8B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 2005
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Spirits
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Senior forward Kimberly Karfonta and sophomore midfielder Emily Strinden were given assists.
The game remained tied through the half, until the 59th minute when Garey put a ball in from eight yards out for her eighth of the season.
Smith counteracted this time and put the game-tying goal by Spisak for her fifth of the season in the 69th minute. Senior forward and co-captain Jessica Smith and Rasmussen were given assists.
"I missed two chances that I probably should've finished on and I probably won't ever miss again," Smith said. "That stuff happens."
The final minutes saw several missed opportunities, including two shots from Caroline Smith.
But it was Garey to the rescue for the Aggies for the third and final time in the 88th minute, collecting the hat trick and the victory. The assist went to Pistorius for the second time of the day.
"A game like that is going to go either way. They had chances and we had chances," Francis said. "Today they just didn't fall
"We had control of the game the whole time," Caroline Smith said. "They scored some good goals but I never felt like we lost control of the game. Unfortunately, we walked away with a 3-2 loss."
Friday night proved successful for the Jayhawks, defeating the Bears (2-6-1) for their first Big 12 victory of the season.
Despite the loss, the Jayhawks acted confident of their successes to come.
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The match was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. in Waco, Texas, but Hurricane Rita precautions moved the game to Lawrence. After heavy rain in Lawrence, the match finally landed at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.
Giving a strong effort, the Bears were hard after the ball even in the final seconds of play, making the 1-0 victory an almost sigh of relief for the Jayhawks.
Kansas tied one in the 20th minute to get ahead early. Junior defender Holly Gault and senior Caroline Smith both assisted freshman forward Jessica Bush knock in the game winner. It was her fourth goal of the season.
"The thing is, especially with a team like Baylor, they never give up," Francis said. "The longer that game is close, the more they are going to keep fighting, the more they keep pushing."
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Senior forward Caroline Smith slides around Texas A&M defender Paige Carmichael for the tying goal in the 69th minute yesterday at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka. The Jayhawks would go on to lose with 2:22 left on the clock when Ashlee Pistorius scored for the Aggies on a rebound off the crossbar.
leen Quinn collected her first Big 12 victory and shutout.
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Pitchers
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Chapple said anxiety played a part in the team's performance and there was plenty of room for improvement.
"I just think it was nerves," she said. "It was just a matter of getting out the jitters."
Yesterday brought more success to the team.
In two games, Kansas produced 22 hits and outscored its opponents 11-2.
Kansas beat Rockhurst 6-1 before defeating Missouri Southern 5-1.
George got the start against Rockhurst and continued her success from Saturday.
She pitched five solid innings.
surrendering only one run and striking out nine batters.
Humphreys pitched two shutout innings to give George the victory.
"Our pitchers have been working really hard and they deserve a lot of credit. They did awesome all weekend," Frankenstein said.
Rockhurst tied the game in the fifth inning 1-1, but Kansas answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning and another three in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
the game and that's what we were looking for." she said.
Bunge said the offense looked much better yesterday than it did Saturday.
"They just swing the bats a little bit more aggressively and hit the ball a little harder and more consistently throughout
The fourth and final game matched Kansas against Missouri Southern for the second time in as many days.
Like Saturday's contest, yesterday's game resulted in a Kansas victory, as it won 5-1.
Frankenstein tripled in the fifth inning and went 2-3 at the plate.
The pitching combination of Settlemier and Humphreys earned a no-hitter with Settlemier getting the victory.
Bunge said she was impressed with Humphrey's performance.
Kansas' next game is Wednesday, when it hosts William Jewell at 2:30 p.m.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz
Struggles
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Game two was all Kansas
The laivawks won 50-23.
Their .370 attack percentage was a match high.
Freshman middle blocker Savannah Noyes, who posted a career-high nine kills, said the Jayhawks could have played better but were happy with the victory nonetheless. She said she felt better after getting a few Division I matches under her belt.
Correa said the Jayhawks needed to concentrate better than they had in the last few matches.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz