Wednesday, November 5, 2008
All year, the Jayhawks chose to look at their season in parts rather than to view the 19 games as a whole.
Sections of games, they said, represented a season-within-a-season.
It’s not surprising, then, that the Jayhawks are once again taking that approach heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
“It’s like our whole philosophy has been ‘take it one step at a time,’” junior defender Kim Boyer said. “This is a whole new kind of season. This is a whole other chapter.”
If the Jayhawks’ season were a book, they’d likely want to rewrite the last chapter.
Needing a victory against Missouri to put themselves in a manageable position to reach the NCAA Tournament, Kansas suffered its worst loss since 1999.
But, as Boyer said, that part of Kansas’ season is finished. And to reach the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks must ultimately win the Big 12 Tournament.
“We have absolutely nothing to lose,” coach Mark Francis said. “We just have to control the things that we can control: execution, playing with confidence and competing for every ball.
“Outside of that, the chips will fall as they do.”
The Jayhawks have put the Missouri loss behind them, and shifted attention to tonight’s game against Texas A&M and the Big 12 Tournament.
The Jayhawks knocked off the then-No. 6 Aggies 1-0 earlier this season.
“For our senior class, if we don’t win this next game, our season, our soccer careers, are over,” senior midfielder Missy Geha said. “Yes, we’ve beaten them and we have the confidence that can beat them again.
“But, ultimately, we just want to go to the semifinals.”
— — Edited by Becka Cremer
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