FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2003
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innings the bullpen had to pitch.
Price said Knippischild was on a role. "He had outstanding command of his pitches today." Price said. "Now we are going to go into the normal weekend rotation, and we haven't used our bullpen yet. Now Knippischild will be in great shape to pitch Tuesday also."
Kansas made its first run of the game in the second inning after junior right fielder Matt Tribble was hit by a pitch, then junior third baseman Kyle Kilgo ripped
a double into the outfield, which scored Tribble.
Kilgo was not scheduled to start today's game, but filled in for sophomore Travis Metcalf, as he was finishing up a mid-term exam. Kilgo finished the day going 2-for-3 with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored.
"We all came out ready to play today, and battled the weather, so it's a good win for us," Kilgo said. "You just got to be ready when your time is there, and take advantage of it, and just do the best you can."
After going scoreless in the third inning, Kansas added 4
runs in the fourth inning to break the game open.
Junior first baseman Ryan Baty started the inning off with a double. After recording two outs, the Jayhawks responded, as hot-hiting left fielder Casey Spanish singled in Baty. Kilgo then hit another double, which scored Spanish, and senior catcher Sean Flynn hit his third home run of the season to score Kilgo and make the score 5-0, after four innings.
After the Broncos put their first run on the board in the seventh inning, Kansas responded again in the eighth inning. Senior Kevin Wheeler and Tribble each
had base hits to put runners on for Spanish. Spanish then connected for his third hit of the day, a double, which scored both Wheeler and Tribble. After adding another run in the inning, which would close out the scoring, Knippschild retired in the ninth to end the game.
Price said he thought yesterday's performance was professional. "We were not able to take batting practice as a team, and other things we normally do before a game, but they responded well."
— Edited by Christy Dendurent
Mengüç
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America was not as big of a challenge as most would expect.
"I was not a big deal at all," Mengüç said. "The only thing that was different was that I couldn't get to see my family that often. I feel living in the dorm wasn't even taking a step back."
Coming in as a freshman, Menguc was as old as, if not older, than many of her teammates. Still, she had a lot to learn from the team's veterans like Jennifer Jackson and Selena Scott.
"My freshman year, I didn't get a lot of minutes, but I got a
lot of experience in practice," said Mengüq, now two weeks shy of her 23rd birthday.
Despite the team struggling to an 0-16 conference mark her sophomore campaign, Mengüç used the season to learn leadership skills, both on and off the court, from the seniors Becoming a leader was something that came to Mengüç much earlier than expected, being the most experienced player on a roster with nine newcomers as a junior. She has stepped up to the challenge this season as a mentor to her young teammates and a leader by example.
a reader by my name.
"I'm pretty happy that it happened because that's who I am," Mengüç said. "It's been my role with every team I've played
with, so I saw it as a great opportunity to show the coaches what I'm good at."
The most valuable intangible Menguc brings to the table is her overall passion and love for the game of basketball.
game of battle Whether she's on the floor or on the bench, Mengtiç is always the team's most vocal member. Not only do other players take notice, but on Feb. 26 at Kansas State, the Wildcat fans went as far as heckling Mengtiç for her tendency to scream on defense.
Even though her tenacity drives opponents crazy, that's Mengü's job. She is the itch on the opponent's back that won't go away, no matter how much it gets scratched.
Mengtic's leadership abilities
will be put to the test over the next several days, as she helps the Jayhawks prepare for the Big 12 Conference tournament in Dallas. Kansas will once again face Iowa State, who handed the Jayhawks a 69-44 defeat Wednesday night. Even though this season is not yet finished, Menguiç said their first collective steps as one this year will pay its dividends in the future.
"I don't see our team being even close to the same position next year." Mengüç said. "Right now we just have to take it from where we are right now and just do our best job in the Big 12 tournament and look forward to next season."
Edited by Ryan Wood
Zollars
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at the University of Kansas. Alumni know what students go through to get seats at Allen Fieldhouse; they were once students themselves.
