THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
WWW.KANSAN.COM
FOOTBALL: 36-8
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No stopping rushing attack
Junior running back leads Jayhawks to victory with three rushing touchdowns, 104 yards on 10 carries
Junior running back Jon Cornish dives into the end zone for the first of his three rushing touchdowns Saturday night. Cornish led all backs with 104 yards on the ground in the Jayhawks' 36-8 victory.
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BY RYAN COLIAanni
rcolaianni@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Kansas' rushing attack would not be denied Saturday night.
Junior running back Jon Cornish led the charge and rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries. Cornish scored three times on the night.
Kansas backs ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-8 victory against Appalachian State Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
His three touchdowns are the most rushing touchdowns in a game since Bill Whittimore rushed for three against Tulsa in 2002.
"Jon is a talented young guy and slowly but surely he is putting his game together." Mangino said. "He is pretty close to becoming a complete player, which is something we need him to be."
Cornish's longest run of the night came in the fourth quarter when he scampered 58 yards down the field, only to trip over his own feet at the five-yard line. Cornish capped off the drive with his third touchdown of the evening.
The drive put the Jayhawks up 33-8. Cornish accumulated all 75 of the drive's vards.
Kansas found the endzone on the ground twice more for a total of five trips. Senior running back Clark Green and senior quarterback Brian Luke each had a rushing touchdowns as well.
Green rushed for 55 yards on 15 carries.
Mangino said he liked the way Cornish ran the ball, but he needed to improve the other areas of being a running back.
"It's all the other aspects of his game that he really has to stay on top of: his pass protection, his ability to block in the run game
itself." Mangino said.
The crowd of 37,070 also saw a successful passing attack.
Luke was 17-for-26 through the air for 212 yards. Kansas racked up 228 yards passing overall.
The offense gathered 435 yards of total offense.
Mangino said before the game that a team made its most progress from the first game to the second.
"I think the offense is starting to come together a little bit," Mangino said after the game. "I thought our passing game was much improved over last week in terms of running routes and getting the ball where they should be."
Luke started 4-for-5 for 86 yards in the first quarter, highlighted by a 59-yard pass to junior wide receiver Brian Murph as the quarter wound down.
The pass set up the first score of the game — a Green four-yard touchdown run.
After the game, Mangino said — barring anything drastic on the tape of the game — Luke would be the team's starting quarterback against Louisiana Tech next week.
"Other than the pick that he threw down there before the half where he under threw the post, I thought he managed the game pretty well." Mangino said. "I thought he made some good throws. I thought he did a good job checking. I am pleased overall."
Luke, freshman Marcus Herford and junior Adam Barmann all took snaps at quarterback.
Herford entered the game with 5-44 remaining in the third quarter. He rushed 18-yards on his first two plays. Herford played just three snaps before Luke returned. Herford finished the contest with 42 yards on five
carries.
Barmann entered on the Jay-hawks' first drive of the fourth quarter and went 0-for-1.
Senior linebacker Nick Reid led the Jayhawks with 14 tackles and senior linebacker Banks Floodman forced a fumble on
the Mountainer's first series of the game. Appalachian State marched down the field before Floodman caused the fumble along the goal line.
Football Notes:
♦ Scott Webb's missed field
goal in the second quarter was the first miss of his career. Before the miss, he was a perfect 31-31.
On the season, Cornish has just 14 carries but has accumulated 149 yards and four touchdowns.
♦ See more photos from Saturday's game on page 8A or by going online to kansan. com/galleries.
SOCCER
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Junior defender Holly Gault tries to dribble around Arkansas freshman mid-fielder Leah Collison during the game Sept. 2. Gault recorded an assist in the 1-0 victory against the University of San Diego this weekend in California.
Pepperdine offense passes Kansas test
The Kansas defense came up with points for the Kansas soccer team yesterday, but not enough to take out the 3-2 victors. No.15 Pepperdine.
BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Still defeated, the Waves (5-0-0) proved they could pass the test the Jayhawks (3-2-1) handed them, using their powerful and well-rested offense.
