class and Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie jammed with the band, playing the drums on "Johnny B. Good."
Boston College won its first 20 games and attained its high-
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Russell Robinson earlier in the season when other guys were out with injuries or weren't getting it done.
do as a starter playing a full game, no less than 25 to 30 minutes. There's no one on this team who wants to play more than Lee. He works hard, never giving less than his maximum effort.
"If everybody worked as hard as Michael Lee, this team would be very good," Self said.
Now is the time to take Giddens out and put Lee in. There's no risk. Lee can't play any worse than Giddens has the last three weeks. It could be interesting to see what Lee could
alongside his fellow seniors on their night.
Lee has been the sixth man for the last three years and has done a great job filling that role. He's earned the opportunity to be the fourth man, contributing
"He's been just as bit as valuable as the other guys, and people on the outside don't understand that because he doesn't play as much or get as many points or rebounds." Self said. "But he does some intangible things that certainly give us a chance to be good."
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Chaney had sent Nehemiah Ingram in to "send a message" about what he said was Saint Joseph's use of illegal screens.
Coach lengthens own suspension
The Hawks and Owls could have met in the A-10 tournament.
coach增强自己的 suspension PHILADELPHIA — Temple's John Chaney will not coach in the Atlantic 10 tournament as part of a self-imposed punishment for ordering rough play by one of his players in a recent game that resulted in an opponent's injury.
The Hall of Fame coach was already suspended by the school for the final three games of the regular season. Chaney sent in a player he described as a "goon" against Saint Joseph's last week, and the Hawks' senior John Bryant wound up with a broken arm.
"I believe the fair thing is for me not to coach during the Atlantic 10 championship tournament in Cincinnati," the 73-year-old Chaney said in a statement Monday. "John Bryant is unable to play in the tournament because of the injury he sustained last week against Temple. Neither should I be able to coach."
Saint Joseph's athletic director Don Dijluja declined to comment to The Associated Press yesterday.
When an MRI on Friday showed Bryant had a broken arm, Temple suspended Chaney for the final two games of the regular season.
"Now, when we go to our championship, it will be one less distraction," Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda Bruno said yesterday in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.
Chaney had apologized to Bryant and his family and offered to pay his medical bills. Chaney originally suspended himself for one game before the extent of Bryant's injury was known.
"I never intended — nor did any of my players intend — for anyone to be injured, regardless of what may have been said emotionally before, during and after the game," Chaney said. "But the unfortunate fact is that John Bryant was injured. I have taken full responsibility for my words and actions, and have apologized from my heart."
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