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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WWW.KANSAN.COM
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
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BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
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Jayhawks fall to Cowgirls
Big 12 dream ends in loss, coach still hopeful for WNIT berth
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
KANSAS CITY. Mo - The magic that exuded from every Kansas player after their first round victory was nowhere to be seen Wednesday night.
Perhaps the Jayhawks left it in the locker room or on the bus. Either way, Oklahoma State played with fire and determination to beat a suddenly pedestrian Kansas squad 82-62, eliminating the Jayhawks from the Big 12 Tournament.
"We were a little flat," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "We couldn't guard off the dribble and we gave up layups and kick out threes. We made ourselves look silly there for awhile."
Henrickson's team dealt with a plethora of problems in the defeat.
Senior forward Taylor McIntosh, who led the Jayhawks in points and rebounds against Nebraska, was held to just 2 points and corralled only 5 rebounds.
Kansas hit only 2-of-13 from beyond the arc, scored just two fast-break points and turned the ball over 18 times. Eighty-two is also the most players the Jayhawks have given up all season.
"It's hard to look at that and come up with a word better than just undisciplined," Henrickson said.
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Freshman center Krysten Booagard and sophomore guard Sade Morris collide while go for a rebound during the first half of Wednesday's game against Oklahoma State. Booagard finished with 17 points but played just 21 minutes because of foul trouble.
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Eighth-straight victory brings coach Price to 400
SHAWN SHROYER
shroyer@kansan.com
BASEBALL
By the top of the seventh, Missouri State had the lead and the momentum. But, just as they'd done all night, the seniors in Kansas' lineup put the team on their shoulders.
The first five Jayhawks to bat in the seventh, three of whom were seniors, reached base to overcome a 5-4 Missouri State (8-4) lead and guide Kansas (10-5) to its eight-straight victory, 11-7. The victory marked Kansas coach Ritch Price's 400th as a Division I coach.
"I'm glad it happened against a quarry team in such a great environment," Price said. "It's also a great win for our senior class. They've never won down here. I feel really good about getting the lead, them jumping back on top and us battling back and winning late. It was a great win for us."
Sophomore second baseman Robby Price and senior left fielder John Allman led off the seventh with back-to-back singles to set the table for Kansas. After junior first baseman Preston Land was hit by a pitch to load the bases, senior right fielder Ryne Price singled through the right side of the infield to drive in Robby Price and Allman. With that, Kansas took a 6-5 lead, but there was plenty more damage to be done in the inning.
Next up was senior shortstop Erik
Morrison and, with two strikes on him, he singled to left field to drive Land home. The layhawks tacked on two more runs after Morrison's single and batted around in the inning to take a 9-6 lead.
Four of the five runs in the inning came off Missouri State right-hander Sean Toler (0-1) who kept Kansas in check for three innings before being bounced from the game without recording an out in the seventh.
A pair of Kansas seniors teamed up again in the eighth to add to the lead. With right-hander Kyle Dyer on the mound for the Bears, Allman hit a leadoff single to left. Two batters later he was trotting home on a Ryne Price home run. Price's third home run of the season gave Kansas an 11-6 lead.
In all, seniors Allman, Ryne Price and Morrison went a combined 8-for-13 with eight runs and eight RBI. Morrison was just a home run away from hitting for the cycle.
"Those are the guys," Price said. "Those seniors have to carry the club. Those three guys were huge tonight."
Missouri State displayed plenty of firepower, though, in their seven-run output
After pitching three scoreless innings, Kansas sophomore Shaeffer Hall was pounded for five runs in the fourth. Following a leadoff triple by outfielder Ben
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