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' THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 2,2001
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Women's tennis gets
ready for crunch time
by Eric Raub
THRESHER STAFF
Halfway through the women's ten-
nis dual match season, you could say
the glass is half full, but you could just
as well say the glass is half empty.
The Owls h'.ve often played well
while build\tg a 6-4 record, and
they're coming off three straight 7-0
sweeps of inferior opponents.
But they're ranked just 74th na-
tionally because they haven't been
able to post a breakthrough win.
They suffered lopsided losses to the
best teams they've played this sea-
son, No. 27 San Diego State Univer-
sity and No. 39 Brigham Young Uni-
versity, and they have yet to beat a
team ranked above them.
Now, approaching the toughest
stretch of the season, they're coping
with an injury to freshman Annie
Goodrich, who will be out for an
extended period of time. They're
experiencing general wear as a team
after playing up to three matches a
week during the spring.
"We've had many injuries," junior
Kylie Wallis said. "Every player has
some little nagging injury. Whether
or not we get better depends on how
responsible we are. It all depends on
how we attend to our injuries, like
going to the training room."
Along with the physical wear, the
team is hitting one of its toughest
academic stretches.
One player who has handled the
pressure exceptionally well is junior
Judith Hagedorn, who was recently
named Rice's female Scholar-Ath-
lete of the Year.
"I feel really, really honored to
have gotten the award," Hagedorn
said. "It was a complete surprise. I
worked really hard last semester wit h
tennis and school in the background."
Hagedorn has the team's best
dual match singles record at 8-2 and
has won seven straight matches at
the No. 2 spot.
"It's good to have Judy as a role
model," Wallis said. "She's doing
so well. She studies hard. She'll
always pull out the win. She's a
good fighter on and off the court."
The rest of the Owls hope to
follow Hagedoni's example in three
matches over spring break. Ten
matches remain, and each presents
an opportunity for the Owls to prove
themselves NCAA tournament-wor-
thy. Four of Rice's 10 remaining
opponents are ranked in the top 50
nationally, led by No. 8 Vanderbilt
University and 23rd-ranked Univer-
sity of Arkansas, so the opportunity
to get noticed with a big win will
certainly be available.
"We're looking to take advantage
of the good opportunities ahead,"
assistant coach Roger White said.
"Of the next 10 matches, eight should
be pretty tough. If we come out and
play our game and bring it to the
court, we'll win. If wp don't bring the
commitment, we're going to lose."
With wins at the No. 5 or No. 6
spots counting just as much as wins
at the top spots, the Owls hope
their depth, which they have called
their team's greatest strength, can
push them to team wins even when
their opponents have a couple of
outstanding players.
"Our team is really tough,"
Hagedorn said. "We have depth.
Every one of them has the poten-
tial to play one or two. The team
has the potential to make the NCAA
tournament."
To earn an invitation to the
NCAA tournament, the Owls have
to maximize every advantage they
have, including their home court.
Eight of Rice's remaining 10 dual
matches will take place at Jake Hess
Tennis Stadium.
"We have a tremendous home
schedule," White said. "We have
some 15 home matches. With sup-
port, it could be a good advantage
for us."
Owls get one last chance to
make the cut for nationals
TRACK, F rom Page 17
first through fifth place in the pole
vault helped the Bulldogs finish third
with 94.5 points.
'Hie task ahead for some of the
Owls is jockeying for position on the
provisional qualifying list for the
NCAA Championships March 9-10
in Fayetteville, Ark.
Oleksy, Davis and the distance
medley relay have already provision-
ally qualified but are looking to post
better marks to ensure making the
cut for the meet. Only the top 15
individuals and top 10 relays are as-
sured of running. Currently Davis is
13th, Oleksy is 16th and the dis-
tance medley relay is 17th. They'll
be competing in "last chance" meets
at Iowa State University tomorrow
and at the University of Nebraska on
Sunday to try to move up on the list.
Davidson also plans to give Ballis
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Win — Baugh (2-0); Loss — Siff (1-2); Save —- None.
2B — UHH: Park(3); Rice: Roman(5), Brown (7),
Fox(4); HR — Rice: Arnold(l).
HAWAII-HILO 2 RICE 6
Score by Innings R H E
UHH (3-12,2-5) 100 010 000 — 2 6 0
Rice (11-2,1-0) 201 300 00X — 6 7 1
UHH: Robert Shimabuku. Sergio Reyes(4) and Todd
Jinbo: Rice: Jon Skaggs and Philip Ghutzman.
Win — Skaggs (3 0); Loss — Shiniabuku (0-5); Save
— None. 2B — Rice: Arnold(4); 3B — UHH: Rooke(2);
HR — Rice: Cruz (2), Roman (3).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
TEXAS EL-PASO 59 RICE 52
Rice
UTEP
37
24
23
19
60
43
BASEBALL
SW TEXAS STATE 4 RICE 3
UTEP
Rice
23
27
36 — 59
25 — 52
Score by Innings R H E
SWTSU (11-5) 001000 030 — 4 10 0
Rice (13-3) 100 200 000 — 3 6 3
SWTSU: Tim Wade, Eric Johnson(4), Mike Gultz(6),
Dickie Gonzalez(8), CoryCovert(9). and Josh Newland;
Rice:Jon Skaggs, Philip Barzilla(7) and Philip Ghutzman.
