THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
PAGE 11A
Tennis benefits from tough tournaments
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports
The Kansas tennis team will return to Lawrence from Norman, Okla., with few wins but plenty to build on.
Coach Todd Chapman found more positives from this tournament than last's week tournaments, but his goal for all of them was to identify what his team needs to work on.
"The most encouraging thing was that we were very competitive with a lot of good teams," Chapman said. "We had some good wins by different players. Some players from last weekend to this weekend have improved and gotten better."
"Some coaches look to have a soft schedule, pad the results, and let the girls get some confidence and things like that. In my opinion that's a false confidence because it's not against anyone good."
TODD CHAPMAN Kansas tennis coach
Sophomore Caroline Henderson recorded the first singles win of the tournament for the jayhawks, with a straight sets win in the Stoops Draw. The tournament was split into four different draws, and Kansas was represented by at least one player in each.
Freshman Alexis Czapinski and Melinda Johnson joined Henderson as the only players to win on the first day of the tournament, and Jasmine Almaguer, a sophomore, was given a bye to the next round in the Switzer Draw. Almaguer and Johnson won matches in consolation matches on the last day of the tournament. Rachel McNeely, another freshman, came back to win in three sets in the Stoops Consolation Draw.
Maria Belen Ludueña won the championship of her
singles division last weekend in Little Rock, Ark., but was not able to continue that success, with a loss in this weekend's first round to Oklahoma's Lily Miyazaki.
Kansas' small success was encouraging for Chapman, who has sent his young team to tournaments that require them to improve their game. Chapman rejected the suggestion that his players might get complacent after facing difficult competition.
Chapman pointed out that his team has worked well to stay in shape for matches, but has lacked the mental strength to win in close matches.
"Some coaches look to have a soft schedule, pad the results, and let the girls get some confidence and things like that," Chapman said. "In my opinion, that's a false confidence because it's not against anyone that's any
good."
"What we need to work on most was that we put ourselves in a lot of winning situations this weekend but our record in close matches wasn't very good," Chapman said. "We were in shape, but from a mental standpoint,
we have a hard time closing out matches when we're in a position to win."
The team has a lot to work on, but will be given plenty of time to practice before its next tournament, the ITA Regional tournament on Oct. 16. Some players will also have the chance to get healthy, with freshman Summer Collins yet to play for Kansas this season due to illness.
Chapman is looking forward to the break.
"We have played hard for two weeks," Chapman said. "We need to take three or four days to get healthy and then we can get to work on the things we need to practice. It gives us a good break to truly make some changes in their games."
- Edited by Emily Brown
Junior midfielder Liana Salazar kicks the ball during the Sept. 12 game against Cal State Northridge. Kansas won 2-0
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Kansas soccer trumps St. Mary's in final nonconference game
GJ MELIA
@GJMelia
The Kansas women's soccer team defeated St. Mary's Gaels with a score of 4-0, in the final nonconference game of the season, bouncing back from their first loss of the season to Marquette on Thursday.
The layhawks were able to get goals from junior Courtney Dickerson, freshman Hannah Lukinac, sophomore Ashley Williams and junior Liana Salazar.
Although Kansas dominated the majority of the game, fifth year senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Stroud made multiple keys to keep the Gaels at an arm's length away. The most vital came in the first with score tied at 0-0.
["Stroud] hasn't had that much to do in some games,
but when she needs to make a save, she's coming up really big," coach Mark Francis said. "Stroud has been very consistent this year, and she's very focused."
The Jayhawks struck first 30 minutes into the game, but tested St. Mary's goalkeeper Julia McDonald early. Dickerson's goal came off a cross inside the box, and she was able to lift the ball past an outstretched McDonald.
Lukinac was able to score her first collegiate goal late in the first half, coming from a corner kick. The ball was initially cleared, but then was sent back into the box where Lukinac placed it into the bottom left corner of the net.
Even with a two-goal lead at the half, Francis was not satisfied with his team's play.
"I didn't think our sense of
urgency was very good in the first half, we just looked like we were kind of going half-speed." Francis said. "We needed to be moving the ball a bit quicker, and our speed of play was just way too slow."