Senior defender Holly Gault scored two goals for the Jayhawks in the loss.
Kansas beat San Diego on Friday night before its loss to Peperdine. The Waves only played the Jayhawks in the invitational.
"They didn't play Friday, which made them a little fresher and it made a little bit of difference in the end of the game," Kansas coach Mark Francis said.
Pepperdine was supposed to play Tulane in its first game, but the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina canceled the match up.
Kansas struck first yesterday on a well-placed corner kick from freshman forward Jessica Bush in the 25th minute of play. Using her head rather than her foot, Gault knocked the ball past Pepperdine goalkeeper Ana Picarelli.
"It was a very good game
VOLLEYBALL
SEE SOCCER ON PAGE 9A
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Kansas brings brooms to tournament
The Kansas volleyball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule by winning the Pizza Hut Jayhawk Invitational in decisive fashion this weekend.
The Jayhawks improved to 8-1 with the perfect weekend. Kansas will begin Big 12 Conference play this Wednesday when it plays host to Texas A&M.
Kansas started the tournament by beating Virginia Commonwealth in three games on Friday afternoon.
The match proved to be the closest of the three Kansas matches during the weekend.
The Jayhawks as a team were also efficient, hitting .257. Senior middle blocker Josi Lima added 13 digs.
Senior outside hitter Paula Caten led the Jayhawks with 19 kills on a .708 attack percentage.
The Jajahwacks took the games
30-28, 30-26 and 30-26.
The Jayhawks dominated the Spartans in the first two games before picking up a victory in an epic third frame.
Michigan State held leads of 29-28 and 30-29 before Kansas came back to win.
Kansas returned Friday night to sweep Michigan State.
Junior libero/defensive specialist Jamie Mathewson served the Jayhawks to the final three points of their 32-30 victory.
Emily Brown and Josi Lima attempt to block a shot from Temple outside hitter Yue Liu. Lima was named MVP of the tournament.
Lima led the Jayhawks with 13 kills. Caten added 10.
Kansas volleyball coach Ray Beachard was pleased with the way
the Jayhawks played the Spartans, a Big 10 team that presented a similar look to what Kansas would see in conference play.
Lima said the team played well despite being tired after a long day of action.
"It's really hard," Lima said.
"You play once and your body is really tired. But we had to do it."
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The crowd at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center was raucous.
Kansas sophomore opposite hitter Emily Brown was appreciative of the support and said it played a big part in the victory.
"Our fans are great," she said. "That's the best feeling in the world. We love to play at home."
On Saturday, the Jayhawks wrapped up the tournament championship against Temple.
Kansas had three players in double figures in kills. In addition, Mathewson, Lima and Caten each recorded 10 or more digs.
Kansas was dominant in recording its fourth straight sweep.
The Owls posted a .088 attack percentage and committed 10 service errors against just three aces.
The Jayhawks served well, posting nine nicks against 11 errors.
Bechard described the effort as "workmanlike."
"I think the trick with athletics at any level is how you respond after an emotional effort the night before," he said. "It was effective and productive."
day.
He said he thought the nonconference schedule was tough enough to prepare the Jayhawks for their conference-opening tilt with Texas A&M on Wednes-
"It's earlier than any other conference in the country," Bechard said. "Texas A&M will be a very experienced top 15, top 20 type of team."
Junior outside hitter Jana Correa said she thought the team would correct any problems it will have as it goes through the tough conference schedule.
"I think we are ready to play, but it will be pretty hard," Correa said. "The competition will
make us a better team." Volleyball notes:
- Tournament MVP — Josi Lima (Kansas)
Pizza Hut Jayhawk Invitational All-Tournament team: Jana Correa (Kansas),
Paula Caten (Kansas), Yue Liu (Temple), Ludmila FrancescoCatto (Virginia Commonwealth), Katie Johnson (Michigan State), and Nicole Colaulca (Michigan State).
Edited by Jayme Wiley
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