Monday, October 6, 2008
Another weekend of Big 12 play brought another weekend of up-and-down results for Kansas.
Mark Francis’ team defeated Texas Tech 2-0 by virtue of two second-half goals Friday afternoon at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex before falling to No. 15 Colorado 2-0 Sunday afternoon in the same fashion.
Monica Dolinsky, junior midfielder and forward, attempts to clear the ball from her opponent, Michelle Wenino, Colorado senior defender, Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. The Jayhawks were shutout after the Buffaloes scored two goals in the second half; this loss puts the Jayhawks at a record of 8-4.
The results mean Kansas (8-4, 2-2) has split its weekend series for the fourth consecutive weekend after starting the season 4-0.
DOLINSKY, CRESSY POWER KANSAS PAST TEXAS TECH
For nearly 70 minutes Friday, junior goalkeeper Julie Hanley had the best view in the house.
Apart from pregame warm-ups, Hanley hadn’t faced a single shot while the Jayhawks racked up 11 shots, a missed penalty, the majority of possession and just about everything else except a goal.
“It was a good bored,” Hanley said.
Finally, Texas Tech tested her in the 67th minute. Five minutes later, Kansas got what it was pushing for when junior midfielder Monica Dolinsky redeemed herself for an early penalty kick miss.
Sophomore defender Lauren Jackson’s slid a pass to Dolinksy’s feet after a brilliant weaving run. Dolinsky, tied for the team lead with six goals, took a quick touch and fit a low drive inside the far post, making up for her slip up at the penalty spot in the 19th minute.
Francis, for his part, said he couldn’t remember the last time Dolinsky missed a penalty kick.
“As a youth player, I saw her take PKs, and I don’t know if she ever missed one, to be honest,” Francis said. “I think for her, just scoring the winning goal and making up for that was good for her confidence.”
Freshman forward Emily Cressy put the finishing touches on the victory in the 85th minute when she bundled in junior forward Shannon McCabe’s pass in the six-yard box.
STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS COLORADO PAST KANSAS
Kansas doubled Colorado’s shot total, but two second-half goals from Nikki Keller and Gianna DeSaverio doomed the home team to another 1-1 weekend.
The Jayhawks dominated play in the first half, outshooting the Buffaloes 12-4, but senior goalkeeper Kirstin Radlinski refused to be beaten.
Radlinksi used a collection of acrobatic saves to keep Kansas off the board for the first time in 2008. The performance left its mark on coach Mark Francis.
“I don’t know if she is always that good but if she is, I can’t imagine there is a better goalkeeper in the conference,” Francis said. “A couple of those saves she made in the first half were unreal.”
The most impressive came in the 19th minute when junior midfielder Monica Dolinsky ripped a dipping half volley from 20 yards. Though the ball looked destined to find the far corner, Radlinksi stretched out at the last second to tip the ball over.
Dolinsky led Kansas with five shots with one hitting the joint between crossbar and post.
“I had one that was almost in and another that hit the bar,” Dolinksy said. “It was just an unlucky day.”
The teams went to halftime scoreless, but Colorado pulled ahead in the 55th minute when Keller pushed the ball past a charging Julie Hanley.
The junior goalkeeper was beaten again when the Buffaloes capitalized on their newfound momentum 10 minutes later. DeSaverio swooped up a loose ball in the Kansas penalty area and put the game out of reach.
“I think we lost our rhythm once they scored and we couldn’t really get back into it,” junior forward Shannon McCabe said.
— — Edited by Arthur Hur
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