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Immortal Moments (continued from page 8)
The last time CMSU defeated
Truman State, Jennies’ freshman
Brooke Butler was in eighth grade.
Butler was not intimidated in the
least, as she nailed down 15 kills
(with no errors) in 24 attempts
to lead #17 CMSU to a 3-0 win
over the #1 ranked Truman State
Bulldogs this fall.
The Jennies out-hit Truman
.312 to .145 to win the first
game, 30-24. The game was
tied four times and the lead
changed three times before
the Jennies put it away.
Game two was even closer,
with 10 ties and four lead
changes. In the end, though,
the Jennies came out on top,
30-26. Holding true to the rest
of the match, game three went
down to the wire. CMSU pulled
that one out, too, 30-26. With
the score tied 23-23, the Jennies
took advantage of back-to-back
Truman attacking errors to pull in
front. They never trailed again,
as Butler hammered home the
game and match-winning point.
Seniors Becky Haug and Kaci
Young were key in the Jennies
win. Haug had a match-high
18.5 points, as she put down 11
kills with a pair of service aces
and seven total blocks (four
solo, three assists). Young had 48
assists and nine digs. Junior Katie
Tarka added nine kills and 19
digs with three block assists, and
Carrie Peterson put up 14 digs.
For the first time
since 2001, the Jennies
soccer team also defeated
Truman State. The win
came in dramatic fashion
as freshman Hazel Cox
broke the scoreless tie on
a sudden death goal just
2:59 into overtime.
The opening period
was fairly uneventful
as each team generated
only one shot. The half
was played mostly in the
midfield and evenly as far
as possession.
The second period saw
the Jennies grab a 5-3 shooting
advantage and force TSU
goalkeeper Lauren Davis to make
four saves. Truman put one shot
on goal in the half but CMSU
net-minder Andrea Dixon made
one of two saves on the day.
In the overtime period,
Truman put up the first shot, but
CMSU ended the game with the
next attempt. Carrie Twellman
Junior Katie Tarka, left, and freshman Hazel Cox provided some of the exciting moments this fall for
Jennies volleyball and soccer, respectively.
drove a corner kick inside the
six-yard box where the ball was
knocked down for Cox to tap in
the rebound.
The victory over Truman was
not the only hill that Jennies
Sophomore goalkeeper Andrea Dixon had six shutouts
during the season. Her goals against average were
fourth highest in the MIAA.
Soccer climbed in 2005. When
Missouri Southern came to town
with a chance for the title on the
line in the season finale, the Jens
came through again.
CMSU grabbed a dramatic
come from behind double
overtime victory over Missouri
Southern on senior night, 2-1.
Hazel Cox scored both of the
CMSU goals in the outing as the
Jennies stomped out any
hope of the Lions winning
the conference or making
the NCAA playoffs.
The Jennies out-shot
Missouri Southern 9-5 in
the period but the Lions
took the 1-0 lead into the
break. CMSU came out
strong in the second half
out-shooting the Lions
10-4 but couldn’t get
a goal until late when
Mallory Milburn played
a through ball for Cox
running up the middle.
She tapped it past the
keeper in the 84th minute
to tie the game and send it
to overtime.
The overtime periods
were all Jennies as they
did not allow a Missouri
Southern shot. Cox
snagged the game-winner
in the 103rd minute when
she received a ball from
Randi Fernsler and hit a
shot from inside the
18-yard box.
— Joe Moore, ’92, ’94
Jennies Tally More
Cross Country Titles
For the first 22 years of the
MIAA women’s cross country
championships, the Jennies
won only one league title. In
the past two years, the Jennies
have doubled that total.
This fall, they won the
2005 MIAA title, successfully
defending their 2004 crown by
outscoring host Pittsburg State.
Sophomore Gina Kennison
won the individual crown,
covering the 6K course in 21
minutes, 52 seconds.
For the Mules, senior Jarod
Wall took the title with a first
place time of 24:55 over the 8K.
As a team, the Mules came in
second with 65 points.
Next came the NCAA-II
South Central Regional. The
Jennies won another title; the
Mules finished third.
Both teams then advanced
to the NCAA-II Cross Country
Championships Nov. 19 in
Pomona, CA. The Jennies
finished their season by placing
14th; the Mules were 22nd.
‘Baseball America’
Predicts Future
for Former Mules
Former Mules baseball
players continue to make
national news. Here’s what
the November issue of Baseball
America had to say:
Chicago Cubs/Best Late-
Round Picks: Michael Phelps
and Jayson Ruhlman are
potential steals.
Minnesota Twins/Best
Breaking Ball: Danny Powers,
the NCAA Division II Player of
the Year.
Philadelphia Phillies/
Intriguing Background:
Josh Outman used some
strange mechanics playing in
community college, thanks
to biomechanical and kinetic
research by his father, who
wrote a book on the subject.
Outman extended his left arm
straight up, bent it to nearly
touch his right shoulder and
threw the ball while stepping
toward home. At CMSU, he
reworked his arm action to
enhance his draft chances.
St. Louis Cardinals/Closest
to the Majors: Nick Webber’s
sinker and success as a reliever
make him the frontrunner.
winter 2005
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