WEDNESDAY, NOV.7, 2001
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN • 15B
K. C.HILGENKAMP
Senior guard integral in team's success
By Jessica Scott Kansan sportswriter
As one of just two returning starters, and the top returning scorer for the Kansas women's basketball team, senior guard K.C. Hilgenkamp has found lofty expectations coming her way, especially from coach Marian Washington.
"She is one of the best one-two players in the country," Washington said. "She'll be one of our key shooters without question."
Last season,
Hilgenkamp started in
22 of 29 games, averaging
30.4 minutes per game. The Arlington,
Neb., native also averaged 7.6 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. She was Kansas' top three-point threat, making a blistering 41.3 percent of her shots from behind the arch last year.
Washington said she needed Hilgenkamp to make an even bigger contribution to her team this season if the Jayhawks were going to improve.
"We lost 11 games last year by 10 or fewer points, six by five or fewer points," Washington said. "I felt that if we would have gotten a little more scoring from players like K.C., we might have been able to turn a lot of those games around."
Those expectations should pose less of a problem for Hilgenkamp, as she feverishly worked on her game in the off season.
This summer Hilgenkamp spent three weeks playing in Austria and Germany as a member of the 2001 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball All-Startteam, She averaged 11 assists, 8 rebounds and 1.6 points per game and helped her team, coached by
Colorado coach Ceal Barry, to a perfect 5-0 record.
"Going overseas was a great experience," Hilgenkamp said. "It gave me a chance to see other players and how they are on and off the court."
As for this season, Hilgenkamp will join her fellow seniors in a leadership role for the team.
"I think that this year is basically going to be all about hard work," Hilgenkamp said. "I think we have a lot of great people coming in, and the returning players know what we need to do to get the job done this year."
Contact Scott at 864-4858
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
K. C. Hilgenkamp, senior guard and Kansas' top scorer, spent three weeks in Germany and Austria this summer as a player on the Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball All-Star team.
Guard to add experience, leadership to team
SELENASCOTT
By Jessica Scott Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team will need additional scoring this year after losing players who contributed 66 percent of its scoring last season.
Senior Selena Scottis expected to help the cause.
Scott and senior KC Hilgenkamp are the only returning starters from last year's 12-17 team. During the 2000-2001 season, Scott earned the team's Most Improved Player award by appearing in every game and
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-5
Hometown: Austin,
Texas
Nicknames: Nina, Lele,
Buffy, 'lil Tina,' ill bit
Favorite food:
Broccoli and cheese,
my mom's spaghetti
averaging 5.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Scott has played in 83 career games, and head coach Marian Washington values that experience.
"Selena Scott's role is very important," Washington said. "She's the most experienced guard we've got, and she's very capable of scoring outside."
Scott, a 5-foot-5 guard from Austin, Texas, joins teammates Hilgenkamp, Kristin Geoffroy, Katie Hannon and Nikki White as the core of Jayhawk leadership. Wash
ington said she would look for the group to provide consistency for the younger players.
"We have some fine seniors who are going to be great leaders and a key to the stability of our program," Washington said.
That role is not something Scott plans on shying away from.
"To win, that's my goal," Scott said. "Also to be a good leader. We're going to go as far as everyone is willing to go. It can't be just one person."
Contact Scott at 864-4858
Selena Scott, guard, earned Kansas' "Most Improved Player" award last season. Scott and senior K.C. Hilgenkamp are the only returning starters from last year's team.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
KATHRYN NICHOLS Freshman guard ready to hit court
Freshman Kathryn Nichols joins the 2001 Kansas women's basketball roster as a walk-on. The 6-foot guard comes from Diamond, Ore., where she helped Crane High School team take third in the state tournament last season.
A four-year starter at Crane, Nichols is no stranger to winning and said she hoped to continue this trend in her inaugural season at Kansas.
"Hopefully we win," she said. "I just want to on a winning team."
task of adjusting to collegiate basketball. She said she hoped to become mentally and physically prepared for this season. She said she had to prepare a little harder than most other players.
Nichols now faces the
Eric Flaton
"I just want to learn the offense," she said
KATIE HANNON
Senior role player could provide key
Katie Hannon, a 6-foot-2 senior, hopes her competitive edge will help lead the team.
"I always want to win the Big 12," she said. "I think we are going to be very competitive. As coach said, this is a rebuilding year, but I think our expectations are still up there."
The Rochester, N.Y., native said she hoped to see more action this year after playing in 12 games last season. Hannon has excelled in the classroom as a three-year Jayhawk scholar.
Hannon, a guard/forward, has been a role player most of her career. She is expected to aid the team off the
Year: Senior
Position:
Guard/Forward
Height: 6-2
Hometown:
Rochester, New York
Favorite non-
basketball player:
Doug Flutie
Who on the team
makes you laugh
the most!
Nikki White
bench this season.
— Kansan staff report
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