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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Jayhawks look to snap two-game losing streak
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011
Kansas returns home on Saturday against Texas (15-8, 4-8) after a tough loss on the road Tuesday being defeated by West Virginia 59-56.
The Longhorns, the preseason favorite to upend Baylor at the top of the Big 12, has had a rough season sitting in a tie for eighth in the conference with a 4-8 record with Kansas. Senior forward Nneka Enemkpali has been lost for the season due to a season-ending knee injury. Enemkpali was injured in their first matchup with Baylor, where the tumbling began for Texas losing 75-58. In 17 games played this season Enemkpali was averaging a double-double of 12.4 points per game and 10.4 rebounds.
Texas has lost four of their last five games, with their last win coming on Jan. 29 at home against Oklahoma, 84-81 in double overtime.
Texas is coming off a loss on the road to Oklahoma State. 66-60.
All eight of Texas's losses have come during conference play, with two each coming from Iowa State and Baylor.
Even though Texas is still receiving votes in this week's
AP poll, the Longhorns have defeated the Jayhawks once already this season. On Jan. 3, to open the Big 12 season, the Jayhawks traveled to Austin to play the Longhorns, giving a good test against the undefeated and No.3 team in the nation at the time, falling 60-46.
Leading the Longhorns after they lost their leading scorer Enemkpali is sophomore center Kelsey Lang, who is averaging 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Behind Lang in scoring is freshman guard Ariel Atkins, who averages 10.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest.
Kansas is led in scoring by the trio of three seniors forward Chelsea Gardner and guards Natalie Knight and Asia Boyd. Gardner averages 16.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per contest, Knight averages 12 points per game and Boyd now averages 10.2 points per game after her 18-point game against West Virginia.
Kansas stands in a tie for eighth with the Longhorns in the conference sitting a half game back of sixth place and a game and a half out of fifth place West Virginia. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. from Allen Fieldhouse.
Edited by Emma Seiwert
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Senior Guard Natalie Knight works her way toward the hoop against a Texas Tech player. The Jayhawks return home to play the Longhorns on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Kansas track and field to compete in Arkansas, Iowa
G.J. MELIA
@gjmelia
For the first time in 2015, the Kansas track and field team will split into separate groups this weekend. One team will travel up to Ames, Iowa, to compete in the ISU Classic. The other team will go down to Fayetteville, Ark., and take part in the Tyson
Invitational.
The teams will be divided based on the competition level other colleges in each meet. Coach Stanley Redwine said Kansas will be sending more distance runners to
The Tyson Invitational is hosted by Arkansas, the No. 3 team in the country, while the ISU Classic is hosted by Iowa State.
the ISU Classic, and sending more sprinters to Arkansas.
"We want to give our athletes the best opportunity to qualify for the NCAA [Championships]"; Redwine said.
Redwine said as the season goes on, the meet competition gets tougher in preparation for the Big 12 and NCAA Championships.
"We try to prepare the individual rather than just saying this is a blanket approach for the athletes," Redwine said. "Some individuals need different things to complete their race. We do those things that they need individually, to make sure that they're going to be ready on competition day."
Both the ISU Classic and
Tyson Invitational will begin Friday and end Saturday.
For the ISU Classic, the events kick off with both the men's and women's weight throw at 11 a.m. on Friday. The first track event will be the 60 meter sprint prelim at noon Friday and ends with 5,000 meter run. Saturday begins at 9:30 with the 3,000 meter run and ends with the
4x400 meter relay from 4:05 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.
The Tyson Invitational will start with the mile run and 1 p.m. Friday, and will conclude with the 60 meter dash. Saturday events include the 4x400 relay.
Edited by Emma Seiwert
The track team heads to Iowa for the Drake Relays on Friday. The team placed first in its last meet.
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For the first time in 2015, Kansas will send its distance runners to Iowa State and its sprinters to Arkansas.
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