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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, December 8, 1997
The Phog lifts, and few people are there
Women's basketball draws small crowd
By Penny Walker sports@kansan.com Kansan writer
The Kansas women's basketball team scored a season-high 100 points Saturday against Coppin State, but the number of spectators hasn't undergone a similar increase.
The total attendance at Saturday's game was 662. Yesterday's championship game between Kansas and Grambling State drew 707 people to the field house, which seats 16,300.
The spectators, few as they were, were treated to quite a tournament.
The timeout and halftime
activities reflected the fact that many of those watching in the field house were children. The cheer squads brought kids out from the audience to dance the Hokey-Pokey and to form limbo lines.
Coach Marian Washington said she didn't want to make it any one group's responsibility to support the team, but she stressed that women's athletics needed the backing of a certain sex.
"We need support from everyone," Washington said. "But we especially need support from women."
Among the children in the stands was Jessie Shelman from Blue Springs, Mo. She turned 11 on Saturday, and in lieu of a birthday party, her parents took her and five friends to the Dial Soap Classic.
"Instead of a party at Discovery Zone, she wanted a party at KU," said Jessie's mom, Janet Shelman.
The Shelman party had come for both games Saturday and got to see the crowds swell a bit when the Kansas-Coppin State game began.
"It started to get cold when the KU game started because the doors were opening more," Janet said.
Still, she said the crowds were small. She has reason to be concerned about fan support — her daughter, Jessie, plans to play point guard for Kansas someday. Jessie's favorite KU player is Raef LaFrentz, but last year Tamecka Dixon was a role model for her because Dixon wasn't that tall but was still successful in basketball.
"We need support from everyone."
Marian Washington
kansas basketball coach
"She'd say to me, 'Look, Mom, if Tamecka can do it, I can do it," Janet said.
Perhaps by the time Jessie dons a Kansas uniform, the crowds at Kansas women's basketball games will be larger.
Some people associated with the women's basketball program think action must be taken today for the sake of women's athletics in the future.
"We could bring about so much change if we just supported each other," Washington said.
WOMEN'S BOX SCORR
Pride 2-12-1 1-5, Johnson 3-6-2 2-8, Sanford 4-9-
4-6 12, Raymani 8-11 0-1 0-2, Jackson 4-10-3 4-
11, Pruitt 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 0-3 0-0 0, Robbins 2-5 0-0
, Horner 0-1 0-0 6, Pyle 0-2 0-0 0, White 1-3 0-
2, Fletcher 1-2 1-4 4, Troller 25-63 12-19 68.
Grambling State (2-1)
Kansas (5-1)
James 4-10 1-2 14, Wright 2-5 2-4 6, Devarse 1-4 1-5 3, Carter 2-7 0-1 4, Mitic. jj 4-14 4-2 11, A. Smith 0-0 0-0, Capers 1-1 0-0 3, King 0-1 0-0, Judkins 0-0 0-0, Bryant 0-0 0-0, Jewell 1-4 0-0 3, D. Smith 4-13 0-0 12, Gilmore 0-6 0-0 0, Totals 19-6 5-16 16 51.
Halftime: Kansas 33, Grambling State 18, 3-point field goals: Kansas 6-11 (Pride 0, Rayman 4-4, Robbins 2-3, Horner 0-1). Grambling State 7-19 (James 1-2, Mitchell 1-5, Capers 1-1, D. Smith 4-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Kansas 53 (Pride 10, Johnson 10, Sanford 14, Rayman 6, Scott 3, Robbins 3, Horner 1, Pyle 1, White 3, Fletcher 1). Grambling State 42 (James 6, Wright 4, Devore 9, Carter 2, Mitchell 4, Capers 1, King 3, Bryant 5, Jewell 2, D. Smith 2, Gilmore 4). Assists: Kansas 17 (Pride 6, Johnson 1, Snafdor 2, Rayman 3, Jackson 3, White 1). Grambling State 10 (Carter 5, Mitchell 3, King 1, Jewell 1). Total fouts: Kansas 16, Grambling State 18. Attendance: 707.
MEN'S BOX SCORE
No.2 Kansas (8-1)
Pugh 1-2-2-2.4, Pierce 10-19-4.8
26, LaFrentz 10-11-3.4-24, Robertson 2-6-2-2.7, Thomas 1-12-1-2.3,
Bradford 0-2-1-2.1, Gregory 4-9-1.0,
Chenowith 4-8-1-1.9,
McGrath 0-0-0.0, Totals 32-7.9
14-22.83
No.23 Maryland (4-2)
From 4-10 4-16 13, Eilior 7-14 4-6
21, Ekzie 5-9 6-12 16, Stokes 1-4
4-4 6, Jasikevicus 8-14 3-3 21,
Mardesich 1-4 2-4 4, Morris 1-4 1-
2 3, Kovarik 1-2 0-0 2, Cephas 0-0
0, Totals 28 6-6 24 39 86.
Halftime: Maryland 54, Kansas 41,
3-Point goals: Kansas 520 (Pierce
2-5, LaFrentz 1-1, Robertson 1-2,
Thomas 0-9, Gregory 1-2), Maryland
6-20 (Profit 1-5, Elliot 3-5,
Stokes 0-2, Jasikevicus 2-7, Morris
1-4). Fouled up: Pugh, Pierce,
Profit, Elliot. Rebounds: Kansas 51
(LaFrentz 16), Maryland 47 (Elliot
12). Assists: Kansas 12 (Thomas 4),
Maryland 9 (Jasikevicus 3). Total
foats: Kansas 29, Maryland 20.
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