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The University Daily Kansan
The Kansas volleyball team pulled off a come-from-behind victory in Austin Texas, over the weekend. PAGE 8A
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Monday, November 10, 2003
Although Rachel Giffillan and the Jayhawks pulled off a 2-0 victory against Oklahoma State last week in Lawrence, Kansas fell to Oklahoma State Saturday 1-0 during the Big 12 Conference tournament in Dallas.
OSU soccer victorious over KU in Big 12
By Nikki Nugent
nnugent@kansan.com
kansan sportswriter
One penalty. One free kick. One goal. Those three factors kept the No. 21 Kansas soccer team from advancing to the final round of the Big 12 Conference soccer tournament.
The third seed Kansas Jayhawks lost a heartbreaker in the second round of the Big 12 tournament Friday night. The 1-0 loss to seven seed Oklahoma State ended any hopes of a Big 12 championship for Kansas. With the loss, the Jayhawks' overall record dropped to 16-5-1. Oklahoma State improved to 14-4-3 on the season.
The Cowgirls scored the game's first and only goal in the 38th minute of play. Oklahoma State earned a free kick on a foul in Kansas territory. Oklahoma State midfielder Nikki Wojtowicz sent a pass to defender Cassie Lewis. Lewis slipped a shot past Kansas goalkeeper Meghan Miller to the left side of the net as Miller dove to the right.
Despite out-shooting the Cowgirls 10-8 in the second half, including three misses by inches, the Jayhawks were unable to even the score.
kansas coach Mark Francis said the team played well in the second half, pounding the ball at Oklahoma State goalkeeper Katrin Lehmann. Lehmann had five saves on the day to shut out the Jahawks.
"We haven't been shut out too many times this year," Francis said, "so we have to give them credit for that."
The Jayhawks defeated the Cowgirls 2-0 in the last game of the regular season.
The finalists for the Big 12 Championship were surprising. Of the eight tournament teams, the two lowest seeds were left. The Cowgirls faced the eight seed Missouri Tigers 1 p.m. yesterday. Oklahoma State won 3-2 in double overtime, securing the school's first Big 12 championship.
Now the Jayhawks will to look forward to a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. ESPNEWS will air the 2003 NCAA Soccer Selection Show at 5 p.m. today.
Francis expects to hear the Jayhawks name called when the team gathers to watch the selection show.
"I'd be very disappointed if we don't get in," he said.
Kansas turnovers costly
By Ryan Greene rgreene@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
As the regular season enters its final two weeks, Mark Mangino is running out of options.
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The Kansas head coach was more than unhappy after his defense allowed Texas A&M to total 547 yards and 45 points in last weekend's loss. In response Mangino shuffled his defensive starting lineup before Saturday's meeting with Nebraska.
The moves included double duty for freshman tailback John Randle and freshman wide receiver Charles Gordon in the defensive backfield, as well as moving junior safety Tony Stubbs to cornerback.
Junior tight end Lyonel Anderson was stopped by a gang of Nebraska tacklers during the first half of the game at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Cornhuskers stopped the Javhawks 24-3.
While the roster switches improved the defense, they were not enough as Nebraska defeated Kansas 24-3. It was the Jayhawks' third consecutive letdown after a 5-2 start, and marked the program's 35th straight loss against the Cornhuskers.
— Edited by Erin Riffey
"Nobody in our program is guaranteed a spot every week," Mangino said. "We're going to put our best players on the field."
On a cold, messy afternoon, sloppy play and second chances determined the game's outcome.
In the first half, neither team was able to establish offensive dominance. Both Nebraska and Kansas found ways to move the ball, but penalties and turnovers dogged both teams and killed any momentum.
Nebraska had the first opportunity when Nebraska quarterback Jammal Lord moved the Cornhuskers inside the Kansas 30-yard line for a first down, but a personal foul moved the ball back 15 yards and out of field goal range. The
Kansas defense was given another chance to stop Nebraska and did by forcing a punt.
After a few unsuccessful tests of Kansas' new secondary, Nebraska coach Frank Solich had his team doing what it
On a drive that resulted from an interception thrown by Kansas freshman quarterback Adam Barmann, Nebraska used eight of its ten plays to run the ball
does best in the second quarter: running the football.
straight through the Jayhawk defense and into the endzone. Steve Kriewald's one-yard touchdown run gave the Cornhuskers a 10-0 advantage.
SEE TURNOVERS ON PAGE 7A
Huskers win with consistency
By Kevin Flaherty
kflaherty@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
In the 24-3 victory that gave Nebraska a 35-game winning streak over Kansas, Nebraska won the same way it had been winning games all season long.
Nebraska forced turnovers with its defense, intercepted Kansas quarterback Adam Barmann three times and recovered a John Randle fumble.
