MONDAY,APRIL 8.2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 7A
Softball weathers rain, ' Hawks win one of two
By Ali Brox
Kansan sportswriter
Rain and thunder forced an almost three-hour delay before the Kansas softball team got down to business against No. 21 Texas A&M Saturday.
The delay did not hurt the Jayhawks, as Kansas won the first game 6-4. But Kansas' bats disappeared in game two and the Jayhawks were held hitless in a 3-0 loss.
"Our energy was good for the first game," coach Tracy Bunge said. "We were able to take advantage of some of their mistakes and our hitters were on the ball solidly. But in the second game we didn't seem to have that same energy. We got behind in the count and some of our hitters are pressing, trying to do too much at the plate. But I don't want to take away from the pitcher who threw a
very good game."
In game one, the Jawhaws (23-16 overall, 3-6 Big 12 Conference) capitalized on two Texas A&M errors in the second inning. Senior right fielder Leah Tabb reached base on an error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Senior second baseman Amy Hulse laid down a sacrifice bunt and an error by the A&M third baseman allowed Hulse to reach base and Tabb to score for a 1-0 lead.
The Aggies tied the game in the third inning on a single to left field by Kelly Ferguson, and took the lead with another run in the fifth inning.
Kansas responded with three runs on four hits in the sixth. Tabb hit a run-scoring double, senior Katie Campbell hit an RBI-groundout and Hulse singled up the middle to score Tabb.
The Jayhawks added two runs in the seventh on RBIs from Urquhart and Tabb and took a 6-2 lead.
The Aggies threatened in the bottom of the seventh, scoring two runs, but Kansas was able to hang on for the victory. Sophomore Kara Pierce earned the win and improved to 11-6, while Settlemier picked up her third save of the season.
After manufacturing 10 hits in the first game, the Jayhawks couldn't come up with any in the second as Texas A&M pitcher Jessica Slataper threw her second no-hitter of the season.
"The first game we were very pumped because we'd been waiting at the field during the delay and we were ready to play" senior center-fielder Shelly Musser, who went 3-for-4 in the first game.
said. "The second pitcher threw a very good game, and it was frustrating at the plate. It was more of us not adjusting to what she was doing."
Katie Campbell
The Aggies scored runs in the second, third and fifth innings for the 3-0 victory. Settlemier took the loss and stands at 6-6 on the season.
Kansas plays again in a double header starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday against Southwest Missouri State at Jayhawk Field.
Contact Brox at abrox@kansan.com. This story was edited by Eve Lamborn.
Track
CONTINUED FROM 6A
To top it off, Eisenmenger ran a 2:11 on her leg of the 4x800 meter relay Thursday, her fastest 800 leg ever, in a race in which the Jayhawks finished fourth.
Eisenmenger said she was pleased overall with the weekend, but that both she and the team an do better.
Senior distance runner Charlie Gruber also ran on the 4x800 and distance medley relays, then added the 4x1500 relay on Saturday.
After being somewhat disappointed by a fourth-place finish in the 4x800 relay Thursday with a time of 7:33.44, Gruber said he was eager to run well in the DMR Friday night.
But when he got the baton for his anchor leg, Gruber was well behind the leaders from Arkansas, SMU, Baylor and Texas A&M.
"I felt really good in the DMR," Gruber said. "It didn't feel like I went out hard at all."
But he did, running the first lap in 56 seconds and the first 800 in 1:57 to close the gap on the leaders.
Although he ran 4:04 for his 1600-meter leg, he wasn't able to hang on, and the lavhawks finished fifth in 9:49.22.
Arkansas won the race in 9:39.67, and Gruber said he looked forward to racing in Fayetteville, Ark., next weekend at the John McDonnell Invitational.
"I'll try to even the score next week with those Arkansas guys," Gruber said.
The 4x1500 relay finished ninth with a time of 15:56.53.
Other Jayhawks who didn't travel to Texas competed Saturday in the Euler State Farm Emporia State Relays. Sophomore Sarah Schraeder was the lone winner for Kansas, winning the high jump with a leap of 5-5.
Contact Norton at mnorton@kansan.com.
This story was edited by Justin Guenley.
Men's golf swings into action with first-place momentum
It is a great time to be a member of the Kansas men's golf team right now. The team is coming off its only first place team finish this season at the Stevinson Ranch Invitational. In that tournament, senior Casey Harbour placed second overall, junior Chris Marshall finished third, and senior Travis Hurst placed fifth.
