10A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY,AUGUST 30,2002
Football picks
Doyle Murphy
Kansan Big 12 reporter
No. 1 Okla
homa at Tulsa —
Oklaahoma
North Texas at No.3 Texas
ington at No.13
Michigan--Michigan
Iowa State vs. Kansas — Iowa State
Missouri vs. Illinois -- Missouri
Baylor at California — California
nia
Louisiana LaFayette at Texas A&M—Texas A&M
Western Kentucky at Kansas State — Kansas State
Andy Samuelson
Kansan sports columnist
No. 1 Okla-
horna at Tulsa —
Oklahoma
North Texas at No. 3 Texas — Texas
No. 11 Washington at No. 13
Michigan Michigan
Iowa State vs, Kansas — Iowa
State
Missouri vs. Illinois—Missouri
Baylor at California --- California
nia
Louisiana LaFayette at Texas A&M — Texas A&M
Jessica Tims
Western Kentucky at Kansas State — Kansas State
Kansan associate sports editor
No. 1 Okla-
homa at Tulsa
Oklahoma
North Texas at No. 3 Texas — Texas
No.11 Washington at No.13
Michigan Michigan
Iowa State vs. Kansas — Iowa State
Missouri vs. Illinois—Illinois
Baylor at California—California
Louisiana LaFayette at Texas A&M — Texas A
Western Kentucky at Kansas State — Kansas State
Jason Hwang
Kansan sportswriter
No.1 Oklahoma at Tulsa Oklahoma
North Texas at No. 3 Texas — Texas
No.11 Wash-
ington at No.10, 13
Michigan — Mich
Jay Krall
Missouri vs. Illinois - Missouri
Baylor at California — California
Louisiana LaFayette at Texas A&M — Texas A&M
Iowa State vs. Kansas — Iowa State
North Texas at No.3 Texas Texas
Western Kentucky at Kansas State — Kansas State
No.1 Okihaoma at Tulsa Okihaoma
Kansan Editor
Michigan Michigan
Iowa State vs. Kansas — Iowa State
No.11 Washington at No.13
Missouri vs. Illinois—Illinois
Michigan—Michigan
Baylor at California—California
Louisiana LaFayette at Texas A&M—Texas A&M
Western Kentucky at Kansas State—Kansas State
"We're going into this game with the attitude that we want to win it," Dyer said. "We feel very confident about the way we've been playing in practice. Iowa State showed that they're a great team, but we won't be intimidated."
Dyer leads a Kansas offense that, despite the difficulty of replacing Hill, has weapons at skilled positions in both the running and passing game. Junior Reggie Duncan edged out freshman Clark Green for the starting tailback spot, though Green could see time tomorrow. Two explosive receivers, senior Byron Gasaway and junior Derick Mills, will open the game and senior Adrian Jones will start at
Megan Embers
tight end.
It's on the other side of the ball where Kansas may have problems.
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"We have to play smart, assignment football," Mangino said. "I don't think anybody can stop him, but we have to keep him at bay and not let him be a major factor in hurting us."
No. 1 Okla-
homa at Tulsa—
Tulsa
Couple an inexperienced line and secondary with elusive quarterback Seneca Wallace and a long day could be in store for the Jayhawks.
Overland Park junior
tunning Wallace tomorrow will be the defense's top priority, according to Mangino, with the stress being on 'contain' rather than stop.
Mark Mangino
Kansas football coach
North Texas at No. 3 Texas Texas
Wallace almost single-handedly led Iowa State back from a 24-point deficit against Florida State, throwing for 313 yards and two TDs and getting denied at the goal line as time expired. Con-
"We feel very confident about the way we've been playing in practice. Iowa State showed that they're a great team, but we won't be intimidated."
Contact Malashock at malashock
@kansan.com. This story was
edited by Matt Norton.
No.11 Washington at No.13
Michigan — Washington
Iowa State vs. Kansas Kansas
Missouri vs. Illinois - Illinois
Baylor at California — California.
Louliana LaFayette at Texas A&M — Texas A&M
Western Kentucky at Kansas State — Western Kentucky
Next week the Kansan invites its readers to take on Big 12 football reporter Doyle Murphy to pick the winners of 11 college football games. Anyone who defeats Murphy will be put in a drawing in which five participants will be chosen for weekly prizes, including a T-shirt and gift certificate. The winners will also be included in the next week's picks in the Kansan. All entries will be included in the grand prize drawing at the end of the season. Look for entry forms in the Kansan sports section every Thursday and Friday. All entries must be returned to the Kansan business office by 3 p.m. Friday in Stauffer-Flint Hall.
Soccer
Vegas at 4 p.m. at SuperTarget Field.
Today's game will be the Rebels' season opener also. The Rebels are coming off a 12-7-2 season and return 17 letterwinners and 7 starters from last season.
They are led by Cristyn Enea senior midfielder, who had nine goals and six assists for 24 points last season. In their two exhibition games this season, the Rebels have outscored their opponents 8-0. beating Dixie College 3-0 and Mesa College 5-0.
Last season KU beat UNLV 4-2 at the San Diego State Invitational. Valento said she believed last season's win would factor into tonight's game.
"I'm sure they're going to come here looking for revenge," she said.
Francis said he believed that his team's toughest challenge
would be not necessarily be the other team.
"It's going to be about ironing out the kinks," he said. "I think that's going to be the challenge, not to take anything away from UNLV because they are a very good team. They gave us a good game last year, but I think it's going to be more us coming out and playing our game."
Nikki Wahle, senior defender and co-captain, said she was hoping the team would have crowd support at the home opener.
"We finally get to play at home," she said. "We've publicized the game a bit, so hopefully we'll have more fans and support."
KU will also play its second game of the season at home at 1 p.m. Sunday against Boston.
The Terriers are back-to-back champions of the American East Conference and are coming off a 14-6-1 season. They are returning 17 letterwinners and 8 starters from last season. They are led by Rebecca Beyer, junior midfielder, who was their leading goal scorer last season with nine goals and four assists for 22 points.
The Terriers also open their season tonight against Creighton before traveling to Lawrence for Sunday's game.
Francis said he believed that the challenge against Boston would be the same as that of the UNLV game.
"I think regardless of what happens tomorrow, just coming and playing the way we know how to play and to the best of our ability, we have a good chance against anybody," he said.
Valento is very optimistic about the team's first two games.
"They'll both be tough games, but we have the ability to win both."
Contact Overfelt at neverfelt
edited by Matt Norton.
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