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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011 / SPORTS
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LACROSSE
Jayhawks drop two in nonconference play
Chris Bronson/KANSAN
Senior Charlie Mullins prepares to pass the ball to one of his teammates during Wednesday afternoon's practice at Broke AR park. The Lacrosse team will play against Iowa on Friday and Iowa State on Saturday. The team is currently 1-2 for the season.
BY BLAKE SCHUSTER
bschuster@kansan.com
Heading into their out-of-conference games in Boulder, Colo., Kansas lacrosse coach Dennis Shults hoped his team would be able to steal one victory from the heavily-favored squads from Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado.
Unfortunately for Kansas, they weren't able to reach Shults' goal.
Kansas lost to Northern Colorado by a score of 11-6, and they.would then go on to be dismantled by No.4 Colorado 17-3
"It just wasn't all there for us this weekend." Tyler Cable, a freshman from Libertyville, Ill. said. "We had moments of good lacrosse, but just weren't able to put it together for a c
"It was a tough weekend," Shults said, "I thought we played hard, but we couldn't seem to put together two full halves for a game."
one of the better teams in the nation.
Shults made the point that no one person stood out for the Jayhawks, and they worked very well as a team, a component that he advocates to his players.
The Jayhawks knew going into the weekend that their two-game win streak would face a tough test, yet Kansas was unable to capitalize on a chance to upset
For both Colorado and Northern Colorado, the matchups against Kansas were their first games of the season, and heading into a lacrosse-loving atmosphere in Boulder, the Jayhawks were
together for a complete game."
"I thought we played hard, but we couldn't seem to put together two full halves for a game."
overwhelmed.
DENNIS SHULTS Coach
The bright spot for Kansas is that the Colorado teams were likely the toughest squads they will play all season.
Neither the Jayhawks offense nor defense made a difference this weekend as Kansas was outscored by a total of 28-9.
The layhawks will restart their conference play and play their first home games of the season
A victory against Arkansas would help Kansas separate themselves from the rest of the pack in their conference, and regain the momentum that the Jayhawks had garnered.
with St. Cloud State March 11,
and Arkansas March 12.
"I can't wait," Cauble said. "It'll be nice to play on our own turf in front of our own fans. Hopefully we put on a good show."
For Cauble and the rest of the Jayhawks, the thought of playing at home, will help them forget the ugliness of the past weekend.
Jayhawks win two in weekend matches
TENNIS
"As young as we are right now at any given day we need someone to step up," coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "I am very fortunate that the girls at the bottom of the lineup are coming for us."
BY SARAH KRUGER skruger@kansan.com
The Jayhawk women's tennis team beat Houston and Saint Louis this weekend at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Freshmen Amy Barnthouse and Dylan Windom clinched the matches two nights in a row through singles play.
In her first match since September, the No. 6 player Barnthouse won 6-2 in two consecutive singles matches.
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"It felt good, it was a lot of fun," Barnthouse said. "I knew my match was the deciding match, so with everyone standing around me it really motivated me to get the win."
Saturday, the team played Houston and came out on top. In doubles, the Jayhawks beat the Cougars with sloppy play overall to win the point, and won in singles to win overall, four matches to three.
"The double point is really important because, like you saw tonight, if we wouldn't have won it, the match would have been a completely different story," Windom said.
Both the No. 1 and No. 2 players won in singles play as well, junior Ekaterina (Kate) Morozova in two sets and freshman Paulina Los in three sets.
"Both the win and the loss are good experiences and preparation," Barnthouse said. "I can learn things from both matches. I know what I have to work on so that will help me this week in practice this week before my match on Wednesday."
On Sunday, Kansas faced Saint Louis, also at home. The first doubles team won 8-3, and the second lost 2-8. The point depended on the final doubles team, sophomore Victoria Khanevskaya and Los, who came back from 4-5 to win 8-5. Winning two out of three doubles matches gave Kansas the first point leading into singles play.
The players are ranked one through six, not depending on record but on the possession of one key move that will set them apart in defeating an opponent.
Barnthouse, the winner of the Houston match, ended up getting beat in the match against Saint Louis' Caitlin McKenna.
Morozova looked strong, winning her first singles match against Saint Louis' Hailee Elmore. The mood on the court was tense and competitive, the players back and forth winning matches and disputing calls made on the court. Up 5-2. Elmore continued her winning streak to win the set 6-2 and overall 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
The Jayhawks ended up defeating the Billikens 4-3.
Carmelo Anthony, who was poked in the eye in the first quarter and later hit in the head in the first half, finished with 14 points, his lowest total since New York acquired him in a Feb. 22 trade.
Windom was the last player on the court battling through a 46 set match to win the match overall for Kansas.
Anthony didn't appear hurt by the hits in the head, though he played part of the second quarter and during the second half without his trademark NBA headband.
"It meant a lot to the team," she said. "I didn't know mine was the deciding match, but I'm excited because I was tired and I pulled out the win for my team."
"Every match you have to go in and be thinking there are opportunities there," Hall-Holt said, "I think we need to enjoy this win for now, but here in the next few hours refocus for UMKC. They are a good solid team."
— Edited by Corey Thibodeaux
The team has another match coming up this Wednesday against UMKC and plans on bringing the energy from the last two matches to stay successful.
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