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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas looks to break 4-game skid against OSU
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Sophomore forward Caelynn Manning-Allen keeps the ball away from her opponent in the game against Texas on Feb. 14. Kansas plays OSU Saturday.
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011
Standing alone at the bottom of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas (13-14, 4-10), currently on a fourgame losing streak, looks to bounce back after a late comeback that fell short Tuesday at TCU. Kansas travels to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State on Saturday.
The two teams will meet for the second time in two weeks. The Cowgirls pulled away in the late stages of the Feb. 7 matchup, 65-57, in Lawrence.
After two historic games, senior guard Natalie Knight joined the 1,000-point club last Saturday, reaching a career high in points scored in a game. Knight came out of a scoring funk with 29 points Tuesday at TCU. Knight now sits at 10th in the Big 12 scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game.
Kansas sits one game back for a seventh place tie that includes Kansas State, West Virginia and Texas Tech. Kansas can still move up with wins for the rest of the regular season before the Big 12 Tournament next month.
Kansas remains on schedule with two away games at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma and two home games against Kansas State and Iowa State.
Oklahoma State is in a tie for third place in the Big 12 standings, with a threegame lead over Kansas. The Cowgirls traveled to West Virginia and defeated the Mountaineers 52-46 on Wednesday.
Ever since defeating the
Jayhawks on Feb. 7, the Cowgirls have won their last three contests against both Texas and Iowa State at home last week.
The Cowgirls are led by junior guard Brittney Martin, who sits eighth in the conference in scoring averaging 12.8 points per game. Senior guard Liz Donohoe sits 12th in the conference in scoring averaging 11.8 points per game. Sophomore guard Roshunda Johnson rounds out the top 15 in scoring averaging 11.6 points per game.
After her 20 points against
11 Kansas wants to end its losing streak, they need to be playing consistently and taking care of the basketball. Problems in the past two games included rebounding and turnovers. TCU scored 27 points off 20 turnovers.
TCU, Kansas senior forward Chelsea Gardner still ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game.
Tip off from Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., is at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Edited by Laura Kubicki
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