The only way students at the University will be sitting closer to the action is by increased public and private pressure on the University to get it done. The athletics board, Student Senate and tickets officials need to work together in finding a reasonable solution to this problem.
Are the students at Missouri more deserving of the sideline seats they receive? Are they recognized nationally as some of the most loyal and rowdy college basketball fans in the nation? I think not.
Will the campers in Allen Fieldhouse continue to be
bought off by the occasional pizza delivered by coach Roy Williams? Or will you, as students, as the lifeblood of Kansas basketball, demand more. The choice is yours.
Zollars is a Chicago senior in communications.
The Associated Press
Kansas State loses opponent for 2003 season
MANHATTAN — Kansas State is looking to fill a second hole in its 2003 football schedule after Miami of Ohio canceled a visit to Manhattan.
The RedHawks had been scheduled to visit KSU Stadium
on Sept. 20, but the state announced this week has the team going to Colorado State on that date.
Kansas State senior associate athletics director Jim Epps said he was "shocked" at the news, which did not come until last week.
Epps said there was a modest buy-out clause of less than $100,000. He said the matter had been turned over to the attorneys of both schools.
Buy-outs are not unusual, but Epps said they usually are done by mutual agreement and rarely occur so close to the season.
The contract with Miami also included a game at KSU Stadium in 2005 and a Kansas State road trip to Oxford, Ohio, in 2008.
As to whether any of those games would be played, Epps said, "That's still up in the air. I would say the relationship (between schools) is strained."
This despite the fact the Jayhawks swept the Tigers last season and won the first meeting this season, 76-70, in Lawrence.
Bragging rights have been hard earned in Columbia, Mo. Kansas holds a sizable, 156-90 all-time advantage in games against Missouri, but 51 of those
A sweep this season would be just the second time in eight years that Kansas has accomplished the feat.
For Lee's Summit, Mo., native Jeff Graves, a 2-0 record against the border-state rivals would mean more than an unobstructed view from the top of the conference pile.
"I think it's going to be very special for me," the junior forward said. "I think it's going to be my bragging rights."
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90 losses have come in the Tigers' hometown, and Kansas has won just 12 of 18 contests all time in the Hearnes Center.
Adverse situations are nothing new for the Jayhawks, and Kansas senior guard Kirk Hinrich said the team was not afraid of a challenge. Hinrich cited the Jayhawks' success despite early season defeats in New York and Oregon, injuries and the loss of sophomore forward Wayne Simien to a dislocated shoulder as a testament to their mettle.
"This is as mentally tough as a team as I've been on," Hinrich said after the Texas Tech game.
If Kansas can continue its rugged play through one more battle, it can win yet another honor — No.1 seed in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, set to begin Thursday in Dallas.
— Edited by Amber Byarlay
Chiefs court Douglas to fix defensive woes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Free agent defensive end Hugh Douglas ate Kansas City barbecue and met Kansas City people and pronounced both to his liking.
After visiting Seattle earlier this week and Kansas City on Wednesday and Thursday, the three-time Pro Bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles left for New York to be wined and dined by the Giants. Then, after a possible detour to Jacksonville, he planned to go home to Atlanta and make a decision.
In essence, every visit is the same,he said.
"They want to get a feel for me and I want to get a feel for the organization, just try to move around and meet people I would have to interact with throughout the course of the year," he said. "That's what I was doing the last few days, just looking around the city and trying to learn my way around."
He promises to make his decision soon.
"I'm not going to hold the Kansas City Chiefs up, or anybody else," said Douglas, whose pass-rushing skills would fill a gaping need for a Kansas City defense that ranked 32nd in the NFL.
"I know this is a process. They would like to get some other things done. I'm not going take long to make my decision."
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The Chiefs already have signed free agent linebacker Shawn Barber, a teammate of Douglas' from the Eagles, and cornerback Dexter McCleon from St. Louis.
Douglas, who led the Eagles with 121/2 sacks, would provide immediate improvement for the worst defense in franchise history.
"We've identified our needs," coach Dick Vermeil said. "Now we're trying to address them. Hugh Douglas would be a tremendous addition to this defense."
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