2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SPORTS
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
Men's Basketball at Oklahoma 8 p.m. Norman, Okla.
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY
* Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships All Day
College Station, Texas
THURSDAY
- 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.
*SUITE B vs. Uptown 2 p.m. 1 Spring Gym*
*Baseball vs. Northern Colorado 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark*
*Baseball vs. Northern 5 Pig. Rugby*
*Caballero vs. Dllum 4 Palm Squirrel. Calif!*
Southern vs. Nebraska All Day Lincoln, Neb.
Track at Nebraska All Day Lincoln, Neb.
- Women's Swimming at Big 12 Championships All Day College Station, Texas
INTRAMURAL SCORES
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18,2005
BASKETBALL
CoRec
EA Sports def. The Jayhawks 80-52
Sausage Tacos def. AICHE 74-52
Men
Hoof Hearted def. Go Macedonia 59-37
Sig Ep 2 def. Phi Smoka Bowl 67-48
Salt Dawgs def. NSCS 53-39
Punching Bags def. Oread 66-42
Savages def. White Girls 42-41
Liberty Lancers def. Pocket Aces 54-51
The Franchise def. SAE 1 74-50
TAHS def. Dreamers 88-61
Blue Jets def. Skills that Kill 63-36
Untouchables def. Moneyshots 59-28
Phi Slama Jamma def. Cleveland Steam 81-34
The Naviators def. The Cows 56-3
Keep Shooting def. KKG 5-29-6
Lady Jaywhaeks def. Ginny Luckey on Kentucky 65-36
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KSU loss: Microcosm of season
MANHATTAN — Oklahoma's last-second victory over Kansas State helped the 21st-ranked Sooners regain some momentum headed into the Big 12 Conference homestretch.
It also denied the Wildcats a chance — probably the best one they had — to do the same thing.
After Drew Lavender's buzzer-beating flip from the baseline gave Oklahoma a 69-86 victory against the Wildcats on Saturday, Kansas State coach Jim Wooldridge called his team "an emotional wreck" and wouldn't let players talk to reporters.
"I didn't want them to crack like me," Wooldridge said. "It's a really disappointing loss. It's a game you've got to win."
Kansas State (13-10, 3-9 Big 12) blew a 13-point halftime lead but went up 68-67 when Clent Stewart stole an inbounds pass, was fouled and hit the second of two free throws with 4.5 seconds left.
But Lavender took the inbounds pass, raced the length of the court and put the ball up with just three-tenths of a second left. It bounced twice after the buzzer — then fell through to cap Lavender's 29-point day and snap a three-game road losing streak for Oklahoma (19-6, 8-4)
"It was a hell of a play by Drew, that's the story," Oklahoma coach Kelvin Vampson said. "I called time out and called Drew over and said, 'Drew, go coast to coast.'"
The challenge now, Lavender said, is for the Sooners not to need a last-second shot to win.
"This proves how good we could be if we would play a full 40 minutes," he said. "We played our best ball for only about 16 minutes — the last 16 minutes — today."
Kansas State's game, on the other hand, was a microcosm of its season — hot start, rough finish.
"It's hard to deal with because the guys really fought," Wooldridge said. "You could see the exhaustion. One play, just one more."
The Wildcats, who started the year 8-0 but are 5-10 since then, held Oklahoma scoreless on its first seven possessions and were up by 16 points a minute into the second half.
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Jayhawks bat in big numbers
BASEBALL
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Kansas continued to post big offensive numbers Friday, sweeping a doubleheader with South Dakota State.
Kansas sweeps South Dakota State
The Jayhawks (10-3) won game one 15-2 behind junior right fielder A.J. Van Slyke's 3-4, three RBI performance. His three-run double in the first inning opened the scoring, and Kansas never looked back. Senior first baseman Andy Scholl buried the Jackrabbits (0-4) with his first home run of the season, a solo blast in the fourth inning that started a six-run streak.
That outburst gave senior pitcher Clint Schambach more than enough support. He took the victory, improving his record to 2-1.
Coach Ritch Price seemed to be trying out a new strategy during the series. Although Van Slyke started the bats going for the Jayhawks in Friday's game, he struggled at the plate before Thursday's game and coach Price elected not to start him. The same strategy worked for Scholl earlier in the series. He didn't start on Wednesday's game, but had a big game on Thursday.
"It's a strategy to let a player clear his mind and re-focus," Van Slyke said. "It seems to work."
Coach Price was glad to see Van Slyke get out of his slump.
"I was pleased to see his clutch hit in the first inning," coach Price said. "We need both he and Scholl to be successful."
Van Slyke did not arrive at Hogland Ballpark until game time. He had to attend a geography class and missed pre-game batting practice.
"I came out, put my cleats on and ran out to right field," Van Slyke said.
The Price brothers, junior shortstop Ritchie and freshman second baseman Ryne, walked in their first eight combined at-bats. The two certainly took notice of the strange start.
"We were kind of laughing about it," Ryne Price said. "It's pretty funny."
In game two, Kansas got solid pitching from senior starter Mike Zagurski on the way to a 14-1 rout. Zagurski (2-0, 2.89 ERA) went seven innings and allowed one run on four hits while striking out a career-high 11 batters.
"I was efficient early." Zagurski said. "I threw a lot of first-pitch strikes and kept their batters off balance."
