MONDAY,FEB.4,2002
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3B
Team loses tenth game in a row
By Jessica Scott Kansan sportswriter
The first half of Saturday's game at No. 4 Oklahoma must have seemed like déjà vu for the Kansas women's basketball team.
After scoring a season-low 12 first half points at Colorado a few days earlier, the Jayhawks tied that mark in a 79-57 loss to the Sooners (18-2 overall, B-1 Big 12 Conference). Kansas trailed 34-12 at halftime, and despite a strong second half, the Hawks (5-18, 0-10) lost their tenth straight game.
Kansas had persistent offensive problems early, shooting just 19 percent in the first half.
Senior Nikki White, who finished with five points and five rebounds, said her team struggled to work together offensively.
"We know our offenses but if one person breaks down then we're not really on the same page." White said. "If we can really look for our main scorers more, then we should be able to put up more points."
The Jayhawks once again got a boost from senior guard Selena Scott, who broke out of a small mid-season scoring slump. Scott netted a team-high 20 points — 18 in the second half — on 8-of-11 shooting while grabbing her 200th career rebound.
early 21-2 lead, guided by junior Caton Hill. The forward connected on her first two shots and ended the opening half with 11 points.
The Sooners jumped to an
"Great opening 10 minutes," Sooner coach Sherri Coale said. "I thought we were really, really good coming out of the tunnel. Caton was great. She is such a good player, such a good shooter."
The layhawks will attempt to pick up their first conference victory Wednesday evening at home against No. 16 Iowa State.
Contact Scott at jscott@kansan.com. This story was edited by Justin Henning.
Tennis squad defeats Shockers
By Jonah Ballow Kansan sportswriter
Freshman tennis player Paige Brown is sure her team will succeed this spring.
"I'm so confident that we are going to be good this year," she said after Saturday's season opener against Wichita State.
Brown had a reason for those feelings after the Jayhawks' 7-2 victory over the Shockers at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Brown and sophomore Emily Haylock teamed up for the first time at No. 2 doubles and beat the Shockers 8-1.
"She is so good at the net, so I was able to just concentrate on serving and she would put it
The pair did well in their singles matches too. Brown breezed by Sarah Dangos, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 singles, while Haylock defeated Annelie van der Heever at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-2.
away," Brown said of her partner.
Senior Cheryl Mallaiah, the central region's preseason 15th-ranked singles player, struggled early during her No. 1 singles match against Amanda Cervantes.
"When I was up, I was playing aggressive and I missed some ground strokes," Haylock said. "I had a lapse but I re-focused and then I was able to come back and get the win."
Mallaiah lost the first set 6-2.
won the second set 6-1,but lost the third set in a tiebreak 7-6 (7-4).
"It was a good first effort," said Kilmey Waterman. "Our team was a little nervous and some of our matches were really close."
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are scheduled to meet the Jayhawks at 2 p.m. Saturday at Alvamar. Tulsa comes into the match with a 4-0 record and four singles players ranked in the preseason top 20 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
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sports@kansan.com. This story was edited by Eve Lamborn.
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