6B the university daily kansan
monday, april 5, 2004
women's basketball
WRAP-UP: Big 12 season ends
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Missouri also had the dubious distinction of being Kansas' only Big 12 road victory.
The Tigers promptly avenged their loss and defeated the Jayhawks 76-49 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Missouri will lose 69 percent of its scoring to graduation this year. It will also lose All-American nominee Evan Unrau, the only player to play in and start all of the team's games.
Nebraska (18-12, 7-9 Big 12) — Nebraska played a tough nonconference schedule and did not win enough games to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Cornhuskers finished No. 8 in the Big 12 and received a bid to the WNIT.
Nebraska will lose four seniors, who account for 63 percent of the team's scoring and started every game for the Comhuskers this season.
Nebraska won its first WNIT game, before losing a close game to visiting Oregon State.
Okahoma [24-9, 9-7 Big 12] — For Okahama, the regular season ended with a No. 6 manking in the Big 12.
Oklahoma proceeded to win the Big 12 Tournament, over higher ranked teams such as Texas and Kansas State.
Oklahoma was ranked No. 11 in the final regular season poll, and was seeded No. 3. It beat No. 14 Marist before being stopped by No. 6 seed Stanford, the same team that ousted Missouri from the Tournament.
Oklahoma will return 62 percent of their scoring, but will lose two of its most regular starters.
Oklahoma State (8-20, 3-13 Big 12)
— Oklahoma State found itself in third place in the Big 12, after suffering losses to the league's best and worst teams.
The Cowgirls came to Lawrence just days after the Jayhawks learned that their coach would be leaving. Emotions ran high, and the Jayhawks picked up one of
their two conference victories.
OSU will lose three seniors. The three scored 34 percent of the team's points. SeniorTrish Skibbe accounted for most of those points, until she left the team in early March for personal reasons.
Texas (30-5, 14-2 Big 12) — Texas was the Big 12's regular season champion. Tied with K-State, Texas defeated K-State in their one match up.
The Longhorns spent part of the season ranked No.1 nationally but finished the season ranked No.4.
Texas was a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 by beating Southern University and Michigan State before losing to Louisiana State. Ironically, it was Texas who knocked out LSU the year before.
Only one Longhorn will leave the team after this season. Stacy Stephens accounted for 16 percent of the team's scoring. Stephens and junior Heather Schreiber are also All-American finalists.
Texas A&M (9-19, 2-14 Big 12) —
Traditionally the Big 12 women's basketball's doormat, A&M was able to beat Kansas at home this year.
Finishing 11 out of 12, the team's 2-14 record was one victory less than what it posted the year before. Coach Gary Blair was brought in this season to turn the struggling program around.
A&M's future is complicated by the loss of four seniors. They accounted for 53 percent of the team's scoring as well as most of the team's starting minutes.
Texas Tech (25-8, 10-6 Big 12) — It was a fourth place finish for the Lady Raiders finish. After spending time at No. 1 nationally, the team's final AP ranking was No. 14.
The squad played two games in the NCAA Tournament, dropping Maine before falling to Louisiana Tech in the second round.
Tech will lose five seniors from this year's squad, accounting for 34 percent of its scoring. The team's third leading scorer, Jia Perkins, left after 16 games.
Edited by Cindy Yeo
Wildcats clip Jayhawks
Aquanita Burras, junior gaurd, went up for a shot against K-State's Megan Mahoney, junior gaurd, during the Wednesday, Feb. 11 game. The game concluded in an 81-51 loss.
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