THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015
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Kansas tennis looks to remain perfect at home
JACOB CLEMEN
@iclemn9
Kansas looks for its second straight win at home when it hosts Big 10 opponent Iowa, Monday at 3 p.m. at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. The Jayhawks are looking to improve on their 1-0 home record this season after they defeated Houston (4-3) Feb. 14 in an exciting back-and-forth affair.
Both teams are looking to reverse fortune as they both come into play with losing streaks. Kansas dropped a pair of matches to ranked opponents in a weekend road trip to Colorado, Feb.
21-22. Kansas fell to Denver 6-1 and Colorado 4-2. Meanwhile, Iowa dropped to 4-3 overall on the season after a three-game losing streak following two consecutive home losses and a road loss to Oregon.
The Hawkeyes own a lead in the overall series, 9-7, after winning the last six meetings between the two programs and is 1-1 on the season against Big 12 opponents after defeating Iowa State 4-1 and falling 4-0 to Oklahoma.
in singles on the season.
The Jayhawks are led by junior Maria Jose Cardona in their No.1 singles and doubles spot. Cardona is 3-4
in singles on the season.
Senior Shelby Talcott leads the Hawkeyes and boasts a 5-2 record in the No.1 singles position after a 5-0 start to the season.
Kansas must also contend with fellow senior Morven McCulloch who has a 5-1 record in singles play in the No.2 singles slot.
Taking the doubles point will be crucial for Kansas' chances on Monday as the Hawkeyes have won every match in which they took the doubles point and dropped every match they conceded it.
— Edited by Yu Kyung Lee
KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN Freshman Smith Hinton plays in the home opener against Houston on Feb. 14. The Jayhawks will host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Monday at 3 p.m.
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Senior forward Chelsea Gardner corrals in a rebound during the first half of the Jayhawks' match with the Wildcats of Kansas State Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Despite Gardner recording a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds, the Cats were able to pull out the win 55-48.
Women's basketball to host Iowa State on Senior Night
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011
When March comes around, basketball season is at its peak. Kansas (14-16, 5-12) will play its final game in Allen Fieldhouse taking on Iowa State. Kansas snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday at Oklahoma, defeating the Sooners 65-58.
Kansas will honor senior guards Natalie Knight and Asia Boyd and senior forwards Bunny Williams and Chelsea Gardner after the game.
Iowa State (18-10, 9-8) is coming to Lawrence after a marquee win Saturday, handing No. 3 Baylor their second consecutive loss in Big 12 play, 76-71 in Ames, Iowa.
Kansas is looking to sweep the Cyclones for the first time since 2006. Kansas
iowa State is led by senior guard Nikki Moody, who averages 14 points. 3.8 rebounds and seven assists per game. Moody is Iowa State's career assist record holder with 730 in her four years at Iowa State. Senior guard Brynn Williamson averages 11.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Williamson became the 27th Cyclone to reach 1,000 points in her career at Iowa State.
won the first meeting of the season, snapping a 10- game losing streak in Ames on Jan.28, defeating the Cyclones 61-56.
Sophomore guard Seanna Johnson averages 11.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Johnson ranks second in the Big 12 in rebounds per game.
Gardner leads Kansas averaging 16.6 points per game, which ranks Gardner
third in the Big 12 in scoring. Knight averages 12.7 points and 3.8 assists per game. Both Knight and Gardner have reached the 1,000 point mark in their careers at Kansas.
Kansas currently sits in a tie with Texas Tech for ninth place in the conference with a 5-12 record. Kansas is just one game behind Kansas State for eighth place. With a Kansas win against Iowa State, Kansas can move up in the standings, which will help its seeding in the Big 12 Tournament starting on Friday in Dallas.
Tuesday will mark the end of the regular season in the Big 12. Kansas could see themselves climb as high as the seventh seed or fall to the 10th seed in the tournament.
Tip at Allen Fieldhouse is at 7 p.m.
Edited by Kayla Schart2
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