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Inside scoring, late streak clinch victory for'Hawks
By Michael Rigg sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
The Jayhawks can talk all they want about quick feet and mental toughness, but all they needed Friday night was an able set of hands.
As it turned out, that was all it took No. 4 Kansas (3-0) to rock North Dakota (0-1) to sleep. In what was sweet music for a Jayhawk team looking to cure a New York hangover, Kansas sang North Dakota a 92-61 lullaby in front of a bored gathering of 16,300 fans.
"It was just one of those nights," said senior forward Kenny Gregory, whose 19 points paced the Javahawks.
Kansas coach Roy Williams admitted his Jayhawks didn't play their best on Friday, but he was also quick to give North Dakota credit for making the game closer than it should have been.
"We were coming off such an
"Our main goal was to gain the respect of Roy Williams, the Kansas players and all the fans."
Rich Glas
North Dakota coach
emotional high from playing on national television," he said. "It's only human nature to come out and think that this game would be easy. We struggled through this one, and we did not have the energy or alertness that we usually do. But I don't want to take away from the great job North Dakota did."
Competing against a Division I powerhouse isn't an easy task — even if North Dakota has a Kansaslike consistency every season. So in an attempt to keep the game respectable, the Fighting Sioux brought Jeff Brandt, a freewheeling three-point shooter, busloads
of fans and some downright bad humor.
"Our main goal was to gain the respect of Roy Williams, the Kansas players and all the fans," North Dakota coach Rich Glas said. "If we did not do that, then I demand a recount."
Brandt's line, meanwhile, was no joke. The lanky freshman guard felt compelled to take shots from anywhere inside Douglas County, launching up a 3-for-19 clip and sometimes shooting from what seemed as far away as Eudora.
"We're a bigger team, and they knew they were not going to beat us inside, so they had to do something else." Williams said.
But perhaps the game's biggest story was about the guard who didn't shoot.
The matchup with the Sioux was created so junior guard Jeff Boschee, a native of Valley City, N.D., would have a chance to show off his skills against his home state.
Basketball: Kansas 62 North
Dakota 61
For more on this weekend's game with a statistical breakdown and a preview for tonight's matchup with a statistical breakdown.
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To see more photos from the game,
but the Sloux were determined not to allow Boschee to beat them, hounding him every time he touched the ball. Instead, Boschee dished off and didn't attempt a three-point shot for the first time in his Jayhawk career.
"I didn't want to force anything," Boschee said. "That's not good for your game or for your team. We just needed to get the ball inside, and that's what we did."
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Sophomore forward Nick Collison gets up high above the North Dakota defense to shoot the ball. He scored 16 points and had nine rebounds against the Sioux. Photo by Brad Dreier/KANSAN
Kansas senior running back David Winbush fumbles after a short gain against Iowa State's defense. The Jayhawks lost their final game of the season in Ames, Iowa, 38-17. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
Kansas left out in the cold
Embattled team falls to Cyclones in season finale
By Jasen Franchuk sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
AMES, Iowa — Kansas football coach Terry Allen was low on excuses Saturday, but one thing he did mentioned was the weather.
"We're not used to playing in these conditions," he said, referring to the zero-degree wind chill that swept through Iowa State's Jack Trice Stadium.
it was colder and 12 weeks later, but the Jayhawks' 38-17 season-ending loss at Iowa State was the type of game Kansas has played since the first week of September.
Kansas performed much the same as in its season-opening
loss to Southern Methodist albeit in much colder conditions.
The basic elements of Kansas' struggles, however, were all there.
Kansas came out sluggish, going three-and-out to start the game. Iowa State quickly scored, and the Jayhawks were playing from behind.
High was one of about 20
That was the last thing Allen or the Jayhawks wanted. With nothing to play for, except fun, pride and a sort of quasimomentum for next season, an early deficit was the last thing Kansas could afford.
"If there's anything to take away from it, we didn't give up," said senior safety Kareem High.
It could have been the 33-cent special, with Kansas looking for a stamp to mail in the season. But Kansas stayed close through the first half, trailing only 17-10.
