THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006
SPORTS
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"They had more heart," she said. "They wanted it a lot tonight."
That did not translate into results on the court for Kansas, which has been plagued with a variety of troubles, including:
Inability to roll off picks
Hability to kill on preps
The shot that put the game out of reach for the Cornhuskers was created when Hardy ran off a pick, eluding her defender.
"That's the you can do defensively," Henrickson said.
Hardy was able to victimize senior guard Kaylee Brown, then make the uncontested long ball to put the 'Huskers up three. They didn't look back.
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Lack of freshman production
During the second half, both senior guard Erica Hallman and sophomore forward Taylor McIntosh had to be stretched out.
Kansas' seniors scored 45 of the 57 points. Junior guard Sharita Smith had two, and the freshmen had 10.
Across the state, the Kansas State Wildcats have already found three starters in a recruiting class of four, which came entirely from the Midwest.
Reliance on Kemp
Junior guard Shaquina Mosley was suspended from the team earlier this week, she was not in attendance at the game.
It's just kind of disappointing to know that we've lost what we had at the beginning of the season. We've got four games left to get it right."
"If you give good effort, I don't think fatigue has anything to do with it," Kemp said. "I'm out there giving it my all the whole time."
Kemp is a terrific player, but when she was unable to score for the final 12 minutes, Kansas' offense went down as well.
Of Henrickson's recruiting class of six, only one, freshman guard Ivana Catic, has cracked the starting lineup.
"We don't have enough kids who can step up and make
Crystal Kemp Senior forward
The result in Lawrence has been 40-minute performances for the seniors and other starters.
shots," Henrickson said.
F r o m
here Kansas'
outlook gets
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Texas Tech,
Missouri
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looming.
A game
at Iowa State this Saturday will give the Jayhawks another chance to climb out of the hole and back into WNIT contention.
"Its just kind of disappointing to know that we've lost what we had at the beginning of the season," Kemp said. "We've got four games left to try to get it right."
The 12-0 start to the season seems distant, and all the Jayhawks can do is wait for another chance to prove themselves in the Big 12 Conference.
"I'm crazy enough to think we can win out," Henrickson said.
After what this team has been through in the last six weeks, nothing seems unbelievable anymore.
— Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Cornhuskers guard Kiera Hardy opened the game with three three-pointers in less than four minutes as Nebraska opened up an early 11-4 lead. Hardy nailed open shots early and often against a Kansas defense struggling to find its rhythm in conference play.
Defense
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Henrickson quickly inserted junior guard Sharita Smith to try to stop Hardy. Smith was responsible for holding the speedy Hardy to 10 points, after she scored nine in the first four minutes.
"She's just active. She's the closest thing we had to Aqua last year." Henrickson said, referring to former Jayhawk Aquanita Burras. "She can bother an offensive player."
Kansas (14-9, 3-9) never seemed to gain momentum in the game, especially when it mattered most in the second half. Nearly every threepoint shot by senior guard Kaylee Brown was matched by Nebraska guards.
Brown's three-point shot midway through the half appeared to give Kansas the momentum along with a four-point lead, its largest of the game. Instead, Nebraska's TK LaFleur answered with her own three that set off a six-to-nothing run in the next three minutes.
"Of course it's a momentum killer," Brown said of the Nebraska run. "It's just poor defense on our part."
Once again, senior forward Crystal Kemp was dominant in the paint for most of second half, scoring on four straight possessions. Nebraska, however, shut Kemp down in the final eight minutes, holding her scoreless for the rest of the game. With Kemp struggling to get the ball, it was up to Kansas' streaky shooting guards to knock down jump shots. Unfortunately for Kansas, it would only make three field goals in the final eight minutes of the game.
"We struggled to find another offensive weapon outside of that," Henrickson said. "Their third and fourth options took
Box Score
Nebraska (13-10, 5-7 Big 12 Conference)
| | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kelsey Griffin | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Jessica Gerhart | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Chelsea Aubry | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| LaToya Howell | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Kiera Hardy | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Ashley Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TK LaFleur | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sarah White | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elena Diaz | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Page | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 31 | 12 |
Kansas (14-9, 3-9 Big 12 Conference)
| | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Taylor McIntosh | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Crystal Kemp | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Ivana Catic | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kaylee Brown | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Erica Hallman | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Sharita Smith | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Sophronia Sallard | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marija Zinic | 6 | 5 | 3 |
**Totals** | **57** | **34** | **13** |
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
and made shots."
Kansas dropped its third straight game, notching its third three-game losing streak of the season. The Jayhawks will travel to Ames, Iowa to face the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday at 1 p.m.
Basketball notes:
Moslev out
Junior guard Shaquina Mosley sat out the first game of an indefinite suspension. Henrickson gave no timetable for her return.
Mosley was not at the game, but was seen leaving a study hall session following the game.
"It's my decision, and it's what's best for the team," Henrickson said.
Edited by Meghan Miller
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