The team will hope to carry that momentum over into the Western Intercollegiate in Santa Cruz, Calif., which begins this morning at 8 with the first two rounds of play, and will finish with third
round action tomorrow morning.
The Jayhawks have not placed any lower than 8th in their last five tournaments carrying over from the fall season. The team will look to pull off a huge upset in this tournament with a field that contains perennial powerhouse Stanford.
Kansas will send the same lineup that finished first at the Stevinson Ranch Invitational. The lineup includes Harbour, Hurst, Marshall, sophomore Andrew Price and freshman Kevin Ward.
Duke standout wins award
—Ryan Greene
LOS ANGELES — Jason Williams of Duke, last year's runner-up, won the 26th John R. Wooden Award yesterday as college basketball's top male player.
"Wow. This is a great award," Williams said, accepting the trophy from Wooden in a presentation at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. "This one just tops them all. Coach Wooden represents everything I've always stood for — pride, integrity and trust."
Williams beat out Drew Gooden of Kansas by 900 points.
Williams will graduate in May with a sociology degree in just three years. He is the third Duke player in four years to win. Shane Battier beat out Williams last year, and Elton Brand won in 1999.
Duke lost to Indiana 74-73 in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament when Williams missed a free throw that would have tied the game.
"Everybody's been saying, 'I'm sorry
Williams led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 21.3 points a game.
Williams received 5,223 points in voting by a national panel of sports writer and sportscasters. Gooden was second with 4,323.
you missed that shot against Indiana,' but I've had a great career," said Williams
Juan Dixon of national champion Maryland was third with 3,845; Cincinnati's Steve Logan was fourth at 2,887; and Gonzaga's Dan Dickau was one vote behind in fifth.
Williams singled out Dixon in his thank yous.
Williams was accompanied by Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins, filling in for coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is recovering from hip surgery.
"Playing against Juan for three years has been a great thing for me," he said.
Former Louisville coach Denny Crum also attended to receive the fourth Legends of Coaching award. Crum played and coached under Wooden at UCLA.
The Associated Press
The Kansas soccer team traveled to Oklahoma last weekend, playing three exhibition games in Stillwater and Norman. The Jayhawks went 1-1-1, beating Oral Roberts University, tying Tulsa and falling to Oklahoma. The team's match with Southern Methodist University was canceled because of lightning and threatening weather.
Team wins, loses, draws at weekend matches
SOCCER
The Jayhawks defeated Oral Roberts University 1-0 to start the weekend matches Saturday morning in Stillwater, Okla., Freshman Gabby Quiggle provided the only goal, a header off a cross from sophomore Lacey Woolf. The second game on Saturday ended in a 1-1 stalemate with Tulsa. Freshman Rachel Gilfillan scored the only Jayhawk goal, her second of the spring season.
The team then traveled to Norman, Okla., and lost a 1-0 battle with Oklahoma yesterday morning. The game was delayed because of lightning around half-time, but was finished when the weather cleared temporarily.
The Jayhawks (2-1-2) continue their spring exhibition season with a road trip to Omaha, Neb., on Saturday. The team will play Creighton at 11 a.m., then face off with the Tsunami (Minn.) club team at 2:30 p.m. They return home April 20 with games against Oklahoma State and Iowa at SuperTarget Field.
WOMEN'S
LACROSSE
Team beats University of Illinois over weekend
Top scorers include Lindsey Johnson, St. Louis, Mo., freshman, with five goals in five shots. Jill Tisdale, Lawrence senior, and Kristen Bloom, Wichita senior, scored hat tricks.
The KU women's lacrosse team beat the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 14-7 at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo.
Goalie Amy Fortney, St. Louis, Mo., senior, had 12 saves. The team shot 70 percent.
The team will play Ball State April 13 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
MEN'S RUBGY Rugby team trounces Springfield, Mo. club
The KU men's rugby team defeated the club team from Springfield, Mo., 51-16 on Saturday.
will Lenz, Lawrence junior, scored two tries. Oliver Parkinson, Prairie Village senior, Kyle Rickettts, Olathe sophomore, Aaron Catloth, Lawrence freshman, and Charlie Rhoades, Prairie Village junior, each had one try. Matt Schwartz had one penalty, one drop goal and five conversions.
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