THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 25. 2008
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An Evansville defender tries to block a drive to basket by sophomore guard Sade Morris during the first half. Morris scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting. She made all three of her three-pointers. Kansas made 69 percent of their three and Evansville made just 23 percent.
Women defeat struggling smaller conference team
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MID-MAJOR COMPLEX
After Monday night's loss, Evansville is now 0-8 all-time against the Big 12. This was the Purple Aces' first game with a Big 12 opponent since 2004. All night the Co-MVC champions were physically outmatched by the bigger and faster Jayhawks.
KOHN-ING HOME
Thursday's game at Michigan St. will be a road trip home for sophomore guard Kelly Kohn. The sophomore is originally from Adrian, Mich., 45-60 minutes south of East Lansing. The timing couldn't be better for Kohn, who had one of her best games of the season on Monday with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Freshman center Krysten Boogaard scrambles for a loose ball during the second half of the game. Boogaard recorded a double-double scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, in 29 minutes. The Hawks recorded the Aces 38-26 in the paint for the game.
box score
Kansas
## Player Name FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AST TP MIN
13 McIntosh, Taylor 2-4 1-2 2 1 5 15
14 Boogaard, Krysten 3-4 4-4 10 0 11 29
03 Catic, Ivana 1-4 0-0 2 7 2 25
04 McCray, Danielle 9-16 0-0 7 3 20 25
20 Morris, Sade 6-8 1-2 3 2 16 31
00 Jacobs, LaChelda 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 19
02 Kohn, Kelly 4-5 0-0 4 3 10 18
10 Boyd, Jamie 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
11 Zinic, Marija 1-1 1-1 1 0 3 2
22 Smith, Katie 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
24 Smith, Nicollette 2-7 0-0 3 3 6 21
34 Weddington, Porscha4-4 0-0 0 3 8 9
40 Feickert, Rebecca 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2
TEAM
"I'm so excited because I definitely feel like I've gotten back into my offensive rhythm and flow," Kohn said.
Totals 33-59 7-9 38 22 82 200
Evansville
Player Name FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AST TP MIN
42 Jennings, Robyn 0-5 6-6 2 0 6 24
32 Novosel, Shannon 4-13 1-3 2 2 9 30
01 Austin, Ashley 1-7 0-1 2 2 2 29
20 Felke, Courtney 4-12 0-0 3 2 11 31
33 Parker, Rebekah 5-12 6-7 9 1 17 33
02 Sickles, Anaris 1-3 0-0 4 2 3 15
05 Batey, Kate 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1
15 Barrett, Ashlee 1-4 0-3 5 0 2 15
23 Gallagher, Amy 1-2 3-4 2 0 5 11
25 Nakane, Ayako 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1
30 Singleton, Hannah 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1
34 Bamberger, Stephanie 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 7
19-64 16-24 39 11 60 200
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
around. Henrickson wasn't the only one surprised by the performance, either.
"I looked at the stat sheet and was like, 'Wow,' 13 turnovers," sophomore guard Danielle McCray said. "We were all excited because that's a sign of progress for us and it shows how hard we've been working on making the easy passes."
Easy passes and smart plays helped Kansas overcome Evansville and advance to the third round of the WNIT, but sophomore guard Sade Morris wondered why it didn't come a little earlier.
"We were just waiting." Morris said. "Some practices we would do really well with the turnovers and others we would do really bad, so we were like 'Man, when is this going to come?'
"Tonight we took our time, made better decisions and I think we finally understand when people are going to be open and when to throw the ball."
(CONTINUED FROM 4B)
Henrickson noticed that her team was not only playing smarter, but the Jayhawks were playing with pride that she hasn't seen for a while.
"That's what we talked about, take some pride in your handles and take some pride in your ability to make a pass and finish a
The Jayhawks shot a season high 69.2 percent from beyond the arc, led by a 3-for-3 performance from Morris. A big reason for that spike in long distance connections was making one more pass to find the open shooter.
play," Henrickson said.
"When someone makes the extra pass, I bet most teams shoot 80 percent on that shot because you feel good about it," Henrickson said. "You know someone has really worked hard to set you up in your rhythm and your timing and we made most of those shots tonight."
Only two Kansas players had three or more turnovers while five had at least three assists. At the top of that list with seven assists was junior guard Ivana Catic, who made her first start in four games after being replaced at point guard by sophomore LaChelda Jacobs.
Catic took advantage of her second chance, much like the Jayhawks revealed in their opportunity to shine in the postseason.
Kohn called her mom immediately after the game to confirm that she already had her tickets. She also estimated that half of her graduating class enrolled at Michigan St. and could make an appearance on Thursday.
"It's all about making the most of your opportunity," Henrickson said. "Whether it's a kid in your program or a team in a tournament."
— Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
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"I'm not trying to repeat anything," said Holliday, who finished runner-up to Jimmy Rollins in the NL MVP race. "I'm just trying to get better. I want to go out there and do the best I can. I'm not worried about my numbers."
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Matt Holliday wiped the sweat from his closely shaved head as he sauntered to the plate for a round of batting practice at Hi Corbett on Monday.
The Colorado Rockies slugger wiggled his bat, almost in perfect rhythm with the blaring country music, before sending a pitch sailing toward a towering tree well beyond the center field fence, then another pitch deep over the scoreboard in left
His teammates, standing behind the cage, became more vocal with every blast off his bat.
They're used to his mighty swing by now, but still can't help marveling at his potent power.
Holliday put together an impressive offensive display last season, hitting .340 with 36 homers and 137 RBIs.The two-time All Star became just the fifth player since 1949 to lead the NL in both batting average and RBIs in the same season.
"Once you do it once, they expect you to do it every year," Todd Helton said. "If you don't, it's going to be considered a bad year. Sometimes, that's not fair. But Matthew's capable of going out and doing better than he did last year. He's capable of putting up even better numbers."
"He can hit it a long way," catcher Yorvit Torrealba said.
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