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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INSIDE SPORTS
MONDAY,OCTOBER 25,2004
GOLF
Docking helpsteam finish sixth place in tournament
Sophomore Tyler Docking fired two rounds in the 60s to help the Kansas men's golf team finish sixth in a 16-team field at the Nelson-Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., this weekend.
Docking got off
DOCKING
Docking got off to a quick start, shooting rounds of 68 and 69 to begin the tournament. He finished in a tie for fourth place individually after a final round score of 70.
"The course played difficult again today," said
Kansas coach Ross Randall. "I was impressed with Tyler Docking's performance this weekend, but as a team, we haven't played our 'A-game' yet."
Sophomore Gary Woodland returned to the Jayhawks lineup after suffering a back injury that kept him out of the past tournament. After a first round 75, he came back and shot rounds of 69 and 68 to finish in a tie for 16th with a three-round total of 212.
New Mexico State won the tournament as a team after shooting a three-round total of 830. The University of Nevada-Las Vegas finished second with a 835 three-round total, while Georgia State finished third with a 837 three-round total.
Senior Kevin Ward had a rough start with an opening round of 76. Ward then posted back-to-back scores of 69 and 71 in the second and third rounds, Ward and sophomore Barrett Martens finished in a tie for 37th. Senior Andrew Price finished with a three-round total of 223 to place in a tie for 65th.
The Jayhawks compete in their final tournament of the fall season on Nov. 1 to 2 at the Prestige 2004 in La Quinta, Calif.
—Eric Sorrentino
Dolphins score first victory over injury-plagued Rams
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins finally gave their fans reason to celebrate, combining a polished offensive performance with solid defense for their first victory this season, 31-14 over the St. Louis Rams.
FOOTBALL
After enduring the worst start in their 39-year history, the Dolphins took out their frustration on the Rams, who had at least five players injured Sunday. Much-maligned quarterback Jay Fiedler threw for two touchdowns, embattled coach Dave Wannstedt made some risky calls that paid off and Miami held the Rams' explosive offense in check.
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The Dolphins, the last NFL team to win this season, improved to 1-6. St. Louis (4-3) had won three in a row.
Fiedler, a frequent target of boos, heard none as he went 13-for-17 for 203 vards.
He shrugged off five sacks and threw touchdown passes of 42 yards to Randy McMichael and 71 yards to Chris Chambers.
The conservative Wannstedt, his job in jeopardy, took some uncharacteristic gambles to keep St. Louis guessing. A 48-yard pass by receiver Marty Booker set up the game's first score, and Miami also pulled off a fake punt and tried a halfback pass.
The Dolphins scored four touchdowns, matching their total for the first six games.
A pony-tailed tailback
The Associated Press
Tiffany Smith, Wichita freshman, rushes for a touchdown in a flag football game against Baker's Alpha Chi Omega Saturday. Tiesta Chi sponsored a powder puff football game with proceeds going toward the American Diabetes Association, in memory of Rob Nye, a former KU student who died of diabetes.
Mizzou's winning streak ends
COLUMBIA, Mo. — With Missouri's defense focusing on tailback Vernand Morency, it was quarterback Donovan Woods who made the plays that rallied Oklahoma State to a come-from-behind win.
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Down 17-0 late in Saturday's first half, the Cowboys (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) came back for a 20-17 victory that ended Missouri's nine-game home winning streak and handed the Tigers their second straight loss. Oklahoma State moved up two spots in Sunday's poll, to No. 20.
more than three minutes to play, he connected on a 27-yard pass to his brother, D'Juan, the key play in the drive that set up Jason Ricks' 28-yard game-winning field goal. The kick culminated a 78-yard drive.
Still, it was Missouri (4-3, 2-2) that dominated early, grabbing a 17-0 lead with 54 seconds to play in the first half when Brad Smith connected with Sean Coffe on a 3-vard scoring pass.
Woods faked a手andoff to Morency early in the fourth quarter, then ran 34 yards untouched for a touchdown that tied the game at 17. Then, with just
"We did a great job and persevered," Donovan Woods said. "That's what good ballclubs do and we believe we're a good ballclub."
The next 50 seconds turned the game around. Starting at their own 20, the Cowboys used runs of 21 and 19 yards by Morency and a 28-yard pass between
Joe Tantarelli's 21-yard field goal with 5:34 to play in the half gave Missouri a 10-0 lead.
the Woods brothers to get to the Missouri 12 with 12 seconds left in the half.
"That let us know we could move the ball." Donovan Woods said.
On Oklahoma State's next drive, the Cowboys tried a fake punt with the ball snapped to up-back Chase Holland, who passed to Prentiss Elliott. But just as Elliott was about to make the catch, Missouri's Jason Simpson jarred the ball loose, giving the Tigers the ball at the Oklahoma State 42 with 3:21 to go in the half.
Smith hit Coffey with Missouri's final scoring pass seven plays later.
Monday's Intramural scores
SOCER TOURNAMENT
Men's Open Semifinals
Hawks def. Fantastic Return of the OH (3-2)
**Men's Greek Semifinals**
Delta Chi 1 chi, Phi Pai 1 (3-1)
Sigma Nuf. deph. Fiat A-1 (5-2)
CoRec Semifinals
Sonic Death Monkey def, Pearson & Friends (3-1)
FLOOR HOCKEY
Beta A-2 def. LCA 3 (7-2)
Sig Ep 1 def. Candygram for Mongo (1-0)
Kasper & the Hotshots def. Parking Lot Hockey (4-3)
Team High Class def. Oliver (1-0)
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Coaches pick Kansas as one of two teams to win Big 12
Big 12 Conference coaches selected Kansas and Oklahoma State as the preseason favorites to win the conference in basketball.
The Jayhawks and Cowboys both garnered 116 points and six first-place votes in the rankings, making it the first time in the conference's history that two teams have tied for the top spot.
"This is a league in which multiple teams have a chance to win the conference title," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "The Big 12 should be even more deep and talented this year."
Texas was third in the poll with 97 points, followed by Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Nebraska, Kansas State, Colorado, Texas A&M and Bavlor.
This season marks the sixth time in the nine-year history of the Big 12 that coaches have picked Kansas to win the conference championship.
The Jayhawks won the Big 12 title after being selected by the coaches in the 1997-98, 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.
Missouri finished in a tie for fifth place after being picked to win the conference last season.
Both Kansas and Oklahoma State return four starters from successful 2003-04 teams.
The Cowboys finished last season with a 31-4 record and a Final Four appearance.
They welcome back co-Big 12 Player of the Year John Lucas along with forwards Joey Graham and Ivan McFarlin, who all averaged more than 12 points per game.
Kansas returns seniors Keith Langford, Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien and sophomore J.R. Giddens from a team that finished 24-9 and reached the Elite Eight.
Texas and Oklahoma will also compete for the title, both returning three starters from teams that played in the postseason.
The preseason all-Big 12 team will be announced tomorrow.
"I think our league will be balanced," Self said. "I think there's going to be three, four or five teams that are perennial top-20 teams, and we could have as many as three or four in the top ten at the same time."
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