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Baylor's a big game for us."
The Jayhawks are 4-12 all-time against the Bears (9-17 overall, 2-13 Big 12 Conference), but three of those wins occurred under coach Ray Bechard's tenure. One of those victories came on Oct. 12, when Kansas (17-7, 8-7) swept Baylor in three games in Lawrence.
Prior to Wednesday's match at home against Texas Tech, Baylor had been swept in three games by conference opponents in eight straight matches. The Bears won game one but lost the match to the Red Raiders 3-1.
Baylor has been playing without reigning first-team all-Big 12 junior outside hitter Stevie Nicholas, who is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in her right knee. She is one of four key Baylor players who are out for the rest of the year with injuries.
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Two high school players have signed their national letters of intent for the 2003 recruiting class. Megan Hill, outside hitter from Southeast High School in
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Jill Dorsey, sophomore defensive specialist, sets up the ball for a teammate. The Jayhawks will try to break their two-match losing streak tomorrow against Baylor at 7 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Lincoln, Neb., and Caitlin Mahoney, middle blocker from Rosary High School in St. Louis, Mo., will be freshmen at Kansas next year.
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team finished 0-16 in the Big 12 Conference and 5-25 overall.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said approaching each game with the right attitude would be a key for the latest edition of the Jayhawks.
"With each game they'll get more confident and find their own way of preparing." Washington told reporters after Wednesday's game. "And that's going to be really important for them."
The most obvious difference this season will be the players. Freshmen Tamara Ransburg and Crystal Kemp both started against the Vikings, and a third
— Erica Hallman — was expected to start at point guard until partially tearing her anterior cruciate ligament two weeks ago. The three are members of a seven-woman freshmen class and are among a total of nine new players.
All those changes may keep Kansas fans checking their programs, but two Fort Hays players will be recognizable to those
Sophomore guard and Lawrence Free State graduate Katie Rhodes started 24 games during her freshman year with the Tigers last season.
familiar with the local prep scene.
Anyone who made the 25 minute drive south on Highway 59 to an Ottawa High School basketball game last season could not avoid hearing the name Lindsey Dieterich.
The Fort Hays freshman guard scored 1,287 points in her high school career and averaged 17.7 points per game her senior year.
She also participated in volleyball and track.
Kansas junior guard, Leila Menguc said she knew about the speed and athleticism of the Fort Havs guards.
"They're a really fast club," she said. "Especially out on the perimeter."
"We can run the floor forever," she said. "It seems that way, anyway."
Megau said the Jayhawks had the athletes to cover the Fort Hays backcourt.
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next week to watch a game. He, like Case, has a baby face according to Williams, but shows leadership potential.
"Every time I watch him play his team does a lot better when he's in the game," Williams said. "He provides a great deal of stability and leadership to what's going on. He's all about winning."
Kansas guard Jeff Hawkins.
who already has seen the recruits play, said Wilkes' game was the complete package.
"I really like his game," Hawkins said. "Omar is a really good player. He can drive, pass just about do anything."
Padgett the recruit with the biggest shoes to fill next year hails from Nevada and will use his 6-foot-11 frame in the lane after the departure of senior Nick Collison. With skillful hands, a soft touch and great running ability, Williams said Padgett, another coach's son.
would immediately see considerable playing time.
"I don't think he can tell you that anybody else wanted him more than I did," Williams said. "He'll be asked to be played major minutes for us a freshman. He knows he has to earn that but there's a tremendous opportunity here. He'll be very successful."
After the announcement next week by Giddens, the 2002 recruiting class most likely will be completed. Kansas has one scholarship
remaining. But Williams said that unless he stumbles upon a player he cannot live without, he would rather save the scholarship for the next round of recruitment. He said his devotion to these three athletes had paid off.
"With four youngsters, we feel like it is a very solid class," Williams said. "I invest a lot; it's not a fly-by-night thing. When I say I invest, I mean everything I have."
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ning a game on the road. The Cowboys' last victory away from Lewis Field was nearly a year ago. They won at Oklahoma on Nov.24, 2001.
This season, the Cowboys have notched notable victories against Nebraska (24-21) and Texas A&M (28-23.)
The Cornhuskers and the Aggies crushed the Jayhawks by a combined score of 92-29.
"We've got a one-game season, and that's what we're focused on."
But the Kansas players won't be thinking about any of that, Kansas coach Mark Mangino
Mark Mangino Kansas football coach
told reporters. The Jayhawks will be trying to send their seniors home from Memorial Stadium as winners.
"We've got a one-game season and that's what we're focused on," he said. "And we're focused on those guys being able to give their very best shot against an Oklahoma State team that's developing into a fine
football team."
Mangino was impressed with the ability of the Cowboys' defense to move, he said. Safeties Chris Massey, a senior, and Craig Elbert, a junior, will lead the team's active defense. Massey is the team's second leading tackler with 44. Elbert recorded eight stops and three pass deflections against Texas A&M.
"Their safeties are as good a safety combination you'll see in the Big 12 with Massey and Craig," Mangino said. "They're cover guys. They're aggressive tacklers. They're tough customers."
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Violence leads to fan control
OXFORD, Ohio — A postgame confrontation that ended with a Miami University assistant coach handcuffed and a Marshall fan hospitalized is prompting calls for a crackdown on football fans swarming the field.
Fans streamed onto the field Tuesday night after Marshall's last-second, 36-34 victory over the RedHawks in Huntington, W.Va. A Miami assistant coach was arrested for allegedly knocking down a fan, who was treated
and released from a hospital.
Defensive coordinator Jon Waufford was suspended with pay Wednesday, pending an investigation. Linebackers coach Taver Johnson also was suspended with pay.
Schools try to prevent fans from tearing down goal posts after victories, a tradition that has resulted in injuries. They need to go a step further and make sure fans can't get onto the field at all. Miami interim athletic director Steve Snyder said Wednesday.
"It's time now," Snyder said. "Now we're having to worry
about protecting people rather than goal posts."
On-field security in sports has become a bigger concern since two fans assaulted Kansas City first base coach Tom Gamboa at Comiskey Park during a game in September.
Miami coach Terry Hoeppner brought two university police officers for protection.
Hoeppner apologized for the post-game problems but predicted that Wauford will be exonerated because of the conditions on the field after the game.
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