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SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 2007
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Shaquini Mosley, senior guard, looks for an open shot past a Kansas State defender. Mosley was the high score for the layovers making 17 points and pulling down seven rebounds.
KANSAS STATE 59, KANSAS 55
Missed opportunities
Failure to sink free throws costs Jayhawks the game
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Freshman forward, Danielle McCray, grimaces as she struggles to keep control of the ball during Wednesday games in Bramage Coliseum against Kansas State. McCray scored five points for the Jawhays and brought down three rebounds. Kansas lost to Kansas State 59-55.
BY CASE KEEFER
MANHATTAN — In a game where Kansas did so many things right, tree throw shooting doomed the jayhawks in Wednesday night's loss.
But Kansas was only 39 percent from the free throw line, including multiple misses at the most crucial points of the game.
The lav Hawks out rebounded the bigger Kansas State Wildcat team by 23 and shot a higher percentage from the field.
"Obviously the glaring statistic was the free throws," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "But shooting 7-of-18 and still having a chance to win shows a lot."
Kansas often looked anxious from the line and seemed to throw shots up without much concentration. Part of that could be blamed on the noise at Bramlage Coliseum. The attendance on Wednesday was 6,597. That's nearly triple what the jayhawks are used to at their own home games.
The Jayhawks dropped their 12th straight to the Wildcats.
Henrickson said the poor free throw shooting had nothing to do with the pressure associated with breaking the skid.
"We don't talk about the streak," she said. "It has nothing to do with that."
Freshman guard Kelly Kohn had the most trouble converting fouls
into points.
Kohn blew past defenders and got to the basket easily all night. In the first half, she raced from the perimeter twice to go up strong to
the basket and was fouled. She then missed all four free throw attempts.
The layhawks were only 1-for-8 for free throws in the first half. Appropriately, Kansas went into the locker room down seven at half time.
"I think it's just a mental thing," Kohn said. "I didn't step up to the line with confidence."
Nothing changed in the second half until it was too late.
"We're the best free throw shooting team in practice that I've ever coached," Henrickson said. "I promise we're not like this."
With 2:48 remaining in the game, freshman guard LaChelda Jacobs was sent to the foul line with a chance to tie the game at 53. Jacobs clanked one off of the back iron and short armed the other.
Right on cue, during the following Wildcat possession, freshman guard Shalec Lehning was fouled and made both free throws. Kansas State shot 68 percent from the line for the game, which translated into 15 points.
Down four with 48 seconds left, senior guard Shaquina Mosley made both her shots from the free-throw line. This gave Kansas the opportunity to send the game into overtime as time expired, but much like their performance from the free throw line, the opportunity was wasted when the ball didn't find the basket.
Kansas will now have to wait a little over three weeks for another shot at finally beating Kansas State
Kansan sportswriter Case Keefer can be contacted at ckefer@kansan.com.
- Edited by Jyl Unruh
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DEFEAT (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Freshman forward Sade Morris secured a rebound and raced down the floor with the basketball.
With 20 seconds remaining,
Kansas trailed by two points.
What happened in the next few seconds stands as proof the jayhawks may be cursed. Kansas missed three consecutive shots, including one from just under the basket as the game came to an end.
contest the teams found them selves engaged in a frantic nip-and-tuck battle full of lead changes.
Kansas struggled to convert not only on its final opportunity, but at many key moments throughout the game.
The layawhacks shot 7 for-18 from the free throw line and 2-for 11 from three point range while turning the ball over 22 times. Their in state rivals took full advantage of the many miscues, scoring 17 points off of turnovers and posting a respectable 15-for-22 performance from the tree throw line.
Kansas State Opponent
Kansas State 59, Kansas 55
Kansas: Porscha Weddington 1-5 0-2 2; Sharia Smith 0-0 0-0; Kelly Kohn 5-10
1-6 13; Tayla Mcintosh 2-4 0-4 0; Daniela Mosquey 7-2 0-3 4 17; LaChelia Jacobs
1-4 0-3 2; Ivana Catic 0-0 0-0 0; Danielle McCray 5-13 3-3 13; Adela Morris 2-2 0-4
Totals 23 8-17 7-18 55
**Opponent:** Ashley Sweet 2-12 3-7 7-1; Danielle Zanotti 1-3 0-0 2; Shalee Lehning 4-9 11-17 1; Kimberly Dietz 6-12 2-12 14; Clare Coggins 5-11 2-12; Naytana Smith 0-0 0-0 0; Shana Wheeler 1-5 0-0 2; Kari Kincaid 1-2 0-0 3; Carolyn McCullough 1-4 0-0 2; Team 21-59 15-29 5.
2926-55
3623-59
GOALS
RECORDS
RECORDS
Kansas 6-13,0-6 Big 12
Kansas State 15-4,3-3 Big 12
Not everything went wrong for the Jayhawks on Wednesday night, however.
Freshman forward Porscha Weddington had her most productive game of the season. The forward started the game and grabbed 12 rebounds before fouling out with just over one minute remaining.
Weddington had trouble convert
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Senior guard Shaquina Mosley enjoyed yet another impressive performance on both sides of the ball. Mosley scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds to accompany her four assists. As has become routine in recent weeks, Mosley played superb defense.
As usual, Mosley was called upon to cover the opposition's most explosive scorer, in this case senior guard Claire Coggins. Mosley blanketed Coggins, allowing her to score only two points in the second half.
"Defensively, I thought we were good," said coach Bonnie Henrickson. "We were able to get up off our feet on the boards."
"Shaq had the speed, intensity, and pride to stay with her," said Henrickson. "I thought she got her to rush a little bit."
"It is a tough place to play with the rivalry," said freshman guard Kelly Kohn. "There are some things we can take out of this game that are positive."
All things considered, Kansas may have played its best game of the season in a hostile environment packed with purple-clad Wildcat faithful.
Kansan sportswriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afusco@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
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