Thursday, January 27. 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Missouri guard Natalie Bright dribbles behind her back and away from the pressure of Jennifer Jackson. Kansas caused 26 turnovers in the game while committing 20. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN
Empty seats prevail at game
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a Kansas women's basketball game. Where, at times, the game itself seems to be a sideshow to the other events. The players throw little red and blue plastic balls to the crowd after each one is announced.
The first timeout comes, and the crowd is eerily quiet. The pep-band sings "Heeeeeey, hey baby...I wanna know-ow-ow. If you'll be my girl." The crowd doesn't seem impressed — or stirred.
Crimson Girls throw rolled-up Southwestern Girl T-shirts into the crowd during a TV timeout with 7:57 to play in the first half. This draws a stir and a cheer.
Then, about five minutes later at the next timeout, the cheerleaders haul a trash bag full of those plastic balls to halfcourt and throw them out to the crowd. The younger crowd loves this, falling all over each other to grab a souvenir.
And let's not forget the "Flipper Folies," another halftime extravaganza where three grade-schoolers dribble down the court wearing flippers and swim goggles.
They are all plows to attract fans — youngsters, old-timers, students, anyone to watch a women's game. Coach Marian Washington has been asked about Roy Williams' comments after Saturday's Colorado game towards his fans by reporters and refuses to comment because she is a class act.
But the truth is, she would love to have half of his crowd.
Tonight there were only 2,000 spectators to see her Jayhawks play rival Missouri and she must dream about having a crowd whose volume she could complain about. It wouldn't do her much good at this point anyway. The empty seats don't seem to be listening.
James is a Hugoton senior in journalism.
Reves blazes against Tigers for career-high scoring surge
By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
Junior forward Brooke Reves rose to the top of her game last night.
Time after time, she found herself ahead of the crowd looking for a layup, and her jumpers just kept falling.
In a 90-71 win against Missouri, Reves could not miss, tying the team's season-high individual scoring mark with 28 points and breaking her own game high by five points. Last season, she scored 23 points against Kansas State.
"When Brooke is on, she is on," coach Marian Washington said. "I had no idea she had 28 points. She had some good looks, and she hit 'em."
Reves went a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line and went 12-of-15 from the floor without missing a shot until 15:22 remaining in the second half.
Reves averages only 12.1 points per game, but 28 points matches topscorer Lynn Pride's season high.
"I went to my bread and butter," Reves said. "Most of my shots were from layups and inside jumpers, which are things I have been working on since high school.
It was just one of those nights."
After starting the season as one of Kansas' most consistent shooters, Reves' point totals have taped off in her last few games. She has scored as few as four points on three occasions.
Reves did not even start against Colorado and Baylor, games in which she scored six and four points, respectively.
Against St. Louis, Revs hit two of 11, and against Colorado she went three of 10.
"I had some bad nights, so it was good to get back and be able to do what I am good at," Reves said. "When Coach goes with me off the bench, that's fine. She made it clear that it is not me, but she want to play a bigger lineup. That's fine."
However, Reves also has shown moments of brilliance this season as she did when she shot seven of seven for 16 points against Arizona State.
"Brooke always comes out and plays hard," said junior forward Jaclyn Johnson. "Tonight, she was just on. She's great. She played great."
In spite of her excellent performance, Reves had one complaint.
1 need to limit my turnovers," she said. "Tonight, I had five."
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