The offense was unspectacular, but got the job done with backup running back Cory Ross providing the late Cornhusker boost.
"We did a good job overcoming the mistakes we had this whole game," Nebraska coach Frank Solich said.
Nebraska's mistakes didn't have nearly the impact that Kansas's mistakes did.
were driving when a key turnover ouelled their momentum.
On several occasions the Jayhawks
While this might have seemed like bad luck, this Nebraska team has thrived on turnovers this whole season. The Huskers forced eight of them in a 48-12 victory over Texas A&M.
Fabian Washington, Nebraska cornerback, said what the defensive backs practiced carried over into games.
"Coach Sanders has us practice so that when a ball goes into the air, we're
going to go up and come out with it." Washington said. "We didn't feel like Kansas's wide receivers could stretch us deep, so that's the way we played this game."
Melvin Sanders, Nebraska secondary coach, said the defensive backs had some trouble with organization before the game.
SEE HUSKERS ON PAGE 7A
'Hawks prepare for exhibition
By Jesse Newell
jnewell@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
When asked on her philosophy for exhibition games, coach Marian Washington gave her one main objective: to see people play.
After three weeks of practice, Washington will get the opportunity to do just that tonight.
The women's basketball team opens its season with a preseason matchup against the Sparta Praha Basketball Travelers at Allen Fieldhouse beginning at 7 p.m.
Returning starter Aquanita Burras and incoming freshmen Sharita Smith and Lauren Ervin are all battling injuries and will not play in tonight's game.
Smith is still hampered by a knee injury, while Burras and Ervin are being held out because of hand and wrist injuries.
"We're going to be minus some players that will definitely play a lot for us," Washington said, "which means that a lot of people will get a chance to play more minutes than they normally get to play."
SEE EXHIBITION ON PAGE 8A
Junior guard Blair Waltz will start for the women's basketball team this season. Waltz said the team benefited from early preparation over a Labor Day weekend trip to Monterrey, Mexico. The coaching staff has vet to decide on two of the starting spots.
Movie is metaphor for'Hawks'missed opportunities
There's a movie called Sliding Doors. It's an ambitious picture that stars Gwyneth Paltrow about a turning point in a woman's life. The film has two separate story lines. In one, she misses a train setting off a negative chain of events. In the other, she makes the train.
It happened in the third quarter. The Jayhawk defense had just forced Nebraska to punt and Kansas took the ball at their own 28-yard line. Then Kansas marched the ball down the field, alternating passing and rushing plays making the members of Nebraska's Black Shirt defense look like they should have been wearing pink shirt.
On Saturday, the Kansas football team missed the train.
endzone and tie the game at 10. Kansas had the momentum until Nebraska safety Daniel Bullocks intercepted an Adam Barmann pass on the one-yard line. That was it for the Jayhawks. The problems snowballed from there. Kansas turned the ball over two more times, once at the goal line. Nebraska melted four minutes off the clock on a drive where Kansas looked to shout the Huskers down. But the Jayhawks kept the Nebraska drive alive by committing three personal foul penalties.
Kansas looked sure to put the ball in the
Shane Mettlen
smettlen@kansan.com
just like in the movie, it looks bleak
sports commentary
Kansas had plenty of opportunities, but just couldn't take advantage of them.
"You don't get points for running it down to the 10 cr the one," coach Mark Mangino said after the game.
right after you miss the train. The 24-3 Nebraska victory extended its winning streak over Kansas to 35 games. At 5-5 the Jayhawks' record fell to .500 for the first time since defeating UNLV in the second game of the season. A victory would have
made Kansas a lock for a bowl game. Now there is a ton of pressure on the Jayhawks to beat Oklahoma State or Iowa State and get that elusive sixth victory.
But little did Paltrow's character know, missing the train was the best thing that ever happened to her. She caught her boyfriend cheating, moved on and hooked up with a nice guy. The 'Hawks aren't going to find the love of their life because they lost, but there are positives if you look hard enough.
Barmann learned a lot about playing quarterback in the Big 12 Conference. The freshman quarterback is confident, and on two of his three interceptions Saturday he was just a little too confident. He tried to make plays he wasn't capable of making. That's all on freshmen have to learn, and
Mangino may have also found the defensive back he's been looking for. Freshmen Charles Gordon and John Randle played both offense and defense. Playing corner back, Gordon recorded five tackles and broke up a pass after only having a week to learn the position. Kansas is so deep at Gordon's other position, wide receiver, he might best be able to help the team on defense.
one that he won't forget because he learned in a close game. If Barmann makes the same plays in a game where Kansas is blowing the other team out, it gets shrugged off. It doesn't have the same effect.
Mettlen is a Lucas senior in journalism. He is a Kansas sports editor.
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