2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2006
ATHLETICS
CALENDAR
+Women's golf vs. Michigan
State, Central District Invitational,
All day, Parish, Fla.
TUESDAY
+Men's Basketball vs. Baylor,
7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Player to watch: Julian Wright. The freshman forward has come to life during the Jayhawks winning streak.
If Wright can
continue his high level of play. Kansas should be able to put Baylor away early.
+ Women's Golf vs. Michigan State, Central District Invitational, All day, Parish, Fla.
WEDNESDAY
+Women's Basketball vs.
Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Lubbock,
Texas
+ Women's Swimming, Big 12 Championships. All day, Columbia, Mo.
THURSDAY
$ \textcircled{+} $Women's Swimming. Big 12 Championships. All day, Columbia, Mo.
Softball vs. Fresno State,
Palm Springs Classic, Noon,
Palm Springs, Calif.
◆Baseball vs. Belmont, Music City Challenge, 2 p.m., Nashville, Tenn.
FRIDAY
♦Softball vs. Cal St. Fullerton,
Palm Springs Classic, 5 p.m.
Palm Springs, Calif.
$ \diamond $ Women's Swimming, Big 12 Championships, All day, Columbia, Mo.
Track, Big 12 Indoor Championship, All day, Lincoln, Neb.
SATURDAY
*Basketball vs. Lipscomb University, Music City Challenge, 2 p.m., Nashville, Tenn.
♣Softball vs. UCLA, Palm Springs Classic, 3 p.m., Palm Springs, Calif.
*Softball vs. UC Santa Barbara,
Palm Springs Classic, 10:30
p.m. Palm Springs, Calif.
Track, Big 12 Indoor Championship All day Lincoln, Neh
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◆ Men's Basketball vs. Texas,
8 p.m. Austin, Texas
$ \diamond $Women's Swimming. Big 12 Championships, All day, Columbia, Mo.
♥Women's Tennis vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m., Fayetteville, Ark.
♥Women's Basketball vs. Missouri, 11 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse.
Frankenstein, Settlemier show skills
SOFTBALL
BY JONATHAN ANDERSON
janderson@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The Kansas softball team couldn't ask anything more of Serena Settlemier on Sunday.
The senior pitcher/designated hitter hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and had five RBI against University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Nevada.
Settlemier (2-2) also pitched 4.1 innings, giving up six hits and four walks, while striking out two.
Nevada wouldn't let Kansas get the upper hand, though. Kansas fell to Nevada, 9-8, on Sunday.
"We did some things offensively that we can definitely be proud of." Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said. "Offensively, we
The Jayhawks left the weekend tournament with a 2-3 record, bringing their season mark to 4-5.
took advantage of the solid pitching."
The Rebels took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning on three walks and an error by senior shortstop Destiny Frankenstein.
Junior pitcher Kassie Humphreys relieved Settlemier and walked the first two batters with one out.
In the top half of the sixth, Kansas came back.
Frankenstein crushed her
sixth home run of the season and tied the game at four. With two out in the seventh, Settlemer hit the grand slam to give the Jayhwacks an 8-4 lead.
Kansas lost the lead and gave up costly mistakes. After a two-run home run, a hit batter and a walk with the bases loaded tied the game at eight.
Softball opens tournament with victories
The Jayhawks could not score in the extra frame and the Rebels drove in the game's winning run with a single in the eighth inning.
Kansas defeated Central Michigan and Cal Poly on Friday.
The Jayhawks scored eight runs off eight hits and capitalized on three Central Michigan errors. Frankenstein and Settlemier hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the seventh inning to seal the 8-3 victory.
"Serena and Destiny have continued to hit the ball very well," Bunge said. "Any time, any swing, they are a threat to hit the ball out of the ball-park, and that is a great threat to have."
Kansas put up enough offense to make Central Michigan use four pitchers.
Friday's night game versus Cal Poly featured Frankenstein's third home run of the day. She hit a solo shot in the fifth inning. Humphreys struck out seven and walked
six in her five innings of work while freshman pitcher Valerie George struck out one in the seventh inning to notch the victory.
Jayhawks to learn from loss
Kansas dropped two games on Saturday to BYU (2-1) and No. 4 Tennessee (13-1).
"We are confident with how we will rebound from some close games and I look forward to our team getting better as the season continues to go on." Bunge said.
The Jayhawks will be on the field again on Friday at the Palm Springs Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
- Edited by Hayley Travis
Upset victory for the Cowboys
Ihaha State forward Torre Johnson celebrates after winning against Texas 81-60 in a Big 12 game Sunday in Iwater, Okla. The Cowboys avenged their 34-point loss to Texas earlier this year.
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NASCAR
Johnson wins Daytona
BY JENNA FRYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Maybe Jimmie Johnson didn't need to cheat to win his first Daytona 500.
Johnson won a two-lap shootout Sunday to claim the victory, capping a roller-coaster week that saw NASCAR kick his crew chief out of competition for cheating.
Johnson had a strong car when he arrived at Daytona International Speedway 10 days ago, and posted the fifth-fastest time in time trials. But when NASCAR gave his Chevrolet a careful once-over, inspectors discovered that Chad Knaus had made an illegal modification.
Knaus was sent home, seemingly spoiled Johnson's shot to win The Great American Race.
Not on this Sunday.
"I knew deep-down inside
my heart that this team could still win this race," Johnson said in Victory Lane. "There's no doubt that not having Chad here was a huge handicap, but everybody stepped up. I am just so proud of this team."
Johnson stayed calm and avoided trouble in a wild race that saw Tony Stewart eliminate three contenders: Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and himself. Then Johnson worked his way to the front, staying in line and waiting for his chance to pounce.
Casey Mears, who was part of the three-man team that won the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race earlier this month, was second and Newman, who was trying to give Roger Penske his first Daytona win in 33 tries, finished third.
"It's been a tough week for us," Johnson said. "I wish Chad Knaus was here — I'm sure he's kicking his TV in right now."
TENNIS
Louisville loses to Kansas, freshman wins singles match
The Kansas tennis team defeated Louisville 4-3 on Saturday and kept its winning streak alive at four matches.
The Jayhawks won half of the singles matches and 2-of-3 doubles matches.
Freshman Yuliana Svistun also won in singles competition.
Kansas' top two players, freshman Ksenia Bukina and sophomore Elizaveta Avdeeva, posted wins against Louisville's top two players.
Kansas improves its record to 4-1, and will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday to face Arkansas.
— Antonio Mendoza
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