WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005
SPORTS
SOCCER
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 5B
Who to watch in the Big 12
BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
1 Texas A&M
(13-3-2, 7-2-1 Big 12)
The No. 11 Aggies are the returning tournament champions. They won this year's 2005 regular season title.
First round: vs. Missouri today at 11 a.m.
Last game: Texas A&M blanked Baylor, 4-0, on Friday night to break the conference tie.
Who to watch: Sophomore forward Ashlee Pistorius scored all four goals against Baylor last week. She racked up 15 goals and 10 assists to total 40 points this season.
2 Colorado
(10-6-3, 6-3-1 Big 12)
Last game: The Buffalooes shut out the Red Raiders of Texas Tech, 5-0, to finish up their regular season on Friday.
First round: vs. Oklahoma today at 5:30 p.m.
Who to watch: Junior forward Katie Griffin knocked in a pair of goals in Friday's victory. Griffin notched nine goals during the season.
(11-5-3, 6-3-1 Biq 12)
Last game: Iowa State upset No. 22 Nebraska, 2-0, last Friday in Lincoln, Neb. The victory over the Cornhuskers was the first against the team in Cyclone history.
3 Iowa State
First round: vs. Texas today at 7:50 p.m.
Who to watch: Renee de St. Aubin nailed the game winner on Friday five and a half minutes into the match. De St. Aubin made six goals and 12 points this year.
4 Nebraska
(12-6-1, 6-3-1 Big 12)
Last game: The Cornhuskers downed the Red Raiders, 4-1, on Sunday to salvage a weekend that began with a 2-0 loss to Iowa State.
First round: vs. Kansas today at 1:30 p.m.
Who to watch: Big 12 Player of the Year for the second year in a row, Brittany Timko ignited the field her last six games, scoring six goals and 19 points in the final stretch.
5 Kansas
(11-6-2, 6-3-1 Big 12)
Last game: Kansas knocked off Missouri, 3-2 in double overtime, ending Senior Day with dramatic flair last Friday.
First round: vs. Nebraska today at 1:30 p.m.
Who to watch: Senior forward Caroline Smith tallied her 50th career goal against the Tigers, and also leads the Jayhawk offense with eight goals to match eight assists.
Iowa State tonight at 7:30
6 Texas
Who to watch: Junior utility Amy Burlingham drilled the game winner against Dayton for her fourth goal of the year. Sophomore forward Kelsey Carpenter leads the Texas offense with six goals and 15 points, but has not played since leaving the Kansas game with an injury on Oct. 23.
Last game: The Longhorns finished conference play a weekend before their Big 12 buddies, but played the nonconference Dayton Flyers to a 2-1 victory Friday night. First round: vs.
(10-7-1, 6-4-0 Big 12)
7 Oklahoma
(13-5-1, 5-4-1 Big 12)
Last game: The Sooners came from behind to defeat in-state rivals Oklahoma State, 3-2, on Friday.
First round: vs. Colorado today at 5:30 p.m.
Who to watch: Senior forward Lauren Macliver nailed the game-winner against the Cowgirls with fewer than three minutes to play. Macliver leads the team with eight goals and eight assists.
CLUB SPORTS
8 Missouri
(9-7-3, 3-5-2 Biq 12)
Last game: The Tigers finished their season Friday in Lawrence, succumbing to the Jayhawks, 3-2, in double overtime.
First round: vs. Texas A&M todav at 11 a.m.
Who to watch: The duo of Jennifer Nobis and Amber Swinehart did their best against Kansas; each scored a goal and an assist. Nobis leads the offense with 28 points, but Swinehart leads the team with 12 goals.
— Edited by Becca Evanhoe
Kansas downs Tulsa
Jayhawks breeze past Tornadoes
BY ERIC AMMERMAN
eammerman@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRITER
The Jayhawks, who are 6-2 overall, fought the Tornadoes to a staggering 18-3 victory.
The Kansas women's club lacrosse team played the Tulsa Tomadores last Sunday with positive results.
Lisa Allen, Highlands Ranch Colorado sophomore, takes a shot on one of her four goals during the Kansas women's lacrosse game. Kansas defeated Tulsa 18-3 Sunday at Shenk Sports Complex.
Josh Kirk/KANSAN
The Tulsa Tornadoes club consists of players from universities in the greater Tulsa, Okla, area — predominantly Tulsa University and Oral Roberts University.
The Jayhawks got on the board early with a goal from sophomore captain Lisa Allen in the initial 15 seconds of the first half.
Twenty-one minutes into the first half, Kansas was playing tenaciously on both offense and defense with an impressive 13-1 lead.
In the second half the Jayhawks finished strong, allowing no goals the entire half from the opposition and tallying three goals for themselves.
Tulsa and Kansas would both score two more times before the half. making it 15-3.
Impressive performances were turned in by captains Allen and junior Sarah Fiske, who
each had four goals and one assist.
Allen's assist put her within one of tying the team's all-time assist record, which is 16.
Although Allen is excited about potentially breaking the record, she attributes most of her success to her teammates.
"It is good to know that there are so many other teammates that I can work and play well with," she said. "I can rely on lots of other girls to get the goal."
Allen also thinks that
some of the team's success comes from off the field as well.
"There has been a lot of team bonding, which carries onto the field," she said. "When everyone gets along and can work together as a team, it shows in our record."
The women's lacrosse team will end its fall season this Saturday, with games in Lincoln, Neb., against Creighton and Truman State.
— Edited by Alison Peterson
Soccer
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Hanley's .94 goals against average edges Nebraska's freshman keeper Jamie Klages .98 GAA. Klages (9-4-1) surrendered 15 goals and saved 65 in the regular season.
Senior forward Caroline Smith is also getting into All-
American form, as she tallied career goal No. 50 on Friday against Missouri. Smith's eight goals and 24 points lead the Jayhawk offense.
"I'm excited as ever to go into the tournament this year," Smith said. "We look good this year, and hopefully everybody will be healthy."
Junior forward Brittany Timko is on a season-ending scoring spree. In the Cornhuskers' last six games, Timko totaled 19 points on six goals and seven assists.
On the other side of the ball, Nebraska is also seeing things a little differently since the teams' first match.
time, they know that the postseason means NCAA action as well as the Big 12 Tournament. Playing well this week is vital to Kansas' chances of getting the NCAA Soccer Tournament bid.
Recently named Big 12 Player of the Year for the second year in a row, Timko has scored or had an assist in Nebraska's last 10 goals. She had three goals in 13 matches prior to the final stretch.
Although the Jayhawks have made it clear they are taking tournament play one game at a
"The fact that we've done really well lately is one of the things I think that they will look at," Francis said. "I think
we need to go to San Antonio, perform well and get a couple of results. I think that will solidify our chances of getting in."
The chances start with the Cornhuskers today at 1:30 p.m.
— Edited by Becca Evanhoe