Sports Shorts

By Alex Keckeisen and Emily Durfey

Published Oct. 16, 2009

Volleyball loses to Kansas State on the road

When the Missouri volleyball team has hit better than its opponents this season, it has been assured the win. On Wednesday, the Tigers dropped a match despite having a hitting percentage .009 better than their opponent for the first time in 2009. Missouri fell 1-3 (21-25, 25-18, 20-25, 23-25) to Kansas State. Junior outside hitter Paola Ampudia led the Missouri attack with 17 kills on 49 total attacks and one service ace. Ampudia's kills were often vital for the Tigers to keep the match close, especially in the first set when the Tigers dug themselves a 3-9 hole before battling back to take the 12-11 lead. The Wildcats started to pull away and took the first set 25-21. The second set looked more dominating for Kansas State as they jumped to a 5-1 lead over the Tigers. Strong services from junior outside hitter Catie Wilson and continued assault from Ampudia and junior outside hitter Weiwen Wang put the Tigers on top and they never looked back. The Wildcats had four players with double-digit kills and had 23 more chances on the attack. Junior outside hitter Julianna Klein was the other Missouri player to record double-digit kills as she notched 12 on 49 total attacks. The Tigers stayed promising in the final two sets, but consistent runs from Kansas State ended the chances at a comeback. The loss drops the Tigers' record to 12-7 overall and 4-4 in the Big 12. Kansas State improves to 7-10 overall and 1-6 in the Big 12. Missouri's next match is Saturday against No. 7 Nebraska at the Hearnes Center.

Women's swimming and diving falls to Texas

The women's swimming and diving team took on Texas in its first conference dual meet and the Tigers lost 150-93. The second place 200-yard medley relay team of senior Kim Jasmer, junior Morgan McCleery, sophomore Lisa Nathanson and freshman Cassie Cunningham were barely edged by Texas 1:43.30 to 1:43.31. Senior Colleen Gordon took third place in the 1,000-yard freestyle race, finishing with a time of 10:11.44, and sophomore Stephanie Rovig took fifth place with a time of 10:15.20. Jasmer also took second place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.48 and junior Francie Szostak took fourth place with a time of 1:50.25. Nathanson took first place in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.75 and also took home first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.55. Freshman Dominique Bouchard captured a first place title in the 200-yard backstroke while junior Lauren Lavigna finished in second place with a time of 2:00.18. Bouchard also took home second place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:05.05 and Gordon and Szostak finished in second and third place respectively in the 500-yard freestyle. In the diving competition, sophomore Jordan Morcom took first place in the one-meter springboard competition, taking home a final score of 275.77, and sophomore Christina Gailey took fourth place with a score of 252.38. In the three-meter competition, Morcom took second place with a score of 297.38. The Tigers swim in the Big 12 Relays Friday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.