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WWW.KANSAN.COM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
PAGE 12A
Arizona 61 - Kansas 49
PRETTY IN PINK
Maui OW-ie
MURANDA LENNING
MLENNING@KANSAN.COM
Dear diary: Basketball and beaches
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Aloha! Jayhawk faithful are out in full force in Maui, Hawaii. Walking around Monday afternoon, it appeared there were more Kansas fans than any of the other seven teams in the EA Sports Maui Invitational. That, or Kansas fans particularly enjoy sporting school apparel more than any other team's fans.
All of the action has been taking place in Lahaina, a small town on the most western part of the island. Most of the teams are staying at Kaanapali Beach, a tourist-inhabited part of the island about five miles from Lahaina.
Michael Conroy/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There is a strip of hotels that sits on the beach, one of which is the Westin Hotel. That was where most of the crimson and blue could be found.
Arizona junior guard Mustafa Shakur, left, goes over Kansas senior guard Jeff Hawkins in a scramble for a loose ball in the second half of an opening-round game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday. Hawk scored 13 points to help Arizona at 61-49 against Kansas.
The temperatures Monday were in the mid-80s and the sky was overcast. But that didn't stop people from hitting the pool or the beach. One group of fans at the Westin had a table on the uppermost part of the pool deck. Jayhawk flags were on all four sides of the canopy. The table sat high enough that the flags could be seen from almost anywhere in the pool area.
The coaches and athletics staff brought their families, adding to the accumulation of KU fans. Some of the players' families also made the trip.
The Lahaina Civic Center, a 5-minute drive from the team hotel at Kaanapali Beach, holds just more than 3,000 people. The atmosphere is like that of being in a high school gym.
On one side of the arena, the bleachers were split right down the middle, with Kansas fans on one side and Arizona fans on the other. On the opposite side of the arena, Kansas fans overwhelmed the number of Arizona fans. The crimson and blue opened their warm-up session with the Rock Chalk chant.
Kansas can't overcome early deficit
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWITER
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self said the Jayhawks' trip to Maui, Hawaii, would reveal a great deal about his young squad. It was the No. 9 ranked Arizona Wildcats, however, that revealed the Jayhawks weaknesses in Kansas's 61-49 loss Monday night at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Arizona's full-court pressure early in the game was too much for Kansas to handle, as the Jayhawks turned the ball over nine times in the first 8 minutes
of the game and fell behind 20-4.
"We came over here to find out some things and we got exposed," Self said. "We can't simulate Arizona's speed in practice, and that was a big part of it."
The tenacious Arizona defense allowed no penetration from the Kansas guards and denied the post players the ball early in the game.
The Jayhawks attempted only four field goals in the first 4:43 of the game and scored off of only one of them.
"They turned the ball over a lot, which was key for us, and we just kept the pressure on them," Arizona junior guard Mustafa Shakur said.
The Jayhawks did not score again for 3:30 minutes
and fell behind 11-4. A 9-0 Arizona run stretched its lead to 20-4 with 11:54 left in the half.
"Their pressure set the tone for the game and we didn't handle it well," Self said. "That cost us early."
The lajahawks finally settled down midway through the first half, gaining some momentum on a 6-0 run that cut the lead to 20-10.
Freshman forward Brandon Rush provided an offensive spark with aggressive penetration that forced the defense to play off the perimeter. Rush, however, accumulated two fouls with about 10 minutes left in the first half and had to sit until intermission.
SEE MAUI ON PAGE 8A
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
'Hawks hope to continue stride
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
mphillips@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
First-game jitters were not a factor for Ivana Catic during Sunday's 77-53 victory against Binghamton.
The freshman point guard finished the game with 13 points and 7 assists, but more notably, she called almost all the offensive plays without consulting with Kansas women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson.
"I can't even get her attention anymore." Henrickson said.
Catic heard the statement and laughed. She and the Jayhawks will try to keep their offense rolling tonight when the Detroit Titans visit Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks will prepare to play tonight's game without senior guard Erica Hallman. Hendrickson suspended Hallman indefinitely for failing to meet team academic standards. There is no timetable on her return.
"We understand we're a team sport and we have to pull together," Henrickson said.
The Jayhawks will prepare to play tonight's game without senior guard Erica Hallman. Kansas women's basketball coach Henrickson suspended Hallman indefinitely for failing to meet team academic standards.
The loss of Hallam means that junior guard Shaquina Mosley and senior guard Kaylee Brown will play extra minutes.
"That's been difficult, but from the second we made that announcement, even at that practice, they had a great practice," she said.
Henrickson said the team adapted well to Hallman's absence on Sunday.
The Detroit Titans enter the game at 1-1 after losing Sunday afternoon to Kansas State, 91-55, in Manhattan.
Kansas file photo
SEE STRIDE ON PAGE BA
Freshman guard ivana Catic drives around Pittsburg State sophomore center Tracy Patry during the first half Nov. 6 at Allen Fieldhouse. Catic and junior guard Shaquina Mosley will be expected to step up in the absence of senior guard Erica Hallman. Kansas will play Detroit at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Team places third sets three records
SWIMMING
Coach pleased by placements
BY KELY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The Minnesota Invitational was a midterm that the Kansas swimming and diving team passed with ease, finishing third behind Notre Dame and Minnesota.
The team returned to Lawrence on Sunday after competing in the three-day meet.
The meet was in championship format with preliminaries and finals in all events.
Junior Jenny Short, freshman Danielle Herrmann, freshman Ashley Leidigh and sophomore Terri Schramka set a new KU record in the 400-yard medley relay. They finished the race in second with a time of 3 minutes and 44.94 seconds — the eighth fastest time in the country.
Saturday's competition was dominated by Leidigh, who set a KU record in the 100-yard bui-
RECORD FINISHES
400-yard medley relay: 3:44.94
♦ Junior Jenny Short
♦ Sophomore Terri Schramka
♦ Freshman Ashley Leidigh
♦ Freshman Danielle Herrmann
100-yard butterfly: 0:53.08
♦ Freshman Ashley Leidigh
100-yard breaststroke: 1:03.10
Freshman Danielle Herrmann
Source: Kansas Athletics
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terfly event with a time of 53.08 seconds and a first place finish. Her performance in the event Saturday automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championship Meet in March.
After achieving her initial goal of qualifying for the meet, Leidigh has set two more goals for the season.
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