THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS
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BULLS WITH MASKS
BULLS WITH MASKS
BULLS WITH MASKS
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
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Jayhawks win 700th game
Senior guard Marshia Brown and sophomore forward Carolyn Davis celebrate after defeating Maine 126-63. The win was the Jayhawks' 700th win in school history and the most points scored in a Kansas women's basketball game. Mike Gumney/Knn.
Kansas scored a school-record 126 points in the win
BY KATHLEEN GIER kgier@kansan.com
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis started the game strong with three shots in the paint and a set of free throws to give her eight points in the first two minutes of game time and set Kansas on a 25-4 run. This success continued for the Jayhawks.
The Kansas Jayhawks dominated the Maine Black Bears for a decisive 126-63 victory, the 700th for the program.
"You look up in the banners and you are part of that." Henrickson said. "You are representing all of those. This is for everyone who has come before us."
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"We talked a little bit about it before the game in the shoot around the opportunity to be a part of history and how much respect we have for the coaches in the past who have racked up a bunch of these wins and the players in the history of the program who have won a lot of the games, and how special it is to be a part of something historic," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
The Jayhawks also broke the school scoring record in an exciting and record-breaking night.
Kansas led 69-26 at the half, marking its highest scoring half this season and its largest half-time lead. The Jayhawks shot 66.7 percent from the field in the first half and scored 38 points in the paint. The dominant frontcourt effort — Kansas outscored the Black Bears 74-24 in the paint on the night — was led by Davis, who had 25 points and seven rebounds.
we got them in transition, we got good looks in the zone and made the most of those," Henrickson said.
Henrickson said.
The Jawhaws were quick and aggressive on fast break opportunities as well, recording 22 fast break points and 37 off of turnovers.
Even with a 63-point lead during part of the game, the layhawks stayed focused and aggressive.
"Right before the game coach told me I needed to dominate from the start and that was my mindset," Davis said. "I knew we needed to jump out to a big lead and so that what I wanted to do for my team."
Every player who saw court time played for at least 20 minutes.
"We stayed aggressive, we didn't get sloppy, we only had two turnovers in the first half off all of those possessions and that is important,"
"We got high percentage shots,
"I thought the kids played unselfishly, I thought they played hard I think we made two bad shots in all those possessions and I am really excited for the kids to be a part of it and I know they are proud of it too," Henrickson said.
said that is invaluable experience
Freshman guard Brooke Jelniker
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"I think that helps us a lot because everyone will have experience going into the big time games, you won't be putting someone in who hasn't played very much," Jelniker said. "Everyone knows their role on the team and can come in and contribute."
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Junior center Markieff Morris is foiled as he goes up for a shot. Morris had 11 points, and tied for a team-high eight rebounds in the Jayhawks 98-41 victory over OhioNov. 26 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Kansas Jayhawks to face off against UCLA Bruins
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BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
Almost a year ago to the day, when Kansas last played UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Markieff Morris was the best player on the floor. He finished with 19 points, then a career high.
"We got the ball to me a lot early," Morris said Monday about that game. "They were double-teaming Cole and my brother, and they didn't really expect me to do what I did."
The development of Morris has been no secret in the early going this season. He's scored in double figures in all but one game and trails only his brother on the team with 12.3 points per game. His 9.5 rebounds per game leads the team, and he's doing it all in only 20 minutes per game — foul trouble has plagued him for the majority of the season.
Will they expect it now?
"Definitely."
"Our guys are going to foul," coach Billy Self said. "You just can't
Regardless, the Morris twins have become a legitimate threat that the Bruins must find a way to stop. But for Markieff to follow-up as the best player on the floor, he'll have to play out both his teammates and the much-improved Bruins, who have already taken one top-10 team to the wire.
The silly one to start the second half that Self referenced was Morris' third in the Arizona. His brother Marcus also picked up his third early in the second half, and the Jayhawks were forced to guard Derrick Williams predominantly with undersized Mario Little.
commit the silly ones that give you three to start the second half?
Sophomore small forward Tyler Honeycutt played his first minutes of the season against Kansas last year after sitting out with an injury for the first six games. Now Honeycutt presents a matchup problem for Kansas as a 6-foot-8 wing. Brady Morningstar, who has started the last four games on the wing for Kansas, doesn't have the length to contain Honeycutt.
It may be up to Travis Releford, who at 6-5 is at least comparable to the lanky Honeycutt, to do the defensive stopping.
"They have their main players back from last year, plus they have added some nice pieces to the puzzle," Self said. "Reeves Nelson and Honeycutt are off to a great start. If I'm not mistaken, I think that may have been Honeycutt's last game back when we played them last year. He is going to be a really good player, and certainly they are getting better guard play."
The Bruins, too, know that they have a challenge waiting for them in Kansas.
"This game coming up against Kansas is a huge challenge," Howland said. "They're a very good team. I think they've won 61 games in a row at home."
Sixty-three, a media member corrected him.
"Sixty-three? That's a lot of wins in a row at home."
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COMMENTARY
Conference lineup changes rattle fans
BY KORY CARPENTER kcarpenter@kansan.com
The spring of 2010 was building up to be the biggest conference shake-up in history
Rumors swirled around the college sports world with stories changing everyday. Everyone from internet bloggers to radio personalities had "sources" telling them this or that, with expectations of huge changes to the NCAA landscape. The tension built up as each story grew more extensive, but what actually occurred was rather uneventful.
The Big 10 now has 12 schools. The Big 12 has 10. Maybe they should swap names? I propose the Big 12 light.
A few naming problems wasn't the only head scratcher, though.
I'm envisioning the huge basketball rivalry beginning to brew between TCU and St. Johns.
Okay, maybe not.
TCU, located in Fort Worth,
Texas, has joined the Big East.
There is nothing "big" or "east"
about a school in Fort Worth,
Texas.
The old Big 8 conference was shaken up as well. Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State have played in the same conference since 1958. First in the Big 8, then in the Big I, beginning in 1996.
"I'm not going to say anything bad about the Big 12, but when you compare Oklahoma State to Northwestern, when you compare Texas Tech to Wisconsin, I mean, you begin looking at educational possibilities that are worth looking at," Nixon said in a dallasnews.com article last December.
With Colorado's departure to the Pac-10 (they'll have no problem changing the name to Pac-12, Good luck commissioner, Beebe) and Nebraska leaving for the Big 10, the marriage is over after 52 years.
Texas considered the idea of joining the Pac-10 this spring. Texas A&M publicly campaigned for a spot in the SEC, with Aggie fans printing shirts reading, "SECCede." Even Missouri governor Jay Nixon added his two cents on Big 10 expansion.
This is where I'm supposed to berate the Huskers. They gave up 52 years of history for money. Oh yeah, and more television coverage. And better football from top to bottom. And better academics. And the potential for much better rivalries (matchups with Ohio State Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State will be huge).
Both the Pac 10 and Big 10 are very stable conferences with a bright future. The Big 12 hasn't looked stable during the last year. Why anyone would blame these schools for leaving is strange.
And for Colorado, they've been eyeing the Pac-10 for years. This summer's Cold War-esque arms race for realignment was the perfect opportunity for the Buffs to slide into the Pac-10.
Missouri's governor wanted Mizzou to leave. Texas A&M wanted to leave. Even Kansas officials were rumored to have talked to Big East officials early in the summer, trying to find a life raft on the sinking ship that was the Big 12.
The ship didn't sink. It was repaired with bubble gum and duct tape.
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