wednesday, december 3, 2003
sports
the university daily kansan 7A
Team raising cash,taking games
By Nikki Nugent
nnugent@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Contributed Art
The KU women's soccer club finished second in this season's national tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Kansas varsity soccer was not the only team that had a great season.
The KU women's club soccer team completed its season with a second-place finish in the Sport Club National Championship Tournament.
Forward Jessica Dorsey, Topeka senior, said the team decided it was in its best interest to play without a coach. As the team president, Dorsey took on some of that role, but she said the process was democratic. She said it wasn't difficult for the team to find motivation.
"We always knew that Nationals was our biggest goal," Dorsey said. "I think we all recognized that we had the potential to do it so we tried to stay focused and work hard."
Despite playing the season without a coach and experiencing home field advantage twice at the Shenk Complex, the team went 16-4-2 on the season.
The team placed first in a tournament at Iowa State early in the season. After going 1-1-1 at the Second Annual University of Colorado Invitational, the team placed second at a tournament at Kansas State.
The team traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala. from Nov. 20 to
22 to play in the national tournament. Unlike the NCAA Tournament, only 16 teams play in the open division of the club tournament.
Kansas won its first two games, defeating the University of Vermont 2-0 and the University of Alabama 8-0.
The team's third game of the tournament was closer. Kansas played an Arizona team that it had tied once earlier in the season.
The two teams played to a 2-2 tie in regulation. The Jayhawks advanced based on goal differential.
Kansas defeated UCLA in the semifinals of the tournament before meeting Arizona again in the final.
Playing their sixth game in three days proved to be exhausting for both teams. Midfielder Erin Leary, Lenexa junior, said the team wasn't excited about playing Arizona again.
"We just took on the attitude that we were really happy to be in the finals," Leary said. "We ended up playing the best game I think we played all season."
Arizona struck first, and Kansas tied it up. Arizona struck again, and Kansas tied it up again.
After 80 minutes of regulation, the teams were deadlocked at 2-2.
Both sides went scoreless in two ten-minute overtime periods.
The championship came down to a five-shot shootout. The shootout went to the final shot and Kansas lost 5-4.
"We ended up playing the best game I think we played all season."
Erin Leary
Lenexajunior
"At that point it would have been great to come away with a win," Leary said, "but we were just really proud of ourselves because we definitely did better than we ever expected."
Club teams at the University receive money from Recreation Services. The amount of money each team receives depends on the amount of money it raises. The women's club soccer team received $4,500 dollars from Recreation Services. Dorsey said the funds were more than enough to cover travel expenses throughout the season.
The team holds fundraisers through the year to help support its program. They sold T-shirts earlier this season and will work in cooperation with Uno's Chicago Bar and Grill on Dec. 9 to add to their funds.
Dorsey said team members would be handing out fliers in front of Wescoe Hall. When Uno's patrons present the flier, the soccer team will receive 20 percent of the sale.
Edited by Dave Nobles
NC STATE: Wide receivers garnering national attention for team
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receiving yards in a single season
Robinson made an immediate impact at North Carolina State, and bolted for the pros after just his sophomore season. As a freshman in 1999, Robinson had 48 receptions for 853 yards. He bloomed even further in his sophomore campaign, catching 62 passes for 1,061 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He became the second receiver in Wolfpack history along with Holt to rack up 1,000
Robinson was the ninth overall pick in the 2001 draft, and had a quiet rookie season for the Seahawks.
As a second-year player in 2002, Robinson had a breakout year with 78 catches for 1,240 yards and five touchdowns. He is having another huge year in 2003 for Seattle.
Next in the growing line of Wolfpack NFL wideouts is senior Jerricho Cotchery.
Philip Rivers' top target each of the past two seasons. In 2002, he became the third receiver in Wolfpack history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark, and he repeated the same feat in 2003. Cotchery has 2,390 yards over the past two seasons as well as 16 touchdowns.
Cotchery, a senior, has been
touchdowns this season.
When Cotchery heads to the pros next season, the heir apparent will be sophomore Tramain Hall, who behind Cotchery has managed 763 yards on 65 grabs with seven
Before Torry Holt, the school had never had a 1,000-yard receiver, and since then that sort of production at that position has been a fixture year in and year out.
As the tradition continues, North Carolina State will put itself on the map with Florida, Florida State and Tennessee as college football's wide receiver manufacturers for the NFL.
- Edited by Katie Nelson
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