KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011 / SPORTS / 3P
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Davis, Goodrich lead victory
Adam Buhler/KANSAN
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis takes the ball inside for a contested layup. Kansas defeated Missouri in overtime 75-70 led by Davis' career-high 34 points.
BY KATHLEEN GIER
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The Jayhawks are quick to attribute success to teamwork and their ability to stick together in rough spots. Saturday was another one of those nights and, appropriately, the Jayhawks came together in a 75-70 victory against the Tigers.
Sophomore guard Monica Engelman hit the baseline jumper which sent the game into overtime before nailing another jumper on the first possession. Engelman hit another shot with two minutes left, and another with 20 seconds.
"I hit that shot and it kind of rejuvenated me," Engelman said. "When I got the ball and saw the rim, I just let it go."
After shooting 1-7 before her run, Engelman gave credit to her teammates for continuing to feed her the ball and give her opportunities to score.
"That means a lot to me that I can step up in that situation and come through for my teammates," Engelman said.
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis and freshman guard Keena Mays each added two points in the overtime effort. Mays knocked the ball out of bounds which gave Kansas the final possession. Davis scored the free throws that sealed the game then hit one more and recorded a career-high 34 points.
In the spirit of the "Pink Zone" game for Breast Cancer Awareness, Kansas fought a tough game. Sophomore guard Angel Goodrich kept the Jayhawks fighting as she dished out nine assists and contributing 14 points.
"There are a lot of people that are recipient of her ability to push the ball," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Goodrich leads the Big 12 in assists in conference play averaging 6.4 dimes per game. She has 102 assists so far this year.
"She is playing at a really high level and is raising everyone around her" Henrickson said.
Goodrich has embraced her role
as a leader on this young Kansas team.
"Being a point guard I cannot show that I am panicked, because they look to me," Goodrich said.
This was the fifth overtime game for the Jayhawks this season. This victory improves the Kansas record to 17-9 and 4-8 in conference play.
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis' consistency in scoring
helped the Jayhawks. Davis shot 13-16 for the game. She has led the team in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game.
The Jayhawks continued to struggle on the offensive glass picking up only 7 of their 38 rebounds on offense.
"We just need to go harder," junior forward Aishah Sutherland said.
Sutherland did not have any offensive rebounds, but recorded five on defense.
The Jayhawks drastically cut down their turnover count from 31 in the previous game to 14.
On Wednesday, Kansas will travel to Sillwater, Okla. to face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.
Edited by Sean Tokarz
Kansas
Missouri
33|29 13—75
33 | 29 8----70
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Carolyn Davis 34
Rebounds
Carolyn Davis 9
Assists
Angel Goodrich 9
Missouri
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Carolyn Davis 13-16 0-0 9 2 34
Keena Mays 0-1 0-0 3 2 2
Monica Engelman 5-13 1-2 6 1 11
Angel Goodrich 3-9 2-3 2 9 14
Marisha Brown 0-2 0-1 1 0 0
Krysten Boogaard 1-1 0-0 1 0 4
Tania Jackson 2-6 0-3 5 2 4
Aishah Sutherland 3-7 0-0 5 4 6
Diara Moore 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
Totals 27-55 3-9 38 20 75
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Shakara Jones 3-10 0-1 6 0 6
Christine Flores 2-9 0-2 7 1 9
Jasmyn Flores 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Sydney Crafton 3-9 1-4 15 4 11
RaeShara Brown 9-23 4-7 6 2 23
BreAnna Brock 6-12 0-0 4 0 12
Trenee Thornton 3-7 2-3 1 2 9
Totals 26-70 7-17 44 9 70
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