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SOCCER
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Junior forward Kortney Clifton outpaces a Missouri State defender during the second half. Kansas dominated the offensive game with Clifton scoring both goals in the 2-0 victory.
Team loses Friday but wins Sunday Clifton scores two goals in Sunday victory
The Kansas soccer team ran into yet another overtime game Friday for its second overtime match in as many weeks. The result was the same as last week's game, as Wisconsin-Milwaukee's leading scorer, junior Sarah Hagen, was able to place a shot just above sophomore goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau's outstretched arms in the 96th minute to defeat Kansas 1-0.
BY JACKSON DELAY jdelay@kansan.com
The Jayhawks' best-scoring threat of the first half came in the 28th minute when junior forward Emily Cressy launched a shot off of the crossbar. Cressy also hit another one off the crossbar in the second half, which was accompanied by a couple shots by sophomore forward Whitney Berry that barely sailed over the goal.
Coach Mark Francis also noted that the opportunities were there.
"We were creating chances. We just have to finish them." Francis said.
"We were creating chances, but 'definitely unlucky', Berry said.
"We were good in the first half. We were absolutely pitiful in the second half. Game of two halves," he said.
Francis also said the team's play wasn't consistent.
This idea of finding a way to lose the game that likely sparked Francis' pregame speech for his team's matchup against Missouri State on Sunday.
"My pregame speech to the team was,' Find a way to win.' That was it, and then I walked out," Francis said.
Francis contributed the goal to a lack of focus. He also said that he felt that Kansas didn't get beat by Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but rather his team found a way to lose.
"We just said, 'We are at home, this is our house, and we need to take the game to them,' Francis said. "I thought we did a good job of that."
The layhawks did just that as they controlled the game and finished with a 2-0 victory. Kansas came out and was the aggressor, setting the pace from the beginning of the game. They outshot Missouri State 8-0 in the first half,
and also accumulated six corner kicks compared to Missouri State's one.
But Clifton didn't quit with one goal. She scored the game's second goal, and also her second of the season, from an assist by Berry in the 60th minute. Clifton said it felt good to get the goals and help her confidence before conference play.
In the 8th minute junior forward Kortney Clifton was able to take advantage of sloppy play by the Missouri State defense. She stole it from the defender and converted it into a goal, her first of the season.
"We came and we knew we needed to win everyone's energy was just really high." Clifton said.
"I was excited for Kortney," Francis said. "Kortney played really well today, and I'm not just saying that because she scored the two goals. She made a lot of things happen and I think defensively, too, she battled really hard."
"It has definitely given us momentum to keep going," she said. "We have grown a lot these past nine games as a team, so I think we are definitely ready and really excited."
Liebetrau, helped by the Kansas defense allowing only six total shots, turned in her third shutout of the season and added four saves to her Big 12 leading save total, now at 51.
"I thought we defended well, I thought we competed well," Francis said. "The kids did a pretty good job of executing the game plan."
Clifton said this game helps them going into conference play.
Kansas opens conference play on the road this weekend when they travel to Missouri on Friday and Iowa State on Sunday.
Edited by Clark Goble
Team did well in home tournament
Kansas Invitational starts strong
TENNIS
BY MIKE VERNON
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Senior Ekaterina Morozova returns a volley from her opponent Friday afternoon during the KU invitational. As a junior, Morozova went 10-13 and lead the team at the number one doubles spot.
Kansas took an even worse loss early in the season with Paulina Los retiring during her finals match because of an injury.
Kansas had two singles wins on the day, coming from Teagan Seeley and Monica Pezzotti.
The Kansas tennis season kicked off Friday at the the Kansas Invitational in Lawrence. The Invitational was a four-tournament that included the University of South Dakota, UMKC and Saint Louis University.
Consolation matches took place as teams looked for redemption. Kansas won a total of four consolation flights. Kate Goff and Victoria Khanevskaya won their doubles consolation flight, defeating a pair from South Dakota, 8-4.
Things continued to go well for the Jawhaws on Saturday.
It was a big start for Kansas, which is looking to hit the ground running to open the new season. The team certainly started well after the first two days of the Jayhawk Invitational.
Kansas opened strongly on Friday, dominating in both doubles and singles.
Victoria Khanevskaya who beat her SLU opponent 6-0, 6-1.
Two Kansas doubles teams made it to the finals of their flights. Both of the doubles teams were composed of freshman who opened their collegiate career in a big way. The tandems of Dylan Windom with Paulina Los, and Amy Barnthouse with Teagan Seely advanced to the finals.
The freshman standouts from day one took a tough loss in the finals of their flight, losing 8-3 to SLU.
Kansas went 7-3 in their singles flights on Friday. There were many singles standouts, including
Edited by Roshni Oommen
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Clay Matthews knocked around another opposing offense, and this time the Green Bay Packers didn't allow any comebacks.
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Matthews wreaks havoc, Packers win
Aaron Rodgers threw for 255 yards, with touchdowns to Donald
Linebacker Brandon Chillar and rookie safety Morgan Burnett intercepted Trent Edwards and the
Driver and James Jones, and scrambled for another score, while Matthews had three sacks to lead a dominant defensive performance in the Packers' 34-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Packers (2-0) held the Bills to 186 yards of total offense.
Fred jackson rushed for a touchdown, the only score of the game for Buffalo (0-2). Edwards was 11 of 18 for 102 yards.
After missing most of training camp and all four preseason games with a hamstring injury, Matthews
made several critical plays to help the Packers win their opener at Philadelphia last week.
The Bills gained zero net yards in the first quarter but still managed to make it a game, going into halftime trailing 13-7. Rodgers' 7-yard touchdown pass to Driver for a 20-7 Packers lead.