THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Amanda Sellers/KANSAM
Freshman forward Daniel McCray back in against
California defenders. The Jayhawks lost to the No. 16-
ranked Beas 73, 65, than the Jayhawks led for a large
portion of the game.
Offense causes problems for Kansas
BY ASHER FUSCO
Last week, freshman LaChelta jacobs enlightened the Kansas offseason. Sunday was different for jacobs, who found it more difficult to contribute her trademark energy from the bench.
Jacobs, along with freshman Kelly Köhn, spent long stretching of the game on the bench after getting in foul trouble in the games open. Jake Kohn was called for foul and Jacobs fouled out in late Sunday's loss.
Considering the size advantage that california had in the post, the foul problems associated with it were minor.
Freshman Danielle McCray and sophomore Martin Ziaix also fouled out for Kansas in a physical contest in which the teams combined to commit more than a foul per minute.
California 6-foot-3 sophomore Devane Hampton and 6-foot-1 sophomore Ashley Walker presented Kansas with the difficulty of overcoming a disadvantage of several inches.
"They present a tough match-up" coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "They were aggressive, and created opportunities to get to the free-throw line."
Walker, a sophomore, has already established herself as one of the best post players in the Pac-10 Conference and is fast on her way to earning respect on the national level.
She added to her impressive season with a
career high 26 points on Sunday afternoon.
Hampton caused problems for Kansas throughout the game, earning 16 free-throw attempts and scoring 11 points in total.
Hampton and Walker's most important contributions went beyond the box score. Their size and aggressive play forced some of the layhawks most important contributors to be overly conscious of fouling during the game. Kansas struggled to create any offense and shot only 40 percent from the field.
"We just needed to recognize the tone of the game earlier," said Kohn. "Once we got a feel for
the officiating, it was too late."
Kohn and McCray scored in double figures and nearly pushed Kansas into the game.
In the end, the more physical and assertive
Bears prevailed, justifying their #18 ranking.
"The No. 16 team in the nation is going to come out and compete," said John. "We can learn a lot from playing a team as good as California."
Kansan sportwriter Asher Fusco can be contacted at afsuco.kansan.com.
—Edited by Gabriella Souza
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