Friday, December 1, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Guards: Jennifer Jackson showed why she is the leader of the Jayhaws against Illinois by scoring 11 points, even though she wasn't cleared to play until shoot-around. Advantage: Kansas
Women's Basketball
Forward: Jaclyn Johnson has scored more than 20 points three times this season, including 24 against Illinois.
Advantage: Kansas
kansasstarters
No. Pos Name Ht Year
15 G Jennifer Jackson 5-10 senior
11 G KC Hilgenkamp 5-10 junior
5 F Brooke Reves 6-0
42 Jaclyn Johnson 6-1 senior
4 C Kristin Geoffroy 6-6 junior
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The 'Hawks overcame a six-point halftime deficit and beat No. 24 Illinois by 13 Tuesday.
KANSAS LEADERS
Eastern Illinois
Scoring
Jaclyn Johnson 94 18.8
Brooke Reves 67 13.4
KC Hilgenkamp 49 9.8
Field goals
Made Att. %
Kristin Geoffroy 17 28 .607
Jaclyn Johnson 31 55 .564
KC Hilgenkamp 19 35 .543
3-point shots
Made Att. %
KC Hilgenkamp 4 5 .800
Brooke Reves 2 4 .500
Fernanda Bosi 5 16 .313
Free throws
Made Att. %
KC Hilgenkmp 7 8 .875
Jaclyn Johnson 23 31 .742
Selena Scott 14 20 .700
Rebounds
Kansas
Rebounds
Off. Def. Total Avg/G
Brooke Reves 15 23 38 7.6
Jaclyn Johnson 13 23 36 7.2
Selena Scott 7 14 21 4.2
Steals
Steals SPG
Jaclyn Johnson 15 3.0
Selena Scott 12 2.4
KC Hilgenkamp 10 2.0
Assists
Assists APG
Selena Scott 16 4.0
Jennifer Jackson 12 3.0
Brooke Reves 12 3.0
Blocks
Blocks BPG
Kristin Geoffroy 8 1.6
Jaclyn Johnson 8 1.6
Nikki White 3 .60
Eastern Illinois (2-1) at Kansas (4-1) at 7:05 p.m. at Allen Field in Lawrence
Rankings in the Big 12
Kansas
Scoring: 6th (78,6 points per game)
Shooting percentage: 2nd (51 percent)
3-point shooting percentage: 4th (37 percent)
Free-throw shooting percentage: 14th (67 percent)
Rebounds: 7th (39,4 per game)
Steals: 4th (12.8 per game)
Assists: 2nd (20,2 per game)
Blocks: 3rd (5 per game)
**Coaches:** Coach Marian Washington is trying to get everyone on the Jayhawks to come together and play as a team. So far, it's working. *Advantage*: Kansas
Center: Kristin Geoffrey could have a huge night in the paint, considering she is five inches taller than anybody on Eastern Illinois' roster. Advantage: Kansas
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Intangibles: Kansas is 2-0 at home this year and will likely feed off its emotional win against a ranked opponent. Advantage: Kansas
The Panthers are coming off an emotional 74-72 overtime win against Indiana State.
easternillinoisstarters
Caster Minnowtown
No. Pos. Name Ht. Year
22 G Portery Scott 5-6 senior
21 G Lauren Dalley 5-10 fresh.
25 C Pam O'Connor 6-2 fresh.
23 F Angle Russell 6-1 senior
42 F Renee Schaul 5-7 senior
EASTERN ILLINOIS LEADERS
Scoring
| | Points | PPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Pam O'Connor | 52 | 13.0 |
| Lauren Dailey | 38 | 9.5 |
| Angie Russell | 38 | 8.8 |
Field goals
| Made | Att. | % |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brooke Gossett | 11 | 20 | .550 |
| Angie Russell | 11 | 22 | .500 |
| Pam O'Connor | 20 | 43 | .465 |
3-point shots
| Made | Att. | % |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Colleen McShane | 4 | 10 | .400 |
| Renee Schaul | 5 | 17 | .294 |
| Lauren Dailey | 6 | 24 | .250 |
Free throws
| Made | Att. | % |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Colleen McShane | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Angie Russell | 13 | 15 | .867 |
| Pam O'Connor | 11 | 15 | .733 |
Rebounds
Off.
Pam O'Connor 10
Lauren Dalley 3
Angie Russell 8
Steals
Portery Scott
Lauren Dailey
Tiffany Rudak
Assists
Lauren Dailey Portery Scott Angie Russell Blocks
Ronesha Franklin Brooke Gosset Renee Schaul
Def. Total AVE/G
18 28 7.0
19 22 5.5
19 22 5.5
Steals SPG
7 1.75
6 1.2
6 1.2
Aassists APG
12 3.0
12 3.0
10 2.5
Blocks BP0
2.5
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Five Kansas volleyball players receive place on Academic All-Big 12 teams
By Sarah Warren sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
The Kansas volleyball team hit the volleyballs and the books this semester, as five team members were named to the 2000 Academic All-Big 12 volleyball队.
Senior outside hitters Amy Myatt and Sara Kidd and sophomore middle blocker Kyle Thomas were first-team selections. Senior outside hitter Nancy Bell and sophomore defensive specialist Jamie Morningstar were named to the second team.
