4B USF 75,KU 71 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009 SOUTH FLORIDA KANSAS 30 41----71 JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS Points Danielle McCray 24 Rebounds KANSAS (24-14) Assists Aishah Sutherland 9 Ivana Catic 5 Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts Danielle McCray 7-25 4-10 4 4 24 Nicollette Smith 0-1 0-0 3 1 3 Krysten Boogaard 4-11 0-0 8 0 10 Ivana Catic 1-3 0-1 5 5 2 Sade Morris 7-13 0-1 4 0 19 LaChelda Jacobs 2-3 0-0 2 3 4 Aishah Sutherland 4-10 0-0 9 1 12 Kelly Kohn 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Porsha Weddington 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Team 6 Total 25-66 4-12 41 14 71 SOUTH FLORIDA (27-10)
PlayerFG-FGA3FG-3FGA RebsAPts
Brittany Denson2-40-0917
Jessica Lawson5-100-08013
Jasmine Wynne1-60-0325
Shantia Grace5-161-14516
Jazmine Sepulveda6-113-72118
Porche Grant3-40-01007
Janae Stokes4-71-2009
Team3
Total26-585-1039975
SCHEDULE | Date | Opponent | Result/Time | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 11/30 | vs. New Orleans | W, 64-42 | | 12/04 | vs. San Jose State | W, 93-49 | | 12/07 | at Marquette | L, 67-57 | | 12/10 | vs. Western Illinois | W, 66-43 | | 12/13 | at Creighton | W, 59-58 (OT) | | 12/21 | at UCLA | L 67-64 | | 12/23 | at Pepperdine | W, 82-54 | | 12/31 | vs. Houston | W, 73-56 | | 1/4 | vs. New Mexico State | W, 91-49 | | 1/7 | vs. Fairfield | W, 80-60 | | 1/10 | at Kansas State | L, 72-39 | | 1/14 | vs. Missouri | W, 75-58 | | 1/17 | vs. Texas Tech | L, 57-49 | | 1/21 | at Nebraska | L, 67-58 | | 1/24 | vs. Kansas State | L, 59-50 | | 1/31 | at Texas A&M | L, 73-60 | | 2/4 | vs. Colorado | W, 65-54 | | 2/7 | at Missouri | L, 74-60 | | 2/11 | at Texas | L, 74-66 | | 2/14 | vs. Oklahoma | L, 69-54 | | 2/18 | at Colorado | L, 69-62 | | 2/22 | vs. Iowa State | W, 58-47 | | 2/25 | at Oklahoma State | W, 67-52 | | 2/28 | vs. Nebraska | W, 70-57 | | 3/4 | vs. Baylor | W, 69-45 | | 3/7 | at Iowa State | L, 59-49 | | 3/12 | vs. Nebraska | W, 61-56 | | 3/13 | vs. Oklahoma | L, 76-59 | | 3/23 | vs. Creighton | W, 79-64 | | 3/26 | vs Arkansas | W, 75-59 | | 3/30 | at New Mexico | W, 78-69 | | 4/1 | vs. Illinois State | W, 75-72 | | 4/4 | vs. South Florida | L, 75-71 | WOMEN'S BASK Ryan McGeerney/KANSAN Junior guard Danielle McCray jumps for a basket during the second half of Saturday's WNIT Championship game against the University of South Florida. The Bulls defeated the Jayhawks 75-71. Strong finish inspires returning teammates Women anticipate debut of freshman guard Goodrich BY CLARK GOBLE cgoble@kansan.com The tears in sophomore Krysten Boogaard's eyes 25 minutes after the game showed that the Jayhawks aren't celebrating finishing second in the WNIT. But coach Bonnie Henrickson does think their strong run to finish the season will help out next year. She especially thinks playing in the WNIT championship will help her team. "It's heightened the awareness of the program and the kids," Henrickson said. "It's been a great platform for these kids to play on." The i r run to the championship game, which they lost 71-75 to South Florida, illuminates the Jayhawks' strong final stretch in which they "It's heightened the awareness of the program. It's been a great platform for these kids to play on." BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach won nine of their last 12 games. Of those victories came over ranked Big 12 opponents, junior guard LaChelda jacobs said that she and her teammates should recognize exactly what they did over the last month and a half. "We got to keep our heads up. We did some really positive things down the stretch." into the future as much as Henrickson, but they all believed they will end up in a different place next year. In their opinions, a much, much better place. "We got to keep our heads