monday, October 20, 2003
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Raucous crowd helps volleyball team spike Cyclones
By Mike Norris
mnorris@kansan.com
Kansan Sportswriter
Even without injured freshman Jana Correa, the Kansas volleyball team was too much for the Iowa State Cyclones to handle.
Kansas swept the match 3-0 behind the strong play of sophomore Josi Lima, as Correa was unable to play because of an undisclosed injury.
She sat on the sidelines in her blue warm-up suit; an unfamiliar and perhaps unsettling sight for Iavhawk fans.
"She's really hard to replace," junior outside hitter Lindsey Morris said. "She gives so much energy on the court and hits the ball harder than most people can, but I think we're doing OK filling her spot."
The results of Friday's match support Morris' claim.
The Hawks had four players with at least eight kills, led by Lima's 14. Kansas coach Ray Bechard was also happy with the
defensive effort and serving.
"I was most pleased that we held their hitting efficiency well below what their season average was," he said. "But the difference was the serving. We had 10 errors and 10 aces, and they had just two aces and 10 errors."
The crowd of 1,300 cheered got even louder. Kansas cruised the rest of the way, winning 30-21.
In game one the Jayhawks (13-7 overall), 5-4 Big 12 Conference), started slow, falling behind 3-1.
The Jayhawks then went on an 11-3 run keyed by the play of junior Ashley Michaels.
Game two was a different story. After the Jayhawks took an 18-12 lead the Cyclones (10-10, 2-7) used a 15-7 run to surge ahead 27-26.
A service ace by Michaels that hit the net and landed on the court just out of reach of a Cyclone player.
But Kansas battled back and tied the score at 29.
A service error by the
Cyclones and a block by Michaels and sophomore Andi Rozum, gave the Jayhawks a 31-29 victory and had the crowd in a frenzy.
She had two kills that bounced off opposing players chests and one that even made Iowa State setter Amanda Craig do the splits as she fought to dig Lima's spike.
But it was Lima who energized the fans the most.
"I don't really pay attention to where the ball goes," Lima said.
But the Jayhawk fans did, and they carried their momentum into game three.
KU jumped out to a 6-1 lead and the Cyclones never presented a challenge as the Jayhawks won 30-19.
The Jafhawks will battle with the Texas Longhorns at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Texas leads the all-time series 15-2.
Sean Smith/Kansan
Kansas libero Jill Dorsey will
Volleyball notes
Sophomore middle blocker Josi Lima and her teammates celebrated the Jayhawks' victory over the Cyclones, Kansas defeated Iowa State in all three games Friday night.
be on KJHK 90.7 at 6 p.m.sports talk show, "The Deep tomorrow night as a guest on the Threat."
FOOTBALL: Whittemore continues to rewrite Jayhawks record book
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With the ball deep in his own territory late in the first half, Whittimore found junior receiver Brandon Rideau on a 54-yard bomb to get the Jayhawks in scoring range.
However, the play was waved off because of a holding penalty, and forced Kansas to punt again. Baylor responded with quarterback Aaron Karas finding tailback Rashad Armstrong for a 23-yard touchdown pass, and giving Baylor its only lead of the day.
On the first play of Kansas' next drive, Whittimore had a 27-yard scramble called back for another holding call. The Jayhawks were able to rebound, though, and Whittimore found Rideau again, this time for 49 yards to put Kansas again in Baylor territory. The pass got the Jayhawk offense out of its rut, and resulted in Whittimore finding freshman Charles Gordon for an 18-yard strike to tie the game before the half.
victory from them."
"Everybody was enthusiastic that we didn't play a good first half, but we were still tied," sophomore receiver Mark Simmons said. "We knew that if we played our game, we could take a
Both teams headed to the locker room looking to find a way to improve on an offensively ugly first half. As the Jayhawks emerged for the second half, they were able to answer the call, and Baylor simply could not.
After a rough weekend in Boulder, Colo., the defense did its best to give the offense an opportunity to pull away. To start the drive, sophomore linebacker Nick Reid both broke up a pass and then sacked Karas on consecutive plays.
First, Whittemore finished off an 80-yard drive by hitting Simmons in stride down the middle for a 40-yard touchdown to put Kansas ahead. Then, after getting the ball back in three plays, freshman tailback John Randle put broke the game open with a 12-yard touchdown run.
The Bears were able to add a touchdown on their ensuing possession, and managed to get one last opportunity, trailing 28-21, with just a few minutes remaining. To prove the defense had come full circle in the course of just a week, sophomore linebacker Banks Floodman intercepted a Karas pass and got Kansas back to its winning ways.
The victory over Baylor may have proven more than any victory Kansas has had this season. It showed that even when the nation's fifth-ranked offense struggles, the defense can now make up the difference.
The defense showed improvement in curing two of its biggest problems, stopping the run and getting to the quarterback. Baylor's 110 rushing yards was the lowest total any of KU's Division I-A opponents have gained this season on the Jayhawks, and the five sacks kept Karas from finding any consistency.
"I was pleased that we were able to force the passer up in the pocket," Mangino said. "We were able to keep Rashad Armstrong from running up and down the field. If we were able to make a couple more plays, the defense would have played flawlessly."
Kansas Football Notebook
In response to a slight pain in his throwing elbow, Bill Whittemore began the game with a brace to protect the injury. After some early struggles, the senior quarterback removed it, never putting it back on.
"You know he's one of your top playmakers, you tend to overreact," Mangino said "I asked the trainer is he going to wear that thing in the game, and she said he's not. He hated it and he took it off."
