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