MONDAY,SEPT.10,2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3B
Soccer team wins tournament season off to historic start
By Ryan Wood Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas soccer team returned home from San Diego like newly crowned champions.
After opening the tournament with a 4-2 victory over the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kansas defeated host San Diego State 1-0 on Sunday to capture the San Diego State Invitational title.
"One of the things we are most happy about is that we shut them out," coach Mark Francis said following the 1-0 victory. "It was our goal not to let them score. I thought our defense plaved very well."
The Jawahres (3-1) are off to their best start in school history.
The Jayhawks' only goal came in the 59th minute by senior forward Hilla Rantala. Rantala scored three goals in the tournament and had four in the team's first four games.
Freshman goalkeeper Meghan Miller recorded the shutout, playing all 90 minutes against San Diego State (2-2). It was Kansas' first shutout of the season.
In the opening game against UNLV, Kansas looked to its seniors for leadership en route to a 4-2 victory.
Rantala and senior forward Natalie Hoogveld each scored two goals and senior midfielder Melanie Schroeder had a schoolrecord three assists.
Miller recorded six saves and was credited with the victory.
"I thought we played really well in the second half," Francis said. "Even though we got outshot, we really dominated."
The Jayhawks jumped to an early lead on goals by Rantala and Hoogveld in the first 15 minutes. Schroeder provided both of the assists to put Kansas up 2-0.
UNLV scored in the 21st minute on a goal by Anita Pedford, making the score 2-1 at halftime.
Rantala found the back of the net again during the 71st minute, with freshman forward Rachel Gillfillan providing the assist.
Hoogveld closed out the Jayhawks' scoring with her second goal of the game in the 78th minute, putting Kansas ahead 4-1, with assists by Schroeder and freshman forward Amy Geha.
UNLV scored off of a corner kick in the 83rd minute, but it wasn't enough for a win.
The Jayhawks look to keep the success going when they play at 4 p.m. Friday at Super Target Field against St. Louis University. They close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. Sunday home game against Drury University.
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Golf teams struggle on the road
By John Domoney
Kansan sportswriter
Coach Ross Randall predicted that The Ridges Intercollegiate this weekend would be a stern test for his young Jayhawk golf team.
As the team returned from Jonesborough, Tenn., last night, Randall's prophecies seemed correct. After Kansas struggled during the opening 36 holes on Saturday, the team found itself in 11th place in the 15-team tournament.
Yesterday's final round didn't prove to be much different for the team as they climbed one spot to finish in 10th place, 40 shots behind tournament champion Texas Christian.
"We were just a little rusty and that is OK for being our first tournament," Randall said. "A team is going to make mistakes in their
first tournament and we made a bunch of them."
One of the few bright spots for the Jayhawks was the play of junior Chris Marshall. He fired a 2-under-par 70 in the final round to finish in a tie for 13th.
Randall came away impressed with the grit that the Jayhawks showed in the last round.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Jayhawks as they hit the road again Sept. 17-18 for the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational in Toledo, Ohio.
"We really struggled finishing, which hurt us a little," he said. "We made some birdies on some big holes and this is what helped us beat five other really good golf teams."
n The Kansas women's golf team finished 14th out of 31 schools at the Unlimited Poten-
tial/BayTree Classic, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The Jayhawks shot 322 on the final day of the tournament for a combined three-day score of 966.
"Overall, I feel the tournament was a success," Kansas coach Nicole Hollingsworth said. "We just needed to play a little better, but I think it is a great start to the fall season."
Junior Heather Rose led Kansas with a tie for 45th place. Rose shot her best round of the tournament, a six-over par 78, for a final score of 241.
The Jayhawks play at the Mary Fossum Intercollegiate Tournament Sept. 15-16 in East Lansing, Mich.
Contact Domoney at 864-4810
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