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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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A day and it.
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MONDAY,OCTOBER 24,2005
SOCCER: 2-1: 2-1
History defeated
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KU downs UT for first time
Senior forward Jessica Smith takes possession of the ball during Sunday's home game against No. 17 Texas, ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas defeated Texas 2-1
BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANAS SPORTWRITER
The Kansas soccer program is one of the youngest sports on campus, and in its 10-year history the team had never once defeated Texas.
Sure, there was that one tie in 1999, but no Kansas soccer team could say it had actually won against Texas. Until Sunday's 2-1 victory, that is.
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On a cold and gray weekend, Kansas swept a pair of weekend matches at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex, defeating Colorado College, 2-1, on Friday before defeating Texas. The visitors elected to cover themselves in fleece pants, hats and gloves, but the Kansas players elected to go without coats.
twice as many shots as Texas, 20-10, but only two more shots on goal, 8-6.
Both teams hung on because of their defenses in the first half. The game went into the final 45 minutes tied 0-0. Kansas took
"This is great," Kartonta said.
"This is a huge win. It feels really good for the whole team. We were aggressive consistently and that's what we needed to do."
I was a little concerned when they tied it up. I thought that might take the wind out of our sails a little bit. We showed a lot of maturity. With such a young team — that's
"I thought we deserved to win the game overall," Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis said. "I thought we had the better chances. I'm very excited. It was a good win against a good team."
Sophomore defender Afton Sauer's right-place, right-time movement scored the first goal of the afternoon. The goal, in the 57th minute, was Sauer's
electing to wear just their uniforms.
The goal, Karfonta's third of the season, brought an onslaught of objections from Texas soccer coach Chris Petrucelli, who thought Karfonta fouled before her shot. Instead, Kansas (10-6-2, 5-3 Big 12) snapped a four-game Texas (9-7-1, 6-4 Big 12) winning streak.
If the results from the weekend are any indication, the Jayhawks made the better decision.
With 3:16 to go against Texas, senior forward Kimberly Karfonta drilled the game-winner from 10 yards out. Karfonta didn't follow the goal with her traditional round-off back flip in front of the goal. however
"It was more important for me to share that with my teammates," Karfonta said. Sunday's game will be aired on tape-delay by College Sports Television on Tuesday.
been a little bit of a struggle for us at times this year."
Mark Francis
KU soccer coach
second of the season. Freshman midfielder Jessica Bush and senior forward Caroline Smith shared the assist.
"I just happened to be there — everyone else did the work." Sauer said. "I just tapped it in."
"I was a little concerned when they tied it up," Francis said. "I thought that might take the wind out of our sails a little bit. We showed a lot of maturity. With such a young team — that's been a little bit of a struggle for us at times this year."
In a matter of minutes, after a television time-out, Texas tied the score 1-1 in
Foster stepped in after the Longhorns leading scorer, Kelsey Carpenter, left the game with an apparent ankle injury in the 14th minute. The sophomore forward did not return to the game.
the 71st minute. Texas forward Ashley Foster knocked it in for her third score of 2005.
Kansas jumped out to an early start against nonconference foe Colorado College on Friday, as junior midfielder Michelle Rasmussen and Smith played a give-and-go to result in Rasmussen's third goal of the season.
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A score, no more
FOOTBALL: 44-13
Swanson passes for first KU touchdown in three weeks
BY RYAN COLAianni
*colaianni@kansan.com*
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
BOULDER, Colo. — Senior quarterback Jason Swanson pumped his fist as he ran into the locker room at halftime, an unusual sight for a player on a team that was down 16-13.
Swanson replaced senior quarterback Brian Luke midway through the first quarter and led Kansas on three scoring drives, including the team's first touchdown in more than two games. Swanson had not been in a game all season.
Senior quarterback Jason Swanson calls out a play during Saturday's game against Colorado. Swanson replaced senior Brian Luke in the third offensive series and led the team to its first touchdown in more than two games.
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Special teams miscues help lead to loss
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORT WRITTER
BOULDER, Colo. — The Kansas offense and defense have been in the spotlight for good and bad reasons this season. It was the Kansas special teams, though, that made several miscues Saturday night during Colorado's 44-13 blowout victory.
