Volume 125 Issue 44
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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The Jayhawks take on Southeast Missouri State on Friday GAME DAY
Goodrich only played 25 minutes in Kansas' 88-43 dismantling of Fort Hays State, but in those minutes, she gave an exhibition as to why she was voted onto the preseason All-Big 12 team.
Any one of the 1,926 fans in attendance at Allen Fieldhouse on Sunday knows why, too.
Every player wearing crimson and blue any given evening is better because Goodrich is their point guard.
Edited by Christy Khamphilay
That's why she will be the most dominant player to don a Kansas.basketball uniform this season.
She scored 19 points, had six assists and four steals against Fort Hays State, which is remarkable in itself. But actually watching how she got those numbers is far more remarkable than simply looking at them.
There were multiple times when Goodrich would slice through the lane, beating her defender and making a tricky layup from an awkward angle. Then Goodrich would steal the ball from the Fort Hays State point'guard as she tried to take it up the court and pass it to her teammate for another two points.
Not only is Goodrich one of the best point guards in this conference, but she's one of the best in the nation. That's not something to take lightly.
Her defense, scoring and passing make her nearly impossible to stop, and the Jayhawks look primed for another successful season.
COMMENTARY
Still, regardless of her opponent, Goodrich was good. Really good. And that's all you can ask from a team's best player.
Goodrich controlled the entire game for Kansas as it absolutely dismantled a team that was simply ill-equipped to handle them. Literally, as the Tigers starting point guard had to sit out because of an injury.
Goodrich the player to watch
The most dominant player for Kansas basketball this season will be its point guard. No, it won't be Elijah Johnson. Or Naadir Tharpe. Or Anrio Adams.
In one play, Goodrich caught a high pass on the perimeter and before her feet came back to earth, she passed the ball inside to forward Tania Jackson for an easy layup.
It will be Angel Goodrich, the budding star of the women's basketball team.
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Goodrich was all over the floor Sunday afternoon against a Fort Hays State team that only lost to Kansas State by 11, too. It was an impressive stand for an impressive Kansas team.
Yes, there's a reason this basketball team is ranked No. 22 in the country, and Goodrich is an integral part of it.
WORK IN PROGRESS
HONING THE OTHER HALF
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coach Charlie Weis focuses on the Jayhawks' second half performance
Kansas quarterback Michael Cummings (14) scores past Baylor linebacker Eddie Lackey, left, in the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Waco, Texas.
FARZIN VOUGSOUGHIAN
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At three of its conference games on the road this season, Kansas only mustered nine points in the second half. The Jayhawks have just scored a touchdown and a field goal.
When Kansas visited Kansas State, Oklahoma and Baylor, it allowed 70 points combined in the second half. With two road games remaining in the season, including this Saturday's match against Texas Tech, Weis added a new goal for the team — to come out of the locker room and produce better in the second half.
"We all need to do a better job when we're on the road and in the last three games, that's not the
Kansas trailed K-State by three points and was down six points against Baylor at halftime. Weis wants his offense to create the same output in the second half and the defense to play well for four quarters. In doing so, Kansas is bound to end its 18-game conference losing streak.
and then hold a team meeting afterward before playing Texas Tech the next morning.
As the Jayhawks prepare for the Red Raiders, Weis will approach this road game differently. He wants the team to get on the bus and arrive in Lubbock, Texas sooner than they had planned. The players will have a run-through at Jones AT&T Stadium the day before the game,
"There are things that I don't normally do that I'm doing this week, because I'm never going to stay status quo if it's not working." Weis said. "I'm going to try something else."
way it's gone," Weis said. "I'm very annoyed how last week went. It would be nice if we played good for a whole game on the road."
As a senior and one of the captains on the team, offensive tackle Tanner Hawkinson works on keeping the team in uniform and making sure his teammates come out of halftime with the same mindset used at the start of the game to finish strongly.
ing. I think we've just got to keep that up throughout the second half and just not let off the pedal at all."
Weis said the second half road mishaps are not only on the players, but the coaches as well. He's told the team all season that it needs to execute better in the second half.