Football: Iowa State 38 Kansas 17 For more on this weekend's game,
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For news on the firing of Missouri coach Larry Smith,
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seniors playing in their final game for Kansas. But in the last three weeks, the graduating players have had time to ponder their time in Lawrence.
Kansas' last three losses have come by average score of 48-17; to Nebraska, Texas and Iowa State.
Still, Allen refused to make whine out of sour grapes with his longtime friend, Iowa State coach Dan McCarney. Allen credited the bowl-bound Cyclones for what they did this season.
Kansas came out uninspired,
and as soon as Iowa State's lead
stretched to 31-10 on a Joe
Woodley one-yard touchdown
run with 8:48 left, the seniors
had ample time to pause and
reflect.
Maybe it was because there was little left to play for, but
"I guess what I thought was, it's all gone so fast," said senior linebacker Tim Bowers.
When they returned to the locker room after the game, Allen apologized to his team.
"I apologized to them for their frustration throughout the year," he said. "But I told everyone that I was proud that they were Jayhawks for that, through life's twists and turns, hopefully they could learn something through their disappointments."
The Jayhawks have had to learn this lesson plenty of times. For the fifth consecutive year, Kansas is left in the cold — and out of the postseason.
— Edited by Clay McCuistion
'Hawks crush hapless Tigers
Kansas wins by 51 after shellacking of Grambling
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Nearing the end of the first half of Kansas' 122-71 victory, the Tigers' shooting percentage plummeted ever closer to 10 percent, and then
Baseball has the Mendoza line for hitting mediocrity, and now women's basketball has the Grambling State line.
managed to boost it to 12.5 with a basket in the final minute of the half.
with a flurry of missed put-backs, they managed the nearly impossible.
The Tigers (0-1)
saw their shooting
percentage drop to
9.7 percent, but
Senior forward Brooke Reves set the tone with the first two baskets of the game, and the 'Hawks never looked back.
"I thought our first five came out and played with great intensity," coach Marian Washington said. "We decided kind of late in the first half to take that press off of them. So the entire second half we didn't press anymore."
Kansas (1-0), on the other hand, did not have a problem making shots.
There was no need to press.
Kansas staked itself to a 14:14 half.
time lead, holding the Tigers to 4-03 shooting from the field.
However, Grambling took advantage of Washington's gesture. The Tigers racked up 57 points in the second half.
"We didn't stop that 32 at all." junior guard Fernanda Bosi said.
While Grambling was tossing up air balls and bricks, Kansas was capitalizing on Grambling turnovers and its size advantage inside. The 'Hawks tallied 56 points in the paint and 43 points off Tiger turnovers.
The bulk of Kansas' inside scoring came from senior forward Jaclyn Johnson. In just 18 minutes, she scored 25 points and 15 rebounds. It was her second double-double in two games.
She was referring to Grambling's leading scorer Shrikeva Evans, who scored 22 points. But it took her 25 shots to get it, including 20 attempts beyond the three-point arc.
While everything seemed to be going Johnson's way, that wasn't the case. Early in the second half Johnson was knocked to the ground twice as she was running down court.
"Jaclyn should have a great year if we keep her healthy," Washington said.
Fed up with pulling herself off the ground, Johnson plead her case to the official. But instead of the official stopping Johnson from being tripped, they gave her a technical.
"They were doing it on purpose," she said. "I think the officials could have stepped in and told them to stop doing that."
Women's basketball Kansas 122
Grambling State 71
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end's game.
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After the technical Johnson watched the rest of the game from the bench, but it didn't matter. Kansas got contributions from everyone, notably junior guards KC Hilgenkamp and Bosi.
Hilgenkamp and Bosi, who are still working themselves into the offense, combined for 23 points and were 3-of-6 from three-point range.
"It was unfortunate for her to land a technical," Washington said. "She didn't say a whole lot."
