2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 2006
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
- Men's Basketball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Allen
Fletchfield
- Women's Golf vs. Michigan State, Central
  District Invitational; All day, Parking, Fla.
WEDNESDAY
+ Women's Basketball vs.
Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Lubbock, Texas
Player to watch: Sherita Smith. The junior guard has seen increasing minutes recently, coming off the bench as a defensive stopper in the spot of freshman guard Ivana Cetic.
- Women's Swimming, Big 12 Championships, All day, Columbia, Mo.
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
♦ Women's Swimming, Big 12 Champion
ships. All day, Columbia, Mo.
FRIDAY
- Softball vs. Freaso State, Palm Springs Classic, Noon, Palm Springs, Calif.
◆ Baseball vs. Belmont, Music City Challenger, 2.p.m., Nashville, Tenn.
♦ Softball vs. Cal St. Fullerton, Palm Springs
Classic. 5 m. p. M. Springs Calif.
- Women's Swimming, Big 12 Championships, All day Columbia, Mo
- Track, Big 12 Indoor Championship, All day,
Lincoln, Neb.
SATURDAY
- Baseball vs. Lipscomb University, Music City Challenge, 2 p.m., Nashville, Tenn. Lincoln, Neb.
- Men's Basketball vs. Texas, 8 p.m., Austin,
Texas
- Women's Basketball vs. Missouri, 11 a.m.
Not only do the two seniors push the underclassmen, but the underclassmen appreciate their captains for their hard work and leadership qualities. Freshman Stevie Cristoo said she felt fortunate to have such confident team leaders to help her along with her rookie season.
Frankenstein sits at third place on that list.
Example
"They know what to say at crucial times to help the team focus," Crisosto said. "One of the biggest things that helps our team is our team chemistry. We all get along very well, and a lot of that has to do with our solid leadership. When our captains are focused and big supporters, the team stays sharp and mentally prepared for game situations."
looked upon as a team leader." Frankenstein said. "For our team to put their trust and look to us to get the job done is a great situation of trust. Sure, we will have bad days, but the beauty of this team is that we are all there to pick each other up when times are tough and that is a special thing that many teams do not have."
Moppin feels that her role as team captain made her lead by example more.
"It is an honorable situation to be."
"It makes me come to practice and step my game up even more," Moppin said. "I can't get down because my teammates need me and need me to be that leader to them in case they get down. Personally, I appreciated the leadership from our captains when I was a younger player and how they picked me up when I was down."
Robinett
- Edited by Vanessa Pearson
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Kaun, Jackson and Giles are effective when they take the ball up strong under the basket. Buckman could be in trouble, too.
Texas' defense, on the other hand, didn't look so good against Oklahoma State. Kansas held Oklahoma State to 49 points while Texas allowed 80. The Longhorns repeatedly left their feet on ball fakes and forgot to switch when the Cowboys set screens, leaving wide open layups and jump-shots. They won't get
Besides depth, Kansas has a defensive advantage. As of now, it has a field goal percentage defense ranked best in the country, at 36.1 percent. According to a CBS graphic during the Missouri game, that number will be the third best in NCAA history if Kansas keeps up its pace.
away with that sloppy play against the terrific passing the Jayhawks have shown lately.
One final reason to believe Kansas has a great chance to defeat Texas is its ability to play in tough road environments. So far Kansas is 5-1 in conference road games.
Normally the Frank Erwin Center is tame. It didn't even sell out when top 10 power Villanova came to Austin. But Texas fans, who could give a flip about basketball, will probably show up in full force for ESPN's "College Gameday."
Fans in Austin, Texas, aren't used to seeing good basketball. They will be treated to that on Saturday. This game will be a coin flip, but I have a feeling the boys in blue will come out on top.
- Robinett is an Austin, Texas, junior in journalism. He is Kansan correspondent editor.
