THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 7A
Softball team heads west
By Ali Brox
Kansan sportswriter
FILE PHOTO
Senior center fielder Shelly Musser takes a swing during a recent game against Pittsburg State. The softball team plays this weekend in Sacramento, Calif.
The Kansas softball team gets another crack at No. 7 California this weekend at the Capital City Classic Softball Tournament in Sacramento, Calif.
The Jayhawks finish pool play tomorrow against San Jose State at 3 p.m. and Miami of Ohio at 3 p.m.
The Jayhawks start pool play today against Syracuse at 9 p.m. and face California for the third time this season at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
Kansas lost both games to the Bears this season, 6-2 and 8-4. California is 23-8 this season and has an 8-1 all-time series advantage against the Jayhawks.
Playing a ranked opponent is nothing new for Kansas. Five of the Jayhawks' seven defeats have come against ranked opponents. Kansas also has three victories against ranked teams this season.
"My philosophy as a coach is that we will always play as tough of a schedule as we can to prepare us for our Big 12 season," coach Tracy Bunge said. "We want to be able to say that we've gone out
The Jayhawks should finish among the best in their pool. Kansas, 11-7, is the only team besides California with a winning record in the pool.
and played the best."
Today's game is the first time the Jayhawks have ever played Syracuse (4-7). San Jose State is 10-17 on the season and won the consolation bracket of the National Softball Invitational Tournament last weekend, and Miami of Ohio is 2-8 after finishing 1-4 in the same tourna-
The Jayhawks are riding a seven-game winning streak, the longest of the season. Bunge said the pitching, especially in last weekend's 4-0 outing in the Kansas Holiday Inn Invitational, was a major step in the right direction.
Contact Brox at abrox@kansan.com. This story was edited by Molly Gise.
Kansas bowler Marc D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y., sophomore, won a $1,000 scholarship from the Bowling Writers Association of America.
BOWLING Student wins $1,000 scholarship from Bowling Writers Association
The association is a 300-member organization that started the scholarship program three years ago. D'Errico, who has been named to two all-tournament teams this season, was excited by the honor.
"The cost of college is really putting quite a burden on my family and myself, and I can't tell you how much this scholarship means to all of us financially." he said.
Bowling coach Mike Fine said D'Errico was deserving of the award.
deserving of the award.
"I feel that Marc is an excellent example of all that is good in our sport of bowling," Fine said. "He has been successful on the lanes and in the classroom and last semester received honor-roll distinction."
TENNIS
Kansas tennis team gets higher rank after three weekend victories at home
The University of Kansas tennis team moved up in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings from No. 58 to No. 37. The Jayhawks are the highest ranking team in the Central Region.
Highest ranking team Last weekend, Kansas defeated Texas Tech, previously ranked No. 24 Oklahoma State and previously ranked No. 37 Oklahoma. The Jayhawks are 7-3 on the season and 3-0 in the Big 12 Conference.
"One of our goals this season was to be in the top of the rankings and this is a positive step toward that goal," coach Kilmeny Waterman said. "It is really great to see our work paying off and it is wonderful to be winning, but even better to see it in the rankings."
the rankings. The Jayhawks take on South Florida and Central Florida, March 20 and 21.
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