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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Sports
Hockey season a slapping success
By Aaron Johnson
By Aaron Johnson
sports@kansan.com
Kansas trail writer
Kansan sportswriter
The buzzer has sounded and the results are in another successful intramural floor hockey season has been completed.
Men's greek, women's greek, men's open and corecreational, as well as residence hall teams, competed in the intramural floor hockey regular season and tournament
"The sportsmanship and play were at an all-time high" said Jason Krone, intramural director.
Krone attributed some of
the season's success to the new equipment this year.
The players agreed that the season was a success.
New floor hockey sticks also were provided to the participants this year.
"A new ball was used instead of a puck this year, which helped the overall course of the game," Krone said.
"Our team had a blast," said sophomore Jenny Fimmen, a member of the champion Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority squad. "It was the best intramural season yet. The league was very competitive and very physical. Almost every game was close."
Fimmen's team was one of the four women's intramural floor hockey teams. Krone said that the increased participation pleased him.
"The number of teams increased this year to around 40." Krone said. "The increase caused for better participation, which is always positive."
Beta Theta Pi was crowned champion of the men's greek division, while Slap Sticks was awarded first place in the co-rec and men's open division.
The Cellar Dwellars cap-
"It was the best intramural season yet. The league was very competitive and very physical. Almost every game
was close."
Jenny Fimmen
Kappa Kappa Gamma team
tured first place in the residence hall division.
"Overall, the season went really well," Krone said. "I
think everyone had a real good time."
Now that the intramural floor hockey season has been completed, both basketball and racquetball singles will provide excitement until winter break.
Krone said he also was pleased with the added convenience to participants through the Internet.
"Reactions have been good in relation to schedules on the Web site." Krone said.
Regular-season schedules can be checked for all sports at www.ukans.edu/~recserv.
- Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
Missouri tight end arrested on drug charges
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Brandon Ford, a junior tight end at Missouri, was arrested after authorities found approximately 50 pounds of marijuana at his home, police said.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Paul Reinsch said a search warrant was executed Sunday at Ford's house in Columbia, where the drugs were found.
Sgt. Bryan Pierster of the Columbia Police Department said Ford, of Galveston, Texas, was released Sunday night pending further federal investigation.
The U.S. Attorney's office in K an s a s City now is handling the
case, Reinsch said.
Plester said he did not know if any charges had been filed, and a clerk at the U.S. District Court in Kansas City said Ford had yet to appear on the docket by yesterday afternoon.
Calls to the U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas City were not immediately returned.
In eight games this season, Ford caught three passes for 31
yards and one touchdown. In three seasons at Missouri, Ford has a total of 11 catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
A team representative said he was not aware of the arrest, and the school would likely not have any comment.
Before the season started, John McPherson, a projected starter in Missouri's defensive backfield, was arrested on felony drug charges after police said they found about 100 pounds of marijuana in his car. He was later charged with felony drug trafficking.
Coach Larry Smith suspended and later dismissed McPherson
from the team for a "violation of team policy and regulations" and refused to comment further on the arrest.
Travis Garvin, a sophomore wide receiver, was suspended for reportedly failing a drug test after Missouri's game against Western Illinois.
He later was dismissed from the team in a dispute with the coaching staff about a knee injury.
Missouri finished the season with a 3-8 record, and Smith was fired one day after the Tigers' season-ending 28-24 loss to Kansas State.
Sooners back on top, ready to battle K-State
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oklahoma is back. And nobody is prouder than the players who put a stop to a decade of coaching chaos and on-field failure.
"It's a good feeling for Oklahoma to be back on the map," said Damian Mackey, one of quarterback Josh Heupel's receivers. "It's one of the outstanding programs in college football. For me, it's a special occasion."
Unbeaten ranked No.1 and hoping for their first national championship since 1985, the Sooners will meet No.8
Kansas State in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium Saturday for the Big 12 championship.
If they win, they're off to the Orange Bowl and the BCS national championship game. If they lose, they'll be the third Big 12 team in five years denied a shot at a national title because they got upset in the conference championship match.
It happened in 1986 when Texas upset Nebraska. It happened in 1988 when Texas &Amp; milled for a victory against Kansas State.
The Sooners are determined not to let it happen to them.
"I just think it's exciting." said
Bob Stoops, who coached the Sooners to a 41-31 victory against then-No. 2 Kansas State on Oct. 14. "It's another game to play. We're fired up about it. I don't have any part of setting up the BCS game, so I'm not going to worry about it."
The Sooners certainly had fun with Kansas State in their first meeting. Heupel hit 29-of-37 passes for 374 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma bolted to a 17-point halffeat lead en route to its 10-point victory.
