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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SPORTS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005
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FOOTBALL Minnesota Vikings trade Randy Moss
Meghan Miller, senior goalkeeper (No.1), Rachel Gilfillan, senior forward (right of Miller), and Monica Brothers, senior forward (No.11), celebrate after winning the the Big 12 Conference Championship last October. Miller, Gilfillan and Brothers, along with four other seniors, were part of the most successful class in KU women's soccer history and will go their separate ways after graduation this spring.
MINNEAPOLIS — Randy Moss is heading for Oakland, the receiver's agent said yesterday.
day.
Dante DiTrapano, Moss' agent, said that the Minnesota Vikings and the Raiders had "come to an agreement on Randy playing for Oakland next year."
trade reports. DiTrapano said he didn't know the terms of the deal, but the Pioneer Press reported the Vikings would get linebacker Napoleon Harris, along with the seventh overall pick and a late-round pick in the upcoming draft.
Moss had been the subject of trade rumors following this past season. He struggled with a hamstring injury, but still finished with 13 touchdown catches.
The deal cannot become official until March 2, the start of the NFLs fiscal year.
He was fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants and moon the Green Bay crowd during Minnesota's playoff win. He also drew criticism for leaving the field with 2 seconds left in a regular-season loss against Washington.
Neither the Vikings nor the Raiders would confirm the deal, which was first reported by The St. Paul Pioneer Press on its Web site.
web site.
Raiders spokesman Mike Taylor declined comment on the trade reports.
The organization's patience with the receiver seemed to dwindle in the past year or so.
DiTrapano said Moss was "very pleased to be going to Oakland and looking forward to playing with a team that's promised they're going to throw the ball deep a whole lot to him and having a chance at winning the Super Bowl."
"He doesn't leave Minnesota with any grudges," DiTrapano said. "It just was frustrating for him to lose."
The Associated Press
Seniors recall time with team
BY MATT TORNOW
mtornow@kansas.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
"I think the moment that I will remember most was winning the Big 12 championship," Miller said.
For a team to be successful in college athletics, it needs to have senior leadership. This year's Jayhawk soccer team had plenty of that. The seven seniors led the Jayhawks to their most successful season in school history with an 18-5-0 record and a Big 12 Championship.
For most of the seniors, this season was the last time they would be able to play organized soccer.
Championship Final
Senior Meghan Miller said the championship was the most memorable event of the season.
Following that impressive season in 2002, the then-sophomores helped lead their team to a 6-1-1 start, which was the best start ever for the Jayhawks at the time. In 2005, the girls marked the Jayhawks' first victory over Big 12 conference-rival Nebraska. They also beat Big-12 foe Missouri twice that season, both times in Columbia, Mo.
Since their arrival in 2001, these seniors have helped to lead their team to new heights and records for the University. During their first season in 2001, the Jayhawks set a school record for having the best record in school history, a 13-7-0 mark. They made their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.
soccer.
Senior Gabriela Quiggle knows that the opportunities to play soccer after graduation are slim.
To conclude the 2003 season, they led the Jayhawks to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. This past season topped it all off for the seniors when the team beat Iowa State on Oct. 29 and clinched the Big 12 Championship.
siml. "There are not too many opportunities to play soccer elsewhere seeing as there is no pro league," Quiggle said. "I have flirted with the idea of playing overseas, but finishing school right now is my main priority."
Now all that is left for these seniors is memories of the past four years. Senior Monica Brothers says the off-field memories of this season will stay with her forever.
her forever.
"Rachel Gilfillan would always do a 'routine' before every Sunday game," Brothers said. "It was the last game we played against Nebraska, she was in the locker room, doing her 'routine,' and when it was over she tried to make a good exit and she dove into a cart and flipped over and fell hard. Every single player was on the ground laughing."
lasting memories was from a game this season.
game this season.
"My favorite memory from the year is beating A&M, basically securing at least a share of the conference title." Leeper said of the team's 1-0 victory against Texas A&M.
Whether it is memories from off the field or on the field, the seniors will not forget their time spent as a part of Jayhawk soccer. For Miller, Jayhawk soccer has become important enough to her that she plans to be back next season.
"I am helping coach the Jayhawks this spring and next year because coaching is something that I want to give serious thought to."
Quiggle said she felt that the team's success made it easier to
say goodbye.
"This was a great season to end on for the seven of us," she said. Four years ago Brothers, Leeper, Miller, Amy Geha, Quiggle, Gilfillan and Lauren Williams started their journey with the Jayhawk soccer program, and they now leave a legacy at the University of Kansas that can't be forgotten. Leeper said the turnaround in Jayhawk soccer is one she will never forget.
sav goodbye.
"It is a great feeling to know that we were a part of turning a program completely around. It is a great accomplishment that I will remember for a lifetime." Leeper said.
- Edited by Kim Sweet Rubenstein
BOWLING
Bowling team must travel to compete
The third-ranked KU men's bowling team will have to face two other top-eight teams at their IBC Sectional Qualifier in Chattanooga. Tenn., because of an unprecedented decision from College Bowling USA.
to Lexington, my wife, "I'm very disappointed.
This is the second year in a row we've been sent further out," Fine said about going to the Chattanooga Sectional instead of the Fairview Heights, Ill., Sectional. He said he was not only disappointed about the situation but also with decisions made across the board.
By having three of the top-eight teams from the power rankings in one sectional, CBUSA "violates its own rule," Kansas coach Mike Fine said. The rule he is referring to is to not have more than two of the top-eight teams from the power rankings at the same sectional. This was the same rule that prevented Kansas from competing in Kansas City last year and shipped them out to Lexington, Ky.
The No.1 seed the men's team received was the highest they have had at a sectional. The women's team also received its highest seeding ever — No.2 — at the Chattanooga Sectional.
"It is going to be very challenging for both men and women to get out of the sectionals," Fine said. "The men's field is eight deep and has the possibility of not having the top four seeds coming out of it."
The IBC Sectional Qualifiers will be held from March 19 to 20 in Allentown, Pa. and San Jose, Calif., along with the Chattanooga and the Fairview Heights sectionals. The top-four teams from each sectional will then compete at the championships in Rockford, III.
— Jason Elmquist
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