Win — Gultz(l-O); Loss — Barzilla (2-1); Save —
Covert(l).2B — SWTSU: Newland (3); Rice: Brown(8).
HR — Cruz(2).
HAWAII-HILO 3 RICE 11
Score by innings R H E
UHH (3-14,2-7) 200 000 001 — 3 8 4
Rice (13-2,3-0) 303 500 00X — 1114 2
UHH: Anthony Bern'al, Zebb Watts(4), and Todd
Jinbo,Nalei Sooto; Rice: Jonathon Gonzalez, Philip
Barzilla (7), Philip Tribe(9) and Jeff Blackinton.
Win — Gonzalez (3-1); Loss — Bernal (0-3); Save —
None. 2B — UHH: Dudoit(3), Kaneshiro(l); Rice:
Davis(2), Roman(6); 3B — UHH: Augustin(l); HR —
UHH: Rooke(2).
HAWAII-HILO 0 RICE 7
Score by innings R H E
U|HH (3-13,2-6) 000 000 000 — 0 8 0
Rice (12-2,2 0) 002 020 30X — 7 10 0
UHH: Ben Siff. Clay Daugherty (7), and Nalei Sooto;
Rice: Kenny Baugh, Stephen Herce(8). Billy
Jacobson(9) and Philip Ghutzman.
UTEP (20-6, 9-5)
Smallwood 3-6 6-6 12, Wolfram 3-9 10-12 16,
Stewart-3-6 1-1 7, Owens 1-4 0 0 3, Costello 2-6 3
5 9, Neal 1-3 2 4 4, Jarrell 0-1 0-2 0, Luces 01 0-0
0. Enzweiler 3-5 0-0 8
Totals: 16-41 22-30 59
Rice (13-13, 5-9)
Evans 2-4 0-0 4, Cooper 7-18 2-316, Morgam 0-6 0
0 0, Tyndell 3-11 1-2 10. Wilks 4-11, 0-5 19, Mance
1-2 1-3 3, Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Kollik 0-0 0-0 0, Smith
0-0 0-0 0, Robison 0-0 0-0 0, Diene 0-10-0 0 ,
Totals: 17-53 15-20 52
Three-point goals — UTEP: 5-14 (Smallwood 0-1,
Owens 1-3, Costello 2-4, Neal 0-2, Luces 0-1,
Enzweiler 2-3); Rice: 3-18 (Cooper 0 4, Tyndell 3-8,
Wilks 0-5, Mance 0-1)
Rebounds — UTEP: 35 (Wolfram 9); Rice: 35 (Wilks 8)
Assists — UTEP 11 (Owens 4, Costello 4); Rice: 5
(Evans 2)
TULSA 56 RICE 59
Tulsa (17-9, 8-5) 29 27 — 56
Rice (13-12, 5-8) 36 23 — 59
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Rice (15-11, 7-7)
Sam 0 4 0-0 0. Florus 5-7 2-2 12, Tuttle 2-9 2 3 6,
Lawson 1-4 0-0 2, Liggett 4-10 0-0 10, Rigg 4-12 1
2 11, Beckler 1 3 4-4 6. Maynard 1-3 2-3 4, Brown 0-
1 0-0 0, Mcintosh 2-5 5 7 9. James 0-2 0-0 0
Totals: 20-60 16 21 60
UTEP (8-18, 4-11)
Pack 13 0-2 2. Walker 3 7 3-6 9. Mosher 3-5 4-6 10.
Mata 4 11 4 8 14, Pyle 2S 0-1 5, louton 0-1 00 0,
Guild 0 1 P O 0, Gray 1-3 0-0 2, Abbruzzese 0-2 12
1, Chavez 0-0 0 0 0
Totals: 14-39 12 25 43
Three point goals — UTEP: 3 10 (Mata 2-4, Pyle 1-5,
Abbruzzese 0-1); Rice: 4-18 (Sam 0-3, Lawson 0-2,
Liggett 2-5. Rigg 2 4, Beckler 0-2, Maynard 0-3.
Brown 01)
Rebounds — Rice: 45 (Mcintosh 9); UTEP: 32 (Mata 8)
Assists — Rice: 13 (Lawson 5); UTEP: 9 (Walker 3)
RICE 57 TULSA 67
Rice (14-11, 6-7) 22 35 — 57
Tulsa (8-17, 4-7) 30 37 — 67
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
RICE 60 UTEP 43
Men
1. Texas Christian
2. UTEP
3. Fresno State
4. Rice
5. Southern Methodist
6. Tulsa
Women
1. Rice
2. Nevada
3. Southern Methodist
4. Texas Christian
5. UTEP
6. Fresno State
7. Tulsa
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119.5
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