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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015
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MISSY MINFAR/KANSAN
Senior forward Chelsea Gardner grabs a rebound against Iowa State on Monday. Gardner finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the Jayhawks' senior night victory in Allen Fieldhouse.
Gardner earns second Big 12 Player of the Week honor
Senior forward Chelsea Gardner was named the final Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week on Wednesday. This is Gardner's second player of the week award from the Big 12 and her fourth in her career at Kansas.
Gardner was selected by a panel of media who cover the Big 12. In her last home game
Monday night against Iowa State. Gardner recorded 25 points and 12 rebounds to earn the last Big 12 Player of the Week award given out by the conference. Gardner achieved her ninth double-double of the season and her 27th overall at Kansas. Eleven of Gardner's 25 points Monday were scored from the free-throw line as Gardner was 11-of-13 from the line, including 6-of-8 with 3:18 left in the game.
recorded 22 blocks in the past six games. If Gardner records one block Friday against Kansas State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, she will become the second Jayhawk to record 200 career blocks.
Gardner also had five blocks against Iowa State. She has
Kansas (15-16, 6-12) will open up the Big 12 Championship against in-state rival Kansas State (17-12, 7-11) for the third time this season. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. Friday at American Airlines Arena in Dallas.
Dylan Sherwood
Two Kansas divers qualify for diving championships
Two Kansas divers qualified for the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships. Sophomore Graylyn Jones and freshman Nadia Khechfe will represent Kansas at the regional.
The Zone D regional is held in Iowa City, Iowa.
HOW DOES THE CHAMPIONSHIP WORK?
needs to be met at some point throughout the regular season. This can be done in either a dual meet or championship-style meet.
To qualify for zones, there is a minimum dive score that
At dual meets, divers have six dives. At championship-style meets, there are 11 dives.
Jones scored 271.9 in the 1-meter dive back in October at a dual meet. In February, Khechfe scored 280.2 in the 3-meter dive at a dual meet.
Standards for the 1-meter dive require a score of 255 or better at a dual meet, or 390 or better in a championship-style meet.
Standards for the 3-meter dive call for a score of 265 or better at a dual meet, or 420 or better in a championship-style meet.
Zones are essentially the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight of diving. The NCAA Championship comes afterward.
In the Zone D regional, the top eight in the 1-meter dive qualify for the NCAA Championship. In the 3-meter dive, the top 10 qualify.
Why those numbers? It's based on the performances at the zone during the previous season.
Amie Just
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Nadia Khechfe, a freshman from Linolcn, Neb., performs a 1-meter dive at the Jan. 31 meet against Arkansas. The Jayhawks fell in the dual 194-105. Khechfe will be representing Kansas at the regional meet.
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