8B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
Courtnev Kuhlen/KANSAN
FOOTBALL: Defense shines
Rodney Harris, Kansas sophomore safety, flies over Uril Parrish, Tulsa junior running back, after he had been tackled in the first half. Kansas beat Tulsa 21-3 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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him to play in the first half.
in the second half Randle returned to action and recorded 56 yards rushing, an improvement over the 23 yards that Green managed in the first half.
While neither back put up stellar numbers, after the game Mangino said Randle gave the team a spark.
In the second half, the Jayhawks scored 18 points. Barmann completed a touchdown pass to sophomore cornerback and wide receiver Charles Gordon, and then Barmann rushed for one as well.
While Beck missed the first point after attempt after the first touchdown, he kicked a 20-yard field goal in the third quarter to
The last two points came on a safety by junior defensive tackle Tim Allen. The ending was fitting for a Jayhawk defense that gave up 141 yards of offense, all but 17 coming in the first half.
finish 2-3 in field goals and 1-2 in PATs.
"No question about it, the defense was fantastic. It's the kind of defense that we need to play here." Mangino said. "Our defense, that's the kind of consistency we need every week. That's how we build this program in the long run: with great defense, opportunistic offense and solid special teams."
Senior defensive end David McMillan has been with the team since he was a freshman. McMillan started all of the team's games on the defensive
line during the last two years, and played in 10 games his first season. McMillan can see the difference in the defense from last year.
"Our mindset was different to the fact that we knew we wanted to be better than we were last year," McMillan said.
Game Notes
- Kansas' 21-3 victory is the first time Kansas held a Division-IA opponent without a touchdown since the team defeated Missouri 21-0 during the '99 season
Kansas has not won a home opener since the last home opener of the Terry Allen years. In 2001, Kansas beat Southwest Missouri State 24-10.
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BASKETBALL: Preseason trip a success
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from the right baseline ... With 13:02 remaining, Lee stepped in front of a pass and finished with a lay-in ... Freshman guard Russell Robinson showed quick hands, slapping the ball off a guard's knee on a fast break with 12:20 to go ... Miles received a rare in-bounds lob from Robinson, making the four-foot shot ... Galindo provided a great seal-off of a defender, allowing Robinson to go in for a finger roll which turned into a dunk. Robinson grabbed the rim at the last second to avoid injury ... Miles and Robinson recorded back-to-back steals, again stepping up the defense while on the court together ... Miles left a behind-the-back pass on the break for Galindo, who finished with a layup ... Junior forward Moulaye Niang picked up three fouls in one minute for Kansas ... C.J. Giles rose above the crowd to grab an offensive rebound with 50 seconds to go, putting it in with a six-foot shot.
THE PROVINCE
Second half — Giles waited until Michael Klizs' shot reached
Kansas guard Aaron Miles extends against guard Raj Mander of the Burnaby Mountain All-Stars in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday.
the top of its flight before blocking it halfway to the basket ... Simon Fraser found no answer for Simien, who had his way with post moves inside ... A wild shot by Robinson at the 12-minute mark seemed to affect his defense, as Kyle Grayes drove by him for a layup on the next possession ... Robinson later counted an intended Fraser Valley pass in the air and took it the distance for two ... Jackson blocked a Pete Guarasci shot with his forearm at the seven-minute mark ... Galindo found his long-range shooting touch, connecting on four straight three-pointers.
Robinson later caught an intend-
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SOCCER: Sunday play improves
the second half. Francis said the team would not have won without Miller in goal.
"In the second half, that's the worst I've seen a Kansas team play in probably three years. We were absolutely horrendous," Francis said. "That's the only word for it."
On Sunday, Kansas went up against St. Louis, a team fresh off a victory over Mississippi State in Friday's first game of the Crimson & Blue Invitational.
In the second half, St. Louis kicked five more shots on goal,
Just shy of the 34-minute mark of the first half, Cauzillo netted her second goal of the season. This goal came off a pass from senior Lauren Williams, giving her two assists for the season. The kick was the only ongoal shot the Jayhawks got in the first 45 minutes, while St. Louis hit two on goal, both saved by Miller.
but was not able to get them through the net. Miller saved four of those shots, and brought her save total to six for the game. St. Louis had two other shots that hit the goal posts.
Miller collected her recordtying fourth-straight shutout and earned Defensive MVP and All-Tournament Team honors for the tournament. Cauzillo's two goals in the tournament earned her a spot on the All-Tournament Team and Offensive MVP accolades.
In the 66th minute of the game, sophomore defender Holly Gault hooked up with senior forward Rachel Gilfillan for Gilfillan's first goal and Gault's first assist of the season to bring the final score to 2-0.
"it's great to get four in a row,
but these guys deserve all the
credit," Miller said. "I just stand back there and dive here, dive there. They're the ones that put it away up top; they're the ones batting out for there at 90 minutes."
Francis was more content with the team's performance against St. Louis, but knew that the team must keep working.
"We were a lot more focused," he said. "They were pretty determined to come and play and turn it around, and I thought it was a lot better than Friday. I think there's still some things we've got to work on, but obviously, it's the fourth game of the season, so we've still got a long way to go."
The Kansas women will head to Greenville, S.C., this weekend to play Furman University and Clemson University in the Furman Tournament. The team will have its hands full with a Clemson team that has already beat Big 12 powerhouses Texas and Texas A&M by a combined 5-1.
- Edited by Janette Crawford