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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 / SPORTS
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Junior forward Emily Cressy breaks into the open field during Kansas' scrimmage against the men's club team earlier this year.
Jayhawks rebound after opening loss
BY MIKE LAVIERI
mlavieri@kansan.com
The soccer teams inconsistencies continued this weekend, as it went 1-1 for the third consecutive week.
Kansas (3-3) defeated Oregon (2-3-2), for its first Sunday win of the season, 1-0 on a late goal by junior forward Emily Cressy.
Cressy was unmarked on her goal that came in the 85th minute on a cross from sophomore midfielder Whitney Berry.
Coach Mark Francis thought the team played well in the offensive end.
"We created more scoring opportunities than we have all season," Francis said in a news release. "The girls played really hard and I think across the board, every single person that stepped on the field did a really good job."
The Jayhawks had 13 shots against the Ducks; six came from Cressy. Oregon had 25 shots, but could not convert.
Francis was pleased with how the team was competitive all weekend. He thought defeating a good
Oregon team on the road was a good victory for the team.
"This weekend we talked to them about competing and main-taining focus." Francis said in a news release. "Friday, I thought we competed really well but weren't focused all 90 minutes. Today I thought we were."
The Jayhawks lost to California State University, Northridge (4-3), 1-0 in double-overtime on Friday.
Kansas controlled much of the game, but it did not matter as CSUN scored a goal in the 102nd minute, which ended the game.
Junior defender Brielle Slepicoff took the ball from midfield and dribbed down to the edge of the box and crossed it to senior forward Farryn Townley, who headed the ball in from three vards out.
Kansas went 2-3 on its fivegame road trip. The team returns home to the Jayhawk Soccer Complex on Friday and will host UW-Milwaukee.
Edited by Abby Davenport
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VOLLEYBALL
Freshman outside hitter Amy Wehrs dives to save the ball Saturday at Horesi Family Athletics Center. Kansas defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0.
Squad finishes second in tourney
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
"She had a great game tonight,"
The Jayhawks dropped to No. 3 in the Big 12 Conference after losing a long battle with No. 18 Northern Iowa in the second match of the weekend's Kansas Invitational. Kansas won victories over Winthrop and Arkansas-Little Rock, helped along by senior outside hitter Karina Garlington and sophomore middle blocker Tayler Tolefree, both of whom were named for the all-tournament team.
Tolefree, who reached a career high of 11 kills in two straight matches, said the team was looking to diversify its offense. "If you have to respect all the hitters in the front row, everyone is going one-on-one, and you open people up," Tolefree said. "So, we've been working on that, and working on just being a more dynamic team."
Kansas, now 9-2, placed second in the tournament. Northern Iowa took first place, while Arkansas-Little Rock landed in third and Winthrop in fourth.
In the Jayhawks' first match of the weekend, they saw the Winthrop Eagles — out of Rockhill, South Carolina — push the contest into four sets by coming alive in the third to win 29-27. Some credit for that goes to Eagles senior outside hitter Kaley Viola, who led her team with 17 kills. At many points in the match, Viola and Jayhawk Karina Garlington went back and forth, shot for shot.
WINTHROP
Garlington said of Viola. "We didn't seem to find an answer for her, so, you know, she stepped up for her team, too, and had a good night."
But Garlington got the better of the exchange, adding a block to 27 kills. The lajahwaks took the fourth set 20-25 to win the match.
NORTHERN IOWA
At No. 18, the Northern Iowa Panthers were the first ranked opponent that the Jayhawks have seen in 2010, and the match against them lasted over two hours over five sets on Friday night. The Panthers took the first two sets 25-16 and 25-20, having better success with their offensive attacks and frustrating the Jayhawks' offense with over seventeen blocks.
Handling the Panthers' offense partly fell to freshman defensive specialist Brianne Riley, who came up with 21 digs in the five games.
"They run a really fast offense,"
Kiley said. "They get balls to deep corners, that most teams don't know how to get there. Usually we just call those 'good shots' but they consistently were hitting the
said the key was to come out strong and make a sustained effort.
"The offensive combinations were good," Tate said. "We have to throw the first punch."
The Jayhawks won the third and fourth seats 23-25 and 20-25, respectively, forcing the Panthers into a fifth and final set. It went to Northern Iowa 15-11.
Coach Ray Bechard said that Northern Iowa had a potential advantage in the endgame. "That was their fourth or fifth five-game match. And that fifth game just feels a little different because it's shorter, and there's more pressure, and they handled it better than we did. And sometimes you got to go through that to understand what if feels like. Now, hopefully, next time around, we'll handle that a little bit better."
ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK
balls to those good shots."
On Saturday, Kansas outblocked Arkansas-Little Rock 12 to 4 and largely stifled their offensive efforts.
The jayhawks swept the match with scores of
19-25, 13-25 and
19-25.
T a y l e r Tolefree led the jayhawks in kills, hit-
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The Jayhawks turned things around in the third set, helped by junior setter Nicole Tate who picked up a kill, six assists and a dig on entering the game. Tate
"The offensive combinations were good. We have to throw the first punch."
Freshman setter Kara Wehrs and freshman middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc celebrate as KU furthers its lead during the second set. Kansas defeated Arkansas Little Rock 3-0 on Saturday and finished second in the Kansas Invitational.
NICOLE TATE Junior setter
ting her career high 11 for the second time in as many matches, while freshman red shirt Caroline Jarmoc led all players with five rejections. Nicole Tate saw her first start of the season and freshman Jaime Mathieu made her first appearance at libero in the third set.
Coach Ray Bechard said in a release that he played everyone on the roster.
"Sometimes when you do that, things get a little uneven and momentum changes. But we did block extremely well and we gave everybody an opportunity, which we wanted to see some people in different situations heading into Big 12 play on Wednesday."
The Jayhawks begin conference play with a match against Kansas State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan.
NFL
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New York Jets aim for a winning season, making it to the 2011 Super Bowl
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. _ The New York Jets finally can begin a journey they all believe will lead them to Jerry Jones' palatial stadium come February, a point they've been pounding home with the force of a jackhammer.
After an eventful offseason when they added several shiny free-agent pieces, talked boldly and saw their All-Pro cornerback stage a 36-day holdout, the Jets hit the stage on "Monday Night Football" against the Ravens, kicking off their "Super Bowl or Bust" campaign.
It's time to start backing up that bravado in their regular-season debut at New Meadowlands Stadium.
"We've been waiting for this moment, just to be able to get back on the field and make that run for the Super Bowl," wide receiver Jerrick Cotchery said. "A lot of people hear us talking and all those things, but we are a hungry team right now. Our goal is to make the Super Bowl. Last year, realistically we thought we were going to make the Super Bowl. But we fell short of that goal.
"So when you are that close, you realize that you have to work that much harder to get to the Super
They've already participated in a couple of dress rehearsals in front
"We're so ready to play an opponent, for real, to get things going in our new stadium," quarterback Mark Sanchez said. "This is a game that counts. This is huge for us, so we just can't wait. Our guys are so
Taylor. Holmes has to sit out the first four games for violating the NFLs substance-abuse policy, but the others are expected to play integral roles immediately, with Taylor starting at outside linebacker Monday night for an injured Calvin Pace.
That was evident in the Jets' headline-grabbing offseason that included the acquisitions of LaDainian Tomlinson, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie and Jason
of their new fans, though it was nothing like what they'll experience Monday night.
excited. Monday can't come soon enough.
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