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SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Speed, agility rule court
Jayhawk victory avenges former loss
BY JESSE NEWELL
jnewell@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
With eight minutes remaining in the game, Nevada coach Mark Fox raised his hands, palms up, and pleaded with his team to slow down.
Trailing by 32 points, Fox and the Wolf Pack had learned that it's tough to run with the Jayhawks.
Led by a fast-paced transition offense, Kansas took its second straight blowout victory last night, defeating Nevada 85-52 at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks literally ran away with the victory, scoring 21 fast break points and 27 points off turnovers.
"If another team wants to run with us, then we welcome that," senior guard Keith Langford said.
"Coach thinks that we don't run enough," senior forward Wayne Simien said. "We really want to try to continue to do that." he said of fast breaks.
Sophomore guard J.R. Giddens curled off a screen and hit a three-pointer, and on the next possession senior guard Aaron Miles faked a three and then stepped up to the line and connected on his long-range shot.
Kansas took an early lead thanks to hot shooting from the outside.
Forty seconds later, Giddens finished a fast break with the third consecutive Jayhawk three, giving Kansas a 13-4 advantage.
"He bailed us out when we didn't play great," Kansas coach Bill Self said
If another team wants to run with us, then we
welcome that.
Wayne Simien Senior forward
of Giddens. "That's what he can do."
The Jayhawks would turn defense into offense the next three possessions, forcing three straight Wolf Pack turnovers.
A pair of steals by Russell Robinson and one by senior guard Mike Lee created three layups for Kansas, completing a 14-0 first-half run.
Kansas would also finish the half with a flurry. Nevada pulled within 13, but the last minute and 20 seconds were dominated by the Javhawks.
Miles drove the baseline for a quick two, and Simien made two free throws after gaining good position inside.
Two straight Nevada turnovers led to points for Kansas in the final 25 seconds.
Moody made an acrobatic one-handed catch on a Miles pass in transition to lay it in for two, and Miles received his second straight assist after a Ramon Sessions miss, feeding Lee in the corner for an open three and a 43-21 halftime lead.
Kansas created much of its first-half offense from defense. The Jayhawks
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Freshman centers Sasha Kaun and C.J. Giles attempt to rebound over Wolf Pack senior Kevinn. Pinkney in the first half of last night's game in Allen Fieldhouse.
Turnovers early run seal victory for Kansas
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
At first glance the statistics sheet from last night's basketball game against Nevada indicates that Kansas played exceptionally well defensively.
Kansas' 85-52 victory was impressive, but more impressive was that Nevada scored just nine more points in the entire game than Kansas did in the first half alone. The Jayhawks led 43-21 at the half. The Jayhawk defensive line should get credit for good perimeter pressure and interior defense, but coach Bill Self said the performance was not as good as it looked.
"I don't think it was as good as their stats would indicate." Self said.
But Nevada's offense didn't do much to challenge the Kansas defense. The Wolf Pack shot a meager 28 percent from the field and turned the ball over 18 times. Kansas converted 21 points off of turnovers while Nevada scored only seven points off of turnovers.
Kansas held Nevada's leading scorer, Nick Fazekas, to 5-18 from the field. He ended up with 17 points, which is misleading because he scored eight of those points in the last 1:30 of the game.
"We did a good job on their big
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All-Stars guard
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Kansas at home again
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Women's basketball team hoping for 600th team victory tonight
BY PAUL BRAND
pbrand@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
The Kansas women's basketball team will go for its landmark 600th all-time victory tonight against Denver, looking to extend its winning streak to three games.
The game is the third of the Jayhawks' four-game, season-opening homestand, and despite cold shooting, the team is greeting the opportunity to play two more games at Allen Fieldhouse with a warm reception.
"We probably need more practice on the offensive side," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "But we are excited about playing at home."
