thursdav. november 6. 2003
sports
the university daily kansan 9A
Men's golf team ends season, finishes 7th
Ryan Colaianni
rcolaianni@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Consistency has been a problem for the Kansas men's golf team throughout the fall season and that familiar foe haunted the team again at the Prestige tournament this week.
The team dominated the first round on Monday, finishing four-under par at 284 in a tie for 3rd. But the Jayhawks struggled in the second round, shooting a 10-over par, 303, and plunged to 8th.
"On one stretch of four holes during the second round, it got very windy and kept changing directions," coach Ross Randall said. "Our guys were not able to figure out the winds during that stretch, which caused them to put up some high numbers."
The Jayhawks went on to finish in 7th place out of the 15-team field at the Prestige, held at the La Quinta Resort Mountain Course in La Quinta, Calif.
The team was eight shots back of Big 12 Conference rival Colorado, which finished in a tie for 5th.
The Jayhawks finished 17 strokes behind the champions, UCLA.
The Jayhawks improved by 14 strokes from the second to the third round, leaving the team in 7th place.
"After the second round, I told them,'that round is history,'and they rebounded well," Randall said.
Junior Andrew Price once again led the Jayhawks as he finished one-over par and tied for 14th place. Price was 11 shots back of the individual winner, Colby Beckstrom, of TCU.
"I think we just mentally collapsed in the second round, it was frustrating since the greens were so firm, making it difficult to get the ball close to the pin," Price said.
Price was consistent throughout the tournament, firing an even par, 72, in the first round, two-over par, 74, in the second, and a oneunder par, 71, in the third. It was only the second tournament in which Price failed to finish under par.
Junior Kevin Ward finished in a tie for 22nd at four-over par. Ward started strong, shooting a two-under par, 70, in the first round but shot 75 in the final two rounds.
Freshman Gary Woodland played solid in his first and third round. He was a combined four under in those two rounds.
A 10-over par, 82, in the second round erased any hope for a top-10 finish. Woodland finished in a tie for 33rd.
Freshman Tyler Docking struggled on the first day, with a five-over par, 77, in each of the first two rounds.
He shot an even par 72 in the final round to finish in a tie for 47th at 10-over par.
Sophomore Ryan Rainer was 14-over par for the tournament and finished in a tie for 53rd.
The Prestige was the team's final tournament until February. In the five tournaments this fall, the team finished 1st at the Kansas Invitational, 5th at Peperdine, 5th at the Nelson, 7th at the Prestige and 12th at the Ridges.
Schedule provides challenges for team
The road back to the Final Four will be a long and bumpy ride for the men's basketball team. After the lackluster performance two nights ago against the EA Sports Midwest All-Stars, Kansas needs to greatly improve before crucial, upcoming nonconference match-ups.
Edited by Abby Sidesinger
The 2003-2004 schedule will provide some exciting games for Jayhawk fans while testing the validity of the team's No.5 ranking.
"I think it is a good schedule to get us ready for conference play," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "I think the games we play non-conference are much tougher than what a lot of people will assume."
One of the biggest games of the season will come against the Michigan State Spartans in less than three weeks on Nov. 25. The Spartans had an extremely strong finish to the season last year and have added some athletic talent to coincide with coach Tom Izzo's ability to motivate any team. The game will mark the first big match-up for
sports commentary
Jonah Ballow
jbollow@hansam.com
Self as the coach at Kansas. Michigan State will also be Self's first Big 10 Conference opponent since leaving Illinois. The No. 3 ranked Spartans are a team that has received high pre-season praise and will present an early-season test for the Jayhawks, who could gain confidence with a victory.
To celebrate the New Year, Kansas will face Villanova in Lawrence on Jan. 2. Villanova is not the best team that Kansas faces this season but is another non-conference game that could be trouble for the Jayhawks. The Wildcats did upset Connecticut last season and lost to multiple ranked teams in close games.
Three days after the Villanova game Kansas jumps
right into its Big 12 Conference schedule. The game is a rematch against the up-start Colorado Buffaloes. Last season the Buffaloes upset the Jayhawks, and they are hoping to improve this year with seniors David Harrison and Michelle Morandis returning to the team. In comparison to past seasons this squad for Kansas has something to prove against Colorado and should look for a competitive game in Boulder.
Kansas fans should witness a great Big Monday match-up against the Missouri Tigers on Feb. 2 in Lawrence. Missouri returns two of the nations best players in Ricky Paulding and Arthur Johnson.
The month of February could provide the biggest hurdle for Kansas with several tough conference games against ranked opponents.
A week later Kansas travels to Stillwater, Okla., to play another Big 12. Big Monday game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Coach Eddie Sutton is one of the
best coaches in the country and always has a strong team that competes every year. The Cowboys lost the game last year in Lawrence, which should give them the motivation to win at home in front of a national audience.
To finish the season, the Jayhawks will take on Oklahoma and Missouri in their last contests before the Big 12 tournament. Oklahoma lost last year to eventual national champion Syracuse in the East Regional final.
This year the Sooners are without guard Hollis Price, but this team is still a tough opponent with Jabahri Brown and Kevin Bookout returning to the squad. The game is in Lawrence, but Oklahoma always takes Kansas to the limit.
The Jajhwacks have much to prove this year with a challenging schedule that will test the toughness of the team and its ability to make another Final Four appearance.
Ballow is a Lone Tree,Colo.,senior in journalism.
women's golf
Team finishes 11th at final tournament of fall
The women's golf team wasn t able to end their fall season on as high a note as they started the season with
The Jayhawks placed 11th in the team's final tournament of the season at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate tournament in Kiwah岛, S.C., with a score of 944. Notre Dame took first place with a score of 892.
Coach Megan Menzel said a few highlights came from the game, including Jill Womble's performance in the second round. The Pleasanton, Calif., freshman shot a 71 in the second
round, one stroke under par.
Jennifer Bawanan, Modesto,
Calif., senior, and Chelsey
Pryor, Washington, Penn,
sophomore, tied for 28th place
with a final score of 233.
Amanda Costner, Claremore,
Okla., freshman and Meredith
Winkelmann, St. Louis, Mo.,
junior, tied for 70th place with a
final score of 249.
"As a whole, it was a disappointing performance. I think we're a much better team than how we played this week," Menzel said.
Bawanan said she was disappointed that the team couldn't perform on a challenging course like previous ones.
Menzel said course difficulty wasn't a factor in the team's performance this week.
"I don't think we handled course management well with our short games," Menzel said.
Menzel said the short game would be worked on until the spring, which starts March 1 at the Texas A&M "Mo Morial" Invitational in Houston, Texas.
Bawanan said she wanted to improve her game to play in all the tournaments and play solid next season, which would be her last at Kansas.
"I hope to enjoy my last semester at KU and to grow with my team." Bawanan said in a press release. "I hope to improve, but I'm more concerned on how the team does. As a team, we've figured out what we need to do before the next spring."
Mike Bauer
Kansas athletics calendar
today
Soccer at Big 12 Conference Tournament Blossom Stadium San Antonio, Texas
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Soccer at big 12 Conference Tournament Blossom Stadium San Antonio, Texas Swimming vs. southwest Missouri State 6 p.m. Robinson Center
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