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with her, the most impact she has is on the other end because she is going to take 25 or 30 away from you at the rim and even mid-range," Henrickson said.
Henrickson said the Jayhawks will have senior forward Aishah Sutherland and sophomore Tania Jackson play toward the perimeter while leaving Gardner and freshman forward Bunny Williams down low. Gardner struggled with quick fouls on Tuesday in the victory against Texas Tech, which thrust Williams into the spotlight. Williams answered the call and scored a career-high eight points in the outing.
Williams met with Henrickson after practice one afternoon and asked what she needed to work on to start making a difference and get more playing time. She realized that she was behind Davis and Sutherland, but wanted to be ready when the lawhaws needed her.
"I think I was just at a point where I wasn't improving on anything, and I felt like I needed to do extra to improve," Williams said.
Henrickson told her to work on
her face-up shot and general confidence. Williams got the opportunity on Tuesday to show her improvement. Junior guard Angel Goodrich passed her the ball and without hesitation, she knocked down a 12-foot jump shot on her way to a career-high eight points in another career-high 18 minutes on the floor.
Baylor gets a lot of attention for their post play, but they balance it out with All-American candidate Odyssey Sims at point guard. Sims and Goodrich were both named finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award which honors the best point guard in Division 1 women's basketball.
"She is a competitive kid." Henrickson said. "They are both very similar in that way."
Henrickson is expecting more pressure on Goodrich since she has become more of a scoring threat with Davis out.
Jackson said the team had a good practice on Wednesday and has learned a lot since their earlier loss to the Bears.
"We just can't rush shots and play five one-on-one games," Jackson said. "We've got to play with confidence."
Track team to be successful in Big 12
TRACK AND FIELD
MAX GOODWIN
mggoodwin@kansan.com
It is a new day for the Kansas track and field program because today marks the beginning of the Big 12 Indoor Championship meet. The women's team has received national attention from the coaches polls in the past two weeks. Going into today's championship meet, the women's team is ranked first in the Midwest region and seventh nationally.
"I feel like Kansas is the underdog," junior sprinter Pari Daniels said. "I feel like we're putting Kansas back on the map, and we worked so hard for this in practice."
the nation. Texas' women's 4x400-meter relay team, which the Kansas team will compete against this weekend, has the third-fastest time in the nation. Kansas sophomore Diamond Dixon will join Paris Daniels in the relay, along with junior Taylor Washington and senior Danesha Morris.
Daniels is a member of the women's 4x400-meter relay team, which qualified for the NCAA national championship meet with the current fourth fastest time in
Dixon is also running the 400- meter race. She finished third in that event at last year's Big 12 Indoor Championship. Her time in the 400-meter is the fastest time in the conference this season, and 5th in the nation.
"I feel like we can win it"
Diamond Dixon said of the 4x400-meter relay race. "We just have to run like we did in Arkansas, and now a little better."
Taylor Washington will also be running in the 600-meter. She was the 2010 Big 12 champion in the 600-meter.
The women's team has had many solid performances this season. At the pole vault sophomore Demi Payne has cleared the 2nd highest mark of anybody in the Big 12 this year.
The layhawks have the conference's best long-jumper in junior Francine Simpson, and best triple-jumper, junior Andrea Geubelle. The two have combined to win seven titles in the two events this season, and they are both ranked in the top 15 nationally in long jump.
Senior Alena Krechyk won the weight throw at the 2010 Big 12 championship and competes for another Big 12 title this weekend in the event. Her best throw of the season is currently 3rd among throwers in the Big 12.
The men's side is unranked, but they are healthy and will compete for titles in many events. In the
pole vault, the men's team features sophomore Alex Bishop, with the fourth-ranked pole vault in the Big 12 this season. Freshmen Casey Bowen and Greg Lupton are tied for fifth in the Big 12 pole vault.
Senior sprinter Kyle Clemons will be the most experienced runner in the men's 4x400 relay team, which holds the fifth best time in the conference.
"The biggest thing is we're injury-free right now. We just need to go out and compete to the best of our potential" coach Stanley Redwine said.
The meet gets underway at 11 a.m. with the women's pentathlon. Senior Rebecca Neville and freshman Lindsay Vollmer will compete in the event for Kansas.
Edited by Anna Allen
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