THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 2007
SPORTS
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>> WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 64-53
Henrickson sees positive play in Saturday's loss
Kansas surprises No. 18 Texas A & M and runs with the Aqqies for most of the game; most recent loss drops conference record to 0-9
BY ASHER FUSCO
Several adjectives could be used to describe this season for the Kansas women's basketball team. Difficult and disappointing are the first that spring to mind.
However, after her team's most recentloss,coach Bonnie Henrickson managed to find encouragement in her team's heart and competitiveness.
It was this competitive fire that brought the Jayhawks tantalizingly close to their first conference victory Saturday night. Kansas ended up losing 64-53 after hanging with No. 18 Texas A&M throughout the contest.
"This is a difficult stretch we've
been in, but we've been able to find some positives'. Henrickson said.
The positives Henrickson spoke of manifested themselves when her team pulled to within four points to end the first half and tied the game 36-36 with 15:39 remaining in the second half.
Much of Kansas' first-half success can be attributed to junior guard Taylor McIntosh.
The Jayhawks shocked the Aggies in the early going and held the lead for a sizeable portion of the first half.
McIntosh scored 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting and gathered six rebounds in the opening half alone. The turning point of the game occurred when the referee whistled
McIntosh for her fourth foul with just more than 15 minutes remaining.
The Aggies took advantage of younger jayhawk post players after McIntosh was relegated to the bench because of foul trouble. In the next five minutes Texas A&M put the game out of reach with a 13.0 m
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This is a difficult stretch we've been in, but we've been able to find some positives."
"They made a run on us when we had our freshmen in there," Henrickson said.
Forward Patrice Reado beneneu the most from McIntosh's absence. She burned the lajawhacks with 10 second half points and finished with 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting.
while Mosley nearly notched a triple double with 10 points, 10 assists.
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas women's basketball coach
Kansas hoisted shots frantically for the remainder of the game and actually managed to cut the A&M advantage to six points with 50 seconds left on the clock. Freshman forward Danielle McCray and senior guard Shaquina Mosley fueled the late surge.
Texas A&M's Katrina Limbaha and freshman guard Kelly Kohn dive for a loose ball during the Jayhawks 64-53 loss Saturday night in College Station, Texas. Kohn finished the game with six points, five assists and five rebounds.
McCray finished with 11 points
Henrickson was not satisfied with the team's ninth conference loss, but was pleased by the performances of McCray and freshman forward Porscha Weddington.
and sever rebounds.
With any hope of a postseason berth long forgotten and the defeats piling, the lajhawks can take solace in that they continue to compete with some of the nation's best squads.
Their efforts fell short on Saturday night, but Henrickson's positive demeanor suggests that the jayhawks' woes may end sometime soon.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afusco@kansan.com.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
Texas A&M 64, Kansas 53
**Kansas** — Smith 3-4-0-1-6;
Kohn 2-10-0-0-6; Mcintosh 6-8-0-0-
12; Mosley 4-13-0-2-0; Weddington
2-5-2-2-6; Jacobs 3-2-3-4-2;
McCray 5-16-0-11; Boyd 0-0-0-0;
Morris 0-0-0-0. Totals 22-59
4-9-53.
Texas A&M — Starks 2-9 2-3 6;
Franklin 2-8 4-10 10; Michaeux 2-10 0-0 4; Reado 8-10 2-5 18; Gant 6-8 3-1 5; Buchanan 0-0 0-1 0; Gulley 0-0 0-0 0; Bears 2-2 0-0 5; Horton 1-1 0-0 2; McGown 1-1 0-0 2; Limbaha 0-0 2-2 2; Team 24-9 13 18 64.
Records — Kansas 6-16,0-9 Big 12; Texas A&M 17-4,7-2.
NCAA BASKETBALL
Florida State comes from behind, upsets Duke
Seminoles record first victory on Blue Devils' home court; Reddick's jersey retired at halftime
BY JOEDY MCCREARY ASSOCIATED PRESS
DURHAM, N.C. — Al Thornton scored 21 points and Florida State upset No. 8 Duke 68-67 on Sunday to snap a 15-game losing streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Toney Douglas added 15 points and Uche Echefui had 12 for the Seminoles (17-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who overcame a 17-point deficit to claim their first victory on the Blue Devils' fabled home floor.
Duke had two late chances after David McClure rebounded Douglas' miss with about 30 seconds left. The Blue Devils brought it downcourt and called timeout with 7.7 seconds left to set up their final play. DeMarcus Nelson inbounded the ball to Greg Paulus, and he missed a layup.
A jump ball was called on the rebound, and the possession arrow pointed toward Duke. Josh McRoberts took the inbounds pass in the lane with about 2 seconds left, and his floater rimmed out.Nelson's putback attempt bounced off the rim as time expired.
Paulus finished with a career high 23 points for Duke (18:5, 5-4), which has lost two straight in the final seconds and now must beat rival North
Nelson scored 14 points and McRoberts added 12 for Duke, which held Florida State scoreless over the final 3:18 but couldn't hit the big shot in the final moments.
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The Seminoles opened up a sixpoint lead with about 3 minutes remaining when Ryan Reid's layup made it 68-62 before Duke rallied.
Carolina on Wednesday to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 1999 — when the Blue Devils lost their last game of the 1998-99 season and dropped their first two in 1999-00.
Nelson hit a jumper, and Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton was
whistled for a technical foul Jon Schever made both free throws to pull Duke within one point with 2.31 left but the Blue Devils got no closer.
It was delicious revenge for a Seminoles team that lost by one point in overtime here last year on a running 3-pointer by Todd Galloway just before the final buzzer.
In that game the Seminoles led by two in overtime before fading under the sharp shooting of J.J. Redick and physical presence of Shelden Williams.
The way the Blue Devils shot early, it appeared the Seminoles were
But the Seminoles countered with a 23-8 run and held the Blue Devils to one field goal in 7 1/2 minutes and closed to 35-33 on Echeut's 3-pointer from the key with 1:23 before halftime.
They took their first lead on Thornton's layup 65 seconds into the second half.
headed for their 16th consecutive loss here.
Duke burst out to a 27-10 lead midway through the first half behind 12 points from Paulus.
At halftime Duke retired the No 4 jersey worn by Redick, the leading scorer in school and ACC history.
Texas A&M's Danielle Grant and freshman forward Danielle McCray battle for a loose ball. McCray finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
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