THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
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KANSAS 76, TEXAS 38
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REWIND
Kansas 46 | 30----76 Texas 12 | 26----38
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
GOODRICI
20
Rebounds
GARDNER
Assists
GARDEN 7
GOODRICH
6
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
Chelsea Gardner 4 2-6 7 1 1
Carolyn Davis 18 7-8 6 1 2
Angel Goodrich 20 7-12 5 6 2
Monica Engelman 11 5-10 1 1 1
Natalie Knight 5 2-7 4 5 0
Asia Boyd 6 2-6 5 2 3
CeCe Harper 2 2-3 0 1 0
Bunny Williams 2 1-3 2 0 3
Totals 76 29-57 36 17 21
OPPONENT
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
GiGi Mazionyte 5 2-8 4 2 5
Sara Hattis 3 1-8 2 0 2
I. McGee-Stafford 8 3-11 8 0 4
Empress Davenport 6 3-8 3 0 4
Celina Rodrigo 0 0-4 3 1 6
Kayla Brewer 5 2-6 8 1 2
Brady Sanders 3 1-7 2 1 3
Nadia Taylor 8 3-3 3 0 2
Totals 38 15-55 39 5 28
GAME TO REMEMBER
Angel Goodrich, Senior Point Guard
Not only did the senior point guard have a game-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 5-of-7 from behind the arc. She also added six assists and five rebounds. But the reason this will be remembered for the 5'4" point guard hit the 1,000 point milestone. When she got her second bucket to fall, she became the 26th player in Kansas Jayhawk history to reach that plateau.
Goodrich
GAME TO FORGET
Lamaria Cole, Freshman Point Guard
The high spring freshman guard got to see some play time as the Jayhawks stretched their lead throughout the entire game. When Cole was in there, she had a rough time trying to play within the system and at a good speed. In just 11 minutes, she had six turnovers. The future looks bright, but for this game it's more of a learning curve.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
Cole
"So when it popped up high, I was like 'wow,' and when it went in, I was like 'finally, it went in.'"
Angel Goodrich on her bucket to 1,000
Goodrich
Goodrich becomes 26th player to reach 1,000-point milestone
NATHAN FORDYCE
nfordyce@kansan.com
After an early bucket, Goodrich was only a field goal away from being the 26th player in Kansas women's basketball history to reach the milestone.
Senior guard Angel Goodrich came into the game against the Texas Longhorns needing only four points to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
The ball hit the front of the rim, took a backspin to the top of the glass, then came back down to hit the side of rim to finally fall through the nylon net inside Allen Fieldhouse.
"The shot was just like, 'Finally' I've been working on my shot the last few days. The first two I missed, and they were pretty hard misses," Goodrich said. "So when that one popped up high, I was like, 'Wow,' and when it went in, I was like, 'Finally it went in.'"
Then with under 10 minutes left in the first half, Goodrich fired a three from the wing.
With a smile running down the court, Goodrich joined her two senior teammates Carolyn Davis and Monica Engelman in the 1,000-point club.
To make the moment even more special for the three seniors, all three of them accomplished the milestone on the hardwood of James Naismith Court inside Allen Fieldhouse.
"It's really cool doing it with them two," Goodrich said. "And especially since we all did it here in Allen Fieldhouse, we can look back and be grateful and honored to do it."
The trio of 1,000-point scorers is only the second time in Kansas
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"It says a lot about how much we've worked since the beginning," Davis said. "For us to reach the milestone, it says a lot about our determination and I'm really proud of her."
Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said it was appropriate that Goodrich joined her senior teammates with the milestone, because they have each helped the program in their own way.
"It's pretty special that they're in with so many great players in the program," Henrickson said.
All three players have had their difficulties and struggles in the past, whether it was injuries or poor play. They have had to fight through everything in their path in order to be the number 24th, 25th and 26th players to reach the milestone.
Goodrich's quest to 1,000 had been within reach the last two games, and none more so than last Saturday against Texas Tech. In that game against the Red Raiders, Goodrich needed just 11 points to reach the plate.
Freshman guard Lamaria Cole moves past a Texas defender on her way to the basket in Wednesday's game. Cole scored two points in her 11 minutes on the court.
With it so close, Goodrich made just 3 of 15 shots, leaving her four points shy heading into last night's game. Goodrich said she didn't even know she was close to the 1,000-point club in her last game, but being able to get it at home was a huge bonus.
"It is special to get in Allen Fieldhouse. Coming here and being in front of our loyal fans and get it in front of them, it feels great." Goodrich said. "It's very special because so much history has been made here anyway, and for me to get here, in front of our own fans, is a great feeling."
Even though Goodrich was highly recruited out of high school, Goodrich said she never thought she would actually reach the plateau that only an elite group of basketball players can actually reach.
shocked to hear I was close to the 1,000th-point club." Goodrich said. "It wasn't something I was going for. If it happened, then great."
"My first two years, my average wasn't all that high. So I was
Edited by Sarah McCabe
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Sophomore forward Chelsea Gardner tangles herself in the arms of a Texas player in an attempted steal in Wednesday's game. Gardner had a team-high of six steals in the 76-38 win.
KEY STATS
10
The Kansas Jayhawks found their shooting touch as they hit 10-of-21 three pointers. The 10 makes is the eighth most in a game in Kansas history and tied the second most against a Big 12 opponent.
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Senior guard Angel Goodrich hustles downcourt after a steal during Wednesday's game against Texas. Goodrich had two points and six assists in addition to scoring 20 points for Kansas's 76-38 win.
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