NSAN
2008
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
SPORTS
9B
Jerry Wang / KANSAN
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Kansas freshman forward Emily Cressy battles with sophomore Allie Roufus of Loyola-Chicago for control of the ball during a 2-1 loss on Sundav. Cressy is the current point leader for Kansas thus far in the season with four goals, two of which won the game for the Jayhawks.
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Kansas outshot Loyola 19 to seven, led by junior midfielder Monica Dolinsky's seven attempts, but were plagued by mediocre delivery from the flanks and settled for low-percentage passes and shots as the game slipped away.
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Despite being pigeonholed in their own end for much of the first half, the Ramblers opened the scoring in the 29th minute when a moment of individual brilliance from forward Cynthia Morote-Ariza split the Jayhawks' defense. Morote-Ariza fought through two tackles and slipped the ball through to midfielder Jackie Vera who beat junior goalkeeper Julie Hanley from 10 yards.
"We tried to play the ball over the top," Dolinsky said. "The ground was too wet, it's too windy and it just wasn't working for us."
With temperatures falling after halftime, Kansas pushed for an equalizer but Loyola made the best of its limited opportunities once again. Free to survey her options, Vera found midfielder Laura Trevillian unmarked at the back post in the 65th minute where the sophomore guided a diving header past Hanley.
Francis said he was disappointed with the way his defense was positioned on both goals, but also said he wasn't particularly unhappy with the way his team competed either.
"Credit to (Loyola)," Francis said. "They had two good chances and they scored them both."
Despite playing with a brisk wind behind its back for the second half, Kansas was content to send hopeful long balls forward—a strategy Francis said he warned his players about at halftime to no avail.
"We were hammering the crap out of the ball going forward." Francis said of his teams reliance on hopeful balls behind the defense. "We might as well have shot it, hitting it that hard and trying to play it through."
Though Kansas was spinning its wheels in the run of play, Dolinksy snatched a goal back in the 80th minute when she converted a penalty kick for her fourth goal of the season. But that was all the Jayhawks could muster, and the
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Ramblers held on for a surprising road victory.
"We hate this feeling." Hanley said of the sting of defeat. "It's the first time we have had to deal with it this year. It may help us knowing we don't want to feel like this anymore."
DOLINSKY LEADS KANSAS PAST MISSOURI STATE
assist, and three other Jayhawks recorded their first goals of 2008. Sophomore defenders Lauren Jackson and Katie Williams and junior forward Shannon McCabe scored in the first half for Kansas.
Despite ending the weekend on a low note, Kansas picked up its fifth non-conference victory 4-1 on Friday against Missouri State.
Junior midfielder Monica Dollisk scored and added an
outside hitter Karina Garlington continued her impressive week, with a career-high 23 kills.
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"We had a really good opportunity to win this tournament," Garlington said. "So I decided to come out as strong as I could."
Garlington, whose previous career high was 18 kills against UMKC last Tuesday, attributed her strong start to a better focus on the game and herself.
"My mind is really free. I'm not thinking about a whole lot," Garlington said. "I'm really clear-headed."
Bechard said he understood the improvement and worth of Garlington's uprising.
"I think there's a natural progression from freshman to sophomore," Bechard said. "The game seems a little easier and slower."
And for Garlington the game must have been in slow motion on Friday. Garlington made 44 kills in two games, including making 21 kills in a four-set victory against Cleveland State.
Besides Garlington's play, the rest of the Jayhawks were no slouches on Friday. Senior middle blockers Natalie Uhart and Savannah Noyes finished with a season-high 15 kills each.
with freshman Allison Mayfield's 11-kill performance not far behind. The Jayhawks showed the offensive balance that they normally have in their victories.
But with every step forward Kansas took on Friday, it took one huge step back Saturday night against UAB.
The jayhawks finished with a season-high 30 hitting errors, getting in one another's way for the majority of the match and looking like a completely different team from the one from the previous night.
"We would of liked to, obviously, finish on a little bit higher note." Bechard said. "We felt like we game played well. It was one of those days where everything we tried, and we tried a lot of different things, just didn't work."
The Jayhawks will get things clicking as their remaining schedule is reserved for Big 12 opponents, starting with a road game against Colorado on Wednesday.
"Everyone in the conference will be a huge struggle," Bechard said. "We know it's not going to be easy."
- Edited by Adam Mowder
BASEBALL
Zambrano pitches Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years
MILWAUKEE — Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.
Pitching for the first time since Sept. 2, Zambrano stopped a Houston team that had not played since Thursday. The storm forced baseball to move two games from Texas to Miller Park and the Astros flew hours before they took the field.
Zambrano, known for his emotional displays on the mound, kept himself in control until striking out Darin Erstad to
"I guess I'm back!" Zambrano hollered.
finish off the gem. It was baseball's first neutral-site no-hitter in modern history, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
The big right-hander dropped to his knees and pointed to the sky with both hands after getting Erstad to swing and miss. Zambrano (14-5) was immediately mobbed on the mound by his teammates.
"I'm a little confused right now," Zambrano said. "I still can't believe it. It's a great feeling, a feeling that you can't describe."
The crowd of 23,441 — mostly Cubs fans — erupted in a wild ovation after chanting "Let's go Zi" throughout the final inning.
Zambrano struck out a season-high 10 and walked one in the Cubs' first no-hitter since Milt Pappas pitched one against San Diego in 1972.
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Greg Biffle began the Chase for
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Against all odds, Biffle aims for championship
Greg Biffle began the Chase for the championship as a long shot. At best.
Winless for almost a year and seeded a distant ninth in the 12-driver field, few considered him a serious contender. But "The Biff" never counted himself out, believing a strong run Sunday in the opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway would put him in position to race for the Sprint Cup title.
Biffle used a self-described "textbook pass" on Jimmie Johnson with 12 laps to go to snap a 33-race winless streak and vault all the way to third in the Chase standings. He tracels co-leaders Johnson and Carl Edwards, his teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, by just 30 points.
"I felt like we were a definite
threat for the Chase if we made it because of the momentum we've had and how good the (Chase) race tracks are for me," he said. "There were some that I was a little nervous about, and one was Loudon. We've gotten through the one a little better than I expected, which is here, so I feel like we're definitely the darkhorse."
Johnson, the two-time defending series champion, seemed to have the first round of the Chase locked up after leading a race-high 96 laps. But Biffle was saving his Ford, hopeful that a late caution or two would give him the chance he needed to run Johnson down.
He got it when Patrick Carpentier spun late. Biffle slid past Johnson on the next lap to grab the surprise win and leave Victory Lane with a noted swagger. It was his first victory since Kansas last September.
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