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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
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Kansas struggles during scoreless weekend
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Junior forward Caroline Kastor keeps her eye on the ball and away from her UNLV opponents on Aug. 26 at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. Last weekend, the Jayhawks were unable to put any points on the board and are now on a three-game losing streak.
The Jayhawks soccer team lost both games they played over the weekend 1-0 and are now on a three-game losing streak.
ANDREW MORRIS
amorris@kansan.com
Kansas allowed two first half goals and continued to be without a victory when trailing at the half as the team suffered its first two-loss weekend of the year.
On Friday night, Kansas struggled to put shots on goal in a 1-0 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners. The Jayhawks outshot the Sooners, but could only put three of 14 shots on goal. Forward Renae Cuellar scored for Oklahoma in the 22nd minute for the match's only goal.
"I thought we controlled the tempo of the game; we had the ball way more than they did," coach Mark Francis said. "We just didn't really create a whole lot."
The lajahawks failed to create scoring chances in the first half, but found more luck in the second half. Kansas outshot the Sooners 11-5 in the second half, but Kansas again couldn't finish any of the chances they were able to create.
In the final 10 minutes, the Jayhawks pushed forward in search of a late equalizer. With just four minutes remaining, senior midfielder Amy Grow's through ball found junior forward Caroline Kastor, but her shot sailed wide of the soal.
The loss moved Kansas to the middle of the Big 12 standings and 10 points behind No. 1 West Virginia.
"We went to a 3-4-3 formation at the end." Francis said. "I told the team our sense of urgency the last 10 minutes was really good but we should have had t kind of moment at the beginning of
Francis
half."
The Jayhawks traveled to Austin,Tex. on Sunday to take on No. 2 Texas Longhorns. For the second straight game, Kansas allowed a first half goal and lost 1-0 when Texas' Brooke Gilbert scored off a corner kick. The Jayhawk defense continued its strong
season, holding opponents to just more than one goal per game.
Kansas started the second half
Texas, who had six first half shots, dominated the first half, and the Kansas defense finally was broken in the 34th minute. The Jayhawks failed to clear a corner kick, and Gilbert fired home a shot from inside the six-yard box to put the Longhorns ahead.
Kastor
with shots from Kastor and senior midfielder Whitney Berry as they searched for an equalizer. Texas defended during the second half, but Kansas couldn't get any scoring chances.
The loss moved Kansas to 2-4 in Big 12 play and 8-6-2 overall. Kansas hasn't won in four games, tying once and losing three times, and managed to score just one goal during that stretch. The Jayhawks will host Iowa State and Texas Tech next weekend in the final two games of the conference schedule.
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VOLLEYBALL
—Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
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Outside hitter Catherine Carmichael spills the ball at the Tulsa defense on Aug. 31, 2012. After losing to Texas this week, Kansas is 5-1 in conference play.
Volleyball team swept out of Texas
GEOFFREY CALVERT
gcalvert@kansan.com
Despite leading late in sets two and three, the Kansas volleyball team couldn't avoid being swept by the Texas Longhorns Friday night in Austin, Texas. The match marked Kansas' first conference loss this season, while Texas has yet to lose a set in conference play.
Kansas led the third set 23-20 and looked like it might be able to fight its way back like it did Wednesday against Oklahoma. But Texas rattled off the long straight points, giving the longhorns control. Redshirt junior Catherine Carmichael knotted the set at 24 with a kill, but a service error by freshman Tiana Dockery and a block by Texas closed out the match.
"Our hope was that we could get to 20-20 games and hopefully they'd
feel the pressure being at home and trying to keep their record up," coach Ray Bechard said. "But they ended up making a few more plays than we did in the end."
The Longhorns have improved their
home record to 87-4 since 2007,
and moved to 15-3 in the season
and 7-0 in conference play. Kansas
fell to 17-3 and 5-1 in conference
play.
a 25-14 set victory. The Longhorns hit .440 in the first set, compared to the layhawks' .133 hitting percentage.
Kansas came to life in the second set, with neither team gaining more than a three-point lead. A block by senior middle blocker Taylor Toilefree and sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Albers gave the Jayhawks a 20-19 lead, but Texas would not let Kansas grab any momentum. Texas used two blocks and two Jayhawk attack errors to pull away, 25-22.
Texas dominated the first set, beginning the match on a 5-2 run. After that, the Jayhawks could only close to within two points, and the Longhorns kept extending their lead. A kill by redshirt junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc ignited a brief 4-0 Kansas run to cut the deficit to 15-11. But Texas answered with an offensive barrage and a 10-3 run to give them
texas outblocked the jayhawks 11-5, the third straight match the jayhawks were outblocked.
Jarmoc
"I think it was mainly our mistakes that let them creep back in and get the win..."
CATHERINE CARMICHAEL Outside hitter
"We had 29 hitting errors, 18 unforced, and they only had nine (unforced errors) because they blocked 11
balls, and we blocked five," Bechard said. "Late in matches, that makes a huge difference."
The third set seemed more promising for Kansas than the second. The Jayhawks went on the offensive, with Carmichael and middle blockers Jarmoc and Tayler Tolefree accounting for 18 points during the set, including two service aces from Jarmoc.
The Jayhawks couldn't take advantage of this momentum despite getting late leads of 20-17 and 23-20. Kansas committed two late attack errors, but was still tied at 24 and had the serve. However, a Dockery service error gave the Longhorns the lead and the serve, and Texas finished the match with a block on a Carmichael attack.
"I think we just needed to get one good pass or one good set, and we had two hitting errors," Carmichael said. "I think it was mostly our mistakes that let them creep back in and get the win in the second and third set."
Kansas outugd the Longhorns 50-38, but Texas was more efficient
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Carmichael was the only Jayhawk with double-figure kills, with 16.
"Our balls that we got up could have been more in-system so our setter had more options for the hitters to run bet-
Boub said.
Kansas' next match is at home on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. against No. 14 Kansas State.
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