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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BASKETBALL
Notes from women's basketball media day
MAX GOODWIN
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Guard Monica Engelman prepares to move in front of her opponent to block her from getting to the basket against Oklahoma State.
SENIOR GUARD
MONICA ENGELMAN:
Engelman has been working to improve every aspect of her game: shooting, handling and defense. She said her shooting is what she takes pride in most. Coach Bonnie Henrickson said that Engelman was not playing like herself during parts of last season.
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This year Henrickson said that Engelman is back to playing like herself once again. Engelman said the goal for the team is to be the best it can be and have another run in the tournament. The Sweet 16 run last year definitely gave her confidence, she said, but also showed her and the team what they need to work on.
What she learned from last year's tournament is that anything can happen, and if you push through adversity, good things will happen. If anything, she said, last year taught the players that they are able to attain that success, and they need to work as hard or harder this season.
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Guard Angel Goodrich defends Texas &AAM freshman guard Alexia Standish during the first half of the game of the Big 12 Tournament.
SENIOR GUARD ANGEL GOODRICH:
Goodrich and the layhawks are hoping for bigger crowds this year after the success of last season. "I feel like we've grown so much and I just hope more people come support us," Goodrich said. "We're working hard every day to get better, hopefully we come out to where we don't have to worry about leaving it in the hands of the committee."
Goodrich said the watch lists and awards are something she doesn't think about much. "I just want to be me, go out there and play, be there for my team and just continue to do what I need to do to help us get a win," she said.
Henrickson compared Goodrich's game to Chris Paul's and Goodrich said she loves the way Chris Paul plays. "It's great to be compared to someone like Chris Paul," Goodrich said. Goodrich did not know what else to say about the comparison but said that she has always tried to make her teammates look good, and she will do whatever it takes to get her team to win.
The expectations are high based on what happened last year, Goodrich said, and they do not want to lower their expectations at all. "It's just amazing how much I've seen how we've grown as a team, as a program," Goodrich said. "And it's a great feeling to be here and see how different it is than what it used to be and I'm glad to be a part of it."
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Forward Chelsea Gardner stetches for a defensive rebound in the NCAA Women's Regional Semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Kansas lost to Tennessee 84-73.
SOPHOMORE FORWARD
CHELSEA GARDNER:
Gardner said that this team is coming back and working hard, just as they did last season. The tournament run has not changed how they have prepared.
Gardner said working hard in the post, getting rebounds and going back up are the aspects that Gardner thinks she brings to the team.
Henrickson said that Gardner can play on the court with Carolyn Davis because Chelsea can score facing the basket and Carolyn can score.
Davis is doing as much as she can on her knee right now after the ACL surgery last year. She says there are doubts before you get back on the court of whether you can be the same player you were before, but the drills and getting up and down the court have made her feel confident that she will be the same player.
What bothers Davis more than the knee is the panicked feeling she gets about thinking about going out into the real world and already being a senior. It drives Carolyn to be able to experience the NCAA tournament on the court rather than watching from the bench she said. She was glad to watch her team make that run last season, but she said a selfish part of her thought about how much she wanted to be out there.
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Center Carolyn Davis passes the ball over her opponents head to her teammate during a game against Iowa State where the Jayhawks won 74-67 in double overtime.
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Forward Bunny Williams tries to get past her opponents block to get the bail to the basket during a game against Texas A&M.
SENIOR FORWARD CAROLYN DAVIS:
SOPHOMORE FORWARD BUNNY WILLIAMS:
Williams said that practice has been going well so far this year. "I think we came in with a determination to get back there this year, and I feel like we came in with a better focus." Williams said.
Focus and faith are two qualities she said the team has this year that it may not have had as much of last season. Williams said the team knows that the expectations of this year's team are higher and that they will live up to those expectations. Her voice and defensive presence are what she feels like she brings to the team.
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Team takes consecutive win
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The Kansas women's golf team won its second consecutive tournament at the Price's "Give "Em Five" Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. Freshman, Yupaporn Kawinpakorn, won her first tournament at the collegiate level with scores of 69, 71 and 73, finishing the tournament at three-under par. The Jayhawks beat thirty-second ranked Washington State by 10 shots a total team score of 871, three under par, in the three round event.
"They were all really clicking," coach Erin O'Neil said. "They were all hitting the ball well. Their short game was strong and they made a lot
Kawinpakorn, known as "Mook" by her teammates, is the first Kansas women's golfer to win an individual title since Grace Thiry won the 2010 Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational. Her 213 is the lowest score for a Kansas women's golfer since Amanda Costner's 212 in 2005.
"Mook played very, very steady," O'Neil said. "She's hitting the ball well. We got her a new driver and that helped a lot. She has a great sh ort game. Everything was firing for her. She's a very competitive player and worked hard."
of birdies."
Kawinpakorn's new driver and newfound consistent play snapped a personal slump.
"It's been two years since I won a
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O'Neil continues to promote team chemistry. Something she said led to a confidence in the victory this week. The confidence is noticeable in the recent victories.
"We had a lot of fun and worked really well together," Kawinpakorn said. "The team chemistry was good and we all kept our mental games under control. We fired each other up when we passed each other on the course."
tournament so this is a great feeling," Kawinpakorn said. "I hit my driver really, really well this week and gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities. I had a lot of energy."
Thanutraff Boonrakasasat shot a three-round total score of 220 to finish tied for tenth. Gabby DiMarco finished tied for 15th with a 222, followed by Meghan Poteet tied for 24th with a 225. Audrey Yowell completed the Kansas total in a tie for 31st with 226.
The 'layhawks look to build on recent results at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla.
"They have a very good chemistry and you can tell that they believe in themselves and they can do it," O'Neil said. "It's something as coaches that we see and we know they have it but it really doesn't matter until they believe it themselves. Everyone here believes they can do it."
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Edited by Ryan McCarthy