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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
16A
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2002
SOCCER
Team's road play improves record
The Kansas soccer team defeated Arkansas on Friday and Tulsa yesterday to complete its first weekend sweep of the season.
In Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday the team defeated the Lady Razorbacks 3-2 in the closing minutes of the game.
The Jajhawks jumped out to an early lead when Caroline Smith, freshman forward, scored off an assist from Carmel Kaplinger, junior forward, five minutes into the match.
The two would then team up again early in the second half to score Kansas' second goal of the game. Kaplinger scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Smith.
Later in the second half, Arkansas rallied back to tie the game with two goals from Julie Williford both off assists from Crystal Test.
But with less than three minutes left in regulation, Smith scored again to give Kansas the win.
The goal was Smith's fourth of the season and second game-winner on the season.
The game improved Kansas' record to 3-1-1 and Arkansas dropped to 1-5.
"It wasn't pretty but we got a win," Kansas coach Mark Francis said.
Yesterday's game was not as suspenseful, but the outcome was the same The Jayhawks defeated the Golden Hurricane 3-0.
Smith lead the team in scoring with two of its three goals. She scored the first
"It was the best 90 minutes of soccer we have played so far this year. It's great for us to get two wins on the road, especially early in the season."
goal unassisted early in the first half.
She scored her second goal off an assist from Rachel Gilfillan, sophomore forward, two minutes into the second half.
Mark Francis soccer coach
Smith was not the only Jayhawk to score for the team.
Holly Ryder, freshman midfielder, scored her first goal as a Jayhawk off a corner kick from Lindsay Hunting, senior midfielder, in the 75th minute of the game.
Meghan Miller also recorded her first shutout of the season, blocking Tulsa's one shot on goal. Kansas outshot Tulsa 19 to4.
The win improved Kansas' record to 4-1-1 on the season, while Tulsa fell to 1-3-1. Francis was very pleased with his team's performance yesterday.
"We defended and moved the ball around well today, creating lots of opportunities for us to score," Francis said.
The 90 minutes the team spent on the field meant more than just a win, Francis said.
"It was the best 90 minutes of soccer we have played so far this year," Francis said.
"It's great for us to get two wins on the road, especially early in the season. This gives us added confidence as we head into next weekend's tournament."
Kansas will play its third road-game stretch, playing in the Evansville Tournament in Evansville, Ind., beginning Sept. 19 at 7:15 p.m. against host Evansville.
The team will then face Oakland University on Saturday at noon.
— Nikki Overfelt
'Hawks defeat Bears 44-24
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Kansas' Johnny McCoy stops SMSU's Ryan Porter from gaining any more yards in the fourth quarter during KU's home opener Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
Rain doesn't stop tailgaters
By Kelly McNearney Kansan staff writer
Neither rain nor the football team's 0-2 record kept University of Kansas students away from Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
The team pulled off its first victory this season, defeating Southwest Missouri State 44-24.
While tailgating in the drizzle, some
fans exchanged pessimistic opinions about the team.
"I'm just hoping we don't lose by 30 points, but I have little faith," Kristen Lewis, Tulsa, Okla., senior said. "I just saw SMS get off the bus and they looked rather large."
Most of the tailgating students had low expectations about the season, but none blamed coach Mangino for the team's slow start.
"He's still playing on Allen's turf," Billy Short, Wellington senior, said. "He can only make do with what he got."
Some fans said they would be satisfied if the team got to a bowl game in three years, but that four years would be too long to wait. Many agreed this was a rebuilding year for Kansas football.
Students came in drove to the sta.
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Jayhawks celebrate first win
By Ryan Wood
Kansan senior sportswriter
Mark Mangino can finally celebrate a little.
The new coach reached his first milestone in his third try, as the Kansas football team defeated Southwest Missouri State 44-24 Saturday at Memorial Stadium, giving the coach his first victory.
"You're always looking to get that first win." Mangino said afterward. "That's always the one that gets things rolling when you're a new coach."
Despite mistakes on both sides of the ball, Kansas pulled with a 20-point victory, behind a resilient running game and a strong effort by the special teams.
The Jayhawks (1-2) received a significant boost right out of the gate, when the game's opening kickoff was returned 100 yards for a touchdown by freshman Greg Heaggans. For the game, Heaggans had 195 kickoff return yards, breaking a 43-year old KU record set by John Hadl.
