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VOLLEYBALL Academic All-Big 12 honors Jayhawks' GPAs
The Jayhawks were named to the 2006 Academic All-Big 12 volleyball team Tuesday. Seniors Jana Correa, Jamie Mathewson and Megan Hill, Junior Emily Brown and sophomore Savannah Noyes were chosen for their accomplishments in the classroom.
Correa, Mathewson, Brown and Noyes were named to the first-team, awarded to players with a 3.20 or higher GPA. Hill was a second-team selection for a 3.0 or higher GPA.
To qualify, the players must participate in at least 60 percent of their team's matches. Freshmen and transfers are ineligible.
CLUB SPORTS Kansas hockey to play against Minnesota
The KU hockey team will take on the University of Minnesota at 8 p.m.today and 3 p.m. Saturday.
The games will take place at ice Midwest at 135th and Quivira streets in Overland Park. Kansas is on a three-game win streak, but Minnesota is currently the team with the most victories in the nation.
"Since a lot of guys on our team are from Minnesota, this game is extra special,"team member Zach Sias said in a press release."We want to make a statement."
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Kansas blows by UMKC
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Stingy defense, late scoring drive help 'Hawks defeat 'Roos
Sade Morris, freshman forward, shoots a layup during Thursday night's game against UMKC. The Jayhawks defeated the Kangarooos 66-53.
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Entering Thursday night's game against UMKC, the women's basketball team was shooting less than 35 percent from the field. The team had sunk only four three-point shots in their first two games. In order to defeat an experienced UMKC team, the Jayhawks needed to display more poise than they had previously.
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The Ivana Catic that showed up to play against UMKC showed little weakness on the defensive end, picking up four steals and holding UMKC junior Brittny Picconi to seven points on 2-of-8 shooting.
"Ivana's performance tonight was night and day," Henrickson said. "I could see her pointing and hear her calling for switches on defense."
Luckily for the Jayhawks, sophomore guard Ivana Catic had poise to spare Thursday evening.
As a team Kansas was sharper on the defensive end, forcing 25 turnovers and pressing UMKC into taking many tough shots. This led Kansas to jump to a 30-16 halftime lead.
After starting most of Kansas games as a freshman last season, Catic found herself buried deep on the bench to begin this season. Coach Bonnie Henrickson was disappointed in her failure to communicate on defense, and as a result, gave most of the playing time to senior guard Shaquina Mosley.
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"When you get into the moment of the game, there comes a time where you've got to put your foot down and pull away," Kohn said.
Just as it looked like UMKC was clawing their way back into the game during the second half. Catic buried a three-point shot to punctuate an 8-2 Jayhawk run. The shot gave Kansas a 16-point cushion and injected life into a team that appeared sluggish at the start of the second half.
In less than two minutes, the freshman guard recorded nine points to seal a 66-53 Kansas victory.
Kelly Kohn had four points with five and a half minutes remaining in Thursday's game against the UMKC Kangaroos.
She shot five for eight overall and had a team-high 13 points.
Sophomore guard Ivana Catic, who played 27 minutes combined in Kansas' first two games, played 31 on Thursday. Catic took over at point guard midway through the first half and proved to be the spark the Jayhawks needed offensively after shooting a dreadful 30 percent from the field during the first ten minutes.
"It doesn't surprise me," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "She's a mentally tough kid with a good shot."
Catic finished with nine points and five assists, and Henrickson was impressed with the good work she had.
Kansas struggled at the beginning of the game. The guards were getting the ball down low to Marija Zinic, but the sophomore center was not turning those looks into baskets.
"She understands that when she gets in, she's got a responsibility," Henrickson said.
It was this momentum that led the Jayhawks to a 66-53 victory against the Kangaroos.
Zinic finished the first half 1-for
"They did a really good job," she said. "They all contributed."
Henrickson heaved a sigh and let her arms go limp as UMKC senior forward Leigh Mead hit a wide-open three-point shot with 8:35 remaining in the first half to cut the Jayhawks' lead to 17 to 16.
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The Jayhawks' record stands at 2-1. The team will travel to Creighton on Monday.
The shot would be the last to fall for the Kangaroos in the first half. Kansas went on a 13-0 run and left the court for halftime with a 30-16 lead.
Freshman forward Danielle McCray added four points with less than 2:30 remaining. Freshmen accounted for 17 of Kansas' final 19 points.
The Jayhawk's stingy defense, led by two Catic steals, held UMKC to 25 percent shooting in the first half.
In the second half, the Kangaroos went on a run of their own. With Zinic out because of foul trouble, junior center Alysa Klein exposed Kansas' frontcourt weakness. Klein had eight points in five minutes and cut the lead down to 47-42 with 6:57 remaining.
Catic noticed her young teammate's heroics.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afusco@kansan.com.
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckeefer@kansan.com.
— Edited by Erin Wiley
Edited by Elyse Weidner
Kelly Kohn, freshman guard, evades a Kangaroo to score two points during the Jayhawks' 66-53 victory Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
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athletics calendar
TODAY
SATURDAY
Swimming & diving at Maryland Invite, all day, College Park, Md.
Football vs. Kansas State, 2:30 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Player to watch led the Kansas defense against Iowa State. The sophomore linebacker recorded six tackles and forced one fumble in the 41-10 victory.
Player to watch: Mike Rivera
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Swimming & diving at Maryland Invite, all day, College Park, Md.
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