The bullpen also played well, with freshman Logan Murphy and junior Don Czryz closing out the game with two shutout innings. As a team, Kansas struck out 16 and walked only two.
A seven-run eighth inning was Kansas' biggest of the season and put the game out of reach. Ryne Price had a breakout game, going 3-4 with four RBI. His contribution, along with the other freshmen, will be vital to the team's success this season.
Ritchie Price, junior infielder, takes a rare swing at a pitch during the first game of Friday's doubleheader against South Dakota State. Price was 1-2 with a single and four walks during the 15-2 victory at Hoglund Ballpark.
Coach Price was happy with the progress that the freshmen made over the weekend.
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"It's good to get a chance to get
their feet wet and get them off to a successful start," coach Price said. "When we get into Big 12 play, those guys need to play well."
Friday against Northern Colorado. The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
The layhawks return to action
TRACK & FIELD
- Edited by Lori Bettes
Kansas uses meet to improve skills
Team competes with championships in mind
BY PATRICK SHEAN
pshean@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The KU track and field team went to Norman, Okla., this weekend for the Sooner Invitational with the goal of fine tuning.
The Jayhawks have to prepare for next week's Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships, in Lincoln, Neb. At the invitational this weekend, Kansas competed with teams including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts. Teammates Sheldon Battle and Gavin Ball clinched the first and second spots in the shot put, with Battle, a junior, throwing 62 feet, 8 inches, and Ball, a sophomore, throwing 55 feet, 7.5 inches. Battle ranks first in the shot put and second in the weight throw in the Big 12. He said that preparing for next weekend would take time, and that the talent pool at the championships would be tough to face.
"In the shot put I know it's going to be very intense," Battle said. "They want to win the title too."
Battle said consistency would be the most important element in throwing.
"You can't be up and down; you have to keep it at the same level," Battle said. "We're just working on executing what we've been doing at practice."
Donley reminded his team to compete in this meet with next week in mind
Horizontal jumps coach Milan
Other notable performances during the weekend included Charisse Bacchus' victory in the long jump with 19 feet, 9.75 inches. The junior finished more than a foot longer than the second place jumper. Brooklyn Hann and Crystal Manning finished No. 2 and No. 3 in the triple jump. Hann, a senior, finished with 41 feet, 0.6 inches. She holds the record at Kansas for the longest women's triple jump with 42 feet, 4.25 inches. Manning, a freshman, finished third with a jump of 40 feet, 4.75 inches. Charles Murphy, a sophomore, recorded his fastest time in the men's 200-meter dash. Murphy placed third in the event with a time of 22.21.
"The purpose of the meet was to work out any glitches that we have and prepare ourselves for the conference meet," Donley said.
Battle and coach Stanley Redwine said execution was a high priority for the conference championships.
"Hopefully they can build on those performances next weekend at the conference meet," he said.
"Execution will make the difference for us in the future." Redwine said.
He explained that competing during the weekend could give the jayhawks an edge, next week.
- Edited by Azita Tafreshi
TENNIS
Jayhawks defeated, losing streak continues
Youth and inexperience were factors in the Kansas women's tennis (1-6 overall, 0-1 Big 12) defeat by Yale on Saturday, 4-3, in University Park. Pa.
BY RAHUL SHARMA
sharma@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The Jahawks are on a six-match losing strak.
"We played tough, but we are still young and we need more experience," coach Amy Hall-Holt said.
The Jayhawks managed to earn a victory in the doubles competition, as junior Christine Skoda and sophomore Ashley Filberth defeated Yale's Stephanie White and Olivia Nix, 8-6. The tandem of Skoda and Filberth has proven quite effective
— they have won their last three matches together.
But Yale proved too much the rest of the way. The Bulldogs won two of three matches in doubles over Kansas, highlighted by sophomores Christine Alford and Aimee Kim's victory against sophomore Brittany Brown and freshman Lauren Hommell.
Senior Reshmi Srinath and sophomore Rashmee Patil ousted junior Luiza Loureiro and Elizaveta Avdeeva, 8-4, to secure that doubles point for Yale.
Yale and Kansas split the matches in singles play, with Avdeevva registering her first victory of the season. Avdeevva began the year 0-5, but she eeded Rashmee Patil. 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Brittany Brown also earned a victory on Saturday, defeating Christine Aldford. 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Freshman Anna Jackson, a heavily recruited player, delivered a victory in her first action of the year. Jackson took out Olivia Nix, 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (5).
The Yale Bulldogs have won four straight. On Friday, Kansas lost its match with Penn State, 4-3, also in University Park, Pa.
The Jayhawks were victorious in the doubles competition, having won two of three matches.
In singles, Christine Skoda snapped a five-match winless streak singles by knocking off Penn State's Sarah Spence, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Freshman Lauren Hommell tallied the only other victory of the afternoon, getting past Katelyn BeVard- 7.5, 2.6, 6.4.
Penn State played flawlessly and downed the remaining competition in straight sets. The Nittany Lions' Maria Husain, Sasha Abraham, Andreea Niculescu and Jenny Schular all posted wins.
Hall-Holt said that her team must continue to play at a high level, regardless of the outcome.
"We have to keep our level of competition up and build on every match." Hall-Holt said.
The Jayhawks will take on the University of Utah next Sunday in Topeka. The match will be held at the Wood Valley Racquet Club, at 2 p.m.
— Edited by Jennifer Voldness
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