Austin, Texas ? Josi Lima and Jana Correa notched double-digit kills in Kansas University’s 3-1 loss to No. 11 Texas on Wednesday night at the Gregory Gym.
The Jayhawks (15-11, 6-11 Big 12 Conference) won the first game, 30-23, but the Longhorns (22-3, 14-3) rallied to take the next three, 30-16, 30-11, 30-25.
Lima led KU with 12 kills and seven digs, and Correa had 10 kills and five digs. Emily Brown and Paula Caten each contributed eight kills, and Ashley Michaels had six.
Dani Wittman led the Jayhawk defense with a career-best nine digs, and Jamie Mathewson added four digs.
Senior libero Jill Dorsey, who was injured Friday at Nebraska, did not play. However, senior Lindsey Morris saw limited back-row action for the first time since suffering an undisclosed leg injury Sept. 17.
“I was really pleased with the way we came out in game one,” KU coach Ray Bechard said. “We were very efficient and our blocking was aggressive. Texas then turned the tables on us halfway through game two and took control. They were very efficient in their hitting and in keeping good pace throughout the game.”
KU will play host to No. 13 Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Saturday at Horejsi Center.
EUGENE, ORE. ? Oregon scored the only run in the bottom of the second inning and edged Kansas University, 1-0, in softball Tuesday at Howe Field.
The game against the 19th-ranked Ducks was KU’s fifth in three days.
Oregon scored the game’s only run when Beth Boskovich walked and was moved to third on a sacrifice by Dani Baird. Boskovich scored on a wild pitch from KU’s Kara Pierce.
The Jayhawks (20-12) managed just three hits — one each by Dani May, Nicole Washburn and Jessica Moppin.
Pierce (11-6) allowed four hits and three walks and struck out three. Oregon’s Anissa Meashintubby (9-1) struck out six and walked three.
KU will continue its 10-day road trip this afternoon against the Ducks.
Kansas University softball coach Trace Bunge will serve as coach for the Kansas All-Star team that will face the United States Women’s National Team as part of the U.S. team’s Aiming for Athens tour.
The game will be played June 20 at the U.S.D. 505 Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.
The U.S. team’s Aiming for Athens tour will make 20 stops across the country.
Bunge will compile a roster that will feature current and former college players from the Sunflower State.
A Kansas All-Star roster will be released when finalized.
The 2004 Women’s National Team roster consists of four two-time Olympic gold medalists and six of the 15-member 2000 Olympic Team.
“The tour gives our team the opportunity to play together as a unit before Olympic softball competition begins, as well as give fans around the nation an opportunity to see their team in action,” said Ron Radigonda, ASA executive director.
“The players are excited about the opportunity to thank the thousands of loyal softball fans who helped make their Olympic dream a reality.”
Tickets cost from $8 to $12 and will go on sale at 9 a.m. March 29.
Tickets are available through the Amateur Softball Assn. (ASA) and by calling (785) 295-3750.
Kansas University designated player Serena Settlemier was named Big 12 Conference hitter of the week, the league announced Tuesday. Settlemier paced Kansas with five hits — including three home runs — and eight walks last week.
The Kelso, Wash., DP/pitcher did not strike out and boasted a .875 slugging percentage in eight games. The sophomore hit her 10th home run of the year Sunday against No. 18 Oregon State and is just three away from being KU’s all-time single-season home runs leader.
Columbia, Mo. ? One big inning and two little ones doomed Kansas University’s baseball team to a loss in its Big 12 Conference opener.
Missouri rode a seven-run fifth inning to an 11-7 victory Friday over the 19th-ranked Jayhawks.
Both teams were scoreless after four innings, but the Jayhawks (20-7 overall, 0-1 Big 12) took a 2-0 lead in the fifth. Lance Hayes and Ryan Baty each had an RBI single in the inning.
But the Tigers (14-8, 1-3) hit three home runs in the bottom of the fifth, chased starter Kevin Wheeler and bolted to a 7-2 lead.
KU rallied to tie it at 7 in the top of the seventh, as Baty and Tribble each had an RBI and Casey Spanish drilled a three-run homer.
However, the Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh and two more in the eighth to pick up their first Big 12 victory.
The Jayhawks loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, but stranded all three runners.
Game Two in the series will be today.
First pitch is 2 p.m.
Kansas 000 020 500 — 7 14 1
Missouri 000 070 22x — 11 14 2
W — Andy Shipman, 2-2. L — Brandon Johnson, 4-2. Sv — Travis Wendte, 4.
2B — Matt Tribble, Kyle Kilgo, KU; Ryan Rallo, Cody Ehlers, Brad Flanders, MU. 3B — Travis Metcalf, KU. HR — Casey Spanish, KU; Lee Laskowski, Rallo, Ehlers 2, Jeremy Hernandez, MU.
KU highlights — Ryan Baty 3-for-5, 2 RBIs, run; Tribble 3-for-5, RBI, run; Spanish 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, run.
