10A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005
SPORTS
ROWING
Kansas plays catch-un
Rowers show improvement, make TV debut
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIVER
In two days, the women's rowing team raced more than 12 miles at the 25th annual Head of the Hooch regatta in Chattanooga. Tenn. Events started Saturday morning and continued Sunday morning on the Tennessee River.
On Saturday, Kansas entered two boats in the women's championship eight race. One took seventh with a time of 16:44.8, four seconds behind Central Florida. The other KU boat took 15th place with a time of 17:18.0, two seconds behind the Texas women's crew.
The team took second and fifth places in the women's championship double and fourth in the women's championship four with a time of 19:25.2. Miami beat Kansas for third place by only two seconds.
Each race had about 25 boat entries.
Coach Rob Catloth was pleased that the team kept up with top-ranked teams, such as Duke, who took first in the women's championship double. 10 seconds ahead of Kansas' second place.
The team had some of its best races paired Paige Phillips said.
"Racing in the four was probably my best race at KU, it was amazing," she said. "We really powered together and flew right
past teams. I'm really proud of our racing."
She also competed in the eight, which she said was a strong race for the team. Compared to last weekend's race in Iowa City, the team felt stronger and in better shape, she said.
Twelve women competed in the women's championship singles. The women encountered rough water, which made it slightly tougher to row their best. Jennifer Ebel finished the best, coming in fifth.
Kansas entered two boats in the women's open eight race. Catloth said the women were tired, but they still managed to walk away with second and fourth places in the event.
"It was a pretty demanding weekend for the team," Catloth said. "They did really well and raced hard. I think they're all ready to get home and get rested up for next weekend."
Not only did the team have a good weekend because of strong racing, but they were able to see their good racing on television. The Weather Channel traveled to Chattanooga on Friday and filmed one day of the regatta from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. They interviewed athletes and showed the races.
The Head of the Hooch committee was happy to "show a world class rowing regatta," said to headofthehooch.org.
"We were just on TV!" Alia Bober said, after seeing the channel. "It was really cool seeing us on there."
The team's next event is the Sunflower Showdown in Manhattan next Saturday.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz
Newcomers step up
As she put on a Kansas uniform for the first time, Shaquina Mosley couldn't help but be nervous.
BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
rschneider@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
▼ WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The thought of her first Division I basketball game and her first game in Allen Fieldhouse stirred butterflies in her stomach.
The nervousness didn't last long, though. Mosley, junior guard, finished the game with 13 points, four assists and a steal in 24 minutes.
"I didn't think about it as Kansas basketball," Mosley said. "I just thought of it as basketball and pick-up ball. I knew I just needed to play my game."
Despite coming into the program as a point guard, Mosley said she's beginning to adjust to playing the shooting guard position as well. Mosley played the shooting guard when she was in the game at the same time as starting freshman point guard Ivana Catic.
Catic accumulated six points, six assists and five steals in 25 minutes on the floor. Both Catic and Mosley pushed the ball in
Kansas women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson said she let her two new point guards, Mosley and Catic, call more offensive plays than she ever had.
transition, helping Kansas outscore Pittsburg State 8-2 in fast bpak points.
"They've earned that opportunity in practice and right now have to be pretty good decision makers," Henrickson said.
Catic and Mosley combined for only one turnover at the point guard position.
Despite being labeled as out of shape by Henrickson earlier in the season, freshman Sophronia Sallard contributed 13 points, four rebounds and a block in 12 minutes, coming off the bench. She scored 11 of her points in the second half, when she played for nine minutes.
"When she can breathe, she can be a pretty good player." Hendrickson said.
Senior guard Erica Hallman said she was encouraged with the play of the newcomers in their first collegiate game.
"They came out with a lot of energy," Hallman said. "They're going to come out and contribute right away."
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Junior guard Shaquina Mosley lays the ball up past Pittsburgh State junior center Maggie Apt during the second half. Mosley had 13 points and four assists during the 90-65 victory Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.
— Edited by Jonathan Kealing
Basketball
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Women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson said the team installed a press defense last week to try to force turnovers. The team's depth allowed it to substitute fresh players off the bench and keep a high level of intensity.
While it was effective in creating 28 turnovers, at times players were caught out of position, allowing Pittsburg State easy baskets.
The game was played in streaks, with the Jayhawks building a 14-1 lead before Pittsburg State coach
"Defensively, certainly, we've got a lot of room for improvement," Henrickson said.
Steve High called timeout.
"I think their extended pressure really gave us some problems," High said.
He said his team was able to gather itself and start denying easy shots later in the first half, sparking a comeback that brought the Gorillas within five points of the lead.
Coming out of the locker room after halftime, the Jayhawks turned up the defensive pressure, stopping the Gorilla offense once again. On the other side of the ball, the Jayhawks began to find better shots, and rebuilt a large lead.
"These kids have been unselfish since we got here," Henrickson said. "We had great respect for their willingness to give up the ball and
get someone else the high-percentage shot."
With just more than 10 minutes to play in the game, sophomore forward Taylor Mcintosh drew her fourth foul, then 10 seconds later laufer out of the game.
Henrickson attributed the increase in fouls to an NCAA rule prohibiting a defender from placing her arm on the player she is guarding.
Kansas had six players collect at least three fouls, and had 28 as a team. Pittsburg State was able to convert on only 54 percent of its free throws, however.
"We can like or not like the rule change," she said, "but we have to adjust."
Freshman guard Ivana Catic said the high score would be normal.
"That's the style that we want to play, because not a lot of teams like that," she said.
Women's basketball notes:
♦ Kemp's 24 points fell just shy of her career high of 27, recorded against Missouri, last year.
♦ Hallman left the game in the second half after taking a hard fall on her knee. After the game she said the injury was not severe.
- The attendance for the game was 2,017 people, including a sizable contingent of Pittsburg State fans who traveled to the game.
Edited by Jonathan Kealing
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