monday, march 29, 2004
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Jayhawks battle during the break
MEN'S GOLF
Jayhawks tie for eighth in California competition
The No. 23 University of Kansas men's golf team shot a three-round total of 869 to tie with Pacific for eighth place in the 15-team 58th Annual Western Intercollegiate Tuesday at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Kansas finished 17 strokes behind the team champion Colorado.
California was in second, and Georgia Tech came in third
Senior Tyler Hall finished in a tie for ninth place after shooting a 68 in his final round for a three round total of 214.
Junior Kevin Ward finished tied for 21st place and junior Andrew Price tied for 25th place
Freshman Tyler Docking, Gary Woodland, and sophomore Pete Krsnich, who played as an individual, tied for 57th with identical 226 three-round totals.
Kansan staff report
The Kansas golf team will be
in action today and tomorrow when it travels to Stevinson, Calif., to compete in the Colorado-Stevinson Ranch Invitational at the Stevinson Ranch Golf Club.
SOFTBALL
The Kansas softball team ended its 10-day, eight-game road trip with two loses to No. 21 Baylor in the Big 12 Conference opener Saturday in Getterman Stadium at Waco, Texas.
'Hawks lose to Bears in their Big 12 opener
The Jayhawks are now on a six game losing streak with all six losses to ranked opponents Oregon State, Oregon, and Baylor.
The team left three on base and was unable to produce any runs.
The Jayhawkswill return to Lawrence to host No. 20 Nebraska Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Arrocha Ballpack.
In the second game, senior Kara Pierce struck out seven but allowed nine hits. Kansas offense picked up as Destiny Frankenstein, Melaney Torres, Mel Wallach and Heather Stanley recorded hits for the Jayhawks.
-Kansan staff report
ROWING
Rowing team defeated on the Kansas River
Kensan staff report
Tulsa and Drake.
The University of Texas rowing team defeated Kansas in four out of five races Saturday on the Kansas River.
"The water was really challenging today, but I feel that we raced pretty hard for our first race of the season," said coach Rob Catloth.
The Jayhawks' lone victory came in the 1st Novice 8 race when they held off the Longhorns by 17 seconds with a time of 8:20.0.
Texas went on to win four races including the Varsity 4, the 1st and 2nd Varsity 8 and the 2nd Novice 8 races.
Kansas' next competition is a home regatta on April 3 against
Kansas defeats Hawaii, ready to face Iowa State
TENNIS
The University of Kansas tennis team defeated Hawai on Wednesday in Waipahu, Hawaii.
Kansas began the dual with doubles teams senior Emily Haylock and freshman Ashley Filberth, seniors Courtney and Kristen Steinbock and sophomore Christine Skoda and freshman Brittany Brown all winning their matches.
Kansas continued its aggressiveness in singles as well, winning four of the six singles matches for the 5-2 victory.
Courtney Steinbock, Haylock, Skoda and Kristen Steinbock were the singles winners.
The Jayhawks will be back in Lawrence April 3 for a dual with Iowa State at Robinson Courts.
UConn defeats Alabama advances to Final Four
-Kansan staff report
MEN'S BASKETBALL
PHOENIX — That powerhouse Connecticut team everyone talked about six months ago is two wins from living up to expectations.
Ben Gordon scored 36 points
Ben Gordon scored 36 points — one shy of his career high — and Rashad Anderson added a career-best 28 — in the Huskies' 87-71 victory over the Crimson Tide on Saturday in the Phoenix Regional final.
Second-seeded UConn (31-6) used a 17-4 outburst over the final five minutes of the first half to go up 53-29 and 'Bama never got closer than 14 after that.
Connecticut's All-America center Emeka Okafor played only 19 minutes and scored just two points, but had nine rebounds and blocked five shots, all in the first half. He hurt his right shoulder on a hard foul by Alabama's Jermareo Davidson with 9:19 left in the first half.
