16A * THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER21, 2002
Signees CONTINUED FROM 11A
Smith believed she fit in from the first time she stepped onto campus, VanZant said.
"She was like 'Oh, Mom, this is it,'" Van-Zant said.
Ervin, a 6-foot-3 forward, was on the want list for many of the nation's premier women's basketball programs — including Tennessee and Texas — and rightfully so. She averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds per game as a junior before transferring schools and sitting out the remainder of the season. All Star Girls Report ranks her as the sixth-best senior in the country and Blue Star rates her fifth. She was also selected to the West Team in the USA Youth Development Festival — an invitation-only tournament composed of the best women's high school players in the country.
All those honors don't mean that Ervin will come to Kansas without a few question marks.
Marissa Cruz coached Ervin during her freshman season at Bishop Montgomery High and said she could be tough to handle.
"She thought she knew everything and didn't want to listen." Cruz said.
Now in her first season as coach of Inglewood, Cruz has been reunited with Ervin and has changed her assessment.
"When I heard she was on the team, I was worried," Cruz said. "But after I sat down and talked with her honestly, I realized she had matured a lot."
That may be true, but Ervin has not completely outgrown her tendency to unwieldy behavior.
During the USA festival in June, Ervin was suspended from the West Team for the final game after her involvement in a fight with teammates Imani Dhahabu, Richmond,
Washington said she didn't foresee any problems with Ervin, disciplinary or otherwise.
Calif., and Crystal Erwin, Pico Rivera, Calif.
"What we want her to know is that we have expectations here, both in the classroom and certainly on the court," Washington said. "But she chose to come here, and she understands that we have standards here and expectations.
"I believe a lot of times that young people really want that. They want that discipline. They to want to be held accountable. I'm really looking forward to working with her."
Cruz agreed with Washington. She said that Ervin chose Kansas because she was looking forward to escaping the distractions surrounding her on the West Coast.
Ervin did not reply to numerous interview requests left with Cruz.
—Edited by Adam Pracht
Volleyball CONTINUED FROM 11A
recorded a .467 hitting percentage with eight kills in 15 attempts against Nebraska, the conference leader in opponent hitting percentage. Without Michaels, Kansas hit just .052 percent.
"Ashley made some smart shots to get on the opponent's floor." Bechard said.
Nebraska registered a .389 hitting percentage, which is the highest the Jayhawks have yielded in a match this season.
Kansas took a 5-2 lead in game one before the Cornhuskers tied things and then took a 13-12 lead, which they never relinquished.
in game two, Kansas took a 7-4 lead, but Nebraska called a timeout, the Cornhuskers scored the next five points, regaining the lead at 9-7. Kansas tied the game at 10, but could not get any closer.
Edited by Andy Samuelson.
Swimming CONTINUED FROM 11A
down the road."
There are 10 schools participating in the three-day championship meet. Theteams include: North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Syracuse, Michigan, East Carolina, Virginia Tech and Kenyon College—the Division III national champions.
According to Campbell, North Carolina is the "run away favorite" in the competition, but Kansas is just as good as any of the other schools in the event.
"We could be battling for second place," he said. "If we get out of blocks fast, we could be battling Michigan, Kentucky and LSU. East Carolina from Conference USA is a really
good team this year. This meet is going to be highly competitive and it should be fun."
Junior Whitney Sondall said she knew the competition would be tough, and it would be good for the team down the road to face tough competition outside the conference.
"Some schools are very good," she said. "We think we can do really well. It's good for us, because there are no other Big 12 schools, and we will face good competition besides within our own conference."
Campbell could not overstate the importance of this meet. He said that, aside from the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA tournament, this was the most important meet of the year.
"It's great to go into a championship style format," he said. "Our goal would be try to get season best times, this meet, and
then match those meets later in the season and beat those at the Big 12 tournament."
Sondall echoed her coach's sentiments.
"It shows our coaches and us where we are at," she said. "It shows us how much more we need to do and how far we've come."
After the meet, the swimmers will have a chance to go home to spend Thanksgiving with their families. But the holiday at home does not mean a break from swimming. "It is great for them to go show off their new skills when they practice with their club teams or old high school teams and its great for recruiting," Campbell said. "Maybe they can help recruit some future Jayhawks while they are home."
— Edited by Chris Wintering
Free for All
Dear Ryan Wood. Roy is God. You are creep. Shut the hell up.
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
I'm at the basketball game, and I was just wondering, what the hell is the deal with the cheerleaders? They don't do anything. They just stand around, socialize and do a crappy job. And note to the cheerleaders, I'm not a girl so you can't blame this on me being jealous. So get naked or get the hell off the court.
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
Let it be known that I hate KU basketball. I just had to drive around for 30 freaking minutes and I couldn't even go home. I hate it. That's right, Roy, Hate.
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
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Is Mizzou a community college? I think it is. Jeff Graves, you need to go back to your community college. Go back to Mizzou.
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
Hey, I'm at the game right now and I just wanted to let everyone know that three-point shot that Aaron Miles made was for me.
KANSAS MEN'S GOLE Men's golf team signs two new members
Yes, since when is there an elbow violation in basketball?
old division of the KGA Junior Amateur tournament.
Mundy is a senior at Pembroke Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo. He was a top-12 finish in the 2002 Kansas Junior Golf Association Play of the Year points list and won the 17-year-
Looks like Kirk Hinrich uses a floobie. Harry Potter, Harry Potter.
The Kansas men's golf team has signed two high school seniors — John Newcomer and Joey Mundy.
My girlfriend thinks Kirk Hinrich's hot. Does that reflect on me?
Newcomer, a senior at Topeka Hayden High School, was a member of the 2002 Kansas Junior Cup Team during the summer. He was also a medalist at the Kansas Golf Association's Four-ball Championship.
Yes, is Chris Zerbe still playing? Because I haven't gotten to watch the last two minutes and 30 seconds of any of our games so I haven't been able to tell yet.
KANSAS WOMEN'S GOLF Dodge City senior joins women's golf
Dodge City High School senior Shelby White has signed to play for the Kansas women's golf team, the final piece of new coach Megan Menzel's first recruiting class.
White has won 13 tournations during her high school career. She won six this season, including the Class 6A regional tournament. She also finished in the top-10 in 25 of the last 28 tournaments in which she competed.
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