"The University of Kansas and the KU athletics department couldn't be happier for these young women."
said Kansas coach Ray Bechard. "They've worked hard during their careers to receive this honor, and each of them represent what is good about college athletics."
Myatt, a pre-physical therapy major, was the only repeat academic selection.
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12
To qualify, players must have participated in 60 percent of the team's games and have maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average the previous two semesters. Freshmen
"It's kind of nice to be recognized." Myatt said. "But it's kind of weird the way they do it. It depends on your grades and your playing time. You have to have a certain amount of court time to get it."
Kansas players on first team
- Amy Miyatt, senior outside hitter
- Sara Kidd, senior outside hitter
- Kyle Thomas, sophomore middle blocker
*45 selected with 3.2 or better GPA.
Kansas players on second team
- Nancy Bell, senior outside hitter
- Jamie Morningstar, sophomore defensive specialist
*1.4 selected with 3.0-3.19 GPA.
Kidd, a transfer from James Madison University, are in their first year of eligibility.
"I think generally we're known for having a pretty well rounded team academically and athletically," Bell said. "We know that we have to stay balanced and that we have to get work done."
and transfers are ineligible in their first year, so underclassmen Thomas and Morningstar, and
Getting that work done can be tough, especially when most of it has to be done on the road.
— Edited by Warisa Chulindra
Women's team to test toughness in tournament
Bv Rebecca Barlow
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Teams from four different conferences will play in the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic today and tomorrow at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Kansas women's basketball team plays Eastern Illinois, from the Ohio Valley Conference, at 7 tonight. The Jayhawks will then play either Minnesota, from the Big Ten Conference, or St. Joseph's, from the Atlantic-10 Conference, tomorrow.
Each team brings a variety of playing styles, and Kansas coach Marian Washington said that should bring excitement to the tournament and give the audience four quality basketball games.
"We're going to have some good teams in here," Washington said. "I know that Minnesota is a good club and certainly St. Joseph's."
St. Joseph's coach Stephanie Gaitley said that this tournament was one of the best in-season tournaments in the country and that it would help her players grow.
"I think that the teams in this tournament present some interesting challenges, but I believe that our squad will grow a lot from these games," Gaitley said. "Hopefully, it will help to prepare us for the rigors of our league schedule."
St. Joseph's (1-3) boasts All-American candidates Susan Moran and Angela Zampella.
Moran, a junior forward, is averaging 24.3 points per game this season. The Ireland native started every game last season and was second on the team in field goal percentage with 53.8 percent. Moran was the third player in history to lead her team in scoring and rebounding in a season, averaging 16.5 points per game last season.
It might be difficult for opponents to score against St. Joseph's because defense is considered the backbone of Gaitley's team.
Minnesota enters the tournament with a 4-1 record. The Golden Gophers are coming off a win against Louisville in the Torno Cancun de Basquetbol tournament.
points and 6-5 rebounds in a two-game stretch.
Minnesota center Kim Prince is playing a big factor in the Golden Gopher team. She was named to the Tornco Cancun all-tournament team last weekend, averaging 18.5
Minnesota has placed a bigger emphasis on its inside game this season and improved its field goal percentage from 37.1 percent to 43.1 percent.
Eastern Illinois hasn't had much luck playing Big 12 Conference teams this year and will try to change that trend against Kansas. Both losses that the Panthers (2-2) suffered this season have been against Big 12 teams, and the games haven't been close. The Panthers lost to Missouri, 106-59, and to Iowa State, 84-46.
Sophomore Lindsay Lieser is helping the Gophers from long range, shooting 64.7 percent from three-point range (11-for-17).
- Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
Toledo's Pinkel hired as new Mizzou coach
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. —
Missouri moved quickly to
find a football coach, hiring
Toledo's Gary Pinkel.
It took athletic director Mike Alden only 11 days to complete his search.
At a news conference yesterday, Pinkel said he intended to succeed where others
had failed.
Missouri has had two winning seasons in the past 17 years.
"I believe in my s e l f ," Pinkel said.
"I've never had anybody ask me when I'm going to fail."
Pinkel said he was
even better person. He will be missed."
Pinkel was 73-37-3 at Toledo with one losing season, 4-7 in 1993. Two years later, Toledo was 11-0-1 and won the Mid-American Conference championship.
impressed by Missouri's commitment toward building a winning program.
"It's a loss to our program," said Toledo athletic director Pete Liske. "But the program is still on strong footing. As good a coach as he is, he's an
The Kansas City Star reported that Pinkel accepted a five-year contract worth about $00,000 per season if
I think the commitment is a lot different from the last couple of years," Pinkel said. Pinkel led Toledo to a 10-1 record in his 10th season as the team featured a high-powered offense that surpassed 40 points five times and 50 points twice. Toledo is awaiting a possible bowl bid.
he cashes in on all the incentives. That includes items such as football camps and radio and television shows.
Pinkel
replaces
Larry Smith,
who was fired
Nov. 18 after
a 28-24 season-endning loss to Kansas State. Missouri was 3-8 this year and is 7-15 the past two seasons since Smith led them to consecutive bowl bids in 1997 and 1998.
"We are extremely fortunate to have a person of the caliber and quality of Gary Pinkel," Alden said yesterday. "The type of reputation he's built, there's no question why he appeared on the short list at all those universities."
Alden presented Pinkel with a football jersey with the No.1 on the back.
Smashing. Simply Smashing.