That was the day that knocked the Wildcats out of national contention and put Oklahoma squarely in the thick of the flight.
By exacting revenge against the team that dashed their dreams, the Wildcats (10-2) could get a bid to a BCS bowl, possibly the Fiesta.
A loss might doom them to the Alamo Bowl for the second time in three years.
"Obviously, we're going to have to play much better than we did in the initial game," said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. "I don't think we could make a lot of wholesale changes defensively. We have to do what we do. ... We had a very difficult time. We're going to have to be a heck of a lot better."
This time, the Wildcats might take a cue from a few teams that slowed Heupel with a zone defense.
"We've just got to correct the mistakes we made," said defensive end Chris Johnson. "If we do that, we'll be fine."
Guards: Kansas has great guard depth, but Illinois guard Allison Curtin scored 21 against Tennessee in the Maul Classic. Advantage: Illinois.
kansasstarters
No.  No. Pos. Name Ht. Year
4.  C Kristin Geoffroy 6-6 junior
42  F Jaclyn Johnson 6-1 senior
5  F Brooke Reeves 6-0 senior
11  G KC Hilgenkamp 5-10 junior
12  G Selena Scott 5-5 junior
Forwards: Jaclyn Johnson is playing at a mid-season level and is dominating the paint. Advantage: Kansas.
KANSAS LEADERS
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Basketball
Doubling Points PPG
Johnson 70 17.5
Reeves 56 14.0
Hilgenkamp 38 9.5
| | Made | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Johnson | 23 | 42 | .548 |
| Geoffroy | 12 | 22 | .545 |
| Scott | 8 | 15 | .533 |
The Jayhawks rebounded from their first loss of the season to beat Louisiana-Monroe. Jaclyn Johnson poured in 25 points for the second time this season.
| | Treya | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Hilgenkamp | 3 | 4 | .750 |
| Reeves | 2 | 4 | .500 |
| Fernanda Bosi | 5 | 13 | .385 |
*Free Throws*
Made Att. %age
Hilgenkamp 7 8 .875
Johnson 23 31 .742
Scott 14 20 .700
Rebounds
Rebounds
| | Off. | Def. | Total | Avg/G |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Reeves | 11 | 21 | 32 | 8.0 |
| Johnson | 10 | 19 | 29 | 7.3 |
| Geoffroy | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.0 |
Steals
| | Steals | SPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Johnson | 10 | 2.5 |
| Scott | 10 | 2.4 |
| Jennifer Jackson | 9 | 2.2 |
Assists
| | Assists | APG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Scott | 16 | 4.0 |
| Jackson | 12 | 3.0 |
| Reeves | 12 | 3.0 |
Blocks
| | Blocks | BPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Geoffroy | 8 | 2.0 |
| Johnson | 7 | 1.75 |
| Nikki White | 3 | 0.75 |
Illinois
Kansas
No.21 Illinois (1-1) at Kansas (3-1) 7-05 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
Coaches; Marian Washington will use Saturday's loss to Alabama-Birmingham to motivate her team. Advantage Kansas.
Center. Starting center Nikki White is doubtful for the game, which leaves Kristin Geoffroy to handle the paint. However, Illinois runs a three-guard set, so Geoffroy could have a big night. Advantage: Kansas.
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The Illini were drummed by women's basketball juggernaut Tennessee, but coach Theresa Grenz said the loss would be a valuable experience for the road.
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Scoring
Pos
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illinoisstarters
Field Goals
Name Ht. Year
Cindy Dallas 6-2 fresh.
Iveta Marcaucaitek 6-4 fresh.
Anne O'Neil 5-11 fresh.
Shavonna Hunter 5-7 soph.
Allison Curtin 5-9 junior
Points PPG
Curtin 46 15.3
Hunter 42 14.0
Marcauskaite 38 12.7
| | Made | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Marcauskaite | 16 | 24 | .667 |
| Vana | 11 | 17 | .647 |
| Hunter | 13 | 24 | .542 |
ILLINOIS LEADERS
Made Att. %age
Hunter 12 13 .923
Curtin 18 22 .818
O'Neil 9 16 .563
| | Treys | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Hunter | 4 | 5 | .800 |
| O'Neil | 1 | 7 | .143 |
Free Throws
Rebounds
Off. 10. Def. Total Avg./G
Dallas 10 13 23 7.7
Marcauskaite 10 10 20 6.7
Curtin 5 8 13 4.3
Steals SPQ
Curtin 12 4.0
Yanni 7 2.3
Dallas 4 1.3
Points
Assists APG
Curtin 12 4.0
Hunter 6 2.0
O Neil 6 2.0
D'Orsay
Blocks BPG
Hunter 2 0.66
Vana 2 0.66
Marcauskaite 1 0.33
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