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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2004
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WEDNESDAY
Volleyball at Oklahome at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
**Tennis at ITA Regionals at Tulse, Okta., all day**
FRIDAY
*Soccer at Taxes A&M at 7 p.m.
*Tennis at ITA Regionals at Tulsa, Okla., all day
*Men's Golf at Stanford, all day
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kansas football's latest recruiting class is beginning to take shape, as a fifth high school senior has verbally committed.
Recruiting class gains fifth member.third lineman
Jake Schermer, Ozark, Mo., gave coach Mark Mangino a verbal commitment on Thursday.
While Kansas was the only school that had offered him thus far, he had also received interest from Iowa, Arkansas, Tulsa and Kansas State.
Schermer made his decision after seeing Kansas beat K-State, snapping that 11-game losing streak.
Expected to play linebacker, Schermer had planned on making his decision sometime after Thanksgiving.
This week, however, he decided he wanted to be able to focus on his current season and on his senior year.
Chris Miller/KANSAN
"I told KU I would call them on Thursday morning," Schermer told rivals.com. "I talked to coach Blaney first and then to coach Mangino. When I talked to coach Mangino he welcomed me to the family and congratulated me."
Abby Pastor, Wichita freshman, and Aaron Bart, Lawrence freshman, do taekwando in front of Robinson Center. Pastor and Bart were some members of the KU Taekwando class who used yesterday afternoon to practice.
Joining Schermer with verbal commitments in the current recruiting class are Caleb Blakesley of Ottawa, Jose Rodriguez of La Puente, Calif., Darrell Stuckey of Kansas City, Kan. and Adam Wetly of Newton.
Blakesley, Rodriguez and Welty are all offensive linemen, and Stuckey is a defensive back.
Jonathan Kealing
'Hawk tennis struggles at Eck Classic
BY RAHUH SHARMA
rsharma@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWATER
The time off didn't help the Jayhawks, who had trouble with opponents all weekend.
Back for the first time since the Tulsa Invite on the third week of September, the Kansas women's tennis team headed to South Bend, Indiana, site of the Eck Classic Invitational at the University of Notre Dame this weekend.
On Friday, the Kansas team struggled with its opponents, Ohio State and Michigan State.
Kansas registered only one victory out of nine matches in singles competition: Freshman Stephanie Smith defeated junior Shelley Brady of Michigan State. 7-6, 6-4.
Against 41st ranked Ohio State, the Jayhawks were outplayed, as the Buckeyes dominated, sweeping all six singles matches as well as the doubles competition.
Junior Christine Skoda fell to senior Emily DeCamilla of Ohio State in three sets. 4,6,7,6,1-0 (10-3).
Freshman Lauren Hommell, who began her collegiate career with three consecutive victories, went winless, losing to senior Lindsey Adams in straight set fashion, 2-6, 3-6.
"Against Ohio State, we missed out on a few opportunities to gain an advantage and create better situations," said coach Amy Hall-Holt.
Aside from Skoda, the Jayhawks failed to earn a set against Ohio State.
In four singles matches versus Michigan State, the Jayhawks posted a 1-4 mark.
Skoda and Smith were commended for their improved level of play against Michigan State.
SMITH
"We played a lot better as a team against Michigan State," Hall-Holt said.
"I thought that Stephanie played an outstanding match and Christine also played much better," she said.
Kansas top doubles pair, Skoda and Hommell, were defeated by Ohio State's Emily DeCamilla and Caitlin O'Keefe, 3-8.
As of yesterday, the tag team of Skoda and Hommell was 3-3.
On day two of the Eck Classic, the Jayhawks continued to struggle against the some of the nation's talented programs.
On the first day of competition, Kansas went 1-9 in singles and 0-3 in doubles.
In doubles, Skoda and Hommell notched their team leading 3rd victory of the season in an 8-5 win over
Smith lost to sophomore Kristen James, 5-7, 1-6, in the closet match of the day for the Jayhawks.
Virginia won all four singles matches against Kansas.
Michigan State's Sarah Andrews and Shelley Brady.
On the second day of action, Kansas posted an 0-4 mark in singles and went 1-6 in doubles.
Kansas ended match play against Notre Dame on Sunday.
After two days of constant struggle, the Jayhawks were defeated by the Fighting Irish in both the singles and doubles competition.
In singles, junior Luiza Loureiro fell to Notre Dame's Sarah Jane Connelly in a tough three set match, 3-6, 6-3, 0-1 (10-4).
In doubles, Skoda and Hommell, despite their victory on Saturday over Michigan State, could not keep the momentum alive in a 4-8 loss to doubles pair Brook Buck and Lauren Connelly.
Next up for Kansas, a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the ITA Regionals. The event will take place on Oct. 20th thru Oct. 24th.
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USC, OU to lead first standings for BCS
— Edited by Iohanna M. Maska
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
On the eve of the season's first Bowl Championship Series standings, No.1 Southern California increased its lead on No.2 Oklahoma in The Associated Press Top 25 yesterday.
Auburn slipped ahead of Miami to No.3 in the media poll for the first time this season.
Last week, the gap between the Trojans and Sooners had closed to 19 points — the smallest it has been all season — after USC edged California and Oklahoma shut out Texas. But on Saturday the Trojans played their best game, beating previously unbeaten Arizona State 45-7.
"This was an important statement — we left no doubt about it," USC coach Pete Carroll said.
The Sooners received 13 first-place votes, down 10 from last week, and 1,567 points. Oklahoma beat Kansas State 31-21.
The voters apparently took notice. USC received 50 first-place votes and 1,610 points and now leads Oklahoma by 43 points.
No. 3 Auburn received the remaining two first-place votes and slipped by No. 4 Miami after the Hurricanes had to rally for a 41-38 victory over Louisville on Thursday. The Tigers were 30 points ahead of Miami. Florida State is No. 5, and Wisconsin is sixth after winning a battle of beatmates at Purdue.
Auburn received its highest ranking in the AP poll since 1994. Wisconsin had its best showing since Sept. 10, 2000, when the Badgers were No. 4.
California, Texas, unbeaten Utah (6-0)
and Georgia round out the first 10
Notre Dame moved into the rankings for the first time this season at No. 24, while Ohio State dropped out for the first time in three seasons.
Those polls will each count for one third of a team's BCS ranking with a compilation of six computer rankings making up the other third. Also for the first time, the BCS standings will take into account how many votes a team receives in the polls, not just its ranking.
The first BCS standings will be released today. The new formula to determine a team's BCS points will take the AP and coaches poll into account more than ever before.
In the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, USC and Oklahoma are Nos. 1 and 2, but Miami has a slight lead on No. 4 Auburn with Florida State No. 5. So expect the Trojans and Sooners to hold the coveted first two spots in the BCS standings. The top two teams after the regular season play in the Orange Bowl for the national championship.
The second 10 in the AP poll starts with Tennessee, followed by Purdue and Michigan. The Big Ten rivals meet next week in West Lafayette, Ind.
Virginia fell eight spots to No. 14 after a 56-3 loss at Florida State, West Virginia and Louisville tied for No. 15. The Cardinals moved up three spots after an impressive showing at Miami. Texas A&M moved up six spots to No. 17 after beating Oklahoma State, which fell six spots to No. 22. No. 18 LSU, unbeaten Boise State and Florida complete the top 20.
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