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6B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2003
Fierce Tiger sharp shooter to attack Jayhawks
By Shane Mettlen
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KANSAS VS. MISSOURI
The Missouri women's basketball team will bring one of the hottest hands in the Big 12 Conference into Allen Fieldhouse when it takes on Kansas in Lawrence tomorrow at 1 p.m.
KANSAS(9-11)
Evan Unrau put up 26 points in the Tigers' 70-57 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday night, topping the 23 points she scored against Nebraska in the previous game. The junior forward is averaging 15.7 points per game for the Tigers and has had 20 points or more in five of Missouri's last ten games.
For Unrau, who hit 10-of-15 field goals against the Cyclones, the key to her success has been recognizing her opponent's weaknesses.
P No. Player Ht. Yt. Rpg. PPG RG
G 23 Erica Hallman F-9 Fr. 8.5 1.8
G 23 Crystal Kame F-9 Fr. 11.3 6.0
G 21 Elena Menogic 8-4 Fr. 10.3 7.5
G 21 Leia Mencogi 5-6 Jr. 2.8 2.3
G 4 Aquanta Burraa 5-6 So. 11.0 7.3
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"It's been looking at the matchups and who's guarding who at
P No. Player Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
F 13 Evan Unreut 6-1 Jr 17.8 8.0
F 41 Fayne Milhare 6-2 Jr 9.3 4.0
F 54 Mellie Fisher Jr 6-2 Jr 9.7 5.8
G 5 Tracy Lozier 5-10 Jr 9.0 2.8
G 15 Krazer Barr 5-10 Sr 11.7 4.0
F 3 Blair Waltz 6-0 So. 7.7 2.4
F 33 Nichelle Roberts 6-1 Fr. 7.4 4.7
F 32 Stacoy Backer 5-9 So. 4.2 0.9
G 10 LaToya Bond F-7 Fr. 4.4 1.8
G 23 Leuran Pozrat 5-10 Sio. 4.3 1.2
G 44 Teniana Woolford 6-2 Jr. 4.4 1.5
that time." Unrau said. "Sometimes I'm up against a smaller player so I like to fill the gaps."
Unrau wasn't the only Missouri player who had success against Iowa State—four Tigers scored in double figures against the Cyclones.
After consecutive lopsided defeats, coach Marian Washington was glad her team had a week off to prepare for Missouri.
"We have been changing our practice schedule around and
going early, trying to give them the rest of the day to rest up a little bit." Washington said.
Washington said her team could use the rest to get ready for a Tiger team that has been playing well lately.
"Preparing for Missouri is not going to be easy," Washington said. "They are very physical, they really play hard, and they have good size. I think they are a pretty solid ball club."
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Sophomore guard Aquanita Burras questions a call made by an official. Burras is averaging a team-high 11.1 points per game for the Jayhawks, who will look for their third Big 12 victory of the season against the Tigers tomorrow.
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Iowa. The 29-point defeat is the worst for Iowa State in the Hilton Coliseum's history.
Although the Jayhawks have since lost games on the road to Colorado and at home to Arizona, Williams said he was pleased with the team's play as March nears.
In that January matchup, both team's conference opener, Jayhawk senior Nick Collinson scored 31 points as the Jayhawks limited the Cyclones to 36.7 percent shooting from the floor to go along with 20 turnovers.
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"We're sharing the basketball better, making better decisions on our shot selection,"Williams said. "We still have the problems of depth, and in particular, depth with size up front."
F No. Player Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
P 4no Nick Collison 6-9 Su 18.7 8.6
G 5 Keith Langford 6-4 So 16.3 5.0
G 10 Kirk Hirnch 6-1 So 17.3 3.6
G11 Aaron Miles 6-1 So 8.7 3.6
G12 Jeff Grayes 6-9 Jr 5.3 5.8
IOWA STATE (12-8)
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Top Reserves
P No. Player Ht. Ypg PPG
4 JacksonVroman 6-10 Jr. 123 8.6
5 JacksonVroman 6-11 Fr. 183 3.7
6 Adalah Hatuka 6-5 Fr. 10.5 3.8
C51 Jared Homan 6-9 So. 7.0 6.4
C12 Tin Bemmang 6-0 Gr. 9.5 3.6
Kansas' depth problem might be solved Sunday as injured forward Wayne Simien has hinted he might return to the court against the Cyclones.
"Yeah, yeah it's not my call," Simien said. "It's the big guy. If I had my way it's my last coaching job of the year."
His replacement, Jeff Graves, has held the starting spot since Simien suffered a shoulder injury Jan. 4 in the University of Missouri-Kansas City matchup, and has had trouble staying out
of foul trouble. Graves has fouled out of four games, including Tuesday night's victory over Baylor in Waco, Texas.
The Cyclones are led by senior sharp shooter Jake Sullivan and 6-10 workhorse Jackson Vroman who have combined to form a productive inside-out duo under the tutelage of Larry Eustachy.
Former Kansas big man Raet LaFrentz will be honored at half-time of Sunday's game by having his No. 45 jersey retired to the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse.
LaFrentz played on four conference championship teams from 1995-98 and earned All-American honors.
LaFrentz is currently a starter for the Dallas Mavericks, who hold the best record in the NBA at 38-12.
Along with LaFrentz's jersey retirement ceremony, more than 100 former players and coaches are expected to attend Sunday's game.
Williams, who has invited back former players and coaches on three other occasions during his Kansas coaching career, said the current Jayhawk squad will benefit from the experience.
"Our players will get a chance to meet some of the guys coming and learn what it means to play Kansas basketball." Williams said.
The position of athletics director is important and extremely difficult. Bohl is expected to maintain a high profile, keep coaches happy, promote all athletic programs and ultimately create a great sports atmosphere for students. It is hard to evaluate Bohl after only two years at the University.
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- Edited by Amber Byarlay
However, the Kansas athletics department cannot fall under corruption. If the rumors prove true, Bohl's past at Fresno State will quickly catch up with him at Kansas.
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The combination of the allegations at Fresno State and poor relationships at Kansas gives Hemenway the opportunity to seriously evaluate his $255,000 man.
Ballow is a Littleton, Cole., junior in journalism.
0-for-6 from the field last Saturday and was scoreless in 17 minutes of play.
Freshman guard Erica Hallman has picked up the slack while Waltz has been hurt, including 11 points in the defeat to Texas. Hallman will start tomorrow in Waltz's place.
Kansas' last two defeats have not been as close as some defeats earlier this season. The biggest reason is because the Jayhawks have combined for only 29 points in the first half of their last two contests, both losses at Colorado and Texas. Not only will scoring early be a key for Kansas, but playing solid defense will be as well.
"Defense is going to be the key to every game we have left," Washington said. "I have been very disappointed in our defensive effort. We are certainly going to improve, but where we are right now, we have allowed teams to score too many points."
Offensively, Kansas needs freshman forwards Crystal Kemp and Tamara Ransburg to be more of a presence inside than they were in their last game.
The duo, which combines for an average of 20.9 points per game, scored a total of only eight in the defeat to Texas. As well as scoring more underneath, Kansas needs to stop opposing inside threats.
"They have a solid inside-outside game, and they like to do that." Washington said of the Tigers. "This is a game where I think if we have a good start and good defensive transition, I think we can be in the ball game. In the paint, we have given up too many points."
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