TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004
SPORTS
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Wayne Simien, senior forward, stands over C.J. Giles, freshman center, who injured his arm after a fall during last night's game against Nevada. Giles did not return to the game after the injury in the second half.
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guys," Self said. "We forced them into some turnovers, which led to some easy baskets."
Kansas forced turnovers throughout the game, but all of its points from turnovers came in the first half. Aggressive defensive play, led by freshman guard Russell Robinson, set the tone early for the Jayhawks.
The Jayhawks went on a 14-0 run early in the first half, holding the Wolf Pack scoreless for more than five minutes. That run was capped off by three consecutive defensive steals that the Jayhawks converted into points.
The first came with 12:46 remaining in the first half, when Mike Lee knocked the ball away inside and took it the length of the court for a layup. On the next possession, Robinson intercepted a pass at the top of the key and converted on the other end, widening the jayhawk lead to 19-4.
On the next play, Sasha Kaun knocked a pass away from Nevada guard Kyle Shiloh. Robinson picked up the ball and scored again.
To close out the half, the Jayhawks stripped the ball from a double-teamed Fazekas. The Jayhawks got the ball down the court quickly to a wide-open Lee, who drilled a three-point shot.
Robinson continued to cause problems for the Wolf Pack guards in the second half. At one point, with about 14:30 left in the game, he stole the ball right out of
Shiloh's hands and drove down the court for a lay-up. As if that wasn't enough, Robinson did the same thing two minutes later. Robinson said he knew that the best way he could contribute was to play good defense — after that, his offensive game would come.
"Playing tough defensive is one of the ways that I work to get my offense going," Robinson said.
That strategy worked last night. Robinson finished with three steals and 13 points.
"He has a lot of savvy as an on-ball defender." Miles said.
Robinson has been playing so well in his first few games as a freshman that senior guard Aaron Miles had to think twice about Robinson's biggest strength. At first, Miles said Robinson's defensive play was his best quality.
But as he thought about it, he decided that Robinson's greatest strength was his confidence
"His confidence, and his willingness to do whatever he needs to do to help the team." Miles said.
As good as the Jayhawks looked tonight, Self said his team still needed a lot of work on defense if they want to contend late in the season.
"In order to win games in March, you've got to be great defensively," Self said. "I still think that we have a scorer's mentality without sacrificing on the other end."
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VICTORY: Team has no agenda;
forced 12 Wolf Pack turnovers in the first 20 minutes, scoring 21 points off those miscues.
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Kansas also established its transition game early, holding a 14-0 advantage in fast break points at the break.
The game was a payback of sorts for returning Kansas players still bitter from last year's 75-61 loss to Nevada.
"Coach brought the old clips out from last year when they
smacked us pretty good and the fans stormed the court," Simien said. "We used that as a motivator, and I think it did that."
Simien led Kansas with 14 points and 10 rebounds, recording his third straight double-double.
Giddens and Robinson both added 13.
Langford's 12 points gave him 1,436 career points, passing Wilt Chamberlain for 18th on the all-time Kansas scoring
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"It's fun to coach guys that have no agenda," Self said of Miles. "All he wants to do is win. He gets the ball in transition to open guys and gets just as much enjoyment when other guys make shots. I think that he's playing really well right now."
Miles finished with 10 assists and no turnovers from the point guard position.
"Coach brought the old
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clips out from last year when they smacked us pretty good ... We used that as a motivator, and I think it did that."
Wayne Simien
Senior forward
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CORRECTION
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. A photo cutline with the article, "Volleyball says farewell to four native Kansans." misidentified Jill Dorsey and Ashley Bechard. The correct cutline with the photo is below.
Seniors Ashley Bechard, Jill Dorsey, Ashley Michaels and Lindsey Morris are honored after the match against Colorado Saturday night. The women thanked their coaches, families, friends and fans for the support they received during their time at Kansas.
SWIMMING
The Big 12 Conference has named Kansas senior Amy Gruber the Big 12 Conference Swimmer of the Month.
Swimmerwins Big 12 honorfor November
This marks the first conference honor for the Jayhawks since November 2002, when Gruber won the award for the first time in her career.
Gruber had a productive month, helping the Jayhawks to a dual meet victory versus Illinois and playing a part in the Jayhawks' third-place finish in the Nike Cup.
She recorded an individual first-place finish in the 50 freestyle and finished second individually in the 100 freestyle against Illinois. At the Nike Cup, Gruber became the first Jayhawks swimmer to record an NCAA "A" Standard time, as she won the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.70 — the sixth fastest time recorded in the nation this year.
"It's pretty awesome to receive this award," Gruber said. "I am shocked and can't really believe this has all happened."
The Big 12 award comes on the heels of the CollegeSwimming.com Collegiate Swimmer of the Week award, which Gruber also received this week.
Kansan staff report
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Kansas athletics calendar
Women's basketball vs. Denver, 7 n.m.
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Swimming vs. Houston and
Women's basketball vs.
FRIDAY
Washburn, 7 p.m.
The University of Kansas Chapter of
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Swimming vs. Houston and Harvard, 7 p.m.
Volleyball at NCAA Tournament at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.
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