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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 2005
SOFTBALL
Freshmen step up in Hilton Classic
The Kansas softball team's freshmen helped propel the team to a 3-1 record at the Hilton Classic last weekend in Las Cruces, N.M. The team's overall record stands
Christina Ross, freshman pitcher, had a great tournament, leading the Jayhawks to a 5-0 shutout victory against Utah Valley State in their finale. She is leading the Jayhawks in earned run average at 0.98.
Ross
The three other freshmen have looked promising, too. Outfielder
Vasquez
Jackie Vasquez has established herself as a leadoff hitter for the Jayhawks with her speed.
Fellow freshman outfielder Cyndi Duran led the team with three hits after the first day of the Hilton Classic in games against Arkansas and Purdue. Elle Pottort, freshman catcher, hit her first career run on attack Utah Valley State.
The softball team is off for a couple of weeks, which comes at a great time, coach Tracy Bunge said.
"This will give us time to regroup and get over the flu bug." Bunge said. "We also have a good idea of where we are and what we need to work on."
Kickin' it on a nice day
Next up for the Jayhawks is the Palm Springs Classic Feb. 25 in Palm Springs, Calif.
Steohanie Farlev/KANSAN
It was too nice of a day for Anne Bruce, Overland Park junior, not to take a break from studio class in the the Art and Design Building. Bruce spent part of Monday afternoon playing hacky sack with a fellow classmate. The high for Lawrence on Monday was 66 degrees, according to weather.com.
— Drew Davison
INTRAMURALS
Teams competitive in 'Schol' Hall showdown
By MICHAEL PHILIPPS
mphilips@kansan.com
KANSAN SWIPERWITHER
Rivalries mean going all out to make the plays that help your team win, and Sunday night's game between two scholarship hall teams was no different.
Stephenson Hall never got its shots to fall and dropped the game to Battenfeld Hall by a score of 39-26.
Battenfield (2-0) became the only undefeated team in pool 16 with the victory. Stephenson dropped to 1-1 in with the other two teams in the pool.
The group from Stephenson Hall is one of three teams that the hall fielded this year. The group refers to themselves as the "Stephenson Chaminade."
Battenfeld's group is the second of the hall's two teams. Neither team has formal practices, although the Battenfeld squad often plays together when the gym is available for open play.
Both sides recognized the importance of the game and the rivalry.
"We're both scholarship halls, and it's always a fun game." Xiaobang Yue, Chengdu, China junior, said.
Battenfeld had no troubles early on, making the first three baskets of the game and forcing turnovers on the other side.
Battenfeld would end up shooting 11 free throws and making six of them. At the end of the first half, Battenfeld held a 19-12 lead.
Stephenson tightened its offense and was able to knot the score at 10. The team ran into foul trouble early, however, when Joshua Stites picked up his third foul just 12 minutes into the game.
After the halftime break, the Battenfeld players became much more physical. They got
It's important to beat everyone, but there's a little more incentive to beat Stephenson."
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Jacob Hartman Logan, Utah, sophomore
rebounds and went up strong to avoid the blocks Stephenson had been getting in the first half.
"All of us were shooting and not turning the ball over, so it worked out great," Jacob Hartman, Logan, Utah, sophomore, said.
With constant encouraging from the bench to press on offense, the team went on a nine-point run during the next six minutes. At the end of the run the entire team substituted out, exhausted.
Stephenson did not surrender. Its players continued fighting for loose balls and bodies flailed in seemingly every direction.
Although Stephenson was able to force turnovers, it couldn't capitalize on them at the other end. The squad shot just 26 percent from the field and 2 of 18 from three-point range.
Battenfeld attempted only half as many shots from behind the arc, choosing instead to move the ball inside for short jumpers. The team's lone three was hit by Yue, who scored many of the baskets during the run. After the game, his teammates congratulated him on his big day.
Yue said his favorite play of the game was making a three-pointer because that's something he doesn't usually do.
Battenfeld was held scoreless for the final 5 minutes except for one free throw the team
TEAM LINEUPS
Stephenson:
David Shoemaker
Sr. Overland Park
David Creed
So. Olathe
Joshua Stites
Jr. Shawnee
Kasper Schirer
Sr. Wichita
Samuel Schirer
So. Maize
Clark Kebodeaux
Fr. Olathe
Battenfeld
Xiaobang Yue
So. Smithville Kevarash Jahanian
Aldobar Tech Jr. Chengdu, China Jose Zavas
Frank Tankard So Overland Park
Kevvahish Sammani So. Kansas City, KS Frank Tenkard
So. Overland Park
So. Logan, UT Rodrigo Perea
So. Arequipa, Peru Michael Hillix
So. Camden Point, Me.
Jr. St. Charles, Mo.
Joe Grassmuck
Referees:
Alex Massopust
Sr. Stillwater, Minn.
Brandon Lytle
So. Wichita
*List includes players who were signed in at the start of the game.
made just before time expired.
Stephenson did not fare much better, scoring only six points during that time.
As the game wound down, Hartman acknowledged that this victory was particularly sweet.
"It's important to beat everyone, but there's a little more incentive to beat Stephenson," he said.
Edited by Austin Caster
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