8A SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY MARCH 31 2009
KANSAS 3642----78
NEW MEXICO 31 38----69
KANSAS (21-13)
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Danielle McCray | 10-19 | 4-9 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| Nicollette Smith | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Krysten Boogaard | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| LaChelda Jacobs | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ivana Catic | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Aishah Sutherland | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Sade Morris | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Porscha Weddington | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 6 | | |
NEW MEXICO (25-11)
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>FG-FGA</th><th>3FG-3FGA</th><th>Rebs</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Amanda Adamson</td><td>1-6</td><td>0-2</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Amanda Best</td><td>5-8</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Angela Hartill</td><td>4-13</td><td>0-1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Amy Beggin</td><td>3-11</td><td>2-6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Sara Halasz</td><td>3-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Eileen Weissman</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Lauren Taylor</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Nikki Nelson</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Georonika Jackson</td><td>4-10</td><td>2-4</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Valerie Kast</td><td>1-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Jessica Kielpinski</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td></td><td></td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>22-63</td><td>4-15</td><td>33</td><td>13</td><td>69</td></tr></tbody></table>
GAME NOTES
QUICK TURNAROUND
After a long trip home, the Jayhawks don't get much time to celebrate their victory against the Lobos. Kansas will host Illinois State at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in semifinals of the WNIT.
Illinois State (27-7) advanced the semifinals by defeating Indiana, 66-55, on Sunday. And, despite coming from what is considered a mid-major conference, Henrickson and the Jayhawks know the Redbirds are talented.
chance to go to the NCAA tournament."
"Illinois State is good," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "They are very good in the Missouri Valley Conference. They got upset in the conference tournament or I'm sure they felt like they had a
EFFECTIVE POST PLAY
Coach Bonnie Henrickson and her staff issued a simple message to Kansas' post players against New Mexico.
"We told the post players, any time you're setting a screen for Danielle, you're going to be wide open because everyone is chasing her"
Freshman forward Aishah Sutherland and sophomore center Krysten Boogaard combined for 26 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks.
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Jayson Jenks
McCray's production is a testament to her supporting cast. For the first time in seven games, four players scored in double digits.
Freshman forward Aishah Sutherland looks for a teammate to pass to after getting trapped near the baseline in Monday's victory. Sutherland scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds coming off the bench for the Jayhawks.
Freshman forward Aishah Sutherland's ups and downs throughout the season have been well-documented. But, once again, Sutherland displayed her ability to change names.
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change games.
She tied a career-high with 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added four blocks.
Junior guard Sade Morris chipped in 14 points, while sophomore center Krysten Boogaard added 11.
"It it creates and opens up things for other players to play their games," Boogaard said.
Early in the game, a trend became very clear: If the Jayhawks lost to the Lobos, turnovers would be the main cause.
Kansas' miscues — the Jayhawks biggest problem in losses this season — allowed New Mexico to jump out to a quick lead. The Jayhawks committed 10 first-half turnovers, but handled
"That was our emphasis going into the second half. We knew we had to be better and buckle down."
the ball with more care in the second half.
Throughout the game, New
KRYSTEN BOOGAARD Sophomore center
The Jayhawks shot a season-high 36 free throws, making 26. The Lobos, meanwhile, made 21 free throws but took just 24 attempts.
They had eight turnovers after halftime, but many of those came with the game already in hand.
"That was our emphasis going into the second half," Boogaard said. "We knew we had to be better and buckle down."
in the game, New Mexico fans voiced their displeasure with fouls. And the numbers indicate they may have had a case.
But more than lopsided officiating, those numbers indicate an aggressive Kansas team — one that desperately wanted to continue playing in March despite a slow start to the season.
"I thought we were aggressive and I thought we used our length," Henrickson said. "And I thought both teams were going at each other and battling. At this time of year, that's going to happen."
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and faced an elite team with no desire to lose to the Jayhawks. Although Danielle McCray might have scored 45 points to carry her
team to victory,
it's doubtful she
would have.
By playing in the WNIT, the Jayhawks have gained experience playing semi-quality teams from other conferences.
By playing in the WNIT, the Jayhawks have gained experience playing semiquality teams from other conferences. Three
But it was the freshman who provided the most hope for the present and future. Sutherland came off the bench to score 15 points and grab seven rebounds
players have seen
tive possessions with the game on the line. It's about time to pencil McCray in for more than 20 points on any given night. She
Junior Sade Morris, averaging nearly 20 points a game in the postseason, played Robin to McCray's Batman, scored 14 points and effectively kept New Mexico's defense honest
the most growth in the five-game postseason thus far, and they all brought their games last night.
McCray scored 32 points, including eight on three consecu
hasn't scored less since February.
for a team desperately needing a post presence.
Sutherland has enormous
she changed shots
Sutherland has enormous potential, which she showed when
on the defensive end and pulled down huge rebounds on the offensive end. If she can grasp the offense this summer, she will become a force in the Big 12.
And with
neath the basket, the Jayhawks are likely the favorite to win the WNIT.
A championship in the lesser
"We've really grown as a team that plays together and plays for each other."
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
McCray scoring like she's playing a video game on easy mode, Morris driving and taking attention away from McCray, and Sutherland providing tough, physical play under-
tournament won't satisfy the layhawks' desires to make it to the NCAA tournament. However, it will make them a better team and provide the players with a reason to work hard in the summer.
The drive for next year's NCAA
tournament has already started. It
continues Wednesday night.
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