THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008
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rebound a miss. We can't rebound a turnover and a lot of those turn into layups for the other team."
In the second half the lajahawks turned to their sparkplug off the bench, freshman guard Chakeitha Weldon.
Weldon stole the ball while Iowa st. attempted to bring it up the court,
then hit a three-pointer later in the posses
sion to give Kansas a 31-27 lead.
Sophomore guard Kelly Kohn, who's still dealing with an ankle injury, hit her only shot attempt of the game on the next possession to push the lajayh advantage to 33-27.
The Cyclones responded by heating up from beyond the arc and
going on a quick 12-0 run. Kansas cut the lead in half but Lacey sank a pair of free throws to give Iowa St. a five-point lead.
"They're a team that will shoot the lights out and it was kind of scary when we were down by five," said sophomore guard Danielle McCray. "They're the type of team that can turn it from five to eight and eighl to 11 that fast."
The Cyclone lead didn't grow
because the Jayhawks didn't turn the ball over in the final seven minutes and they kept the Cyclones off the free throw line.
"We were more disciplined to keep our hands off of people," Henrickson said of Kansas not fouling Iowa St.
The game stayed tight down the stretch, and with 57 seconds left junior guard Ivana Catic hit a 17-foot jumper to put Kansas up 51-47.
Iowa St. took a timeout and came
out with a set play for Lacey, who drilled a three-pointer to draw the margin back to 51-50.
On the Jayhawks possession,
Boogaard received a pass on the
baseline, used a sweet shot fake and
dribbed right to the basket and laid
it in with 24 ticks left on the clock.
"It was very exciting," Boogaard said. "I saw her go up and I just went around her and went up."
Sophomore guards Sade Morris
and McCray were there on the defensive end to take the ball away and give Kansas its second conference victory.
"What's fun," Henrickson said, "is a lot of kids stepped up and had a part in the (win)."
Kansas has a full week before its next game, a road trip to Kansas St. on Feb. 9.
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Above: Freshman center Krysten Boogaard scores a layup with 24 seconds left in the game given Kansas a 35-50 lead. Boogaard finished the game with 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
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Right: Sophomore guard/forward Danielle McCray fights for the ball Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. KU beat Iowa State 53-10.
Freshman's talent showcased
Center Krysten Boogaard contributes to second Big 12 victory
BY ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
Coach Bonnie Henrickson knew how important it would be to be to freshman center Krysten Boogaard the ball.
the one against injury-depleted Iowa State. The challenge was drilling that concept into the minds of her team.
To make her point, Henrickson said she began kicking players off the court for
"She was probably the biggest difference in the game because she can just take over on the block."
ignoring the talented 6-foot-5 freshman in the post.
"Obviously, Krysten Boogaard was really good," Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly said. "She was probably the
Saturday night against Iowa State. Kansas responded by pounding the ball into the post. In the process, Boogaard scored 11 of the Jayhawks' first 13 points to stake the home team to a 13-7 advantage.
the key to Kansas' 53-50 victory. Her performance left those on both sides impressed with her ability to score and defend in the post.
"If they didn't throw it to her, I would kick the guards off," Henrickson said. "There weren't many people left on the floor with her one day in practice."
Though the score would swing back and forth, Boogaard's 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks were
BILL FENNELLY Iowa State coach
biggest difference in the game because she can just take over on the block."
The efficiency with which Boogaard picked apart Iowa state's defense was astounding. The Regina, Saskatchewan
native made eight of 10 shots and was 4-7 from the free-throw line.
The offensive explosion wasn't all that surprising considering Boogaard's recent form. In the last five games, she has averaged 11.6 points, seven rebounds and 2.6 blocks, even including a two-point, one rebound performance against Colorado.
Boogaard said she was beginning to feel comfortable in Kansas' offensive sets. Although she committed a team-high six turnovers, most the result of Cyclone double-teams, she showed the ability to score on the
offensive glass and with a variety of post moves.
The most crucial bucket came with the Jayhawks clinging to a 51-50 lead with 42 seconds remaining. The freshman center found herself with the ball on the baseline and an opportunity to stretch the lead to three. After drawing her defender in the air with a well-timed pump fake, Boogaard took a power dribble and scored high off the glass to seal the victory
"I try to vary my moves." Boogaard said. "I try not to be scoutable."