Heaggans wasn't the only positive on the special teams, though.
Junior Remuise Johnson returned aump 34 yards inside the red zone, sophomore Johnny Beck
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Ryan Wood
rwood@kansan.com
Volleyball should draw big crowds
Who says Olympic sports aren't fun?
Volleyball team keeps streak alive
Well, everyone at Kansas, apparently. While football draws decent crowds, and men's basketball sells out, no other sport at Kansas attracts respectable numbers.
But as my chronicled timeline of Saturday's Kansas-Purdue volleyball match shows, Olympic sports are
SEE WOOD ON PAGE 11A
By Jason Hwang
Kansan sportswriter
Three is a magic number for the Kansas volleyball team.
A trio of three-game sweeps resulted in a third straight Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic title and a third consecutive undefeated non-conference portion of the season.
The Jayhawks defeated Southeast Missouri State (30-25, 30-28, 30-25) and Marquette (30-17, 30-12, 30-17) on Friday and topped Purdue (30-19, 30-27, 30-23) on Saturday at Horeksi Family Athletic Center.
After playing a similar schedule during last week's Hofstra Tournament, the Jayhawks weren't winded in Saturday's match.
Kansas has lost just one game in its 8-0 start, but came close to losing another in the match against Southeast Missouri State, as Kansas committed more hitting errors than its opponent, 16-15, for the first time this season. They also had 15 service errors, which coach Ray Bechard
"We didn't feel tired today because we were playing in front of a great crowd," junior outside hitter Abbie Jacobson said.
attributed to anxiety and nervousness in the team's home opener.
Freshman setter Andi Rozum had a career and season-high 50 assists in the match. Sophomore middle blocker Ashley Michaels led the team with 13 kills, and junior outside hitter Sarah Rome earned her third double-double this season with 10 kills and team-high 12 digs.
Kansas stepped it up in the second match, holding Marquette to a-.012 hitting percentage by forcing the Golden Eagles into 26 errors and just 25 kills.
Bechard said the Jayhawks' serving led the victory.
"Everything was predicated on the serve," he said. "Our serving took Marquette out of their system. We passed the ball very well, spread the ball around, and defended well."
and extended man
Freshman middle blocker Josiane
Lima led the Jayhawks in Saturday's
match, tying her season high of 17 kills.
Jacobsen added 10 kills and a team-high
seven digs, and Rozum tallied 42 assists.
"Our wins this weekend have been a result of hard work," Bechard said. "Rozum continues to get better as a freshman setter, as she continues to get more options to get assists."
Rozum, Michaels and senior defen
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Josiane Lima, Sao Paulo, Brazil, freshman, prepares to score a kill against the Marquette volleyball team Friday. Lima was named MVP of the Jayhawk Classic tournament this week-end.
sive specialist Jennifer Kraft earned all-tournament honors, as did Lima, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after leading the Jayhawks in
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Cross country teams win at Wildcat Invitational
By Justin Schmidt
Kansan sportswriter
Despite complications in both the men's and women's races, the Kansas cross country teams won the Wildcat Invitational Saturday in Topeka.
The meet marked the second straight win for the teams.
Wrong turns on the course left the women's race shorter than the intended
Mark Menefee
4K and the men's race longer than four miles.
"The race went well; we were able to run as a team," Brian Raggett, junior, said. "When the course marshals erred and we went the wrong direction, we didn't panic."
The men edged out rival K-State in the
four-mile event by scoring 35 points to the Wildcats' 43. Fort Hays State, Illinois-Chicago and Emporia State finished with 74,112 and 114 points respectively.
"Kansas State is always a tough com
The Kansas women scored 29 points in the 4K. Kansas State scored 39 points Illinois-Chicago scored 66, Emporia State scored 111 and Fort Hays State finished with 112 points.
petitor," Kansas coach Stanley Redwine said. "I like what I've been seeing."
Sophomore Chris Jones was the 'Hawks first finisher with a time of 22:47. Jones finished second overall.
Senior Mark Menefee finished second for Kansas, sixth overall. Menefee ran with stitches in his leg after a dog bit him during practice Thursday evening.
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