Tuesday, March 6, 2001
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The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Women's Basketball 'Hawks to battle Oklahoma State
By Jessie Mever
By Jessie Meyer
sports at kansas.com
Kansas sportswriter
Kansas senior guard Jennifer Jackson tries to defend a pass from Missouri's Kerensa Barr. Jackson will lead the Hawks into its first-round Big 12 Tournament battle at noon today at Municipal Auditorium against the Oklahoma State Cowards. Photo by Laurie Sisk/KANSAN
The Jayhawk seniors — Jaclyn Johnson, Brooke Reves and Jennifer Jackson — will suit up today for the opening of the Big 12 Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., in what could be their last game as Jawhaws.
Jackson said she was only concentrating on making sure the game against Oklahoma State was not her last game.
"I don't think any of us seniors are thinking that way," Jackson said. "Obviously, it could be the last one, but we are only focused on beating Oklahoma State."
In today's game, ninth-seeded Kansas (11-16 overall and 5-11 in the Big 12) must average a 61-53 loss on Jan. 17 to the eighth-seeded Cowgirls to keep its season alive.
"Right now we are taking the tournament one game at a time. Hopefully we'll win and get to keep playing," Jackson said.
Kansas, which is seeded lower than it has ever been in a Big 12 Tournament, will have to contend with the Cowgirls' balanced offensive attack. Kara Faulk leads the Cowgirls (14-13 and 6-10) in scoring with 11.6 points and rebounds with 7.9 a game. But Faulk has five other Cowgirls who average seven or more points.
In their previous meeting, the Jayhawks played without Johnson, who left the game after turning her ankle. But it was the 26 offensive rebounds Kansas allowed that cost the Jayhawks the game.
"Our Achilles heal all season has been our rebounding," Jackson said. "We need to box out and keep them off the boards. If we can do that I think we can win any game in the tournament."
But that has been easier said than
done this season, as Kansas has struggled with that complete game.
A loss today would be the Jayhawks' 17th of the season and would tie the 1974-75 team for most losses by a Kansas women's basketball team.
This season also snapped Kansas's string of 12 consecutive 20-win seasons. The last time the Jayhawks won fewer than 20 games was in the 1988-89 season when the team finished 13-14.
But today the Jayhawks enter the Big 12 Tournament with a clean slate, needing a win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The team must win the tournament to qualify
for the NCAA Tournament, which it has participated in for the past nine seasons.
"We have to get our heads on straight in Kansas City," Johnson said. "Or our season will be over."
- Edited by Brandy Straw
probable kansas starters
No. Pos. Name Ht. Year
5 F Brooke Reves 6-0 sr.
42 F Jaclyn Johnson 6-1 sr.
15 G Jennifer Jackson 5-10 sr.
11 G KC Hilgenkamp 5-10 jr.
22 G Selena Scott 5-6 jr.
Kansas Leaders
Three-point shots
Points PPG
Johnson 428 15.9
Reves 372 13.8
Jackson 273 10.1
A Day at the Park
| | Made | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | ---: |
| Johnson | 152 | 301 | .505 |
| Reves | 161 | 335 | .481 |
| Geoffroy | 49 | 107 | .458 |
Treyts Att. %age
Hilgenkamp 29 76 .433
Scott 12 42 .286
Johnson 14 14 .286
Others 4 10 .286
| | Made | Att. | %age |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Hilgenhamp | 23 | 27 | .852 |
| Reves | 48 | 59 | .814 |
| Scott | 44 | 60 | .733 |
| | Off. | Def. | Total | AvgPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Johnson | 70 | 138 | 208 | 7.7 |
| Reves | 72 | 122 | 194 | 7.2 |
| Jackson | 72 | 61 | 87 | 3.2 |
Steals SPG
Johnson 58 2.1
Reves 49 1.8
Scott 48 1.8
Athletics
Assists APG
Jackson 93 3.4
Scott 76 2.8
Hilgenkamp 76 2.8
Women's Basketball
Kansas (11-16, 5-11) vs. Oklahoma St. (14-13, 6-10)
no atn on University Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
Big 12 Tournament Schedule
(seedings are in parentheses) Today
{Seedlings are in parentheses}
**Today:**
* Kansas vs. (1) Oklahoma St., noon*
* Missouri vs. (12) Texas A&M, 2:20 p.m.*
* Texas vs. (10) Nebraska, 6 p.m.*
* Baylor vs. (11) Kansas St., 8:20 p.m.
**Tomorrow:**
OSU-KU winner vs. (1) Oklahoma, noon
MUA+MW winner vs. (4) Colorado, 2:40 p.m.
UT-NU winner vs. (2) Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
BU-KSU winner vs. (3) Iowa St., 8:20 p.m.
The Jayhawks defeated Texas A&M 75-62 in College Station, Texas.
lastmatch
The Cowgirls upended Nebraska 77-66 in Stillwater, Okla.
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probable oklahoma st.starters
No. Pos. Name Ht. Year
22 F Kara Faulk 5-11 jr.
12 C Jessica Bates 6-2 jr.
32 G Chantyo Hawkins 5-5 so.
20 G Shelby Hutchens 5-10 so.
4 G Jessica Spinner 5-10 jr.
Oklahoma State Leaders
Scoring
Points PPG
Faulk 313 11.6
Bates 261 9.7
Hawkins 231 8.6
Flint Goals
Made Att. %age
Bates 110 214 .514
Skibbe 69 169 .408
Faulk 101 265 .381
Treys Att. %age
Faulk 24 58 .414
Stuber 12 36 .333
Spinner 39 120 .325
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Three-point shots
Made Att. %age
Faulk 87 106 .821
Roberts 14 18 .778
Hutchens 62 84 .738
Roles Made
| | Off, | Def. | Total | AvgPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Faultk | 78 | 134 | 212 | 7.9 |
| Bates | 64 | 79 | 143 | 5.3 |
| Skibbe | 46 | 80 | 126 | 4.7 |
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Free throws
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Steals Steals SPG
Hutchens 40 1.5
Hawkins 36 1.3
Spinner 29 1.1
Assists Assists APG
Hawkins 80 3.0
Spinner 77 2.9
Hutchens 73 2.7
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