Despite recording only their second victory in eight Big 12 contests, Henrickson said her team had reason to be
Kansas schedule won't get any easier for the remaining eight games of conference play. Two matchups, No.18 Kansas State and a visit from Texas loom large on the horizon. Boogaard said it was important to finish the first half of conference season on a high note.
"We are going to try to make a run in February, try and play better and grow," Henrickson said. "Absolutely,
it's huge."
"We definitely needed this win," Boogaard said. "It's going to give us big momentum going into the
optimistic going into the second half of conference play. With the emergence of Boogaard, the Jayhawks add an inside presence to complement the perimeter scoring of sophomore guards Danielle McCray and Sade Morris.
"We definitely needed this win. It's going to give us big momentum going into the Kansas State game, so it's really good for us."
KRYSTEN BOOGAARD Freshman center
Kansas State game so it's realy good so it use"
M c C r a y agreed though she has struggled to find open shots against conference opponents, McCray said Boogaards growth will help her find more opportunities in
"It feels good to get that confidence back and knowing that we are still alive and have a heartbeat," McCray said.
But most of all, McCray said it felt good to finally meet another victory.
transition and on the perimeter.
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PGA
Woods wins golf classic, advances to 2-0 record
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods watched his 25-foot putt race down the slope and bend toward the cup, then he skipped backward and punched the desert air in celebration when it disappeared into the cup for a final birdie.
So ended his spectacular charge Sunday to win the Dubai Desert Classic over Ernie Els, a familiar
victim. Woods birdied his last two holes, and five of his last seven, for a 7-under 65 to start his season with two victories that looked nothing alike.
One week was an eight-shot victory at the Buick
"It's the ideal start, isn't it? You play to win. So far, I've done that this year."
Invitational. The next week was his largest comeback in eight years when Woods rallied from a four-shot deficit with an array of impressive shots that make him look tougher to beat than he already is.
This was the perfect occasion,
and he let it slip away in familiar
fashion. Two years ago at Dubai,
Woods birdied the last two holes
to force a playoff against Els, then
"I'm just happy to get a win out of this." Woods said.
TIGER WOODS Professional golfer
"It's the ideal start, isn't it?" Woods said. "You play to win. So far, I've done that this year."
It was the third time Woods has started his season 2-0, another sign that he could be headed for a big year. He now has won his last four official tournaments, and six of his last seven dating to the Bridgestone Invitational in early August. Woods also won his unofficial Target World Challenge by seven shots in December.
It was a devastating blow to Els, who stared at the ground as he walked toward the 18th green. He is in the middle of a three-year plan to overtake Woods at No. 1 in the world, and said at the start of his season that he needed to start winning.
Woods finished at 14-under 274 for a one-shot victory over Martin Kaymer of Germany. Woods had already posted his score when Kaymer, who won two weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, closed birdie-birdie-eagle for a 66.
But the real victim was Els.
He started the final round with a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson and was four shots clear of Woods. The 38-year-old South African missed par puts inside 5 feet on the 11th and 12th holes to lose the lead, but he still had a chance to force a playoff with a birdie on the par-5 18th. Instead, Els hit 5-wood that came up well short and ended up in the water.
He finished with a bogey for a 71 and tied for third with Louis Oosthuizen.
beat him when the South African hit his second shot into the water on No.18.
This one never had a chance.
"The second shot on the 18, it was right where I had it, but I could see
the gust got it in the air and it didn't have much of a chance in the end there." Els said.
Reaching No. 1 now looks like a lost cause.
Woods has more than double the points over second-ranked Phil Mickelson, and when asked about the gap over Mickelson, Woods playfully said, "I thought Ian Poulter was No. 2?"
That was a reference to Pouler being quoted in a British magazine that he was the only one capable of challenging the world's No. 1 player. Poulter closed with a 76 on Sunday and tied for 39th.
It was the largest comeback for Woods since he made up a five-shot deficit at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 2000, a final round that included holing out from the 15th fairway.
This was almost as impressive. Woods lost momentum with bogeys on the sixth and ninth holes, but he poured it on along the back nine with six birdies to win Dubai for the second time.
"All of sudden I was in the mix, out of the wood," Woods said.
It started with a chip-in for birdie from a thick lie in the rough. Then came a tough flop shot from a tight lie, a bunker between Woods and the hole, that he caught perfectly to about 5 feet for birdie on the 13th.
"I thought I had to shoot 30 to get into a playoff", said Woods, who shot 31 on the back nine. "It just happened to be good enough."