— Edited by Megan Phelps
Kibble 3-5 2-8, Eavine 8-25 0-22, Raney 0-1 2-1, Marks 0-1 3-2, Thomas 1-5 0-2,
Alston 1-3 0-2, Boston 2-7, O'Dore 2-8, 1-5 1-6, Robinson 0-1 2-2, Cobb 0-1 3-2,
1-2 0-2, Thomas 0-1 0-0, Lindsay 1-2 0-2, Thomas 3-6 1-3, Total 25-7 15-3 21-7
STATISTICS
Kansas 122, Grambling State 71
Grambling State (OB)
Rewits 12-19 3-8 26, Johnson 7-10 14-15
Revais 12-19 3-8 28, Hijksenburg 7-10 14-15
Rivera 12-19 3-8 30, Hikkenburg 7-10 14-15
May 1-16 7; Hannon 0-1 0-0; Menglin 1-1 2-1
Scott 2-12 1-3; Bosteil 3-1 7-1; Brown 1-2 2-1
Kansas (1-0)
Totals 42-68 32-48 122
Halftime — Kansas 61, Grambling 14, 3-Point goals — Grambling 8-27 (Evan 6-20), Moore 2-Thomas 5-12 (Evan 6-10), Moore 2-Thomas 6-10 (Boas 6-10), Higkenamp 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Reve 1-1, Mengic 1-1, Hannon 0-1). Rebounds — Grambling 36 (Boston, Moore, Thomas 4), Morgan 55 (Johnson 15), Dawkins 19 (Boas 19), Jackson 17 (Jackson, Reves, Scott, Boal) 5. Total fouls — Grambling 11, Kansas 22, A 1,510.
Disappointing year sums up state of Kansas football team
Sports Columnist
Although no one knows who will be giving the next State of the Union Address, the Kansas football season is finished and the state of the Javahawks is pretty obvious.
This season was a disappointment. The votes are in and there's no need for a recount.
The current commander-in-chief summed the season unin succinctly.
"It's been a summer," coach Terry Allen said after the Iowa State game Saturday. "I wish it could've been better for all of us."
Allen's term in office hasn't been pleasant. His inaugural season brought optimism when his team went 5-6 and beat bowl-bound Missouri. But the Allen Administration hasn't climbed over anything that resembles a hump.
Glen Mason left after a losing season in 1996. Unfortunately for Allen, in his four years of service, the recession in '98 has continued and a depression could come very soon.
The Jayhawks also lose 12 seniors who were starters this year. The team will have a quarterback with virtually no experience next year and a young backfield. Senior linebackers Tim Bowers and Chaz Murphy also must be replaced.
Next year, the Jayhawks have UCLA and the regular work load of Oklahoma. Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas on their schedule.
Allen will have some reasons to be optimistic. An all-senior defensive line will return, along with a very experienced receiving corps with depth. Still, receivers are useless if they have no one to throw to them.
Redshirt freshman Mario Kinsey, who has also been a bright spot on the basketball team, might be the difference in the near future.
This year, though, was expected to be the turning point for Allen's program. But the journey took a major detour in Dallas with the season-opening loss to Southern Methodist. The Jayhawks could see bowl possibilities after wins against Missouri and Colorado, but then dropped four games to end the season.
Whether some players gave up frequently can only be answered by them. Either way, this season's finished and Allen and his team must once again wait until next year. Iowa State, on the other hand, is in a situation many Jayhawks thought they would be in.
then folded in the second half.
At 83, the Cyclones will be in a
match at 4:47 the Jawhavas will not.
8-3, the Cyclones will be in a bowl. At 4-7, the Jayhawks will not. And when teams don't go to bowls, all fingers usually point toward the coach. Administrators usually give coaches their pink slips too early. Bob Frederick probably won't fit into that category this year, as Allen should be back for his fifth year.
He should be back next year because football programs aren't always built in four years. Dan McCarney is in his sixth year at Iowa State; this is his first winning season with the Cyclones.
Allen is slowly gaining the label of "good guys can't finish first." He still has time to change his record and the stereotype.
With that in mind, give the guy some more time and attend some games. If the result is the same in two years, an Allen campaign for a new job would be more suitable.
But for now, voters need to stick to the guy elected four years ago.
Lincolnberger is a Washington, Kan., officer in journalism.
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