6B the university daily kansan sports tuesday, february 24, 2004 kansan.com News Now Having trouble getting your class schedule to work? Dropped a class? Need to add a class? Barton County Community College offers online college courses. We offer both 9-week and 17-week sessions. General education courses transfer to Kansas Regents schools. Find our schedule online! KU CRIMSON CREW www.bartonline.org Attention Sports Fans: The Kansas Football Office will soon be interviewing for the 2004-2005 Crimson Crew. If you love sports, KU,and meeting new people,then we want to get you involved with our program. Duties include helping with recruit functions on game days, giving tours of the athletic facilities, and other recruiting tasks as needed. All interested students are asked to attend an informational meeting in the Hadl Auditorium, 1st floor, Wagnon Student-Athlete Center (Located between Allen Fieldhouse and Anschutz) Thursday, February 26 at 5 p.m. If you have any questions or cannot attend the meeting but are interested, please call the football office at 864-3393 or email us at football@jayhawks.org LONGHORNS: Another road loss CONTINUED FROM 1A and shooting a similar percentage from the floor. Kansas' five missed layups in the first half did not show up on the stat sheet. The Jayhawks fed their big men early in the second half, with junior forward Wayne Simien and freshman forward David Padgett scoring six early points to pull Kansas within four. With 12:48 remaining, senior forward Jeff Graves was called for a technical foul. Graves' foul was a mystery to not only his coach, but himself. Graves threw the ball on the ground toward Texas forward Brian Boddicker, who had just picked up a foul but said he had no ill intentions. After the foul Graves sat on the bench the rest of the night. The call came in the midst of a six-minute stretch in which the Jayhawks went 0-8 from the field. During Kansas' offensive hiatus, the Frank Erwin Center was ignited by a 14-2 Texas run. "I don't know if we were in their heads, but fatigue was definitely setting in for them," Texas guard Royal Ivey said. "I don't think they're real deep, so fatigue was probably the main factor." "I don't think they're real deep, so fatigue was probably the main factor" Royal Ivey Texas guard By the time Keith Langford drained a three-pointer with 7:36 remaining, Kansas was still down 15 points and could not overcome Texas' onslaught in the post. Eric Braem/Kensan Texas, arguably the Big 12's deepest team, was able to rotate forwards in and out of the game, which was a strain on Kansas big men. Texas' five rotating forwards combined for 37 points and 25 rebounds, and most importantly, just 10 fouls and four turnovers. Texas now appears to have recovered from its surprising loss at Iowa State on Feb. 14, and could be headed back to the Top 10 in the polls. Lost in the mix was that for the Texas seniors, guard Brandon Mouton, guard Royal Ivey, forward James Thomas and forward Brian Boddicker, it was "They've got 25 fouls to give," Self said. "There's no question it certainly had an impact." Bryant Nash, Michael Lee, and Jeff Hawkins watched the waning moments of the Jayhawks' loss to Texas. The Jayhawks' reserve players managed a paltry 2 points as the Longhorns' bench accounted for 28. the first time in their careers they defeated Kansas. "It was a great feeling to go out on top," Ivey said. "We finally got that one done, we've beat everyone in the conference at least once and that's a great feeling." Texas was led by Mouton, who had a game-high 23 points and was one of two Longhorns to score in double figures. Freshman forward P.J. Tucker had 11. Langford was Kansas' leading scorer in his return to his home state with 17 points. The starting five for the Jayhawks scored 65 of its 67 points. The Jayhawks have five days before playing at home against Oklahoma to ponder how they will make a late-season surge with just three games remaining. Ending a four-game road losing streak will not be easy before the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas' only regular season road contest is on March 7 at Missouri. "Playing for this school we've got to stay proud," Langford said. "Last time I checked it's February and we still have games to play." Edited by Amanda Kim Stairret WOMEN: Defense key for'Hawks CONTINUED FROM 1A lay-up opportunities, with those missed shots coming back to haunt the team. "It's just the little things," junior guard Aquanita Burras said. "Layups did cost us the game. That's one thing we have to work on." Woodard said she was pleased with her team's effort down the stretch and also with its offensive execution but agreed that the shots were the difference in the game. "We were getting the ball where we wanted in the post's hands with point-blank lay-ups," Woodard said. "and we just couldn't convert." victory over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls Saturday but still have lost three of its last five games, all to ranked Big 12 opponents. Colorado enters the game with a 20-5 record, posting a 9-4 mark in the Big 12 Conference. The Buffaloes are coming off a 15-point Colorado is led by a pair of seniors. Center Tera Bjorklund averages 19 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while Kate Fagan contributes 13.2 points and a teamhigh 3.0 assists per contest. Defense will be key for the Jayhawks, as they look to slow down the Buffalo attack. Kansas stayed close in the first matchup because of its defense, losing 59-49 in a January showdown at Allen Fieldhouse. A concern for the Jayhawks "We need to pressure the ball," Burras said. "What that's what we know we can do, and that can get us into games by keeping the score really low." Kansas: Kansas: Position Name Forward Crystal Kemp Forward Nichelle Roberts Guard Aquanita Burras Guard Larisha Graves Guard Erica Hallman Key bench players: Key bench players: Forward Lauren Ervin Forward Tamara Ransburg Guard Sharita Smith could be three-point defense, which they have struggled with at times during the year. Colorado nailed nine three-pointers in its last game to take the easy win over Oklahoma State. Colorado: Even through the current tough stretch, the Kansas players know what it will take to Position Name Forward Veronia Johns-Richardson Forward Randie Wirt Center Tera Bjorklund Guard Kate Fagan Guard Maria Billingsley Key bench players: Forward Amber Metoyer Guard Emily Waner Forward Anna Nedovic become streak-busters. 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