Kansas, 2-1 and 599-399 all-time,
has played all its exhibition and regular
season contests at home. The Jayhawks
face 0-2 Denver tonight and Washburn
on Thursday before hitting the road to
play at No. 18 Minnesota on Sunday.
Riding its two-game winning streak into this evening's tip-off, Kansas is still busy tweaking its starting five to form a
team hoping for 600th more potent scoring combination The first three games have seen three different lineups from Henrickson.
In last Saturday's 47-36 victory against UMKC, junior forward Crystal Kemp made her first start of the season after being relegated to a reserve for the first two games because of an unnamed team policy violation. Despite not starting two games, Kemp has still racked up minutes, playing 36 minutes a game. She also leads the Jayhawks in scoring average, 16.7 points, and shooting, 57 percent.
Freshman forward Taylor McIntosh has started all three games, in part due to the Kemp suspension, and has responded by scoring 4.3 points and grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game. McIntosh has been especially active on the boards in the last two games, pulling down 21 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive end.
Senior guard Blair Waltz replaced junior guard Kaylee Brown as a starter in the second game, but was held scoreless against UMKC on 0-4 shooting in 12 minutes. Brown played just
as many minutes, but scored seven points with a 2-5 showing from the three-point line.
The backcourt constants for Kansas have been senior guard Aquanita Burras and junior guard Erica Hallman. Both have scored eight points a game and have shown improvement in protecting the ball, but both have also been mired in shooting slumps.
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Hawks win co-rec intramural title
Burras is shooting only 31 percent from the field and Hallman 30 percent.
Burras, Kemp and Hallman all played 40 minutes against the Kangaroos and will continue to log heavy playing time, even during the busy week ahead.
"We have two games back-to-back here next week," Kemp said. "We have to be smart about our health conditions and once again have to bring this momentum back to the court."
BV JESSICA FERGEN
ifergen@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
The Hawks co-rec intramural volleyball team can claim this year's title after back-to-back victories against the Sausage Tacos 25-14, 25-15.
"The communication between all of us allowed us to pull away in those games," said the Hawks' Julie Calderwood, Seneca senior. "In the second game, we tried to communicate more so we knew who was taking the ball."
The teams were not as mismatched as the final scores would indicate. Both games started close until the Hawks took flight.
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From the beginning, both teams made it clear they weren't playing just
Sausage Tacos took an early 7-4 lead in the first game, but the Hawks tied it up with tricky net serves and tips. After trailing 13-12, the Hawks left the Sausage Tacos in the dust, winning the first game, 25-14, with a spectacular spike by Justin Lueger. Seneca senior.
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"We're all about having fun with intramurals, but we're competitive," Sausage Tacos' Mindy Fisk, Altmont senior, said.
for fun. The game featured intense, competitive volleyball.
In the second game, the Sausage Tacos tried to regain their teamwork.
"We came from a really competitive high school and we take it seriously," Calderwood said.
All but one of the Hawks' players went to high school together, and a few played on the same team.
"I know that at least the three girls that played will be able
to play again, so we may have to find new guys and we'll shoot for the
Julie Calderwood Hawks co-recruit team member
championship again. We'll be back."
but the Hawks had it all — hitters, killer serves and unending teamwork and talking. The Hawks never trailed and quickly put away their opponent, 25-15
we got ourselves into too deep of a hole and ended up costing ourselves the win," the Sausage Tacos' Rob Werling, Fort Scott senior, said. "They played really well and we played a little bit worse than we could have."
I think we sort of lost our focus and — Edited by Johanna M. Maska
As the Hawks tried on their new intramural champion T-shirts, the team took a picture for Calderwood to send to her mom. Though most of the team members are seniors, they hope to defend their title again next year.
"I know that at least the three girls that played will be able to play again, so we may have to find new guys and we'll shoot for the championship again," Calderwood said. "We'll be back."
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Ashley Glisman, Seneca sophomore and Hewks player, bumps the ball at last night's game in the recreation center.
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