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Kansas women's basketball loses to three ranked teams, scores a few victories
BY PAUL BRAND
pbrand@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWINTER
With a schedule full of tough road games against high-ranked teams, the women's basketball team encountered a winter break schedule similar to the men's team.Unlike the men's team, though, tough losses in tight games have plagued a Kansas team that is currently 7-8 (0-4 Big 12 Conference).
The following is a rundown of the winter break action for the Jayhawks.
Kansas 84. Dartmouth 51
The hot-shooting Jayhawks trounced the Big Green with great shooting and a second half where Kansas outscored Dartmouth 43-20.
The Jayhawks were 50 percent from the field. Junior forward Crystal Kemp led on the inside and had 24 points.Deft passing by junior guard Erica Hallman produced 13 assists, tying for second on the University's single-game-assist list. Kaylee Brown, junior guard, scored a career-high 18 points and set the tone from the perimeter.
Creighton 68. Kansas 63
The first road game during break was the layhawk's second
road defeat as Creighton maintained a steady lead throughout.
Tough defense by the Jayhawks forced nine turnovers, but offensively the shots did not fall.
Hallman scored 20 points, senior guard Aquanita Burras had 13 and Kemp added 16 points and 17 rebounds. The other five Jayhawks combined for only 14 points. As a team, Kansas shot 35 percent.
Kansas 71. San Diego State 45
A suffocating defense with tight ball pressure forced 20 Aztec turnovers as the Jayhawks rolled to an easy victory at home.
Hallman and Kemp teamed up for 35 points and Brown had 11 to dominate the visitors. Every Jayhawk who entered the game scored.
Kansas notched its first road victory as the Jayhawks pulled ahead in the second half after leading 32-28 at the half. Balanced scoring keyed the game for Kansas with five players in double figures.
Kansas 80, Ball State 66
Burras scored a game-high 20 points as Kansas extended its second-half lead by shooting 54 percent in the second half. The Jayhawks held Kate Endress,
Ball State's leading scorer, to only 6-of-25 shooting.
No. 7 Texas 66. Kansas 51
Trailing only 47-43 in the second half, Kansas eventually fell to its second-ranked opponent of the year in Austin, Tex. The Longhorns pulled ahead late in the second half, hitting 12-of-14 free throws.
Hallman was the leading Jayhawk scorer with 20 points, while Kemp and Burras added 10 each. Tiffany Jackson and Heather Schreiber had a huge game for Texas, combining for 39 points in the Longhorn victory.
No.22 Kansas State 63. Kansas 45
After the Jayhawks jumped to a quick 17-8 lead, the Wildcats came back to tie the score at 26 by the half. Brown put up 11 of her team-high 13 points in the first half.
The early first-half momentum quickly dissipated in the second half as Kansas State's Kendra Wecker scored 12 of her 18 points after halftime.
Kansas shot 28 percent from the field in the second half while Kansas State shot 50 percent.
A season-best crowd of 5,551 gathered at Allen Fieldhouse for the in-state rivalry in which the Wildcats now hold a seven-game
No.24 Iowa State 70. Kansas 37
The Jayhawks never challenged the Cyclones in the home defeat. Four players scored double figures for Iowa State, but Kansas had no players with more than eight points.
An entire game of cold shots ended with the Jayhawks shooting 25 percent, while the Cyclone sharpshooters worked to extend the lead allgame long. The 37 points tied for second alltime in terms of scoring futility in the program's history.
Texas A&M 62, Kansas 60
The Jahawks nearly nabbed their first conference victory, but a furious comeback left them one score short on the road. After trailing by as many as 18 points, Kansas roared back to tie the game at 60 with only 1:05 remaining. A fade-away jumper at the last second by Aggie guard A'Quonesia Franklin secured a dramatic victory for the home team.
Burras tied her career high with 24 points to help Kansas get back in the game. Hallman dished out nine assists, but the Jayhawks are still awaiting their first Big 12 victory.
Crystal Kemp, junior forward, takes the ball up between Megan Ronvohde, Iowa State sophomore guard, and Lisa Krener, Iowa State senior forward. Kemp had seven points and nine rebounds during the 70-37 loss against the Cyclones.
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Soccer players and coach honored with post-season awards
BY MATT TORNOW
mtornow@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The Big 12 Champion Jayhawk soccer team is still flying high after a record-season season.
SoccerBuzz, the leading magazine that covers NCAA women's soccer, honored five Kansas players and coach Mark Francis with post-season awards. Voting for the honors is done by Division I coaches and the SoccerBuzz staff.
Senior goalkeeper Meghan Miller, sophomore defender Holly
Gault and junior forward Caroline Smith received All-American accolades from the magazine. Gault earned first-team honors, while Miller was selected to the second team and Smith received honorable mention.
Miller led all Big 12 Conference goalkeepers in goals-against with a .57 average and save percentage with an impressive .881. Miller also finished second in the conference with 11 shutouts during the season.
Gault's defensive skills earned her first team honors. The
J a y h a w k defense only allowed 13 goals all season and had a team goals-against average of .55, which ranked ninth in the country at the end of the season.
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Smith received her bid to first team honors by leading the Jayhawks with 32 points overall. Smith ended the season with 11 goals and 10 assists. Smith is the
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Jayhawks all-time leader in shots, goals, game-winning goals and points.
That trio was named to the first team All-Central region , as well, and will
"It is nice to see her being rewarded," he said. "The chance to train with the U-21 National Team is a great honor for her and our program."
SoccerBuzz also named senior midfielder Amy Geha with second team All-Central Region honors. Geha finished with four goals and five assists, 13 overall points, which put her tied for fourth on the team.
Freshman defender Afton Sauer was announced as the only Jayhawk on the Central Region All-Freshman. Sauer came on strong in her first year
for the Jayhawks and started all 23 contests.
With five players being named to the regional team. Francis was also honored by receiving Central Region Coach of the Year honors. After leading the Jayhawks to the NCAA tournament the last two seasons, Francis interviewed for the Florida State coaching vacancy during winter break, but the Seminoles hired USA U-19 Coach Mark Krikorian last week.
— Edited by Jennifer Voldness
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