MONDAY,APRIL 7,2003
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3P
Soccer team wins despite weather
By Shane Mettlen
smettlen@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
AndySamuelson/Kansan
The Kansas soccer team had more trouble with the frigid and wet weather yesterday than it did with Tulsa and Oral Roberts.
The Jayhawks defeated Tulaa Golden Hurricane 1-0 in the first game of the Jayhawk Invitational at SuperTarget Field. They then pounded Oral Roberts 8-1 in the second game. Creighton was scheduled to take part in the tournament but canceled because of snow in Omaha.
The Jayhawks enjoyed the victories, which improved their record to 3-2-2, but a handful of players suffered minor injuries because of the weather.
"We're a little bit banged up, but we're all right," Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "When you play a couple of games in a day you're going to have some injuries."
a great day for Kansas. The Jayhawks scored early in the game against Tulsa, but missed scoring opportunities the rest of the way.
Aside from the injuries, it was
"We created a lot of shots," Francis said. "We just didn't finish our chances very well."
Fortunately for Kansas, its defense didn't allow Tulsa many opportunities to score.
Freshman forward Caroline Smith dribbles past two Oral Roberts defenders for one of her four goals Saturday at Target Field. Kansas topped Oral Roberts 8-1 and also defeated Tulsa 1-0 in an earlier game yesterday.
The second game started out the same way for Kansas. The Jayhawks spent much of the first period attacking the Oral Roberts goal but failed to score. The Jayhawks then returned to action in the second half trailing 1-0, but drilled the Golden Eagles with eight consecutive goals, securing their most lopsided victory of the spring season.
Freshman forward Caroline Smith scored four goals against Oral Roberts and led the Jayhawks to victory.
"It all comes down to finishing. You have to finish your opportunities," Francis said.
Tulaa again when it returns to action April 12. The Jayhawks will take on the Golden Hurri-
Kansas will attempt to defeat
Edited by Erin Chapman
Warrick gives Syracuse a spark in tourney
NEW ORLEANS — Whenever the Orangemen need a jolt, sophomore forward Hakim Warrick is usually there to provide it.
The Associated Press
"He's a tremendous player," head coach Jim Boeheim said yesterday as the Orangemen prepared for the national championship game against Kansas. "He can shoot it, he gets in the lane, he
can rebound He's a challenge for anybody's defense."
In five NCAA tournament games, Warrick is averaging 13.4 points and about six rebounds.
"I'm finishing more plays that I would have been knocked down on last season," Warrick said.
It has taken lots of work to reach this point.
Warrick played high school at tiny Friends Central, a Quaker
affiliated school in suburban Philadelphia. A late bloomer, he didn't draw a lot of attention from major colleges until Boeheim spotted him at a Nike camp in the summer before his senior year.
(15) this year and more than doubled his rebound average (8.7), becoming a valuable go-to guy in the lane and clutch rebounder.
Long hours in the weight room during the off-season helped boost Warrick's weight 20 pounds and increase his bench press by nearly 100 pounds. The results: He has nearly tripled his scoring
Warrick's teammates have dubbed him "The Helicopter" because of his 7-foot arm span and 36-inch vertical leap, He's shooting a team-best 54.5 percent for one reason — he leads the Orangemen with 80 dunks, his signature move.
Softball splits series against Texas Tech
Fieorros' clutch hit gives team victory, home run record
For the second straight weekend, the Kansas softball team split a two-game away series against a Big 12 foe — this time with Texas Tech.
Clutch hitting helped the Jayhawks take the first game. With Kansas trailing 6-5 with two outs in the seventh inning, junior designated player Sandy Smith kept Kansas' offensive attack alive with a base hit. Smith finished the day going 2-for-2, with two walks and two RBI.
After a close victory on Saturday afternoon, No. 23 Kansas (22-12 overall, 2-6 Big 12 conference couldn't shut down the Red Raiders (15-33, 2-8) twice as Tech went on to 8-4 victory yesterday
Freshman third baseman Nettie Fierros followed her with a gamewinning home run, her fourth home run of the year.
Fierros' blast carried more significance than another Kansas victory. The shot was the 33rd of the year for the team, breaking the school's old record of 32 held by last year's club.
Before the rally in the seventh Kansas managed to take a solid 3-0 lead in the top of the first, led by junior center fielder Mel Wallach's two-run home run.
The Red Raiders had many offensive showings of their own, namely a grand slam by junior designated player Elyssa Sigala in the fourth inning. After a shaky beginning, junior pitcher Kara Pierce found her rhythm and shut
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KANSAS 7- TEXAS TECH6
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Kansas 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 7 8 2
Texas Tech 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 - 8 7 3
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down the Red Raiders in the seventh, improving her overall record to 14-7.
Yesterday's game turned out to be double trouble for Kansas. Texas Tech racked up five doubles in the game, three of them coming in the fourth inning, on its way to totaling 10 hits on the day.
Kansas won 7-6 on Saturday and lost 8-4 yesterday, giving the team its second consecutive weekend series spilt against a Big 12 opponent.
Tech freshman pitcher Erin Crawford held Kansas scoreless for four innings before four singles eventually led to four runs.
Senior pitcher Kirsten Milhoan (8-5) took the loss for Kansas. Pierce pitched the final 1.1 for Kansas, allowing one run
Kansas will visit Creighton at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a doubleheader.
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