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Women's basketball scores first Late Night scrimmage
Jamie Boyd, Aquinita Burras and Crystal Kemp joke with each other in a skit modeled after the television show What Not to Wear at Late Night in the Phog. This was the first year that the women's basketball team scrimmaged at the event held Friday night.
By JONATHAN KEALING
jkealing@kansan
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
Chris Miller/KANSAN
New coach. New players.
New traditions. New season of Kansas women's basketball.
Last night, for the first time in the program's history, the Kansas women's basketball team got to scrimmage as part of Kansas' Late Night in the Phog.
"We're filming this, and we'll go over it in practice at 10 a.m. tomorrow," Henrickson said.
The same rules which govern men's basketball also govern women's, which precludes the team from actually practicing before midnight. In order to get around this rule, and also to keep from delaying Late Night, the women's team practiced without first year coach Bonnie Henrickson.
"Coaching" in place of Henrickson last night was Kansas Governor, and KU alumnae, Kathleen Sebelius. Sebelius received a game jersey for her efforts, and also made a promise to the team.
"I intend to be here early and often, cheering you on," Sebelius said.
Before Henrickson left, she issued one last challenge to the fans who almost filled Allen Fieldhouse to capacity. Estimates of final attendance ranged from 15,500 to 16,000 fans at its highest point.
"We're creating a story tonight. I hope you show my kids some love," she said.
At 11 p.m., the women's team tipped off in their scrimmage against a group of boys known as the dream team. The dream team is a group of KU students who form the practice squad for the women.
Friday night, they were decked out in Missouri black and yellow to give fans something definite to cheer against.
Brett Elliot, Leavenworth
freshman, accidentally fell into the role of a "dream teamer."
"I got into it because of my brother," Elliot said. "He was out of town, so I filled in."
Elliot said that it was such an awesome feeling to be playing in Allen Fieldhouse that he felt like sticking with it.
As far as the scrimmage, the dream team and the women's team tied at 14 points. Neither team shot very well, but the women's team had several bright points.
Junior guard Kaylee Brown went two for two, including an
impressive two-pointer fed to her by senior guard Aquanita Burras' rebound. Brown led the team with four points, while senior guard Larisha Graves and junior forward Crystal Kemp tied for the rebound title with three each.
Also dishing out stand-out performances were forwards sophomore Alicia Rhymes and freshman Jamie Boyd. Rhymes spent most of last season on the bench as a reserve, appearing in just seven games for 17 minutes. Boyd is a former Miss Iowa
Basketball, and recorded 1,920 points in her four years as a starter in high school.
Eight of the women's 10 roster players appeared in the game, with just one, Graves, playing the entire game.
Absent from the lineup were senior forward Blair Waltz and sophomore forward Sharita Smith. Waltz has been injured for the last several days and watched the scrimmage from the bench. Smith, on the other hand, took no part in the team's skits and was not on the bench
for the scrimmage. She later appeared in street clothes to watch the activities.
"She's okay," Henrickson said. "Coach's decision. She'll practice in the morning." Notes
Henrickson has insisted that her players conceal their tattoos while in games. Some players had athletic tape over tattoos, while others concealed them with sweat bands or undershirts.
With 12 scholarships to offer over the next two seasons, Henrickson is not concerned at
all about recruiting too many players. With a goal of 6-8 players for next season, the concern becomes using up all of the season's official visits. Each team is allowed 12 official visits per year and the team has used nine through this weekend.
In last night's scrimmage, the Jayhawks went 0-4 from the three point line with Brown and junior guard Erica Hallman each missing two.
- Edited by Johanna M.
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