The women's basketball team defeats Washburn, but not before trailing at halftime.
Miami 23
It was a rare home meet for the swimming team, and the Jayhawks made the most of it.
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Women await announcement from NCAA
BY MARK DENT
Celebrations aren't supposed to turn out like this.
The Kansas soccer team gathered together last year to learn of its seeding in the Women's College Cup. They thought 11 victories
and a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference would be enough to make the Cup, but it wasn't. Joy quickly turned into anger as the Jayhawks did not hear their name selected for the field.
season fate. Francis instead will watch with guarded optimism this afternoon between 2 and 3 to find out if Kansas will be selected to the 64-team field for the Women's College Cup.
Kansas has an 11-7-1, 6-4-1 record and lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The
"It was too dis- appointing last wear to have the
"I thought we'd get in last year and we didn't. I'm not going to get my hopes up, but hopefully I'll be surprised."
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record and first-round exit happened last year as well.
Coach
team sit around watching and then not get in," Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "We're not going to put them through that again."
No team parties will be held this year as Kansas awaits its post-
"I thought wed get in last year and we didn't," Francis said. "I'm not going to get my hopes up, but hopefully I will be surprised."
Last year Kansas seemed
to be a lock for the Cup. The Jayhawks finished in a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 and had a victory against Texas.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
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CJ Giles, junior center, returns to practice with the men's basketsball team. He resumed practice on Friday after a suspension on Oct. 17 and might play in games as early as Dec. 19.
CJ Giles returns to practice; can't play until 2nd semester
BY C.J. MOORE
He's back — sort of.
Junior center CJ Giles returned to practice with the Jayhawks Friday, but will not be allowed to play a game until second semester. That means he will miss the Nov. 25 game against Florida and wouldn't be back on the court until the Dec. 19 home game against Winston-Salem State at the earliest.
Giles returns after serving a suspension that was announced Oct. 17 for arriving late to a morning workout the previous day. The suspension was due to what Coach Bill Self had called academic and personal reasons.
The day after Giles' suspension, it became known that he had not paid child support to Laura Bender, a Lawrence woman with whom he had a child. Giles faces a court hearing Iap.8 on the unpaid child support.
In the last several weeks, it seemed that Self was ready to cut ties with the junior center, but he never ruled out the possibility that
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"We have evaluated CJ's progress regarding his various responsibilities, and will continue to do so," Self said, "He will be allowed to practice with the team, but he will not play in a game this semester. This penalty is appropriate for the lack of responsibility he has shown to his coaches, teammates and the Kansas basketball family."
Giles could return. After meeting with Giles Friday, Self had a change of heart.
Self added that he will not have further comment on the issue this semester. Giles has not been available for comment since his suspension began, but did speak through a press release that was sent out Friday afternoon.
"I apologize to my coaches and teammates for my actions," Giles said. "I understand why I have been suspended. I know I have to improve myself as a person — for my own good and for the good of the team."
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NEVER IN DOUBT
(From left) Jeff Foster, junior wide receiver, Jake Sharp, freshman running back, Arist Wright, freshman linebacker and Tang Bacheyie, sophomore running back celebrate a gain in yards during Saturday's game against Iowa State. The Jayhawks scored 20 points from four Iowa State turnovers and defeated the Cyclones 41-10.
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Meier, Cyclone turnovers boost Jayhawks to road victory
BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
For a team that hadn't won a road game in nearly two years, Kansas certainly didn't have any trouble in Saturday's 41-10 victory against Iowa State.
Boosted by four Cyclone turnovers and the return of starting freshman quarterback Kerry Meier, the Jayhawks claimed their largest road victory since the creation of the Big 12 Conference.
AMES, Iowa - Well that was easy.
But the bigger story for Kansas is that the Jayhawks moved one step closer to bowl eligibility, needing just one more, victory to qualify for postseason play for the second straight season.
The last time Kansas won this big on the road in conference play was when the Jayhawks had a 31 point victory against Oklahoma State back in 1991.
Just two weeks ago, with the Jayhawks in the middle of a fourgame losing streak, a bowl game seemed like a long shot at best. Now, Kansas needs just one victory against either Kansas State or Missouri to get its sixth victory.
"I like the fact that we're having a bye week," Kansas coach Mark
Mangino stuck true to his word and let Reesing see significant playing time, after stripping his redshirt last week against Colorado.
But the Jayhawks will have to wait a week before playing the most meaningful Sunflower Showdown in more than a decade. They'll have to find a way to keep the momentum and energy created from the last two victories fresh during the upcoming bye week.
"It's definitely the type of game that got us over the hump after a big win last week," freshman quarterback Todd Reesing said. "I think we're headed in the right direction for the rest of the season."
Despite Meier's return from a shoulder injury he suffered two weeks ago, he split time with Reesing throughout the game. Meier was listed as the starter and saw action on nine drives, with Reesing playing in five.
Saturday's game, though, seemed to be just the rout the team needed for a season filled with games lost in the fourth quarter.
On the day, Meter finished 17-for-22 passing for 199 yards with two touchdowns, but was sacked three times and lost a fumble. Reesing was just 3-for-5 passing for 35 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.
Mangino said. "The last 10 weeks have been a grind."
Neither quarterback seemed to know what to make of the shuffle that happened throughout the game for no rhyme or reason.
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Mangino employs musical chairs quarterback strategy
AMES, Iowa — The 41-10 Kansas blowout might not have delivered much excitement, but the pregame theatrics sure did.
Rewind to last Saturday, when Mark Mangino pulled the redshirt off Todd Reesing. The freshman quarterback delivered Mangino the game and saved the season.
On Tuesday, Kerry Meier, who you may remember as the other freshman savior, returned to the practice field healthy after an injury he sustained at Baylor. Two stand-out quarterbacks is a recipe for disaster, but Mangino wasn't going to be the cook in that kitchen.
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KANSAN SPORTS EDITOR
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"I'm done addressing the quar
terback situation," he said.
In the minutes before the game, confusion was at its highest. Meier was stretching his arm. Reesing was throwing the ball around. Senior quarterback Adam Barmann was throwing the ball around.
On Saturday morning, with the fans and media still in the dark, a handful of Jayhawks walked onto
Throughout the week Meier practiced with the starters, but Reesing was told to be ready to play.
After an hour of speculation that Reasing would start, Meier emerged from the locker room with the rest of the team, and proceeded to practice taking snaps from starting center David Ochoa.
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the field at Jack Trice Stadium to stretch and warm up. One of those players was Reesing.
key plays
At the end of the first quarter, Reesing entered the game for his first series. Facing fourth and six on the Iowa State 29, Kansas went for it.
It was a day full of highlights for the Jayhawks. Here are some of the plays that stood out:
Kansas had failed to get a first down on its second-straight drive to start the game, and trailed Iowa State 3-0 when the special teams unit came out to punt. Iowa State return man Ryan Baum muffed a fair catch.
Iowa State defensive back Jason Harris initially caught the ball, but Fine ripped it from his hands, as the two hit the ground. It was ruled a touchdown because there was no conclusive replay evidence.
Kansas linebacker Joe Mortensen covered up the loose ball and the Jayhawks scored on the next possession.
Reeing rolled to his right,
missing a wide-open Marcus
Henry to his left. Instead he
waved Derek Fine towards the
endzone and threw to him.
With halftime minutes away and Kansas on the Iowa State goal line, the play was a handoff to fullback Brandon McAnderson, who was going to throw a pass to a Kansas receiver, but none was open. Instead he switched directions, and ran for a touchdown in the opposite corner.
"That's a football player making a play," Mangino said of the improvitation.
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