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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006
Second half lifts Kansas Jayhawks rebound from halftime deficit for victory
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fresherman forward Danielle McCray drives through the lane during the game against Washburn Sunday afternoon. McCravey had 13 points and five rebounds in the game. Kansas won 68-62.
BY CASE KEEFER
Marija Zinic struggled, going 1-for-5 from the field, in the first half of Sunday's exhibition game against Washburn.
In the second half, however, Zinic played the whole 20 minutes and led her team to a 68-62 comeback victory against the Lady.Blues.
With junior guard Taylor McIntosh in foul trouble and on the bench for the majority of the second half, it was Zinic's time to shine. The sophomore forward led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. She was also 9-for-12 from the free throw line, but wasn't ready to commend herself on her efforts.
"It's not my highest," she said. "Last year in the tournament, I was 12-for-12, so, I could have done better."
The Jayhawks went into halftime down 29-24. The deficit could be attributed to the team's inability to guard Cindy Keeley, Jessica Aebi and Sequorhea Stiger, Washburn's trio of guards who scored 19 of the Lady Blues' first-half points.
In the second half, the Jayhawks' fixed that problem by increasing the minutes of freshman guards Kelly Kohn and LaChelda Jacobs. Kohn and Jacobs' quickness created five backcourt steals between the two in the second half.
One of those came from Jacobs with 8.37 left in the game, seconds after the jayhawks had just taken their first lead. Jacobs sped down the floor following the steal for an uncontested lay-up, making the score 48-45.
"I told her, if you want a shot then you guard someone and get a run off of transition," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Jacobs did, and it translated into the biggest basket of her 10-point performance. Despite scoring 10 points, Jacobs made only four of her
16 shots from the floor.
"We just need to get her to have a little more discipline in her shot selection," Henrickson said. "She has some teammates that need the ball."
Kohn scored only seven points, but had five rebounds that initiated a 14-1 run in the middle of the second half.
"The main reason we came back was our defensive intensity," Kohn said. "Once we got that going, we felt real comfortable on both sides of the court."
Kansas' offense also improved dramatically in the second half. After only shooting 32 percent in the first half, Kansas rallied and shot 53.6 percent in the second. The team was 0-for-4 from three-point range.
McCray established herself as the sharpest shooter on the young Kansas team. McCray shot 6-for-10 and finished with 13 points for the second consecutive game.
Only four of the seven freshmen played against the Lady Blues, but they scored 34 of Kansas' 68 points. More importantly, Kohn felt like the young team learned something on Sunday.
Freshman forward Danielle
"The real test was just how we were going to respond to being down at half," said Kohn, "I think we passed the test."
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckeefer@kansan.com.
Edited by Catherine Odson
BY ASHER FUSCO
Early in Sunday's game, it was clear that the Washburn players were not intimidated by the Rock Chalk Chant or the vocal projayhawk crowd.
Washburn keeps game close
The Lady Blues led at halftime and controlled the game until late in the second half before ultimately falling to the Jayhawks, 68-62.
Despite going unnoticed by mainstream basketball fans, the Division II Washburn had won 51 of its last 52 games.
Kohn finished with five rebounds and seven points, but her biggest contribution came with eight seconds remaining when she stole an inbounds pass to ensure the Kansas victory.
From the beginning of the game, the Jayhawks looked stunned by the Lady Blues' efficient offense and staunch defense. Washburn forwards Megan Sullivan and Brooke Uebelaker set the tone early, picking off several errant passes from Kansas senior guard Shaquina Mosley.
"Coming into the second half we knew what we needed to do," Kohn said. "We told ourselves to pick up the defensive intensity."
Washburn showed patience on the offensive end and scored four first-half three pointers. Fortunately for the Jayhawks, the second half in no way resembled the first. Freshmen guards Kelly Kohn and LaChelda Jacobs injected some life into the home crowd with timely steals and fiery play on defense.
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Jacobs made only two of her nine shots in the second half, but thoroughly frustrated the Lady Blues with her four steals.
"LaChelda jacobs made a difference today," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "I loved her enthusiasm and her effort defensively."
While a narrow exhibition victory against a Division II team might
Kelly Kohn, freshman guard, steals the ball from Washburn's Cindy Keeyle during the game Sunday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won the game 68-62 after being down 29-24 at halftime.
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