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THE INVERSITY DARY KANSSON
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Kansas set to challenge Creighton
Jayhawks look for victory after nine winless years
BY CASE KEEFER
Kansas has not won in Omaha, Neb., since 1997.
"We've been up there and not able to come out on the right end before" coach Bonnie Henrickson
Kelly Kohn and two other freshman are three of the four Jayhawks leading scors. Kohn has added a spark to the Jayhawk lineup, scoring a team-high 13 points against UMKC. Kohn and the Jayhawks look to break their lost streak in Omaha, Neb., when they play against Creighton today.
But the Jayhawks women's basketball team will take on the Creighton Bluejays today for the 18th time in the last 19 years. Kansas leads the all-time series 15-12 but has lost three straight at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
Kansan file photo
said, "so we'll look to turn that around."
T he Jay hawks' record stands at 2-1 following a dominating performance by freshman guard Kelly Kohn in their last game Kohn led
the team with 13 points against UMKC.
Three of the four jayhawks' leading scorers this season are freshman: Kohn, Danielle McCray and Sade Morris, who all average more than 6.5 points per game.
Bluejays return only one starter from last year's 8-21 team, Ally Thrall.
Thrall carries a 32-game streak with at least one three-point shot into tonight's matchup, a current NCAA best.
"We've been up there and not able to come out on the right end before, so we'll look to turn that around."
"We feel like when we are in there we have to make something happen." Kohn said. "That's why we are here."
"Thrall has hurt us for two years," Henrickson said. "She shoots really well."
But Kansas' perimeter defense has been an area of emphasis this year. Opponents are only shooting 22 percent from three-point
Creighton is 0-2 on the year following losses to Arkansas-Little Rock and Kansas State. The
BONNIE HENRICKSON Women's basketball coach
range.
T he e Jay haw ks have had the same starting lineup for all three games of the regular season. This could change tonight as sophomore guard Ivana
Catic played 31 minutes off the bench in the win against UMKC, and senior starter Shaquina Mosley played only nine.
Catic started 25 of 30 games at point guard last year and was expected to retain her position this year. So far Catic has had to contribute in a different way, but Henrickson is impressed by the way the co-captain has responded.
"That's a mature kid sitting on that bench," Henrickson said. "A selfish, immature kid can't give
you anything when they come in because they're so mad that they're sitting."
Catic is averaging 4.7 points a game and has five assists off the bench. She has played a total of
only 58 minutes on the season.
"If I can't start, I might as well play well when I can," Catic said, "I just have to make the best of what I've got."
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckeefer@ kansan.com.
Edited by Kate Shipley
Cohen said 913 $1 bets were placed on any combination of the winning numbers and paid $200 apiece.
The lottery paid a total of $2.19 million in winnings. Players had wagered $347,867.50.
were 10,000 to 1.
Associated Press
Shortly after Saturday's game ended, the numbers 4-2-3-9 were drawn for the Pick 4 game.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ohio State score pays big for Ohio lottery players CLEVELAND — Ohio State's 42-39 victory against Michigan also was lucky for players of the Ohio Lottery.
Kilbane said it's likely that most of the bets with the winning numbers were placed after the game ended, but she did not know how much money was wagered in that period. The football game finished at 7:13 p.m. and the drawing was at 7:45 p.m.
"You know it happens," lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane said Sunday.
Lottery spokeswoman
Mardele Cohen said 401 1 bets were made that picked' 4-2-3-9 in order and each bet won $5,000. The odds of the numbers turning up in that combination
Josh Landau
Kansas' next game is at home against Denver Metro State University Dec. 1.
The loss puts the Jayhawk's record at 10-7. Coach Geoff Knight hopes that the loss will spur the team into better overall team play.
"We had the passion tonight, no doubt about that," Knight said. "It is just a matter of taking that passion and focusing it."
"We had some problems on defense," Pitts said. "We had a good chance to win the game, but we just couldn't finish."
The Golden Gophers jumped out in front early in the first period and were able to hold the lead through the rest of the game.The Jayhawks kept the game close until late in the third period, when Minnesota scored two goals to stretch its lead to three.
"Our offense was pretty good," Erik Bredesen, Crystal, Minn., forward, said. "We really need to work on our defense as a whole team."
Brent Pitts, Olathe sophomore, who was in goal for the Jayhawks, had his first loss of the season. The Jayhawks were plagued with bad bounces and were unable to clear the puck all game and did not capitalize on power plays, including a two man advantage in the second period.
CLUB HOCKEY Jayhawk club hockey loses to Golden Gophers, 7-4
Bredesen contributed two goals for the Jayhawks.
Record through Nov. 18 • First-place votes • Previous ranking
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas club hockey team lost 7-4 to the University of Minnesota Friday.
| RK TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Ohio State (1) | 12-0 | 1,502 | 2 |
| 2. Michigan | 11-1 | 1,502 | 1 |
| 3. Southern Cal | 9-1 | 1,481 | 2 |
| 4. Florida | 10-1 | 1,451 | 3 |
| 5. Arizona | 10-1 | 1,451 | 3 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 1,307 | 6 |
| 7. Louisiana | 9-1 | 1,307 | 1 |
| 8. Louisville | 9-1 | 1,078 | 10 |
| 9. FCU | 9-2 | 1,078 | 9 |
| 10. Wisconsin | 11-1 | 1,049 | 12 |
| 11. Texas | 9-2 | 1,028 | 11 |
| 12. Boise St. | 11-0 | 878 | 13 |
| 13. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 851 | 10 |
| 14. Auburn | 10-2 | 822 | 15 |
| 15. Alabama | 9-1 | 726 | 7 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 667 | 18 |
| 17. Washington State | 9-2 | 633 | 19 |
| 18. Boston College | 9-2 | 516 | 20 |
| 19. Minnesota | 8-1 | 401 | 22 |
| 20. Wake Forest | 9-2 | 355 | 14 |
| 21. FCU | 9-2 | 325 | 14 |
| 22. California | 8-3 | 302 | 17 |
| 23. Maryland | 8-3 | 302 | 19 |
| 24. Clemson | 8-3 | 122 | 25 |
| 25. Florida | 9-2 | 100 | 11 |
Others receiving votes; Maryland 55, TCU 16, Texas A&M 13, Penn St. 6, Georgia 3, Arizona 1, Oregon St. 1
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athletics calendar
TODAY
Women's basketball at
Creighton, 7 p.m., Omaha, Neb.
Cross Country at NCAA Championships, all day, Terre Haute, Ind.
Player to watch:
Colby Wissel won the Big
12 Cross Country
Championships, and
Wissel
will look to make a name for himself on the national stage. He will be joined by the rest of the team, which earned at as many kid to compete.
at-large bid to compete.
TUESDAY
Men's basketball vs. Tennessee State, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
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