Krunch sweeps season series with Evansville
By Scott Loesch

The Kansas City Krunch rebounded from a loss to St. Louis the previous week with a 27-0 shut out at Evansville Saturday, May 15. The victory marked the Krunch’s sixth win in six meetings against the Express in the last two years.

“Our girls have more respect for them than any team that they’ve played,” Krunch head coach Jesse Mack said of Evansville. “Because they don’t have very many players and they don’t give up.”

Mack said the Krunch was able to score on its first two offensive possessions and on two interceptions. But other than those four scores they couldn’t get any more points.

The first Kansas City touchdown came on a throw from quarterback Ursula Copeland to Dorothy Haughton. Copeland would score the team’s next touchdown on a bootleg.

The Krunch scored another touchdown on an interception return by Dana Guinn.

“She is having an outstanding season,” Mack said of the first-year player who had three interceptions earlier this season in a game against St. Louis.

Micki Jones also scored after she picked off a pass and returned it about 90 yards for the score. Mack said that pass was the fourth one that Jones had deflected in the game, but this time was able to grab it and turn it into points for Kansas City.

The Krunch connected on one two-point conversion, when Cathie Stansberry scooped up a low snap on a one-point attempt and tossed it to Haughton in the end zone for two points.

“Usually can’t get it moving when we start out the game in Evansville,” commented Mack. “I think with the loss to St. Louis we were a little more focused and they understand what is at stake.”

The victory improved Kansas City’s record to 4-2 on the season with St. Louis remaining at 3-1 after a bye week. St. Louis, who has beaten the Krunch twice already this season will return to Kansas City next Saturday, May 29.

“We are fighting for a wild card,” said Mack. “We have to beat St. Louis next week and shut them out. We need every fan’s support.”

The Krunch will have a bye date on May 22, and will hope then can get some help from Oklahoma City, who hosts St. Louis that evening.

“The bye week will help us,” explained Mack. “We have some girls with sore knees and ankle injuries. This will give them some time to heal.”

Looking ahead to Kansas City’s next game Mack said, “If we play with the intensity we had against St. Louis in the fourth quarter two weeks ago, I’m afraid for anyone that plays us.”

Kansas City will take on St. Louis at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at J.C. Harmon High School in Kansas City, Kan.