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SPORTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2005
SOCCER
Magazines pick soccer player as a Freshman All-American
The postseason honors continue for the Kansas soccer players.
Freshman defender Afton Sauer was chosen to be a Freshman All-American in the February issue of Soccer America magazine. Last month, Sauer was also selected as a thirdteam Freshman All-American by SoccerBuzz magazine. The Big 12 Conference also selected Sauer to the second team All-Conference and All-Freshman team honors following the season.
Sauer
This honor is one of the many that the Jayhawk soccer program has received after finishing with its best record in school history.
Defensive skills are Sauer's specialties, but this season she scored two goals; one of them was a game-winning goal against Texas Tech on Oct. 1. Sauer helped lead Kansas to a school record, and she will be back next year to help the Jayhawks progress as a soccer program in Division I athletics.
The Jayhawks' defense this season was one of the best in the nation. It only allowed 13 goals all season and finished ninth in the nation with a team goals-against average of 55 percent.
Matt Tornow
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TOMORROW
+ Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships, all day. College Station, Texas
- Women's Basketball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
THURSDAY
+Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships, all day,
College Station, Texas
FRIDAY
♦ Softball vs. Utah, 2:30 p.m., Palm Springs, Calif.
- Baseball vs. Northern Colorado, 3 p.m., Hogland Ballpark
*Johnson vs. BRISTOL, 9 p.m., Springfield, Illinois*
*Track at Nebraska, all day, Lincoln, Neh*
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+ **Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships, all day.**
College Station, Texas
SATURDAY
- Softball vs. CSF, 12:30 p.m., Palm Springs, Calif.
- Baseball vs. Northern Colorado, noon, Hoglund Ballpark
- Softball vs. Washington, 8 p.m., Palm Springs, Calif.
♥ Women's Basketball at Kansas State, 5 p.m., Manhattan
Boston High, 5 p.m., Manhattan, Calif.
♦ Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships, all day.
Track at Nebraska, all day, Lincoln, Neb.
INTRAMURAL SCORES
FRIDAY
BASKETBALL
Men's
Young Gunz def. Jordan's Disciples 62-51
Refluxing cherrybombs def. E-Town All-Stars 51-26
Vick Ramano def. The Hamburglar 55-40
Milk was a Bad Choice def. Team Fistcuffs 37-31
Delta Chi 2 def. iostopes 53-36
Soccer Hooligans def. Team 2 79-20
5059 def. ACE 47-40
Cool Dudes def. The Ownes 64-50
The Fockers def. EA Sports All-Stars 66-35
Kougf def. Miami Dolphins 57-54
Hall's Heroes def. Cru 60-51
Canned Heat def. Keaton Crew 64-50
- Women's
Tri Delta def. B2B 48-21
*Co-Recreational*
Shorty Wanna Ride def. The French Team 60-36
Ballers def. Willie Style 49-44
For more Intramural Scores, see tomorrow's Kansan
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To the wall
Expletives can be heard coming from Michael Marion, Lake Zurich, Ill., senior, as he plays Bobby Vollenweider, Shawnee senior, on the third racquetball court in Robinson Center yesterday. Marion, above, returns a ball from Vollenweider.
AP POLL
Gonzaga women's basketball team enters AP rankings
The Zags are on the move again — and this time, it's the women.
Gonzaga joined The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time yester day, riding a 20-game winning streak, the nation's longest, into the No. 25 spot. The Bulldogs (24-2) haven't lost since Dec. 4 and already have clinched the West Coast Conference championship.
"I've talked about how many countless people ask me 'What about the rankings? When are you going to get ranked?' I always told them it didn't matter." Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves said.
At Gonzaga, the men have gained a national profile because of some NCAA tournament upsets, and they were ranked 12th yesterday. The women's program, however, has lagged behind — until now.
In Graves' first season, 2000-01, the Bulldogs finished 5-23 and were winless in the conference. Two years later, they improved to 18-12, their first winning season since 1994. The women have never played in the NCAA tournament and before this season, their only WCC championship had been in 1988.
"It's just been such a long journey, for this group of seniors especially," said Graves.
"There really had been no tradition here. We just kind of came in and said, 'Listen, this is how it can be, this is what we're striving for, this is the kind of program we want.' They did it on a promise. It's nice to see their labors and their hard work has paid off."
