Monday, December 11, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 3 Washburn shows skills in loss 'Hawks' power size don't faze Ladv Blues By Rebecca Barlow By Rebecca Barlow sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter Washburn University's women's basketball team proved Saturday against Kansas that size really doesn't matter. The Jayhawks beat Washburn 72-46, but the Lady Blues stayed close most of the game. They were down by only eight points at halftime. The Lady Blues didn't allow the Jayhawks' power and size to intimidate them. Jennifer Butcher, Washburn senior forward, said the Lady Blues had expected to play a bigger team and thought they did a good job playing against the Jayhawks. "We knew coming in that the KU team would be a little bit bigger than us and quicker," she said. "I think we did well overall." Washburn players knew playing at Allen Fieldhouse would be tough, so the Lady Blues took advantage of their quickness and rebounding skills to their advantage to grab thirty-four rebounds and six steals. "We knew that we were going to have to play pretty well and run our offenses and go to the boards and rebound hard. I think we did a good job of that." Butcher said. The Lady Blues' offense had a hard time scoring in the second half. They shot 31 percent while Kansas shot 62.1 percent. Butcher was the highest scorer of the game with 16 points. Thorlan Buchanan, Washburn junior guard, said the Lady Blues had some good shots, but they just didn't fall. "We just couldn't hit anything." Buchanan said. "You get good looks and you miss, and that's what happened." Washburn had a hard time keeping up with Kansas senior forward Brooke Reves Their offense allowed each of them to score 10 points in the second half. and senior center Jaclyn Johnson. Buchanan said Washburn had a hard time keeping Reves from scoring. "No. 5 got it going," she said. "She was just going and going. We couldn't do too much with her. We had a hand up, but she was still hitting." Butcher said coming into the game, the Lady Blues thought they might be able to hand the Jav Hawks a loss. "We thought we had a shot at winning," she said. "We knew we could definitely compete with them." Even though Washburn didn't come away with a victory against Kansas, Butcher said it did come away with experience that would help the Lady Blues in conference games. "I know the teams we play won't be as big, but I think it helped us with rebounding and playing hard," Butcher said. - Edited by Erin McDaniel Kansas junior center Kristin Geoffry shoots above Washburn forward Jovanna St. Cyr in the jayhawks' 72-46 victory Saturday. Photo by Justin Schmidt/KANSAN Big 12 weekend action throttles national ranks By Chris Wristen sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter When the new national ranking polls come out today, they will be shaken up, thanks to the Big 12 Conference. What began with an 84-53 demoralization of No. 3 Kansas (7-1) by Wake Forest on Thursday led to a weekend of damage to the Top 25 No. 20 Oklahoma (6-1) effortlessly maintained its ranking by steamrolling North Texas on Saturday, 100-72. the game. Junior forward Aaron McGhee led the Sooners with 28 points. Three other Sooners scored in double digits. A 40-12 start that included a 30-2 run put the game away in its early moments. Sooners junior walk-on Michael Cano saw playing time in the first half for the first time in his career during While the Sooners earned their ranking, Oklahoma State cost Arkansas its spot at No.21. The Cowboys upended the Razorbacks 74-73 in Tulsa and improved to 4-1 for the season. Oklahoma State trailed by 12 in the second half but charged back and took the lead with less than two minutes remaining. Then, junior guard Maurice Baker sank two of his game-high 25 points that put the game away. Junior forward Fredrik Jonzen added 19 points for the Cowboys. Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton said he was impressed with his team's effort. "They were busting their fami- nies out there." Sutton said. "It was a game that you would see in the NCAA tournament. It certainly didn't look like an early season game." Neither did the way No. 25 Iowa State played in its 80-68 upset Senior All-American nominee Jamal Tinsley struggled for the Cyclones in their first loss of the loss to Iowa on Saturday. season. "Very poor," Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy said of Tinsley's play. "He was outdetermined, by (Iowa point guard) Dean Oliver and our team was outdetermined by Iowa. It was as simple as that." Tinsley made just five of 16 shots and had seven turnovers. Meanwhile, Oliver scored 22 points. iowa guard Luke Recker led the Hawkeyes with 28 points. Texas A&M (3-3) lost to No. 14 North Carolina 82-60 on Saturday. The Aggies hung with the Tar Heels for most of the first half before trailing by seven at halftime, but Carolina opened the second half with an 8-0 run and A&M never recovered. Texas A&M leading scorer Bernard King, sophomore guard, struggled from the field but finished with 25 points, but it wasn't enough to counter Carolina super sophomore Joseph Forte. The Tar Heels star logged 23 points,17 of which came in the second half. In other Big 12 Saturday action, Texas (5-2) was upset 87-69 by South Florida, Nebraska (3-3) beat Alaska-Fairbanks 84-55, Baylor (4-0) thumped St. Edward's 84-57, Kansas State (2-4) fell 62-51 to Old Dominion, Colorado (5-3) lost to California-Berkley 75-63, and Missouri (6-1) edged St. Louis 77-73. 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