AP TOP 25 Men's college basketball poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first place votes in parentheses, records from Feb. 19, total points earned by the team, and vote through one point for an 29th place vote and last week's ranking:
| TEAM | RECORD | PTS, PV |
| :--- | :--- | ---: |
| 1. Duke (64) | 25-1-1 | 2 |
| 2. Villanova (3) | 21-3-1 | 700 |
| 3. Connecticut (4) | 21-2-1 | 1655 |
| 4. Memphis (1) | 24-2-1 | 1615 |
| 5. Gonzaga | 22-3-1 | 513 |
| 6. Geo. Washington | 22-1-1 | 375 |
| 7. Texas | 22-4-1 | 1294 |
| 8. Illinois | 22-4-1 | 1143 |
| 9. Pittsburgh | 20-4-1 | 149 |
| 10. Tennessee | 19-4-1 | 1123 |
| 10. Boston College | 21-5-1 | 1068 |
| 12. Florida | 22-4-1 | 1030 |
| 12. Ohio St. | 19-4-1 | 981 |
| 14. West Virginia | 18-7-7 | 773 |
| 14. N.C. State | 21-5-1 | 680 |
| 16. Kansas | 19-6-6 | 616 |
| 17. Washington | 20-9-30 | 22 |
| Michigan St. | 19-7-54 | 643 |
| 19. UCLA | 20-6-7 | 507 |
| 19. North Carolina | 17-6-483 | 23 |
| 20. Oklahoma | 17-6-345 | 19 |
| 23. Georgetown | 17-7-295 | 17 |
| 24. LSU | 17-7-175 | 25 |
| 25. N. Iowa | 22-6-76 | -- |
| 25. Nevada | 20-5-76 | -- |
Others receiving votes: George Mason 74, Wisconsin 66, Marquette 60, Bucknell 36, UAB 20, W.Kentucky 11, California 8, Creighton 8, San Diego St. 7, Wichita St. 5, Colorado 7, UTEP 3, Air Force 2, Alabama 2, Houston 1, Iona 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri St. 1.
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AP TOP 25 Women's college basketball poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 69, Indiana St. 34, Kentucky 39, Missouri 32, Wyoming 30, Florida 29, St. John's 20, Washington 18, Virginia Tech 11, W. Kentucky 10, Tulsa 8, Chattanooga 6, Hartford 4, Old Dominion 4, George Washington 3, UCLA 2, Charlotte 1, Pittsburgh 1.
| TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Duke (39) | 24-1 | 1,119 | 1 |
| 2. North Carolina (6) | 24-1 | 1,079 | 3 |
| 3. LSU | 23-21 | 992 | 2 |
| 4. Maryland | 24-31 | 927 | 2 |
| 5. Tennessee | 24-31 | 928 | 5 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 22-21 | 897 | 6 |
| 7. Rutgers | 24-31 | 866 | 7 |
| 8. Connecticut | 24-31 | 852 | 8 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 24-31 | 787 | 9 |
| 10. Baylor | 19-51 | 673 | 12 |
| 11. Arizona St. | 22-51 | 598 | 15 |
| 12. Purdue | 21-41 | 590 | 10 |
| 13. Georgia | 18-71 | 654 | 13 |
| 14. Michigan St. | 20-71 | 563 | 14 |
| 15. Stanford | 19-61 | 564 | 11 |
| 16. DePaul | 22-51 | 516 | 18 |
| 17. Boston College | 19-71 | 272 | 16 |
| 18. Temple | 20-61 | 272 | 23 |
| 19. Utah | 19-51 | 254 | 25 |
| 20. Louisiana Tech | 20-41 | 228 | 14 |
| 21. BYU | 20-31 | 205 | 19 |
| 22. Minnesota | 17-81 | 196 | 17 |
| 23. New Mexico | 18-71 | 144 | 20 |
| 24. Vanderbilt | 17-91 | 110 | 22 |
| 25. Texas A&M | 19-71 | 110 | 21 |
this weekend, first saying this year would be his last — no matter whether he breaks Hank Aaron's home run record.
Then Sunday night, he said he would play in 2007 if his surgically repaired knee is OK.
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