WOMEN'S AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
The Associated Press
rank team (no. of first place votes) rec pts pvs
1. LSU (45) 25-1 1,125 1
2. Duke 25-2 1,050 3
3. Stanford 24-2 1,042 4
4. Ohio St. 25-3 936 2
5. Tennessee 21-4 920 6
6. Baylor 21-3 878 7
6. Michigan St. 24-3 878 9
8. North Carolina 22-3 804 8
9. Rutgers 20-5 796 10
10. Notre Dame 23-4 761 5
11. Connecticut 18-6 663 11
12. DePaul 23-3 595 12
13. Texas 17-7 594 13
14. Texas Tech 19-5 531 15
15. Minnesota 20-6 480 14
16. Temple 22-3 451 17
17. Kansas St. 18-6 306 18
18. Georgia 20-7 294 16
19. N.C. State 19-6 289 21
20. Vanderbilt 19-6 275 22
21. Iowa St. 19-5 233 19
22. Penn St. 18-8 216 24
23. Maryland 18-7 176 20
24. Boston College 17-7 73 25
25. Gonzaga 24-2 55
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 46, Wise-Green Bay 38, Virginia 32, New Mexico 30, TCU 18, Oregon 11, Mississippi 9, Arizona St. 6, Louisville 6, Chattanooga 5, Arizona 1, George Washington 1, Houston 1, Marshail 1, Richmond 1
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
MEN'S AP TOP 25
rank team (no. of first place votea) rec pts pvs
1. Illinois (72) 27-0 1,800 1
2. North Carolina 22-3 1,709 4
3. Boston College 22-1 1,601 6
4. Oklahoma St. 20-3 1,540 8
5. Kentucky 20-3 1,460 3
6. Wake Forest 22-4 1,385 5
7. Duke 19-4 1,324 7
8. Kansas 20-3 1,310 2
9. Arizona 23-4 1,288 10
10. Michigan St. 19-4 1,115 11
11. Louisville 23-4 1,029 12
12. Gonzaga 21-4 931 13
13. Utah 23-3 927 14
14. Washington 21-4 849 15
15. Syracuse 22-5 814 9
16. Alabama 21-4 805 16
17. Connecticut 17-6 642 18
18. Pittsburgh 18-5 567 17
19. Pacific 22-2 470 19
20. Wisconsin 17-6 364 20
21. Charlotte 19-4 339 23
22. Oklahoma 19-6 288 21
23. Villanova 17-6 276 25
24. Cincinnati 20-6 193 24
25. Nevada 20-5 55
Other receiving votes: Iowa ST 51, Maryland 49, S. Illinois 48,
Texas Tech 31, Texas 24, Notre Dame 22, Florida 21, Georgia Tech
19, Old Dominion 12, George Washington 10, Wis.-Milwaukee 9,
Vermont 8, Miami (Oihol) 6, St. Mary's, Cal. 3, Tennessee A&M 2, Holy
Cross 1, LSU 1, Mississippi St 1, Stanford 1.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Illinois stays at top of AP poll, Kansas falls six places to No.8
After two overtime losses, the Kansas Jayhawks dropped to their lowest ranking this season: No. 8.
Kansas (20-3) lost to Texas Tech in double overtime and Iowa State in overtime last week.
Oklahoma State, Kansas' next opponent, moved from eighth to No.4, the week's biggest jump.
Illinois, the lone unbeaten team in Division I, was No.1 for the 12th straight week. For the fourth consecutive poll, the Illini were a unanimous choice.
The Illini (27-0) won road games against Penn State and Iowa last week and received all 72 first-place votes from the national media panel. Illinois' only game this week will be tomorrow at home against Northwestern.
North Carolina (22-3) moved up two spots to No. 2 after easy victories against Virginia and Clemson last week.
Boston College (22-1), which defeated Syracuse on Saturday in a matchup of Top Ten teams, jumped from sixth to No. 3, the highest ranking in school history. The Eagles were fourth two weeks ago. Their highest ranking before this season was sixth in December 1967.
Kentucky, Wake Forest, Duke, Arizona and Michigan State rounded out the Top Ten.
For the second time in three weeks, a school entered The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time ever.
Nevada, winners of six straight games and nine of 10, was No. 25 yesterday, the first time the Wolf Pack cracked the rankings. Two weeks ago, Pacific, No. 19 this week, moved into the poll for the first time, Kansas defeated both teams earlier this season, dominating Nevada 85-52 on Nov. 29 and topping Pacific 81-70 on Dec.4.
Nevada (20-5) holds a two-game lead over UTEP in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolf Pack reached the 20-win mark for the second straight season with a 74-64 win over Vermont on Saturday.
Syracuse fell from No.9 to 15th after losing two games, matching Kansas for the biggest drop of the week.
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