THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006
SPORTS
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Team finds victory in final 10-minute blitz
Women return with 1-1 record in Cal Invitational after battling California, St. Mary's
Nate Tabak/THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN
Holly Gault, senior defender, dribbles past California defenders in the first game of the Cal Invitational in Berkeley, Calif. The Jayhawks dropped the game against the No. 10 ranked Bears 1-0.
BY MARK DENT
Kansas scored three goals in a 10-minute time span on Sunday afternoon in its 4-2 victory against Saint Mary's in the Cal Invitational.
"We played pretty well, especially in the second half," Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "It was the best game we've had offensively."
The game was tied 1-1 at the 54-minute mark before freshman forward Monica Dolinsky broke the stalemate. Dolinsky collected a pass from senior midfielder Holly Gault in the middle of the goal box. She fired it toward the left side of the net, and the ball flicked off the goalkeeper's fingers for Dolinsky's second goal of the season.
Senior captain and forward Michelle Rasmussen joined Dolinsky in the goal-scoring column seven minutes later. A loose ball rolled Rasmussen's way after a corner kick, and she launched it from 25 feet out to give Kansas a 3-1 advantage.
The Jayhawks' 10-minute scoring barrage ended at the 64 minute mark with Gault's first goal of the season. Another Kansas corner kick allowed Gault to intercept a Saint Mary's pass in front of the goal and score easily.
"Our attacking midfielders helped us to play well up front,"
Francis said, "We did a good job battling."
The game looked like it could be one-sided early on as senior forward Lacey Novak gave the
jayhawks a 1-0 lead in the second minute. But the Gaels tied it only seven minutes later.
Kansas combined its speed and depth to spur it to victory. It was speed
"We played pretty well, especially in the second half. It was the best game we've had offensively."
MARK FRANCIS
"Depth helped us a lot today," Francis said. "We had to keep getting fresh legs in there in order to press them."
that gave the Jayhawks the ability to press the ball on the offensive end for the last 45 minutes. But Kansas' depth allowed it to remain at that fast pace long enough to夺 its trio of second-half goals.
Sophomore goalkeeper Julie Hanley's work between the posts also helped the Jayhawks. Before Kansas' offense caught fire, Hanley may have saved the game. Saint Mary's midfielder Jessica Menzhuber filtered through Kansas' defense for a one-on-one breakaway opportunity.
kept the game tied in the middle of the first half.
Sunday's victory allowed Kansas (2-1-0) to come home with a split after a 1-0 loss Friday
Hanley slid to block Menzhuber's shot attempt and
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to No. 10 California in its first game of the Cal Invitational.
California midfielder Nadia Al-Lami headed in a corner kick only five minutes into the match for the team's
game winner.
Kansas out shot California 5-1 in the second half but never broke through to tie the game..
"We actually outplayed them in the second half," Francis said. But we just couldn't come up with the tying goal."
More top-level competition awaits the Jayhawks this weekend when they make their secondstraight road trip. They will play against Alabama and Duke at the Nike UAB Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
Kansan sportswriter Mark Dent can be contacted at mdent@ kansan.com.
Edited by Dianne Smith
CROSS COUNTRY
Runners take Rim Rock Kansas' season begins with successful meet
BY EVAN KAFARAKIS
"I'm excited about the way our team competed," Redwine said. "It was a total team effort."
Both the men's and women's squads scored enough points to win the meet, which pleased coach Stanley Redwine.
The Kansas cross country team got off on the right foot this season with its opening meet at Rim Rock Farm this past weekend.
"I'm excited about the way our team competed, it was a total team effort."
The races began with the women's 6K event early Saturday morning and the men's 8K followed.
STANLEY REDWINE Kansas Cross Country Coach
The men's team scored 26 points
The women tallied up 59 points in the 6K event. Leading the way for the
to the team this season.
Leading the way for the freshmen was Lauren Bonds, Hutchinson native, who placed seventh with a time of 23:15.04.
Jayhawks was junior Melissa O'Rourke, who finished sixth with a time of 23.14.51.
Redwine said he was very pleased with, O'Rourke's performance.
He also said he was pleased with the nine freshmen who were added
scores 26 points and won the 8K without the help of one of its top runners, Benson Chesang.
Leading the men for the Jayhawks were juniors Paul
Chesang, a two-time Big 12 player, didn't compete because Redwine decided to let him rest.
Hefferon and Colby Wissel.
Seniors Erik Sloan and Tyler Kelly placed fourth and tenth. Five out of the top 10 finishers in the event were lajhwakes.
Hefferon won the event with a time of 25:38.95 and Wissel finished second with a time of 25:39.19.
"The men's team gave a total effort today." Redwine said.
Rim Rock Farm will host the Big 12 Championships this year so it was an advantage for the Jayhawks
to compete at the course this early in the season.
The Jayhawks will make their way to Manhattan next weekend to compete in the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational.
Edited by Nicole Kelley
kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.
SAITAMA, Japan — With injured Pau Gasol cheering his teammates from the bench, Spain beat Greece 70-47 Sunday to win its first world championship.
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The 7-foot Gasol led Spain (9-0) in scoring and rebounding throughout the tournament, but he broke his foot late in the 75-74 semifinal victory against Argentina.
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Greece (8-1) advanced to its first final after a 101-95 semifinal victory against the United States.
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Felipe Reyes started in Gasol's place and he had 10 points in the first half, one fewer than he had in the entire tournament. He was limited to three games because of back problems.
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