THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 2012
KANSAS 68,OKLAHOMA 74
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REWIND
Kansas 27 | 37 | 4 - 68 Oklahoma 25 | 39 | 10 - 74
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Goodrich 18
Rebounds
Goodrich
Goodrich
Assists
9
Goodrick 6
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
Aishah Sutherland 9 4-10 8 0 1
Carolyn Davis 17 7-14 8 0 3
Angel Goodrich 18 8-19 9 6 3
Monica Engleman 11 4-15 2 4 4
Natalie Knight 5 2-6 2 0 1
Chelsea Gardner 0 0-1 2 0 2
CeCe Harper 6 3-6 4 1 2
Tania Jackson 2 1-5 4 0 0
Totals 68 29-76 39 11 16
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
Kaylon Williams 8 4-5 10 0 2
Nicole Griffin 3 1-2 1 0 0
Aaryn Ellenberg 1 0-6 2 0 3
Morgan Hook 11 5-16 3 4 3
Whitney Hand 16 5-12 6 2 4
Jelena Cerina 8 4-6 4 3 3
DeShawn Harden 4 2-4 2 0 0
Sharane Campbell 23 8-10 5 2 2
Totals 74 29-61 33 11 17
GAME TO REMEMBER
Angel Goodrich, junior guard
Goodrich's highlight of the night was a three-point heave to beat the buzzer in the first half to put the Jayhawks up two going into the locker room.
Other than the miracle fling, Goodrich also stuffed the state sheet tonight with 18 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. When junior forward Carolyn Davis picked up an early foul in the second half, Goodrich picked up the slack with two straight baskets and a block of Oklahoma's Sharane Campbell.
Goodrich
GAME TO FORGET
Chelsea Gardner, freshman forward
After showing some flashes in recent games, Gardner has run into some difficult post players. Gardner only played five minutes in Wednesday's contest despite junior forward Carolyn Davis and senior forward Aishah Sutherland being in some foul trouble. Gardner only ratcheted two rebounds and two turnovers in the minutes she did play.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
Gardner
"Unfortunately, our momentum kind of died off with them being more aggressive, but you have to learn from that."
Monica Engelman, guard
Engelman
38. 2 Kansas was held to shooting just 38.2 percent from the field.
KEY STATS
Angel Goodrich tied a career-high with nine rebounds
Kansas has lost all nine games against Oklahoma under Bonnie Henrickson.
9
Oklahoma hit five of the seven free throws in overtime.
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Clutch shots force game into overtime
RYAN MCCARTHY
There was a clear pattern throughout last night's women's basketball game against Oklahoma. The Jayhawks would play aggressive defense, make a lot of shots near the basket, and build up a lead.
For the Kansas players, this was a deflating loss, especially after the Jayhawks were ranked for the first time in two seasons.
However, the Oklahoma Sooners continued to make runs of their own and eventually overtook the Jayhawks 74-68 in overtime.
"We felt like we should have had this game, and we made mistakes," junior guard Angel Goodrich said. "And for us to do that, we let each other down."
With a stagnant offense
"I didn't think it was going to go in, because, first of all, she was right there," Goodrich said. "I was a little shocked it went in, but it felt really nice to go in with a little moment."
"Any small thing that if it happened in the first half, it wouldn't be a big deal. But in a one possession game, and time's running down, those plays matter," Engleman said.
Despite hitting the big shot, Engleman only finished 4 of 15 from the floor for 11 points.
throughout the game, Kansas could never get into the rhythm it needed to win.
at halftime.
Kansas had another clutch shot on the night, but this one involved a little more luck.
With four seconds remaining in the first half, Goodrich began to dribble hard down the court, trying to avoid stepping out of bounds. As she glided past half-court, she flung the ball toward the basket just before the red light turned on to signal the half. A few seconds later, the ball dropped to the bottom of the net, giving the Jayhawks a two-point advantage
Although a few Kansas players had shining moments, the team now knows the most important thing is victories. Sitting at 16-5 on the season, Kansas needs to be able to win at home and win a few on the road.
"We went into a couple slumps in this game. We can't let that happen," Goodrich said. "If we're in a slump, we have to take care of it on defense and then get our momentum back coming in transition or something."
After sputtering to the end of regulation, Kansas put together a nice series of fundamental plays.
"Any time you lose at home, you look at all three of them have been gut-wrenching," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "In this league, you've got to be able to take care of your home court and we haven't done that."
With 10 seconds remaining and the Jayhawks down three, Goodrich found junior guard Monica Engleman, who was open on the right side of the court. Junior forward Carolyn Davis had set an ideal screen, and Engleman pulled up and drained a three, sending the game into overtime.
— Edited by Corinne Westeman
However, the little mistakes on both ends of the floor added up
on the final stat sheet.
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
Senior forward Aishah Sutherland chases after a loose ball during the second half of Tuesday night's game against Oklahoma. Sutherland contributed nine points and fouled out in the 68-74 overtime defeat.
TYLFR ROSTF/KANSAN
Point guard Monica Engelman fights for the ball on the Oklahoma side of the court. Engelman had 15 points and a last-second three-pointer that sent the game into overtime. Unfortunately, the Jayhawks could not hold on and lost the game to the Sooners.
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
Point guard Angel Goodrich drives the lane and puts up a floater against the Oklahbma defense. Goodrich scooted 17 points in last night's game against the Sooners.
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Point guard CeCe Harper drives the baseline against the Sooner defense. She had 6 points and 4 rebounds in the loss to the Sooners last night.
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
Junior forward Carolyn Davis drives into the paint for a shot opportunity during the first half of Tuesday night's game against Oklahoma. Davis contributed 17 points in the Jayhawks' '68-74 overtime defeat.
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