SPORTS / MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Davis leads Jayhawks to OT victory
BY KATHLEEN GIER kqier@kansan.com
With six seconds left in regulation, freshman guard Diara Moore was sent to the free throw line to shoot two. She missed the first, but made the second, sending Kansas and Wisconsin into overtime, where the Jayhawks defeated the Badgers 93-86 in the Big 10/Big 12 Challenge.
"It was fun actually. It was our first road game as a young team and it was just good to see us play through adversity and we all came together in the end and became a better team," sophomore forward Carolyn Davis said.
The game changer for the Jayhawks was free throws down the line. Kansas shot 33-46 recording 71.7 percent accuracy. The Jayhawks made seven of eight free throws in overtime to seal their victory.
"We got sent to the line a lot and we made some and missed some," Davis said. "But, we made them down the line and down the stretch when we needed to."
Davis made four of these free throws in her 15-18 effort at the line. She finished the game with 29 points. For the second straight game Davis led the Jayhawks in scoring while shooting 7-9 from the field. She also added nine
rebounds and three steals.
"It feels good, we always talk about getting the ball inside and
I was dominating today and I think my teammates found me," Davis said.
Davis is leading the team with 63 points after three games and averaging
impressed with Davis' performance throughout the game.
21 points per game. Davis is second in rebounding behind junior forward Aishah Sutherland.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson was
"I am proud of Carolyn Davis for
"It feels good, we always talk about getting the ball inside and I was dominating today."
CAROLYN DAVIS Sophomore forward
Carolyn Davis for being that physical," Henrickson said. "She is a great run over the top. She can score over the top. It is a great challenge for her and for her to step up and handle that and score a couple
and ones was great."
Kansas faced an unfamiliar challenge Sunday night when it was outscored 42-34 in the paint. So
far this season, the Jayhawks have been dominant down low and have had height and length advantages.
"They were way more physical than we are used to playing against and we haven't had any matchups like that so it was a different defensive game today, but I think it was a good challenge for us," Davis said.
All of the elements that made this game difficult are chances for the Jayhawks to improve throughout the season.
"I think that this win really showed us how tough we can be and I think it is good for us now, early in the season," Davis said. "It challenged us, but now we know what we can expect from each
other and that we can win tough games"
Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone was impressed with the Jayhawks and how they played especially in the end of the game.
"Kansas is a very good team, they're going to have a great year, I wish them the best, and this is a great game for us," Stone said. "This is what we need. We need to be tested like this. Obviously we're not happy we came up on the short end, but our kids really played hard and I'm really proud of them."
— Edited by Anna Nordling
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Packers take charge of rivalry over Vikings
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MINNEAPOLIS — If this were indeed Brett Favre's final Packers-Vikings game, Aaron Rodgers sure made it clear who's in charge of this rivalry right now.
Rodgers threw for 301 yards, with three of his four touchdown passes going to Greg Jennings. He beat Favre for the second time this season and sent Green Bay to a 31-3 victory over melting-down Minnesota on Sunday.
The Packers (7-3) emerged fresh from their bye week and kept pace in the NFC North race with the Chicago Bears (7-3), ruining any realistic hope the Vikings (3-7) had left to give Favre another shot at a playoff run in his 20th NFL season.
"I hate to use Jim Mora's comments about playoffs, but we can't think about that," Favre said.
"I can't really talk about that, because that's not my decision going forward." Childress said.
Instead, this 100th meeting between these border-state rivals, likely the last for the 41-year-old Favre, was marked by costly turnovers, untimely penalties and even some sideline shouting by the frustrated Vikings to cast further doubt on coach Brad Childress's future with the team.
the Vikings quit, but some players wondered aloud whether everyone's effort was there.
"The score could indicate that, but again without watching the film I don't know," Favre said.
Favre insisted he's committed to the team despite failing to directly answer questions about whether he wants to finish the season.
"I'm here, and we're in this thing together." Favre said.
Tramon Williams intercepted Favre to stop a long Vikings drive, and Rodgers took the Packers the other way for a touchdown to James Jones in the final minute of the first half to give the visitors a 17-3 lead. Favre and close friend Darrell Bevel, the offensive coordinator, were seen on TV snapping at each other on the sideline after the interception.
The "Go Pack Go!" cry from the Wisconsin transplants and travelers greed louder as the game on, with Vikings fans getting in a few "Fire Childress!" chants for good measure.
The coach said he didn't think
"I need to say a big thank you to our fans," Rodgers said.
Wide receiver Sidney Rice made his season debut for the Vikings after missing the first nine games following hip surgery, finishing with three catches for 56 yards.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson, back, is sacked by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Glenn Dorsey (72) during the second quarter on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Chiefs hold first place in AFC West
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Once considered a big disappointment, Bowe caught two touchdown passes to help the Chiefs remain unbeaten at home with a 31-13 victory over the fading Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dwayne Bowe is beginning to live up to expectations, and the Kansas City Chiefs now have themselves a pretty good wide receiver.
Bowe set a team record with at least one score in six straight games, with 563 yards receiving and 10 touchdown catches during the span.
With the win, the Chiefs (6-4) took sole possession of first place in the AFC West. The Raiders fell to 5-5 after losing to the Steelers.
Thomas Jones also had two touchdowns for the Chiefs, who are 5-0 at home though attendance has slumped at refurbished Arrowhead
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Opening Doors
The fifth straight loss for the Cardinals (3-7) dropped the two-time defending NFC West champions 2½ games behind Seattle, which played later in New Orleans.
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The losing streak is Arizona's longest since an eight-game game in 2006 led to Ken Whisenhunt replacing Dennis Green as coach. The Cardinals, struggling to replace key departed players such as Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin and line-
Jacker Karlos Dansby, are also in danger of finishing below 500 for the first time under Whisenhunt.
Bowe caught scoring passes from Matt Cassel of 1 and 38 yards. Jones scored on runs of 1 and 3 vards.
Bowe's emergence as a confident, consistent wide receiver is becoming one of the biggest success stories of the year for Kansas City.
The Cardinals got their only touchdown, a 3-yard TD catch by Larry Fitzgerald, on the final play of the game.
Bowe's emergence as a confident, consistent wide receiver is becoming one of the biggest success stories of the year for Kansas City. A first-round pick in 2007, he wound up with 109 yards for the day and figured in just about every scoring drive.
He got every yard of a 38-yard march for Kansas City's initial
touchdown, first with a catch over the middle in which he fought to the 1. Then, after two running plays failed, the former LSU star got free in the end zone for the 1-yard TD catch from Cassel.
Cassel converted twice on third down in a third quarter drive, hitting Jamaal Charles for 11 yards on one play and connecting with Bowe for 14 yards on third-and-3 from the 43. Jamaal Charles got loose on a 39-yard run to set up Jones'
second TD.
A personal foul penalty on Arizona linebacker Gerald Hayes of 15 yards gave the Chiefs' second TD drive a boost. Cassel also hit Charles over the middle for 19 yards
Until Derek Anderson's TD pass to Fitzgerald, the Cardinals managed field goals by Jay Feely of 36 and 29 yards.
With 4:20 left in the game, Bowe got open in the secondary, caught the ball on the 18, twisted away from tacklers and danced into the end zone.
before Jones took it in from the I for a 14-3 lead.
Cassel was 15 of 24 for 193 yards. Anderson was 25 of 46 for 295 yards.
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