THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 13 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19,2013 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Let's start with the kids who have been here five years and gone through multiple coaches and everything with that," Weis said. "They're the ones that you feel best for. But I also feel good for all our students and fans that endured those losses." Charlie Weis FACT OF THE DAY Kansas is still on a 26 game road losing streak, dating back to the 2009 season when they beat UTEP. ESPN.com Q. Kansas' last road conference win came in 2008. Who did they beat that year? A: Iowa State on October 4, 2008. 35-33. ESPN.com THE MORNING BREW Saturday's win brings back warm memories for fans The Kansas Jayhawks led the West Virginia Mountaineers 31-19 with 28 seconds left. Only an onside recovery and a kneel down away from winning its first Big 12 football game since November 6, 2010. The moment was surreal. As the two teams lined up to do battle for one last time, the Rock Chalk Chant echoed in the background. the Mountaineers lined up with two kickers, who criss-crossed at the whistle, tried to beguile the Kansas recovery team. The Mountaineers saw their bowl eligibility was in need of a miracle. But the trickery back-fired: The ball took an unusually friendly bounce for Kansas, and landed safely in the very welcoming and thankful arms of senior Christian Matthews. Freshman Monell Cozart and the Jayhawk offense took the field one last time. Much to the delight of the 30,809 in attendance, he took the snap and dropped to a knee, ending the 27-game conference losing streak once and for all. This moment was long overdue, but gosh did it feel good. Before I knew it, I'd hopped the fence at the base of the student section with 8,000 or so other Jayhawks and stormed the field. Sheer pandemonium ensued. As much as some have scoffed at the postgame celebration for being on the excessive side, it needed to be. This win was a long time coming. As senior defensive end Kevin Young, who was recruited by Mark Mangino, said, "I felt like a little kid on Christmas." Young had never played in a win against a current conference opponent. As I watched the yellow crossbar and two uprights float in Potter Lake a few days ago on a bluzy fall Saturday. I couldn't help but be overwhelmed by a flood of childhood memories. James Sims' 68-yard touchdown run before halftime dipped into my bag of Kansas football memories. His 211-yard performance reminded me of Jon Cornish's 72-yard run on November 5, 2005, against Nebraska, which snapped a 36-game losing streak against the Cornhuskers. Kansas also had special teams success that was reminiscent of the glory days. Senior Keba Agostinho recorded the first blocked kick for Kansas since Phillip Strozier got a paw on Missouri's game-trying attempt in the thrilling 40-37 Border War victory in 2008. Agostinho's block preserved the Jayhawks' 10-point lead going into halftime. Another pivotal, memory-provoking play came early in the second half, a time when Kansas usually folds like a lawn chair. With a little over 12 minutes left to play in the third quarter, and Kansas leading 17-7. West Virginia was in the middle of a crucial drive. The Mountaineers had just extended the drive on a three-and nine completion to Wendell Smallwood, and the momentum was gradually shifting in their favor. It seemed, like so many times of late, that Kansas was going to find a way to lose another game they had a second half lead in. But sophomore defensive end Ben Goodman had other plans. On a first-and-ten play from the Kansas 30 yard line, West Virginia the Kansas 30 yard line, West Virginia quarterback Paul Millard tried to hit wide receiver Kevin White on a slant route, but Goodman wisely read the play, dropped back in coverage, snatched the pass out of the sky and scampered for the end zone. Goodman found himself in a footrace with Millard to the endzone. Millard would keep Goodman out of the end zone, but not before he made it all the way to the West Virginia 15. Goodman's play on Saturday was eerily similar to Charlton Keith's play on that great 2004-2005 Kansas defense. Two plays later, Sims capped off the short On a key third down and five, from the West Virginia 10, Cozart rolled right, and pump-faked before the line of scrimmage, which confused the Mountaineer linebackers. Then, he ran for the first down markers, and kept the drive alive. Kansas fans haven't seen a play like that since Todd Reesing or Bill Whittmore donned the Crimson and Blue. drive with a 2-yard plunge, which extended the Jayhawk lead to 24-7. Aside from a few touchdowns, Kansas played a complete game and put a beat-down on an opponent, something we were used to seeing not too long ago. West Virginia grabbed an early 7-0 lead, but Kansas would hold them scoreless for the next 52 minutes and 14 sec onds. The Kansas defense was aided by a few dropped passes, but for the most part was smothering all day long. And the offense moved the ball well, especially on the ground. Kansas ended a streak on Saturday. It wasn't the fun kind of streaking that Will Ferrell took part in in "Old School," nor the accomplishment of hitting safely in 56 straight games like Joe DiMaggio is so famous for. Kansas ended a 27-game conference losing streak on Saturday with the 31-19 win over the West Virginia Mountainers. tameers. As much as we think "We want 'Bama," I think that's still a ways off. Even still, Saturday renewed some lost pride in Kansas football. One streak ended and another one began. This streak, though, will be more fun to watch. We'll see if it continues in Ames, Iowa this Saturday. Rock Chalk. This week in athletics Edited by Heather Nelson Tuesday Wednesday Men's Basketball Iona 7 p.m. Lawrence Thursday No Events Volleyball Iowa State 6:30 p.m. Ames, Iowa Friday Women's Basketball Minnesota 7 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. Men's Basketball Towson 7 p.m. Lawrence Saturday Soccer Semifinals TBA Kansas City, Kan. Football Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Stillwater, Okla. Swimming Kansas Classic 10 a.m. Topeka Suday Volleyball Texas Tech 1 p.m. Lawrence Football Iowa State 7 p.m. Ames, Iowa Cross Country NCAA Championships TBA Terre Haute, Ind. No Events Monday Rodney Hood had 15 of his 18 points in the first half for the Blue Devils (3-1), who never trailed and shot 57 percent. Parker, Hood help No. 6 Duke rout Asheville 91-55 BASKETBALL DURHAM, N.C. Jabari Parker had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Duke beat UNC Asheville 91-55 on Monday night in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Andre Dawkins had 13 points and UNC Asheville was beaten soundly by its second top-10 opponent in 11 days after being routed 89-57 by then-No. 1 Kentucky. advantage, built a 20-point first-half lead and coasted to its 104th straight nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke held a 42-28 rebounding Sam Hughes scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (1-3). They shot 33 percent and never got closer than 18 points in the second half. Quinn Cook and freshman Semi Ojieyle added 10 apiece to help Duke improve to 23-2 in the preseason NIT. And once again, Hood and Parker did most of the heavy lifting for Duke's offense. In all four games, the Blue Devils have been led in scoring by either Hood or Parker. The Blue Devils have won the tournament four times and two of those titles came during their most recent national championship seasons in 2000-01 and 2009-10. And Hood turned in several high-light-reels during his 6-for-8 night; His personal 7-run gave Duke its first Hood was coming off a career-high 28-point performance last time out against Florida Atlantic. Also in that game, Parker became the first Duke freshman under coach Mike Kryzewski with at least 20 points in each of the first three games of his career. Parker wasted little time making it four in a row, scoring 14 in the first half while finishing 8 of the field. 20-point lead. Hood's jumper after a pretty behind-the-back dribble came two possessions before a postering dunk, and a 3-pointer from the corner made it 44-24 with just under 4 minutes before halftime. Perhaps lost in the shuffle, highenergy forward Amie Jefferson did the dirty work that led to the run by Hood that put this one out of reach. 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