WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2001
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SPORTS
Mangino: Right man for the job
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was last night when greeted so kindly by Kansas fans, but you should've seen how he glowed when he was introduced as head coach
An eager smile was etched across his face as he entered Hadl Auditorium. As Chancellor Robert Hemenway spoke about the search process, Mangino leaned back in his chair, gazed toward his family and flashed a quick wink at his daughter, Samantha, a KU sophomore. Sure, it was an important day for Mangino, one of the most exciting of his life, but at the biggest moment of his coaching career he thought of his family. That's the flash of family values that Kansas fans also love.
Jayhawk fans wanted someone with discipline, recruiting skills, lots of integrity and the ability to win football games. Mangino meets all of those qualities and exceeds them. Yes, Kansas fans, you should be proud about football today because Mark Mangino is in town. He's your new football coach and he's a winner.
Wristen is a Leawood senior in journalism.
'Hawks: Defense secures win
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Kirk Hinrich clinched the victory with a steal and two-handed fast break dunk.
Kansas enjoyed an equally distributed offensive night as five Jayhawk player joined Simien in scoring double figures. Junior forward Nick Collision posted a double-double, senior guard Jeff Boschee added three three-pointers and freshman guard Aaron Miles and junior forward Drew Gooden each dropped in 11 points. Despite turning the ball over eight times, Hinrich ended with 15 points.
with 10 points. But Kansas' defense, not its offense, kept the Hawks from relinquishing their lead in the second half.
"They're an excellent defensive team." Wake Forrest coach Skip Prosser said. "They have good quickness on the perimeter and it's hard to run a smooth offense because of their pressure."
Note:
Gooden and Williams each remarked after Saturday's victory at Arizona that the McHale Center could have been the loudest arena they had ever experienced.
Williams took back that statement last night and thanked the 16,500 crazed Jayhawk fans in attendance last night.
gift:
"The crowd was sensational," Williams said. "One time in the second half, they couldn't get a shot because our crowd was in such a frenzy."
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Freshman forward Wayne Simien puts up two of his 10 points in a 83-76 win over Wake Forest. Simienplayed in his first game in three weeks after recovering from a knee injury.
Women's team lacks experience,but strong
By Jessica Scott
Kansas sportswriter
Finding the right combination of variables takes time, and Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington hopes to discover an answer to the starting lineup equation tonight against Arizona State (6-2).
The Jayhawks travel to Tempe, Ariz., for an 8 p.m. matchup with the Sun Devils. This season, Kansas (2-3) has tooyed with four different lineups, and only three players — freshman Chelsea Thompson and seniors K.C
Hilgenkamp and Selena Scott — have started in every contest. Nine Jayhawks have appeared in every game, with seven of them averaging at least 17 minutes per game. This variance is something Washington believes is helping the team find its chemistry.
"I think this team is pulling together," she said. "They feel like they're jilling now. I think everyone's on the same page; they believe in each other and I think they re very optimistic."
Freshman guard/forward Blair Waltz, who scored a career-high
13 points against Oregon, is an occasional member of the starting five and said she thought her team eventually would discover the formula it needed for success.
"It's been kind of hard because we have five, six newcomers, but I think that we're definitely developing very rapidly," she said. "When we finally get things all on the same beat, we're going to be a team to beat."
Although Kansas has kept opponents to 39 percent shooting, the Jayhawks seem to have had trouble finding offensive production from underclassmen, Jayhawk seniors Hilgenkamp, Scott, center Kristin Geoffroy, center Nikki White and guard/forward Katie Hannon account for 63.8 percent of the scoring and 64.5 percent of the assists. Still, Washington said she was not discouraged and remained patient with her young team.
"There's a lot of hope for our young club and if we can keep growing," Washington said. "I'm going to be really pleased."
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