Friday, March 16, 2007
The NCAA tournament officially began Thursday, but March Madness was already in session in Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. Six teams squared off in three different brackets to win their three respective intramural basketball tournaments. Winners were named in the Men’s Residential Hall Tournament, the Women’s Open Tournament, and the Men’s Open Competitive Tournament.
Battenfeld Scholarship Hall earned the right to play in Allen Fieldhouse by winning its first two games in the eight-team Residential Hall Tournament. In its first round of play, Battenfeld defeated Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall 47-35 before winning against The Lewis All-Stars 59-47 in the semifinals.
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We had a good team this year and the incoming freshmen helped a lot, too.
-Trent Peter, Tribune senior
In the championship contest, Battenfeld ran over K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall 56-26 to win its second consecutive intramural basketball title.
Atchison senior Jesse Haug, who has been a member of the team both years, said, “Everyone was really excited about this game. Playing in the Fieldhouse is something that every KU student wants to do sometime during their college career. We had some good shooters and we played fast and that made it tough for teams to stay with us.”
Derik Harlow, Chanute sophomore, has also been a part of the team for both championship runs.
“We had a good team this year and the incoming freshmen helped a lot, too,” he said.
Playing in Allen Fieldhouse is nothing new to St. Louis senior Lauren Jenkins, who helped lead the team Sweetness to the championship Wednesday night.
“This is my fourth year in a row winning the championship in the Fieldhouse,” she said, and added that her former team, Keep Shooting, had made it to the Fieldhouse during her first three years of college.
Sweetness defeated Hang Time in the final contest by a score of 33-22. To reach the championship, Sweetness won two games to emerge from its half of the 10-team Women’s Open Tournament. The team finished undefeated in pool play and posted a 6-0 overall record for the intramural basketball season.
Finishing a stellar intramural season was the Saints, who capped off its championship run in the Men’s Open Competitive tournament with a 41-36 victory against Old Balls in the title game.
Trent Peter, Tribune senior, said, “I’ve practiced at the Fieldhouse before, but it is always fun to play in it.”
The intramural championship games in the Men’s and Women’s Greek division, the Co-Recreational division, and the Men’s Open Recreational division were played Thursday to conclude the 2007 intramural basketball season.
Kansan sportswriter Scott Toland can be contacted at stoland@kansan.com.
— Edited by Will McCullough
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