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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 2007.
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KANSAS 82, PITTSBURG STATE 48
Jayhawks tame Gorillas
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
Danielle McCray, sophomore guard-forward, takes a shot between two defenders during the game Sunday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse against Pittsburgh. McCray led team with 20 points.
The opening minutes were a struggle, but a 19-4 run during 10 minutes of the first half sparked Kansas to an 82-48 exhibition victory against Pittsburg State Sunday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
"I thought offensively we did a good job of sharing the ball. Defensively we had great energy, but we are going to have to get a little better on one-on-one defense," said head coach Bonnie Hickson.
Pittsburg State forward Larissa Richards caused match-up problems for Kansas on both ends of the court early. The freshman had four points and five blocks in the first half.
"Why we couldn't figure out a shot fake might be necessary after her third block, I don't really understand." Henrickson said.
Sophomore Porscha Weddington came in and limited Richards' effect on the game, which then allowed fellow sophomore Danielle McCray to take over.
McCray finished with a game-
high 20 points, also adding seven
rebounds, four assists and two
steals.
Like Henrickson, though, McCray recognizes that her team must improve defensively.
"We need to focus on our defense, especially getting over to help," McCray said. "That was a big problem tonight."
The Jayhawks went into half-time with an 11-point lead despite shooting just 30 percent from the field. But they came out on fire in the second half, scoring the first
nine points.
Sophomore Sade Morris chipped in with 15 points, Weddington tallied 8 and senior Taylor McIntosh pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Also getting into the action was freshman Nicollette Smith, who scored nine points, six of which came from two three-pointers.
"She is a good player, but we have to be better on how we get her the ball," Henrickson said about Smith.
Henrickson said Kansas would have plenty to work on before its second and final exhibition game
with Emporia State on Thursday night.
Emporia State is ranked No. 3 in the nation in Division II.
Edited by Luke Morris
Team leaders
Points — Danielle McCray, 20
**Assists** — Ivana Catic and Danielle McCray, 4
**Rebounds** — Taylor Mcntosh, 11
MEN'S BASKETBALL Morningstar takes redshirt; Self agrees with decision
Morningstar, a sophomore guard, decided to take a redshirt this season. He'll be able to play again next year and have three years of eligibility remaining.
Brady Morningstar will have to wait another season to see whether he can make a difference for the Jawhacks.
Morningstar was the only player who did not enter last Thursday's exhibition victory against Pittsburg State. Last season, he averaged 2.1
"This is a good play for him," Kansas coach Bill Self said in a press release. "I think he'll be a better player as a fifth-year senior."
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"It was the right decision for me," Morningstar said. "I'm looking forward to working as hard as I can to contribute to this program."
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Self said Morningstar had considered taking a redshirt for a while because he would not have had much playing time this season. Guards Sherron Collins, Russell Robinson, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Tyrel Reed and Rodrick
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From the time players first pick up a ball, coaches emphasize the importance of making layups and taking advantage of open shots.
Jayhawks dominate boards but shoot poorly in first half
BY ANDREW WIEBE
awiebe@kansan.com
During the first half of yesterday afternoon's season opener against Pittsburg State, Kansas' players seemed to have forgotten that simple lesson.
Players miss open layups struggle in paint on offense
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Jayhawks missed nine times in the paint in the first half, including on a variety of uncontested layups. Normally reliable players like senior forward Taylor McIntosh and junior forward Marija Zinic shot a combined 1-for-8 from the field as Kansas struggled to push its lead into double diets.
"We have got to make high percentage shots, and we've got to get to the offensive glass," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Kansas accomplished the latter but couldn't capitalize on second chances. Despite outrebounding the Gorillas 33 to 13 in the first half, including 15 offensive rebounds, the Jayhawks didn't take advantage
Kansas had plenty of reasons to be rushed, with 6-foot-3 freshman forward Larissa Richards providing protection around the rim for Pittsburg State. Richards blocked five shots in the opening period and helped limit Kansas to only 10 points in the paint.
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"Well, a lot of those rebounds for us came off missed shots," Henrickson said. "We sometimes played catch with ourselves when we would miss three of four shots."
Sophomore guard Danielle McCray said the team's struggles finishing in the first half were a result of rushed shots.
Henrickson said she was unhappy with her team's inability to adjust to Richards' defensive presence in the first half, especially players coming off the bench.
Sade Morris drives on a Pittsburgh State defender during a Kansas 82- 48 win in its first exhibition game.
Kansas made the necessary adjustments after halftime and shot 54 percent from the field while limiting Richards to two blocks and nearly doubling its
of their rebounding margin as the team shot 32 percent from the field.
offensive output
"We kind of made her look like an All-American," McCray said. "She had some good blocks and coach just told us to pump fake because she was going for everything."
— Edited by Matt Erickson
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