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The first slip was in the first quarter when Kansas lined up to punt in its own end zone. Sophomore punter Kyle Tucker couldn't handle freshman tight end Russell Brorsen's snap and fumbled the ball, giving Colorado a safety.
"The part that disappointed me the most tonight was special teams," Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said. "It's usually been pretty solid for us, but tonight I think we accounted for 23 points for Colorado and when special teams does that, it's going to be a long night."
Another major mistake came shortly after halftime when Colorado was leading 16-13. Kansas punted again and the snap was fine, but Tucker's kick was blocked by Colorado fullback Brendan Schaub and picked up by Colorado safety Dominique Brooks, who took the ball 28 yards the other way for a touchdown.
After that play, the score was 23-13, and Kansas never got any closer. Colorado continued to build its lead throughout the game, and Kansas' special teams continued to make mistakes.
Two series after the blocked punt, Colorado tried a fake field goal and succeeded. Holder Nick Holz kept the ball and ran it down the sideline for 21 yards and a first down to the Kansas 3-yard line.
Sophomore punter Kyle Tucker reacts to a bad snap before throwing the ball out back of the end zone for a Colorado safety, but avoiding a touchdown, in the first quarter on Saturday in Boulder, Colo. Colorado defeated Kansas 44-13.
Colorado had previously called a timeout to get the right personnel on the field for a fake. The Buffaloes sent out only 10 players, so Colorado football coach Gary Barnett called a timeout before the fake field goal.
After the fake field goal, Kansas fell apart, throwing three interceptions and allowing a 62-
One play later, Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt connected with tight end Joe Klopfstein on a 3-yard touchdown pass, and Colorado's lead stretched to 17 points.
"The fake field goal, the timing was just right to do it," Barnett said. "They gave us the look and, not having enough guys on the field, calling a timeout probably helped us in the situation because I wasn't going to send it in the first time. I sent it in the second time."
Senior defensive end Charlton Keith, who was also a special teams member, said the team needed to perform in all three phases of the game in order to be successful.
"This game is all about being a team," Keith said. "Whether you're on special teams, the kicking team or defense, you have to come out here and do your job. The second you let up, you can see what happened, and our team let up a few big plays when we
vard Klatt touchdown pass.
The game wouldn't go without one more blunder. Colorado wide receiver Stephone Robinson returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Robinson split Kansas's defenders in the middle of the field and then took it down the sideline for the score. Robinson's touchdown would close out the scoring for the game, capping off Colorado's 44-13 victory.
weren't into the game mentally."
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First-half scores, second-half fumbles
BOULDER, Colo. — Trailing 16-13 at halftime, it appeared Kansas was in perfect shape to steal a victory. But 15 minutes later, the Jayhawks started suffering their worst beating of the season.
Yes, all was well when the Kansas offense came alive after three fruitless possessions, with the insertion of senior quarterback Jason Swanson. A beautiful diving catch by junior cornerback/wide receiver Charles Gordon just before halftime broke the embarrassing streak of 10 quarters without a touchdown. The team went into the locker room with momentum on its side.
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"We were all in there jacked
up and yelling," Swanson said. "We were real confident coming out in the second half, but things just fell apart."
second-half push.
So, what was the difference between the first half and the second?
Colorado football coach Gary Barnett had nothing but praise for Kansas' defense.
It wasn't that the KU defense wore down. Kansas won the time-of-possession battle in the first half, and for the first time during this conference season, its defense was well rested for a
"We struggled running the ball. We went three straight snaps with one yard," he said. "Kansas' defense is very, very good."
It's also hard to blame the KU offense. Though it didn't score a single second-half point, the Jayhawks produced 50 more yards of offense than the Buffaloes. In weeks past, that would have been more than enough for a victory.
Improvements by Colorado weren't the difference, either. The Buffaloes helped the Jayhawks all day by committing 10 penalties for 97 yards.
Basically, Kansas got everything it had lacked in the past three weeks. But none of it mattered.
The team invented new ways to lose, and ended up being destroyed by 31 points after playing its most promising first half of the season.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino blamed the loss on special teams.
Swanson said it was the little things that went wrong that killed the Jayhawks.
But from the press box, it looked like a mental problem.
Kansas made foolish miscuis in the first half, but was able to fight back from them.
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