8B
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DABY KANSAN
SENIORS
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penetration so I felt like that was a good position for her"
Mosley still wound up with 20 points for the fourth time in the last five games, but she felt like she could have done more in the second half.
"I was pretty gassed and getting a little frustrated that I couldn't push in transition as well," she said. "But it didn't have anything to do with who was guarding me."
The Sooners also came out with a back to basics offensive approach in the second half. Courtney Paris had 23 points including Oklahoma's first nine of the half.
Kansas always found a way to stay in the game, however. With Mosley being shut out for the first 15 minutes of the second half, freshman forwards Sade Morris and Danielle McRey teamed up with Kohn to score 18 points.
"Give our kids credit for battling and staying in and being resilient again by trying to find a way to stay in the game." Henrickson said.
Oklahoma never led by more than four until Ashley Paris made one of two free throws with 3:57 remaining to make the score 62-57. The pesky Jawhays answered, though, when Kohn hit a wide-open three-pointer from the left wing to cut the lead to two. It was only 30 seconds later that Sooner guard Erin Higgins hit one of her own to finally put Kansas away for the game.
"Most people thought wed wede by 30. I think we played really well stuck together and played like a team." Mosley said, "I'm proud of that."
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckeefer@kansan.com.
— Edited by Mark Vierthaler
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Kelly Kohn, freshman guard, *goes* up strong against the Oklahoma defense. Kansas gave No. 13 Oklahoma a run for its money until the last minute of the game.
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Seniors lead in last home game
BY ASHER FUSCO
Smith scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds and Mosley posted a team-high 20 points and four assists. As has been the case many times this season, the seniors' contributions were more important than the statistics would suggest. On senior night, their teammates sentiments spoke much louder than any numbers could.
In Wednesday night's closely-contested loss to Oklahoma, two lajayawk seniors showed where some of the youngsters' toughness comes from. On senior night, guards Sharita Smith and Shaquina Mosley used their final game at Allen Fieldhouse to leave a lasting impression on fans and teammates alike.
All season, the freshmen have been the focal point of the Kansas women's basketball team. Guard Kelly Kohn and forwards Danielle McCray and Sade Morris have displayed toughness and provided highlights throughout the season as the most heralded members of the freshman class.
Smith and Mosley's trademark tenacity has clearly rubbed off on Kohn and Morris. At one point in the second half, Kohn was flattered by hulking Oklahoma center Courtney
"Their intensity and passion for the game is unbelievable," Morris said. "They never take a play off. No one wants to be guarded by either of them."
"Ive learned so much from Sharita and Shag," Kohn said. "They always set a great example, especially on defense."
Morris agreed.
Paris. When Kohn got back to her feet, the look in her eyes was a carbon copy of Smith's intense glare.
Even after strong individual performances and valiant efforts, Mosley and Smith were quick to put the team ahead of themselves.
Two games and the conference tournament remain before the ink dries on the seniors' portfolios at Kansas. They have already made an indelible mark on many in the program.
"They have been so great with the young kids" coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "These kids should learn from the way Sharita and Shaq have played."
"I think we played pretty well." Smith said. "But the team still has some things to work on"
Morris, who has struggled to find her offense at times this year, took a page from Mosley's book and drove hard through the lane to draw a foul on several occasions.
No one expected the layshawts to hang with the No.13 Sooners for the entire game. No one expected Smith to emerge as a starter or Mosley to become one of the best guards in the conference.
As they have done throughout the season, the seniors exceeded expectations on Wednesday.
The small seniors did more than their share of the work in a game that was even closer than the final score of 76-70 suggests.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afusco@kansan.com.
— Edited by Jyl Unruh
No.13 Oklahoma 76, Kansas 70
Oklahoma 37 39 — 76
Kansas 35 35 — 70
Oklahoma — A, Paris 7-10 2-4
16; Thompson 2-3 0-0 4; C, Paris
12-17 8-16 32; Plumley 0-3 3-4 3;
Higgins 1-5 0-3 3; Stevenson 0-1 0-
0; Moore 0-0 0-2 0; Welch 1-2 0-
2; Rush 1-4 0-0 2; Brown 4-6 5-6 14.
Toussil 28-51 18-32 76.
Records — 21-4, 11-3. Big 12:
Kansas 1-8, 13-1.
**Kansas** — McCray 4-9-0 1-8; Mcintosh 2-5-0 4-0; Smith 4-8-0 0-9; Kohn 6-16 1-3 16; Mosley 8-18 2-2;20; Jacobs 0-0 0-0; Zinic 0-0 0-0; Morris 2-8 9-12 13; Weddington 0-2-0 0-0; Feckert 0-0-0 0; Totals 26-63 12-17 70.
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Smith
Shaquina Mosley scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in 40 minutes of play in her final game in Allen Fieldhouse.
Sade Morris was clutch for the Jayhawks from the free-throw line, shooting 9-for-12. Morris scored 13 total points, and had two steals.
Morris
Mosley
Sharita Smith had a great game for her last in the fieldhouse. She scored nine points, had three assists and two steals in 22 minutes.
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