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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2015
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Column: Wiggins needs to carry his team to playoffs
MIKE MAICKE
@MJ_Maicke
This time last year, Andrew Wiggins was focusing on getting ready for his first NBA season. Just a few months earlier, he had been selected with the No.1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and the anticipation was building.
But the start of the 2015-16
Head coach David Beaty and defensive coordinator Clint Bowen shout as the Kansas defense runs onto the field on Sept. 12.
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MYTHS AND TALES
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Potter Lake is rumored to contain all sorts of flora and fauna.
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COURTNEY BIERMAN
@KansanNews
Potter Lake has been drained twice in its history once in 1957 and again in 2011. Items
found at the bottom include a desk, sewing machine, a time capsule, and a Model T Ford. Some claim that a cadaver had to be fished from the lake after pranksters
stole it from Snow Hall in the 1980s.
Potter Lake is also home to a variety of aquatic vegetation such as duckweed and water lilies, as well as mosquito fish, bass, several breeds of turtles and possibly sunfish.
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But could something more sinister be lurking in its 12-foot depths? Rumors have been swirling for years that the water hides everything from sea monsters to infant skeletons. One commenter, who identifies himself as "Frederic Gutknect IV," claims in the comments section of a 2008 Lawrence Journal-World article that he rescued a two-pound albino "koi" that had been washed out of the lake by a storm.
in and half out of water down by the drain and still 'breathing.' I went back down to the drain and saved a gigantic goldfish. It must have weighed two pounds. I had seen the great white whale (koi) for a long time, and I have seen it since it went back into the drink."
"After a real gully-washer of a storm there were literally THOUSANDS of fish littering the rock lined ditch down to the drain near the parking lot," he wrote. "At the drain was the big (24'?), cream-colored koi. I think it's a koi. I carried it up and plopped it back in the pond. It was half
The commenter did not respond to an interview request.
In its early days, swimmers were a common sight at the lake. Swimming was banned, however, after seven students drowned and the water quality came into question.
Asian grass carp were introduced to Potter Lake in 2009 to control the growth of vegetation. The fish are sterile and can grow rather large. Could one of these be the famous albino carp?
es, said Stanford Loeb a specialist with the department. The vegetation would otherwise die and decompose, resulting in the release of nitrogen and phosphorous which would stimulate excessive algae growth.
"The lake's a wonderful lake. It's beautiful," Loeb said. "Sometime, probably during the 1980s, somebody threw a water lily tuber into the lake, and it has since developed into a problem."
Last August, representatives from the Environment, Health and Safety Department used a mechanical harvester to pull unwanted aquatic vegetation from the lake. The project was done for mostly aesthetic purpos
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"If they're albino, it would be rather odd because we didn't add any albino carp, and they can't reproduce, but you never know." Loeb said.
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However, the efficiency he put up at the FIBA Americas speaks to the type of player Wiggins could become. And the Timberwolves are going to need that Wiggins if they're going to have any chance at a postseason run.
percentage, considering his team lacked multiple offensive threats to take the pressure off him and relied on him to create a lot of his offense.
It has been more than a decade since they've made the playoffs, and even with new additions, there's still a long way to go before the winning culture can be restored.
The first set of the match proved to be difficult for the Jayhawks as they trailed the Wildcats throughout the majority of the set. Kansas took the lead a total of three times in set one. Eventually the Jayhawks took the lead at 19-18 and held it to win the set 25-23.
coach Kay Becchard said after the team's rough performance. "Offensively, we hit .220, that's probably the lowest of the year. We had to rely on some other things."
Right side hitter Kelsie Payne led the Jayhawks in kills, posting six throughout the set. Setter Ainise Havili
"Offensively, we hit .220, that's probably the lowest of the year. We had to rely on some other things."
RAY BECHARD
Head Coach
can't change, our body language can't change."
The jayhawks recorded only 11 kills in the second set, a relative low for the team. The leader in kills in the second set was outside hitter Madison Rigdon, who added four kills to bring her total to five.
self as a defensive specialist by adding five more digs to her five from the first set. Wait was diving all over the court, trying for balls that seemed impossible to save.
The layhawks took the third set 25-22 in a hard-fought battle. Payne continued to post impressive kill numbers, adding six to make her total 15 in three sets. Havili assisted her teammates and put up 16 assists to increase her total to 38.
Wait led the team in digs. She showed her dedication to her defensive position by taking a full-speed hit to the face
diately got back up.
"One ball, one set, one match at a time," Wait said. "That's what I focus on."
The fourth and final set came much easier to the Jayhawks as the fire that was once burning within the Wildcats began to die. The Jayhawks took the set 25-21. Havilli added another 16 assists to bring her total to 54 - only three away from her personal best. Rigdon used those assists to post six more kills and finished the day with 14. Payne ended the day with 20 kills, five coming from the final act.
Five players scored the game with a dig amount in the double digits. Wait led with 27. Havili had 12 and posted yet another double-double for the season. Defensive specialist Addison Barry had a spectacular night in the back, recording a season high of six digs.
“[Barry] was digging everything in her zone,” Bechard said. “That was big.”
The Jayhawks will face Kansas State once again on Nov. 25 in Manhattan. For now, the team's next test comes against TCU on Saturday on 2 p.m.
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