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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Wildcats score 21 points within first 6 minutes
EVAN DUNBAR
sports@kansan.com
With the Jayhawks going for a season sweep and fourth straight victory over their bitter in-state rival, they fell flat on their faces in the first half, never looking like a team that could compete with the quicker, more physical Wildcats.
From the opening tip, things didn't look好 for the Jayhawks. In the latest installment of the Sunflower Showdown, Kansas State jumped out to an 18-0 lead in the first five minutes without missing a shot, starting the game eight of eight from the field en route to a 76-68 K-State victory Wednesday night.
It was just that kind of night.
Kansas finally forced a Wildcat miss at the 14:07 mark, but immediately turned the ball over' and allowed another K-State basket and extended the lead to 21-0.
"In order to win this game, we knew it was probably going to take some effective offense," K-State coach Debra Patterson said. "We were fortunate enough to get out to a hot start."
The scoring drought for the Jayhawks finally ended with a Chelsea Gardner free throw at the 13:07 mark, which started a 6-0 run for the Jayhawks. But no matter what they did, K-State had an answer.
"We didn't show up with any pop and let them smack us around...it's just disappointing." Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "I still can't believe it. That's how
we start the game."
To put the Wildcat's dominance in the first half into perspective, through the first 10 minutes of the game, only two Jayhawks scored — Gardner and Natalie Knight. No one else scored for Kansas until Lamaria Cole made a driving layup at the 9:29 mark.
Turnovers, missed layups and permeable defense plagued the Jayhawks in the first 20 minutes. Kansas shot just 32 percent from the field, turned the ball over eight times and allowed the Wildcats to shoot 50 percent, helping them to a 37-24 halftime lead.
K-State freshman guard Leticia Romero caused trouble for the Jayhawks all night. She used ball screens effectively, leading to layups and assists underneath the basket. Romero finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
We didn't show up with any pop and let them smack us around...it's just disappointing."
"We tried to get into her, we tried to trap her and nothing (worked)," Henrickson said. "She was just getting loose and making plays."
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
But when Kansas came out in the second half, it looked like the team that finally realized this was a rivalry game, and came out firing.
"I personally never thought
we were down and out," junior guard Natalie Knight said. "I knew we were going to make a run, but it was more about if were able to sustain it."
Junior guard Asia Boyd was the catalyst for such a run in the second half. She ignited the Jayhawk rally, scoring 10 points and providing a defensive spark.
But Kansas couldn't sustain its run. Even when the Jayhawks tied the game at 57 with 6:42 left in regulation, the Wildcats had an answer. K-State used a 9-1 run to go up 66-58 with just under four minutes to play and put the game away.
"She was making some great plays," Patterson said. "She hit a big three and I thought she came out in the second half saying 'oh no you don't.' She was playing really well."
"Every game we've got to bring energy," Boyd said. "We were just flat. We weren't stopping them defensively and we weren't converting on the offensive end...so, that's what you get."
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