MONDAY, MARCH 7.2005
SPORTS
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KANSAN STAFF REPORTS sports@kansan.com
The Kansas softball team was a grand slam away from winning the Kay Brechtelsbauer Classic this weekend.
Kansas won the first three games it played, before losing to tournament-host Southern Illinois in the championship game 4-2.
Kansas played two games on Saturday, defeating Ball State 8-1 and Southern Illinois 5-4 in eight innings. Freshman
Christina Ross recorded the victory in game one, while junior Serena Settlemier picked it up in game two.
In the game against Ball State, the Jayhawks received home runs from junior shortstop Destiny Frankenstein and junior outfielder Ashley Goodrich. Against Southern Illinois, Frankenstein hit another home run. Frankenstein also hit in the winning run in game two with a single to left field.
Yesterday's first game was against Valparaiso. Sophomore
Kassie Humphreys recorded a 4-3 victory. Frankenstein, junior second baseman Jessica Moppin and junior third baseman Nettle Fierros all had runs.
Overall, the Jayhawks had five hits on 24 at-bats. Valparaiso had just two hits in 24 at-bats and left one on base, while the Jayhawks left three.
The Jawhaws jumped on the board first with two runs in the first inning. Frankenstein and
designated hitter Serena Settlemier recorded the RBI. Settlemier then came in as a pitcher for the last 5.2 innings.
After pitching five scoreless innings, Settlemier gave up a grand slam home run in the sixth inning. Settlemier had previously loaded the bases on a combination of walks and errors.
The Jayhawks had an opportunity to tie the game in the seventh inning, but they came away empty-handed. For the game, the Jayhawks stranded six,
while the Salukis stranded four.
The Jayhawks will open their season at Arrocha Ballpark Friday with the Holiday Inn Jayhawk Classic. Louisville and Southwest Missouri State will face one another round-robin style, with each team playing five games.
GOLF
Game one for Kansas is at 1 p.m. on Friday, and the rest of the games are spread throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Edited by Azita Tafreshi
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Weekend brimming with upsets in top 10
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Upsets were common among top 10 teams in the last weekend of the college basketball regular season. None was bigger than unranked Ohio State's victory against previously undefeated Illinois.
Ohio State 65, No.1 Illinois 64.
Ohio State reserve forward Matt Sylvester hit a three-pointer with 5.1 seconds left yesterday to hand the top-ranked Illini their first defeat, 65-64.
The Illini (29-1, 15-1) were trying to cap the Big Ten's first unbeaten season in 29 years. Instead, they frittered away a 12-point lead in the second half and didn't score over the final 3 minutes.
"Everyone says a loss will help. We'll find out," coach Bruce Weber said. "We'll learn from it and move on. This next stretch is the most important of the year, and that's what people are going to remember."
AP Photo/Kilichiro Sato
Florida 53, No.3 Kentucky 52
Matt Walsh heaved the ball into the stands, David Lee jumped onto a courtside table, and Anthony Roberson ripped off his jersey.
Florida's "Big Three" celebrated their first victory over Kentucky like no other.
Roberson scored 21 points, including two free throws with 15 seconds remaining, and the Gators upset the third-ranked Wildcats 53-52 yesterday.
Florida ended an eight-game losing streak against the Southeastern Conference bully and probably ended the Wildcats' hopes of getting a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Texas 74, No.8 Oklahoma State 73
"That was four years in the making right there," Lee said.
Brad Buckman tied a career high with 27 points, and Texas put an impressive victory on its NCAA Tournament résumé.
The Cowboys' Terrence Crawford had a chance to tie it when Buckman fouled him on a desperation heave with 0.3 seconds left, but he missed the second of three foul shots.
The loss ended the Oklahoma State's homecourt winning streak—the longest in the nation
at 29 games. The Cowboys hadn't lost at home since Feb. 24. 2003, against Texas Tech.
Kenny Taylor added 11 for Texas (20-9, 9-7 Big 12).
Joey Graham scored 17 to lead Oklahoma State (20-6, 11-5), and JamesOn Curry added 16. Stanford 7, No 10 Washington 67
Matt Haryasz had a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, and an inspired Stanford dashed the Huskies' hopes of a share of the Pac-10 title.
Arizona's win over Arizona State, gave the Wildcats the conference title. The Huskies (24-5, 14-4 Pac-10) haven't won a league title since tying with Southern California in 1985.
The loss, combined with
Brandon Roy had 16 points and eight rebounds, but the cold-shooting Huskies never found any rhythm. Washington had won four straight and eight of nine, and the Huskies' frustration was evident when Roy hammered Fred Washington under the basket with 26.6 seconds left for an intentional four.
Stanford (17-11, 11-7) increased its NCAA Tournament chances with the victory. The Cardinal have reached the tournament's second round each of the past 10 seasons.
No. 2 North Carolina 75, No. 6 Duke
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Freshman Marvin Williams had it all in his hands - the game, the outright Atlantic Coast Conference title and a probable No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Ohio State J.J. Sullinger celebrates the win against Illinois with the tans Sunday, March 6, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio.
He handled the pressure like a veteran.
The dynamic forward converted a three-point play with 17 seconds left to cap North Carolina's game-closing 11-0 run and give the second-ranked Tor Heels a 75-73 victory over No. 6 Duke yesterday.
Sean May of North Carolina
had 26 points and 24 rebounds to record his eighth straight double-double, and his final rebound was the most important. After J.J. Redick missed a long three-pointer that would have won it for the Blue Devils, teammate Daniel Ewing had a final chance from just inside the arc.
But his shot was short, and May leaped high for the carom. He cradled the ball in his hand while the clock ran out, then hurled it into the stands. Hundreds of fans rushed the court to celebrate the Tar Heels' third victory over their Tobacco Road rival in the past 16 meetings.
Woods wins Doral, retakes No.1 spot
MIAMI — Tiger Woods turned in a performance worthy of his return to No. 1
In a dramatic duel with Phil Mickelson that came down to the last shot yesterday, Woods made a 30-foot birdie put on the 17th hole to take the lead, then a 6-foot par putt to close with a 6-under 66 and win the Ford Championship at Doral, giving him the No.1 ranking for the first time since September.
Mickelson, coming off dominant victories in his last two stroke-play tournaments, had an opportunity to force a playoff or possibly win on the 18th. His 30-foot chip looked good all the way, but caught the lower lip. He closed with a 69.
Woods, who earned $990,000 for his second victory of the year, finished at 24-under 264 to break by one shot the tournament record at Doral, previously held by Jim Furyk (2000) and Greg Norman (1993).
Vijay Singh, who had been No.1 the last 26 weeks after beating Woods in a Labor Day duel outside Boston, closed with a 66 to finish third.
Annika shoots 68 rallies in Mexico
HUIXQUILUCAN, Mexico — Annika Sorenstam rallied to win her first LPGA Tour event of the year, shooting a 4-under 68 in windy conditions for a three-stroke victory in the inaugural MasterCard Classic.
Sorrenstam had eight birdies — five in a row on Nos. 2-6 — to offset four bogeys in the strong wind on the high-altitude Bosque Real Country Club course.
The Swedish star, also playing for the first time since filing for divorce from David Esch, won her 57th LPGA Tour title, finishing at 7-under 209. Last year, she won eight tour events and two international titles.
Karrie Webb,the ANZ Ladies Masters winner last week in Australia, had a 70 to finish second.
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