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Women struggle, lose to Nebraska
A hard-fought first half isn't enough as Jayhawks lose conference matchup
ry Ryan Wood
Kansan sportswriter
Despite losing 77-70 to Nebraska last night, coach Marian Washington and the women's basketball team left the Allen Fieldhouse court full of optimism.
"I thought they did a nice job staying in the ball game," Washington said. "They fought really hard. You get tired of losing, but there's no question that they're fighting together."
The Jayhawks (5-21 overall, 0-13 Big 12 Conference) led 34-30 at halftime, the first time they've led at the half during their 13-game losing streak.
"Everyone was trying not to get too excited," said senior guard Selena Scott, who finished with a team-high 16 points. "If you got too excited you might come out a bit down. We stayed up for a little while in the second half, we just had a couple of breakdowns in the second half and lost the lead."
the Jayhawks were able to contain Nebraska standout Keasha Cannon in the first half, limiting her to just two points. She finished with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Last Sunday, Cannon had 27 points and 16
rebounds against No. 11 Kansas State.
"I thought we did a good job on Cannon," Washington said. "She really went off on Kansas State."
In the end, the Jayhawks were unable to gain any ground after the 'Huskers (14-11, 4-8) hit 14-of-15 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
"You get tired of losing," Washington said, "but I have to keep my focus on the fact that this team, if they continue to play like this, I can go to the floor with them anytime."
Contact Wood at rwoold@kansan.com.
This story was edited by Gillian Titus.
KU miler shines at Iowa State Classic
By Matt Norton
Kansan sportswriter
Senior Katy Eisenmenger just climbed to the top of the Big 12 Conference rankings in the mile run last Saturday at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. She currently sits 11th in the NCAA, a placing which would qualify her for the national championships in March.
She will step down to the 1,000 meters and run a leg in the 4 X 400 relay today at Kansas State.
A sizable, but less than full, contingent from the Kansas track and field team will make the trip to Manhattan for the KSU Open. Women compete today and the men compete tomorrow.
Assistant coach Doug Clark said cutting back on the amount of running the athletes do, while increasing the speed with which they do it, would give the them confidence going into the Big 12 and NCAA championships.
Most of the Jayhawks traveling will be runners working on events they don't run often, with the bulk of them being middle-distance runners. A handful of sprinters, jumpers and throwers, including new NCAA record holder Scott Russell, will compete.
"We could do the exact same thing right here in Anschutz."
Doug Clarde
Assistant coach
He said running athletes at distances shorter than their specialty complemented these last couple weeks' training and would make the runners more competitive in their chosen race, giving this meet the feel of a glorified practice.
towing and they'll be more motivated running in a real meet than they will at practice."
"We could do the exact same thing right here in Anschutz," Clark said. "I just think they'll get more adrenaline
Eisenmenger, who ran 4:45:65 last Saturday and is now the fourth-fastest miler ever at Kansas, said she was looking forward to running the 1,000 meters for the first time this season.
She ranks second all-time in that event and could claim the school record of 2:49:68, set in 1996 by eventual NCAA champion Kristi Kloster.
Eisenmenger said running the shorter events, especially the relay, was something she didn't do often, but would help her work on her speed.
"It's kind of fun," she said. "I loved that race in high school, but when you get here, you find you're not that fast."
Contact Norton at mnorton@kansan.com.
This story was edited by Andy Gassaway.
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Selena Scott, senior guard, shoots over Nebraska freshman guard Jina Johansen's head for two points in the second half. Scott was the leading scorer on the team with 16 points.
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its free throw opportunities, making 35 of 45 attempts at the line to seal the victory.
"I didn't even realize how many times they went to the line on us," Washington said. "Down the stretch we certainly had to foul. It's tough to see a game won at the free throw line and it not be you."
Three Jayhawks finished with double figures in points, with Scott's 16 taking top honors. K.C. Hilgenkamp and Nikki White both scored 14 for Kansas. Freshman Chelsea Thomson tied her career high of nine points, and Washington said several others are finally making progress.
"We've got players that are just playing with a lot more confidence now," she said. "It's taken awhile for them but it's good to see."
Kansas will face No. 12 Kansas State, which has lost its past two games, at home on Sunday.
Contact Scott at jscott@kansan.com. This story was edited by Andy Gassaway.
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