-Citing earlier in the week that he should have used John Randle more than just twice in the loss at Colorado, Mangino was pleased with the freshman's 55-yard performance and sees big things in the future for him.
"I had asked (offensive coordinator) Nick Quartaro that there were two or three plays that I wanted to see John Randle
execute," Mangino said. "I'm starting to think that every play is suited to his talents."
-Penalties continue to be a lingering problem for the Jayhawks. Kansas entered the Baylor game as the conference's second-most penalized team, and recorded eight of them on Saturday for 57 yards. The penalties also including the nullification of Rideau's 54-yard catch and Whittemore's 27-yard run.
Kansas Football Record Book
It is now becoming a weekly occurrence for Bill Whittemore to put his name with a Kansas offensive record. This week, his three touchdowns — 2 passing, 1 rushing — gave him 44 for his brief career, surpassing former tailback June Henley's 43 for second place on the list. He needs only five more to break the school record and pass former quarterback Chip Hillarye's 48.
Whittemore also tied the Kansas single-season record for touchdown passes, as he now has 15 on the season. The only other quarterbacks to do so were Mike Norseth in 1985 and David Jaynes in 1972. In Jaynes' 1972 campaign, he also finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.
Finally, Whittemore also became Kansas' first quarterback to throw a touchdown in seven straight games in one season. The previous record was six held by both Whittemore in 2000 and Bobby Douglass in 1968.
Edited by Abby Sidesinger
Yankees win 6-1, tie series with Fish
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The face of October showed up and shut down the Florida Marlins, silencing all their talk about wreaking havoc in this World Series.
Andy Pettit pitched into the ninth inning, drawing the New York Yankees even with a 6-1 victory in Game 2 last night.
Pettitte got some pregame advice from Roger Clemens.
"He said, 'This is what we worked all year for. You got to go out strong like a horse tonight,'" Pettitte said.
Hideki Matsui delivered a three-run homer in the first inning on a 3-0 count. Slumping Alfonso Soriano later added a two-run drive.
Those shots revived a Yankees team that looked sluggish in losing the opener 3-2. And they were
He came out strong and his teammates came out slugging.
Pettite nearly recorded his first postseason shutout in 29 starts. Third baseman Aaron Boone's second error of the game, a two-out misplay in the ninth, set up Derrek Lee's RBI single.
"We talked about it all along. Pitching is going to win this Series," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said.
plenty for Pettitte, who tied John Smoltz's postseason record of 13 victories.
Manager Joe Torre pulled Pet
tithe, who left to a standing ovation.
Petitie gave up six hits, struck out seven, walked one and did not permit a runner past second base until the last inning. Jose Contreras relieved and got the final out.
the rankees also lost the openers in their playoff series against Minnesota and Boston this year before Pettitte won Game 2.
The Series shifts to Pro Player Stadium for Game 3 on Tuesday night. Marlins ace Josh Beckett will start against Mice Mussina
Kansas shuts out No.16 Nebraska
By Nikki Nugent
nnugent@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas soccer team recovered from Friday's disappointing road loss to Colorado with a first-ever victory against Nebraska yesterday.
The Jayhawks lost to No. 12 Colorado 2-1, ending two years of dominance against the Buffaloes.
The team then shutout No. 16
Nebraska 1-0.
Kansas' record sits at 12-4-1 on the season and 4-3-1 in the Big 12 Conference.
Kansas got off to a rocky start against the Big 12's highest-ranked team when freshman defender Danika Erickson received a red card in the 21st minute.
As Erickson left the game, coach Mark Francis disputed the call and received a yellow card.
Erickson's ejection left the Jayhawks down one player for the rest of the game.
Francis said Colorado's altitude and playing with one less player hurt the team.
"When you are playing a man down with three quarters of the game left, it's tough to get the win," Francis said.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead into halftime on junior midfielder Ellen Falender's goal in the 39th minute.
Falender scored her first goal of the season just out of reach of Kansas junior goalkeeper Meghan Miller.
The Jayhawks came out strong, dominating the second half, but fell short in the goals column.
The Buffaloes struck again in the 79th minute on a goal by senior midfielder Orly Ripmaster, who put the ball in the lower left corner of the goal from the right side.
Colorado's defeat of Kansas gave the Buffaloes their 12th
"When you are playing a man down with three quarters of the game left, it's tough to get the win."
Mark Francis Kansas coach
victory this season, a school record,
Kansas freshman defender Holly Gault scored the Jayhawk's only goal in the 88th minute on an unassisted shot into the left corner of the goal.
The Jayhawks fared better against Nebraska with a 1-0 victory.
Not only was the victory Kansas' first against Nebraska, but it was the team's first victory against a ranked opponent in school history.
Kansas sophomore forward Caroline Smith scored her 15th goal of the season in the 57th minute on an assist from junior defender Stacy Leeper, putting the Jayhawks ahead or the rest of the game.
Miller recorded her eighth shutout of the season.
Francis said yesterday's victory was a good indication of how hard the team and coaches have worked.
"It's a sign of how far the program has come," he said. "My first year we lost to Nebraska 8-1."
Kansas fell to seventh place in the Big 12 standings with Friday's defeat, but should move back up after yesterday.
Kansas will take on Oklahoma next, at 4 p.m. Friday at SuperTarget Field, West 19th Street.
The team then plays at 1 p.m Sunday at Michigan for a non conference match.
— Edited by Neeley Spellmeier
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