The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —
St. Joe's winning streak crushed by Oklahoma
The joyride is over for Jameer Nelson and Saint Joseph's — John Lucas and his Oklahoma State teammates are the ones going to the Final Four.
In an NCAA tournament marked by late misses, Nelson's fadeaway jumper ticked off the rim right before the buzzer and Oklahoma State held on in a 64-62 thriller Saturday night to win the East Rutherford Regional
Coach Eddie Sutton and Oklahoma State (31-3) thought they deserved to be a top seed more than Saint Joseph's (30-2) — a view held by many people and given voice by CBS analyst Billy Packer.
The Cowboys proved it the right way, on the court, and advanced to play Georgia Tech next Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Lucas scored 19 points, including the final five for his team.
Lucas' jumper put Oklahoma State ahead with 41 seconds left before Saint Joseph's, again relying outside shots, regained the lead on Pat Carroll's 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds to go.
Blue Devils defeat Musketeers, earns Final Four spot
Joey Graham added 17 points, Tony Allen had 12 and Ivan McFarlin had nine points and 12 rebounds.
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Too much history.
Too much Duke.
The Blue Devils ended Xavier's remarkable run in the NCAA tournament and headed to their 14th Final Four, holding off the Musketeers 66-63 yesterday to win the Atlanta Regional.
Xavier had already chopped down the second- and third-seeded teams in the region, but couldn't make it 1-2-3 against Duke.
The Blue Devils will be the only No.1 seed in San Antonio, advancing to meet Connecticut next Saturday in the national semifinals.
The seventh-seeded Musketeers had never been this far in the tourney, and it showed in the closing minutes against postseason-hardened Duke.
With the score tied at 56, Chris Duhon drove to the basket and missed, but Luol Deng grabbed the offensive rebound and passed out to J.J. Redick, who swished the 3-
pointer that put the Blue Devils ahead for good with 2:55 remaining.
Xavier couldn't overcome the loss of Anthony Myles, its best inside player, who fouled out with 12 1/2 minutes remaining after
scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
His absence was especially telling at the end.
After Redick's trey, 6-foot-1
Dedrick Finn drove the lane,
only to have his shot swatted
away by 6-9 Shelden Williams.
Duhon sped the other way and
missed again, but Deng tapped in
the rebound to give the Blue Devils a five-point lead with 1:55 to go.
Justin Doellman finally scored for the Musketeers, their first basket in nearly 4 1/2 minutes, but Duke closed it out at the free throw line. Redick hit a pair.
So did Duhon, the only prominent holder from Duke's last
national championship team in 2001.
The Blue Devils (31-5) lost the last two years in the regional semifinals. They didn't slip up this time.
Deng had 19 points and was named the MVP of the regional. Williams also came up big, scoring 12 points to go along with 13 rebounds.
Lionel Chalmers led Xavier (26-11) with 17 points.
Xavier failed to become the first team since LSU in 1986 to reach the Final Four by knocking out the top three seeds in a region. Duke is a virtual lock when it gets to this point, improving to 9-1 in regional finals under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The Blue Devils will be seeking their fourth national title at the Alamodome next weekend.
Xavier was only 10-9 at the end of January, in danger of missing the tournament, but turned things around after Chalmers went off on his teammates following a 21-point loss at George Washington.
The Musketeers won the Atlantic 10 tournament, ending Saint Joseph's perfect season with a 20-point victory. They knocked off Louisville in the opening round, upset No.2 seed Mississippi State 89-74 to reach the round of 16, then made it to a regional final for the first time with a 79-71 win over No.3 seed Texas.
That's where the thrilling ride ended for the school that is mispronounced often — it's "Zayvee-er."
Xavier took a devastating blow when Myles picked up his fourth and fifth fouls just six seconds apart.
Both teams started slow, combining to miss the first 11 shots.
Duhon finally broke the drought with nearly four minutes gone, driving to the basket and laving it in.
The lead went back and forth seven times in the first half alone -- the margin never getting higher than five points.
But Duke was celebrating at the end, cutting down the nets in the Georgia Dome.
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