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Kansas softball opened its 2009 season beating nationally ranked teams No. 7. Arizona and No. 9 Northwestern back-to-back during the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
The layhawks finished the tournament 2-2, losing to both Texas at El Paso, or UTEP, and No. 11 Stanford. The team's fifth and final game against Nevada on Sunday was cancelled because of inclement weather. In the season opener the Hawks fell to UTEP 3-1, Senior outfielder Dougie McCartley led the Kansas offense going 2-3 with the team's only run, scoring on an RBI
single from senior third baseman Val Chapple. The offensive attack wasn't enough, however, as the Jayhawks were hit by the Miners 9-4. Defensively the Jayhawks
played tight, committing only one error during the game. Junior pitcher Sarah Vertelka was tagged with the loss.
In game two the Jayhawks made a statement, beating the Arizona Wildcats 5-1.
off the fourth inning with a leadoff double, scoring on an RBI single from sophomore outfielder Liz Kocon, which gave the Hawks a 2-1 lead. The Kansas offense provided
"I'm extremely proud of our team in the way we bounced back against top 25 competition ..."
Senior pitcher Val George pitched a complete game, striking out eight as she held the Wildcats to just one run on four hits. Chapple started
TRACY BUNGE
Coach
some cushion in the top of the seventh inning as McCauley was issued a walk with the bases loaded followed by a two RBI ground rule double by senior catcher Elle Pottorf.
back against top 25 competition after losing a tough game to UTEP, coach Tracy Bunge said in a post-game interview "We did a lot of
"I'm extremely proud of our team in the way we bounced
things well but we still have some things to iron out and work on"
Kansas softball followed one impressive win with another, upsetting Northwestern in its first game on Saturday. The layhawk offense began the game scoring seven runs in the bottom of the first, led by junior outfielder Ally Stanton, who blasted a three-run home run, her third career home run.
Northwestern battled back in the top of the sixth inning, tying the score at seven apiece. Sophomore Kolby Fesmire, pinch running for freshman pitcher Sarah Blair, scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly from junior second baseman Sara Ramírez.
ment with an 11-0 loss to Stanford in the second game on Saturday after its Sunday match-up with Nevada was cancelled. Bunge said she was pleased with the effort but said, as always, there was much to work on.
"Overall we had a great weekend; it was a great effort. Offensively we played well; we just need to find a way to put the hammer on and gain some distance," Bunge said. "Defensively we haven't had enough time on the dirt. We need to get outside and have some more repetitions at game speed."
The Jayhawks ended the tourna-
Kansas softball will travel to Orlando, Fla., for the UCF Invitational Feb. 13 to 15.
Edited by Brandy Entsminer
KAJIKAWA CLASSIC SCORES
Friday
UTEP----3
Kansas----1
No. 7 Arizona — 1 Kansas — 5
Saturday
No.9 Northwestern — 7 Kansas — 8
NBA
No.11 Stanford----11 Kansas----0
Cavaliers lose first home game to L.A.
BYTOM WITHERS Associated Press
Associated Press
CLEVELAND — No second All-Star. No triple-double for LeBron James. And now, no more home winning streak.
It's been a rough few days for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Lamar Odom scored a season- high 28 points, Kobe Bryant added 19 and the streak breaking Los Angeles Lakers handed Cleveland its first loss at home this season, 101-91 on Saturday.
The Cavaliers came in 23-0 at Quicken Loans Arena, but were stopped by the Lakers, who ended Boston's 19-game winning streak on Christmas Day and halted a 12-game run by the Celtics earlier this week.
James finished with 10 points on just 5-of-20 shooting for Cleveland, which had lost at home since Game 5 against Washington in the first round of last season's playoffs.
The Lakers weren't intimidated in the NBAs rowdiest arena and went 6-0 on a road trip that also included stops in Minnesota, Memphis, New York, Toronto and Boston.
made just six turnovers — none over the final 19:28. The Lakers' trip started rocky with center Andrew Bynum injuring his knee against the Grizzlies, but it couldn't have ended any better.
Pau Gasol added 18 points with 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which played a solid all-around game and
Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 22 to lead Cleveland. Mo Williams, whose All-Star snub had infuriated the Cavs, scored 19 and James finished with 12 assists and eight rebounds. It was James' first game since his apparent historic triple-double at Madison Square Garden was downgraded when the league took away one of his 10 rebounds.
Odom, who added a season-best 17 rebounds, scored 15 in the third quarter, when the Lakers out-scored the Cavaliers 31-16 to turn a 10-point deficit into a 82-77 lead entering the fourth.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dunks over Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Jan. 19 in Los Angeles, The Lakers won 105-88.
Odom scored 13 of Los Angeles' last 16 points to close the quarter, capping his one-man scorefew with a two-handed dunk off a miss in the final second as the Lakers became just the fourth team this season to lead Cleveland at home.
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The Lakers pushed their lead to 10 before the Cavaliers rallied and closed to 93-89 on two free throws by ligauskas with 3:06 left. But Bryant, who was battling flu-like symptoms, hit a high-arched fade away, and Gasol dropped one of two
MEN'S GOLF
No breaks in Hawaii at first spring tournament
BY NICOLAS WEBER
nweber@kansan.com
free throws to make it 96-89 when the jumbo scoreboard above mid-court inside Quicken Loans Arena went dark, a symbolic moment for Cleveland's players and fans.
Tough conditions along with a tough course were too much for the Kansas men's golf team last week. The Jayhawks finished 15th out of 17 teams at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational. The Jayhawks played their best on the last day of competition, shooting a 301 after scores of 309 and 314 the previous two days.
These scores put Kansas at a total of 924 for the tournament, 73 strokes behind Southern California, who topped the team leader board at 851, followed in second by Washington at 862. Other Big 12 teams competing had more success than the Jayhawks in Hawaii. Colorado finished in 6th place with an 874 while Texas Tech followed closely at 876 in eighth place. Oklahoma tied with Florida State at 890.
James was stripped on the Cavs' next possession, and Gasol made two more free throws and scored on a putback as the Lakers put an exclamation point on one of their biggest wins this season.
Individually for the Jayhawks,
sophomore South Dakota native
Nate Barbee was the top score with a 231, including a team best 73 in the final round. This put him tied for 69th in the overall leader board. Other Kansas scores were Walt Kooelbel at 232. Blake Giroux with 233. Andrew Storm in with 238, and Ian Anson finishing at 241.
Winning individual medalist honors for the tournament was Nick Taylor out of Washington who finished with a 210. This placed him just one stroke ahead of second place Jaime Lovemark from Southern California and two strokes ahead of Washington teammates Richard Lee and Chris Killmer.
After a rough outing in Hawaii, the men's golf team has a monthlong break to prepare for their second spring tournament. March 9 and 10, the Jayhawks will play in the Louisiana Classics tournament in Lafayette, La.
Edited by Realle Roth
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