THURSDAY, JANUARY 16. 2003
BASKETBALL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN • 11A
Women's Basketball While We Were Out
Women show ups, downs
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By Ryan Greene
rgreene@kansan.com
kansan Sportswriter
To sum things up in one sentence, the toughest opponent for the Kansas women's basketball team so far this season is consistency.
The season started with four victories followed by four losses. After the team's record was leveled out, three more victories got the women back on track. To conclude the break, the squad dropped its first two games of the conference season, including an 88-49 whipping from Kansas State.
Dec.14
Creighton 72, Kansas 58
The smaller lineup that Creighton put on the floor was able to out-gun the Jayhawks by hitting nine three-pointers. Four of the three-point field goals came from Laura Spanheimer, who paced the Bluejaws with 20 points. For Kansas, sophomore Aquanita Burras led the way with 15 points. The loss at home was the third consecutive defeat for Kansas. For Burras, it was the first time in her Kansas career that she played the entire 40 minutes.
"It helps you in the long run," Burras said. "If it is something that has to be done then you just have to do it."
Dec.21
Missouri-Kansas City 74, Kansas 62
Kansas was still not able to shake its losing ways, and after a hot start, the team's record was evened up at 4-4. Freshman forward Tamara Ransburg was a force in the middle for Kansas with 14 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots. Despite Ransburg's presence, UMKC was able to pull down 21 offensive rebounds, leading to an abundance of second-chance scores
and a 12-point win
Kansas 83, Indian University- Purdue University Indianapolis 61
Dec.28
The Jayhawks avoided falling below .500 by taking out all of their frustrations on IUPUI in a blowout victory. Six Kansas players scored in double figures, but the most impressive performance of the day came from freshman guard Erica Hallman. In 26 minutes of play, Hallman scored 15 points while dishing out nine assists.
"I felt great," Hallman said. "I don't hesitate to go to any of the other players because I know that they can score."
Sophomore guard Blair Waltz also had her first career doubledouble with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Dec. 30
Kansas 81, Hampton 68
Still hot from a victory two days earlier, the Jayhawks had another solid home outing with their second straight victory. Ransburg was the standout for the Jayhawks with 17 points and 17 rebounds, while Stacey Becker chipped in with 13 points in nine minutes of play off the bench.
"My first game was three games ago and before that it had been over a year since I played in a game," Becker said. "It was just all built up inside."
Jan. 4 Kansas 66, Georgia State 58
Kansas rang in the new year by recording a victory at the Feist Shootout in Kansas City, Mo. The victory over Georgia State marked the team's third consecutive victory. Freshman forwards Crystal Kemp and Nichelle Roberts combined for 28 points and 18 rebounds, while Waltz impressed her hometown crowd
with 15 points. At this point, the Jayhawks were 7-4 as they entered the conference season.
the student perspective
"We faced an outstanding ball club. This game was all about us. We need to be reminded that we have 15 more games to play in the conference."
Marian Washington Kansas women's basketball coach
Kansas State 88, Kansas 49
Jan.8
Kansas started its Big 12 conference season the same way it ended it last year: with a loss. The team was carrying a heavy heart following the death earlier in the week of former Kansas player Shebra Legrant, and in front of more than 5,000 spectators, No.4 Kansas State punished Kansas from the start. Kansas was only 17-for-58 from the field, while the Wildcats went 33-for-58.
"We faced an outstanding ball club," coach Marian Washington said. "This game was all about us. We need to be reminded that we have 15 more games to play in the conference."
Jan.11 Iowa State 72, Kansas 70
In its final game during the holiday break, Kansas was unable to notch its first conference victory. In a game that was close from the beginning, the youth and inexperience of the Jayhawks showed late as Iowa State squeaked out a two-point victory. Burras led the way for Kansas with 14 points and seven rebounds, but the team had now suffered its secondstraight defeat.
Edited by Ryan Wood
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