--with 132 K R U L.
Mays finished the game with 11 points on 5-12 shooting from the field. She dished out four assists
/ SPORTS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Jayhawks' turnovers help No.6 Aggies win contest
BY KATHLEEN GIER kgier@kansan.com
Kansas has focused this season on balancing freshman guard Keena Mays and sophomore guard Angel Goodrich at point guard. The balance has been working well for the Jayhawks, who have recently cut down turnovers and increased three-point shooting percentage.
Mays took control at the point for the Jayhawks Saturday when Goodrich fell into early foul trouble.
"It is good for her to have to face that pressure," coach Bonnie Henrickson said in an interview with 1320 KLWN.
held. She disliked her "Right when I came in I knew I had to be aggressive and distribute
the ball to my teammates," Mays said in an interview with 1320 KLWN.
Her generosity backfired when she tallied 12 turnovers throughout the game.
out the game.
The Jayhawks fell by their own hands Saturday, committing 31 turnovers in a 81-58 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M.
"That is our inability to take pressure one-on-one," Henrickson said in an interview with 1320 KLWN.
KLEWN. The Aggies scored 35 points off Kansas' turnovers.
Kansas now sits at 16-9 and 3-8 for the season with only six regular season games left.
lar season games came up,
"We have got to get better."
Henrickson said in an interview
with 1320 KLWN.
with 15,800 rows
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis led the layhawks in scoring with 16 points followed by Mays
Mays said the team has to focus on the fact that they didn't give up in this game.
with 11 and senior guard Marisha Brown with 10 points.
in this game.
"We tried and we fought hard."
Mays said in an interview with 1320 KLWN.
1320 Henrickson attributed some of Mays' troubles to a lack of help from the other guards.
from the other guards.
"We didn't give her a lot of help." Henrickson said in an interview with 1320 KLWN.
the Aggies grabbed 18 steals on their way to 67 shots throughout the game compared to 42 from the Jayhawks.
On Feb. 19, Kansas will host Missouri, who defeated Kansas 66-52 earlier this season.
Edited by Sean Tokarz
Freshman guard Keena Mays defends against a Texas A&M player. The Jayhawks' 31 turnovers contributed to the Aggies' victory 81-58.
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