Francis' halftime speech visibly had an effect on the team, as Williams was able to slot in a third goal two minutes into the second half. It was Williams' fourth goal of the year. The game slowed down following the goal as the Jayhawks kept possession for the most of the second half.
"We just looked a lot sharper in the second half," Francis said. "I was really happy with our response."
The fourth goal came from Salazar, in the final minutes of the second half. She had a clear path to goal and was able to get away the Gael defense,
Seahawks defeat Broncos 26-20 in overtime
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SEATTLE — Once Peyton Manning had completed a frantic fourth-quarter rally to force overtime, Russell Wilson could admit to being a little selfish.
"I can't wait for those moments, those big-time moments and have guys to continue to believe in what we do," Wilson said. "That was a great experience tonight."
Wilson wanted the spotlight himself一 to put together one final drive, keeping Manning sitting on the sideline as a spectator and making sure the Super Bowl rematch went in favor of the champions.
The Super Bowl rematch lived up to the billing of what everyone expected in February and never transpired. The 43-8 blowout by Seattle (2-1) was replaced this time by Denver (2-1) rallying from a 17-3 fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime by going 80 yards against the best defense in the NFL in the final minute of regulation.
Wilson kept Manning and the Denver Broncos from seeing the ball in overtime. He led Seattle on an 80-yard drive on the first possession of the extra session, capped by Marshawn Lynch's 6-yard touchdown run for a 26-20 victory over the Broncos on Sunday.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) pushes against Denver Broncos middle linebacker Nate Irving (56) and other players during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday in Seattle. The Seahawks won 26-20 in overtime.
And then Wilson upstaged Manning. After nearly getting sacked for a safety and throwing an interception in the fourth quarter, Wilson was brilliant in overtime rushing
for 21 yards and completing four of six passes.
Lynch went the final 6 yards for the win.
"I don't think anyone ever doubts Russell. He's just too good," Seattle tight end Zach Miller said. "If you think he's struggling at all, you know he's going to make plays like he did with his feet. He was so huge there in that second half and overtime. You always trust in him."
After being hesitant to run in regulation, Wilson scrambled for first downs in overtime. His 7-yard pass to Percy Harvin was the precursor to Lynch's TD run and a collective exhale after Manning's dramatics in the fourth quarter.
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Wilson finished 24 of 34 for 258 yards and touchdown passes of 39 yards to Ricardo Lockette and 5 yards to Lynch, both late in the first half. Wilson rushed for 40 yards, most coming in overtime, while Lynch added 88 yards rushing.
Seattle coach Pete Carrion said Seattle (2-1) blew a 17-3 fourth-quarter lead, watching Denver tie the game at 20 on Manning's 26-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme with 18 seconds left in regulation and his 2-point conversion pass to Demaryius Thomas.
"That really was a championship game today." Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.
but McDonald got a touch to the shot. Salazar smartly followed her rebound and scored into an open net.
Manning's rally was helped by a number of Seahawks mistakes in the fourth quarter, including a safety and Wilson's first interception of the season. Manning was 31 of 49 for 303 yards and two touchdowns,
The Jayhawks move to 9-1 on the year, and begin conference play this Friday as they travel to Waco to face Baylor. They will stay in Texas over the weekend, where they will take on Texas Christian University on Sunday.
but also threw a costly fourth-quarter interception.
Denver appeared done after Kam Chancellor intercepted Manning at the Seattle 13 with 2:25 left, leading to Steven Hauschka's 28-yard field goal with 59 seconds remaining. But Manning pulled Denver even with stunning precision.
going 80 yards in just 41 seconds and without any timeouts capped by Tamme getting behind K.J. Wright in coverage for a touchdown with 18 seconds left. Thomas was able to drag both feet on the 2-point conversion to tie it at 20.
make mistakes like that, because it puts you in a hole that's hard to overcome," Manning said. "We almost overcame them, but didn't quite do it today."
"Against this team, you can't
Edited by Ashley Peralta
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