up," Jacobs said as she moved her eyes from the floor to the camera in front of her. "We did some really positive things down the stretch." LACHELDA JACOBS Junior guard The players were not looking The team loses senior point guard Ivana Catic, but the other four starters return. Next season will also see the long-awaited debut of freshman point guard Angel Goodrich, a highly-touted recruit who tore her ACL in the preseason. Jacobs thinks that she and Jacob will share the point Junior Sade Morris said they would be able to use the problems of this season as a clutch next year should anything go wrong. guard role next year. Freshman Aishah Sutherland said that the summer would give her a chance to get better and hopefully become a starter. But she realizes she will have to work extremely hard to get that opportunity. "We definitely won't be here next year," lacobs said. "We'll definitely be in the tournament." "We lose players, we go or Instead, Kansas struggled at great lengths to contain a speedy and attacking South Florida team. The Bulls spread out the usually fundamentally sound Jayhawks, forcing one-on-one matchups that we go on a horrible losing stretch, we go on a great winning stretch and we kept it going, we made it to where nobody thought we would make it," Morris said. "Next year, if anything comes our way, we'll be like, 'Well we went "We're so proud of the seniors", Henrickson said. "The rest of us have to go back and work and grow and grow the program and be in the other tournament." through it last year, we can get through it this year." Henrickson also said that the stretch run would give her team confidence. WOMEN'S (CONTINUED FROM 1B) Edited by Realle Roth left Kansas' players on a defensive island. Yet, even when they initially were kept from scoring, the Bulls grabbed offensive rebounds in critical moments. In the end, the Jayhawks' lack of defensive stops resulted in a runner-up finish that left a sour taste in players' mouths. Freshman forward Aishah Sutherland struggles for a rebound during Saturday's WNIT Champi MONTEMAYOR (CONTINUED FROM 1B) here? How much longer would the program squater? Worse yet were how many people never considered those questions. Few followed this team. Few cared. See, spirited conversation is welcome in sports or any product offered to the public. Jeers after an interception, disappointed glares after a missed layup and colorful comments attached to sports columns signify people care enough about the product to spend some of their finite time on it. Home upsets of then-No. 5 Baylor and No. 21 Iowa State and a run in the WNIT tournament created a saturated Saturday Phog. Junior guard Danielle McCray's mammoth tear through the tournament concluded the season in historic, deafening fashion. Saturday's attendance was the largest in Kansas women's basketball history — besting 1994's record by nearly 3,000 and set a Sophomore center Krysten Boogaard tries to stiffle a USJ layup during the first half of Saturday. Boogaard notched 10 points and eight rebounds before foul out in the game. Still, Kansas' offense sure didn't help its cause. South Florida trapped and double-teamed McCray throughout the game to "get the ball out of her hands" coach Jose Fernandez said. Junior forward Danielle McCray, the player Kansas had leashed on most, struggled with "On any other night, when we got ourselves in a hole, when we didn't shoot well, we defended," Catic said. "And tonight, we didn't and we didn't box out." South Florida's aggressive and swarming defense. And the Bulls were relentless. McCray scored 24 points, but made just 7 of 25 shots. onship gam Big 12 Upon was al - B Elite I Oklah est att drew nearly games - B basket tourn. Dakot (14,27 Akoto 's WNIT Cha "A c happen happen it not to --- The ended circum 1,981 f game, marked