"I think we have to just keep the intensity up," Hawkinson said. "You're coming out of the first half and you've got a lot of juices flow-
Running back coach Reggie Mitchell said that Weis has put together a different game plan for the players.
"We played four quarters against Texas," Mitchell said. "It's just something we're going to build on. We are a new program and it's going to take some time. That is something that coach Weis is constantly talking to the guys about,
being able to finish a game."
Kansas impressed many spectators with its ability to play four competitive quarters at home. In the three home conference games the Jayhawks hosted, they've inched closer in the final score and feel they can compete with anyone in the Big 12.
"We need to capitalize on some of the opportunities that we have," tight end Jimmay Mundine said. "You can't have two people to their job and one person not to his job because the end result won't be good. When everyone finally puts it together, we'll be all right."
- Edited by Christy Khamphilay
VOLLEYBALL
Outside hitter hopes for hometown victory
I GEOFFREY CALVERT
gcalvert@kansan.com
Outside hitter Catherine Carmichael loves her hometown, and she loves it even more when she gets to play a match in her home town and leave with a victory.
"Anytime in any sport ever, it could be the swimming and diving team, anybody in K-State beats us in anything, I'll get texts, my phone will blow up," Carmichael said. "I can still be friends with them, but when it comes to rivalries like that we definitely have a divide."
Junior setter Erin McNorton (17) and junior middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc (9) attempt to block a spike by a UMKC opponent Sept. 4 at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
Being from Manhattan, Kan.
her friends won't let her forget it.
The junior will either receive or send trash-talk texts with her friends after the No. 23 Jayhawks' match against No. 17 Kansas State tonight at 7 p.m. in Manhattan.
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Carmichael grew up in Manhattan and said she loves the town, but she never felt like Kansas State was the college for her. She didn't have any ties to Lawrence before visiting, but her family is slowly warming to the Jayhawks.
Wildcat, while her mom came to Manhattan when she
met Carmichael's biological dad. After spending four years at Kansas, Carmichael said her stepdad is finally able to bring himself to wear crimson and blue.
However, it's a slow process, especially for her stepdad. He is from Manhattan and graduated from Kansas State as a diehard
"He was like, 'I guess I'm going to have to figure out how to wear blue without getting hives," Carmichael said. "I never thought I'd see my stepdad wear a KU t-shirt, but we've worked him into it gradually. So now I think when he comes to the game he'll wear a KU t-shirt, I hope."
Junior setter Erin McNorton also contends with a divided family. Her dad played football at Kansas State and her uncle and grandparents are Wildcat fans, but her uncle played at Kansas.
plied to Kansas State to humor her dad, but she said she never seriously entertained becoming a Wildcat.
McNorton said her dad will wear Jayhawk gear to support her and enjoys the rivalry, but her cousin absolutely hates that she plays for Kansas.
He did manage to show a little bit of a soft side for Kansas when the teams met for the first time this season on Oct.17.
"It kills my cousin to wear anything KU." McNorton said. "She hates being in here. She likes watching the games. But being on campus and stuff, she hates it."
Just like Carmichael's stepdad, McNorton's father still supports his Wildcat roots. McNorton ap-
Carmichael hopes Kansas can fulfill Mr. McNorton's wish, because it would give her a chance to gloat to her friends about Kansas sweeping the Wildcats, something it hasn't done since 2009. She said the Kansas State matches are her favorite matches of the season.
"He sent me a text last time and said, "You'll hear this only three more times but I hope that Jaya-hawks kill 'the Wildcats,'" Mc-Norton said.
"I think people think that coming out of Manhattan, I have some thing for K-State that I'll never
Coach Ray Bechard said the Jayhawks must have better offensive balance tonight than they did in their first meeting this season with Kansas State, when only two Jayhawks finished with double-digit kills.
admit, but I really don't," Carmichael said. "I love KU, and so just to beat K-State is really big for me."
"Hopefully we can create some good offensive balance, and obviously (Tayler) Tolefree and (Caroline) Jarmoc are going to get their share," Bechard said. "But Dock (Tiana Dockery), (Chelsea) Albers, Carmichael and (Sara) McClinton need to be productive, too."
Edited by Brian Sisk