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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT
RYAN MCCARTHY
rmccarthy@kansan.com
Despite an early lead in its first exhibition game, the women's soccer team lost 3-2.
Butler took advantage of a few mistakes made by the Jayhawks. Kansas lost the game in extra time when a long 30 yard shot by Butler's Claire Milam sailed into the net and put the Bulldogs over the top to win.
"It's just a learning lesson," said Whitney Berry, a junior Midfielder. "I think we needed this just to figure out what we need to work on as a team. We have a lot of new players so I think it's going to take a little while in the motions."
Kansas struggled early in the day, as they were unable to convert scoring opportunities into goals.
The game began to look bleak as junior defender Shelby Williamson got a red card for tackling a player from behind in the 56th minute.
But losing a player ended up motivating the women and bolstered their offense.
"It itends to happen in soccer," coach Mark Francis said. "When you go a man down everyone tends to step it up."
Kansas eventually broke the 0-0 tie with Berry's first goal of the year in the 66th minute.
"Very exciting, a big truck off my back," Berry said. "I mean we were all excited. I think it gave us a little boost."
The Jayhawks quickly tacked on another goal in the 68th minute when freshman forward Ingrid Vidal cleaned up a ball near the left post.
Vidal played on the Colombian National Team at the Women's World Cup and has only been training with the team for about a week.
But the Bulldogs came back quickly when freshman forward Elise Kotsakis scored an unassisted goal to put Butler on the board.
The team stood tall for the remainder of the second half until Butler took advantage of a break away and scored in the 88th minute.
Although it was a disappointing finish in the exhibition, there were some other highlights for the Jayhawks who had a good amount of young players starting the game.
Six of the 11 players in the starting rotation were freshmen.
"When I came onto the field a little jittery, but really excited because this is what I've been working my entire freshman year for," Stroud said.
Redshirt freshman Kaitlyn Stroud also made some tremendous saves in her starting keeper debut.
Overall the team was still pleased with their effort and is ready for the regular season to begin on Friday.
"The biggest thing I would say is that our work ethic was good," Francis said. "Our mentality was good, but our decision making was not good, especially when they had the ball."
Kansas opens up their regular season on Friday against Tennessee. The game begins at 5 p.m.at Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
- Edited by Maria Daniels
Freshman midfielder Haley Yearout breaks free from a Butler defender Sunday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. Despite an early lead, Kansas lost its opening exhibition game 3-2 in overtime.
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PHOTOS ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE BY JESSICA JANASZ
Sophomore defender Maryl Behm tries to save a pass from going out of bounds during their home game Sunday afternoon. Butler celebrated a 3-2 victory over the Jayhawks after going into overtime.
Sophomore forward Caroline Kastor tries to steal the ball from Butler opponent Elise Kotsakis during the Jayhawks' 3-2 loss Sunday afternoon. Kansas will be opening their regular season this Friday against Tennessee at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
Freshman forward Jamie Fletcher tries to block freshman defender Kelly Mahoney during the first half of the game. The Jayhawks lost 3-2 in overtime against the Bulldogs during the home game on Sunday afternoon.
Kansas
Position # Name Shots SOG Goals Assists Minutes
Midfield 7 Berry 3 1 1 - 88
Foward 13 Vidal 5 3 1 - 72
Midfield 21 Salazar 1 1 - 1 72
Forward 8 Yearout 1 - - - 22
Midfield 17 Lyden 2 - - - 62
Position
Forward
Midfielder
Defender
Forward
Forward
Butler
# Name Shots SOG Goals Assists Minutes
6 Melendez 3 2 - - 52
12 Zerfas 4 2 - - 61
20 Milan 1 1 1 - 77
8 Chauvin 3 3 1 - 43
10 Kotsakis 2 1 1 - 54
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