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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Team shows its 'wobble' skills for crowd at Late Night
KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
Senior forward Aishah Sutherland stole the ball and popped up a buzzer beater in her final appearance at Late Night in the Phog. This capped off a performance that included a block on junior forward Carolyn Davis and a rare three-point basket for Sutherland, a 6-foot-2 forward.
"I came out here to have fun to have fun with my teammates and we all had fun," Sutherland said. "We got to show our talents so that people out here who don't come to our games can come to our games."
Coach Bonnie Henrickson said she is expecting a lot from the senior forward this season.
"That is from a kid that I really think could be an x-factor."
Henrickson said.
Sutherland led the blue team to a 19-17 victory with five points, five rebounds and one block.
"You come out with more energy. You come out ready to play." Sutherland said. "People are there to watch you and you want to give them a show."
Henrickson said the speed, athleticism and talent would be the main draws for fans.
"We have players that are fun to watch." Henrickson said.
Davis led the white team with a game-high seven points, shooting 3-of-4 from the free throw line and 2-of-5 from the field.
Each player on the roster saw time on the court during the 12-minute scrimmage. Freshmen Donielle Breaux, a guard, and Chelsea Gardner, a forward, each turned in four points in their first
appearances in Allen Fieldhouse.
In the skit portion of the night, the players and coaches competed with different dances. Henrickson started the event lip-synching "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Kahn. The two assistant coaches followed with a video skit and the players performed a skit after. They combined forces to show off the team's signature move: the wobble.
Henrickson said the team did "the wobble" through Italy on its international tour. She said it was a success because she did not fall over.
The jayhawks return seven players including four starters for the upcoming season. The team will host Fort Hays State on Oct. 31 in its first exhibition game.
- Edited by Josh Kantor
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT LIFE
Fitting it all in: health in college
ALLISON HAMMOND
editor@kansan.com
On NBC's "The Biggest Loser," contestants push themselves to lose weight and be healthy. They take part in rigorous exercise routines with one goal in mind: to become the next biggest loser in terms of how much weight they lose. Television programs similar to this stress the importance of being healthy and keeping track of daily routines, and the personal trainers featured on the show suggest that the audience do the same.
For one day, Mitchell Cota and Chelsea Zipse, a freshmen from Overland Park, kept a health diary documenting food intake, exercise, sleep and the amount of time spent walking. Cota and Zipse both said health is important to them, so they try to mentally keep in mind what they are doing to their bodies each day.
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"I did soccer for a long time, and I was healthy up until my freshman year of high school," Cota said. "Then, there was a two-year period where I didn't exercise at all, and though I wasn't necessarily unhealthy, I was definitely not healthy, and I realized I couldn't run or do anything strenuous for a long period of time."
During his senior year of high school, Cota decided to get his health back on track.
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"I started eating a variety of food from all categories of the food pyramid, and I started running more often," Cota said. "Now, I'm healthy, and I go to the gym regularly."
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Zipse said she was raised to
be health-conscious, and she likes being fit and feeling good. She goes to various KU Fit classes multiple times a week, and she tries to limit her calorie intake each day. However, she said it is harder to manage what she eats now that she is in college.
"In college, it's rather difficult especially at Mrs. E's because there's always ice cream," Zipse said. "I try to limit it down to one dessert a day. I also don't know what they're putting in their foods, like how much butter and how much salt. When I'm at home, I'm able to control my diet much better."
For Zipse, health is such a priority that she schedules specific times to exercise, and this sometimes forces her to study around that. In addition, she said she does not always feel like she gets enough sleep, which has impacted her.
"In high school, I was really able to watch better." Zipse said of her sleep habits. "I'm tired all the time, and I feel like I want to go to bed at, like, nine oclock every day, but I don't really end up going to bed at nine. I just feel really tired in the mornings, and it's difficult to stay awake sometimes."
Despite this, Zipse said she thinks leading a healthy lifestyle is worth it, and Cota said he agrees. Cota schedules in running and gym time in a calendar on his computer, and he said while he is not always able to find time in his day to exercise, he does go out of his way to lead a healthy lifestyle.
"I will sometimes disregard social time or events for the trade-off of running or going to the gym," Cota said. "I think it's definitely worth it; I mean, in college, you have social time 24/7, so missing out on it isn't that big of a deal, but sometimes, you're like 'Crap, I heard that exciting thing happened.' But the exciting thing that's happening for me is being healthy."
Coach Bill Self declared Victor Ortiz the winner of the boxing match Friday at Allen Fieldhouse.
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