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Junior forward Shakara Jones, who is second on the team in points and rebounds per game, logs 10.9 and 5.7 respectively.
Jones rounds out a towering front court that should keep Kansas' sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and junior center Krysten Boogaard busy.
"Shak" Jones is a really solid post player," Henrickson said. "She's a long and lanky kid in the paint."
Henrickson said that Missouri coach Cindy Stein likes to run several different looks on offense to puzzle the opposition.
"They screen and share the ball a ton," Henrickson said. "They move the big up and basket cut a lot."
In order to silence Missouri's skillful and crafty post players, Kansas must get back basketball basics, such as rebounding. Against Oklahoma State Tuesday, Kansas allowed the Cowgirls to grab 20 offensive rebounds and take 13 more shots.
"We've got to commit to being a better rebounding team," Henrickson said.
Henrickson said that if the Jayhawks had rebounded better against the Cowgirls, they would have won the game. Instead, Kansas dropped its third straight game and now faces a gritty Missouri team capable of making it a fourth.
"Our communication is lacking," senior guard Danielle McCray said. "We're focusing on the wrong things."
Regardless of the gameplan. Henrickson preaches getting back to the basics.
"There's a lot of things our basketball team has got to do to get better," Henrickson said. "That's with Angel Goodrich being there or not being there."
Henrickson said that despite its consistent high scoring, the offense still has room for improvement—a point emphasized by player and coach alike.
"It's about coming out with a killer instinct," senior guard Sade Morris said.
"We've got to be better in our on-ball screens and movement," Henrickson said. "There's playmaking ability there."
Kansas must cope with the loss of Goodrich, the team's best passer and focal point of its quick transition-based offense. The team could slow it down to a foreign half-court only pace, or continue its running style. Without Goodrich, hints of the team's near future will surface on Sunday.
- "You can't control what happened," Henrickson said of Goodrich's injury.
- "We can only control how we work every day to get better."
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Key to the game
Defensive Rebounding
Defensive Rebounding Both Kansas and Missouri enter this match-up in dire straits having lost three straight games each. In the Jayhawks last outing against Oklahoma State, they failed to snare defensive rebounds at key points in the game. Despite the fact that
Kansas out rebounded Okla. State 23 to 21 on the defensive boards, the Jayhawks allowed the Cowgirls to grab 20 offensive rebounds. If Kansas continues that trend against Missouri than the Jayhawks could be staring four straight losses right in the face.
Keep an eye on
LaChelda Jacobs
Senior point guard LaChelda Jacobs now has the unenviable
position of replacing the injured Angel Goodrich. Jacobs' last start was almost a year ago against Oklahoma. Against the
Sooners, Jacobs went one for six from the field for three points in 29 minutes of play. The key stat from that game, though, is that she only earned one assist. Up to now in this season, Jacobs has only 12 total assists in more than eight minutes per game. On two separate occasions, Goodrich earned 11 assists in a single game. Jacobs will have
Jacobs
to learn to get the ball to her teammates better if Kansas hopes to save its season.
Senior point guard LaChelda Jacobs now has the unenviable position of replacing the injured Angel Goodrich. Jacobs' last start was almost a year ago against Oklahoma. Against the Sooners, Jacobs went one for six from the field for three points in 29 minutes of play. The key stat from that game, though, is that she only earned one assist. Up to now in this season, Jacobs has only 12 total assists in more than eight minutes per game. On two separate occasions, Goodrich earned 11 assists in a single game. Jacobs will have to learn to get the ball to her teammates better if Kansas hopes to save its season.
Opponent to watch
Christine Flores
Missouri's sophomore forward Christine Flores has emerged
the double threat for the Tigers. After riding the bench throughout Missouri's first eight games,
Flores finally got a chance to start on Dec.13,following the
Flores
suspension of senior forward Jessra Johnson. Flores has been a bright spot for the slumping Tigers since earning her starting role as she has captured three double-doubles and reached a career high 19 points on two separate occasions. With her ability to both rebound and score, the Jayhawks big will need to block out extremely well to limit the threat that Flores poses.
Quote of the day
"Win. Win on Sunday."
— Coach Bonnie Henrickson said when asked how the Jayhawks can climb out of their 0-2 hole in the conference.
Henrickson
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Eastern Kentucky wins 17th straight at home
RICHMOND, Ky. — Papa Oppong scored 18 points as Eastern Kentucky defeated Eastern Illinois 67-59 on Thursday night. The victory extended the Colonels' home-court winning streak to 17 games.
Josh Taylor scored 12 points and Dayvon Ellis added 11 for Eastern Kentucky (12-6,5-2), which owns the ninth-longest home-court winning streak in the nation.
The Panthers (10-7, 4-3), who had their three-game winning streak snapped, were led by Tyler Laser's 21 points.
ning streak in McBrayer Arena, which had been accomplished on two other occasions — 1987-88 and 1990-91.
The Colonels also tied the school's longest home-court win
Eastern Kentucky trailed only twice, pushing its lead to 18 points on Ellis' 3-pointer with 1:36 left in the first half.
The Colonels shot 56.3 percent from the floor — 27-for-48 — for the game.The Panthers shot 41.5 percent from field.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Samantha Prahalis scored 24 points and Maria Moeller came off the bench to hit two critical three-pointers, pushing No. 5 Ohio State past Illinois 72-61 on night night
Ohio State holds off Illinois late in game
Jantel Lavender, averaging 22 points, was limited to 12 for the Buckeyes (18-1, 6-0).
Illinois trailed by 17 points in the first half but got as close as three on two occasions in the second half.
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MEN'S (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
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Junior guard Brady Mormingstar with coach Bill Self during half Wednesday night against Nebraska. Mormingstar came off the bench against the Cornhuskers and shot two-for-4 in the field for four points. Kansas won 84-72 to move to 15-1.
"He just pulled me and Keef to the side and said we've got to play." Morris said. "And this team, as you can see, can't win without us. He just said we need to step it up."
alive to give us extra possessions and things like that?"
The addition of Morningstar has done more than just help the Morris twins. Against Nebraska he kept rebounds alive and played great defense.
Before Wednesday night a game, sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor told reporters that he and some of his teammates weren't sure of their roles.
"Brady is a guy that just gives you a chance to win," Self said. "How many balls did he keep
After watching his team pull away against the Cornhuskers, Self couldn't help himself.
look good while extending its 51-game home court winning streak.
"Guys really knew their roles tonight," he said.
Morningstar doesn't want to give anyone another performance like the one in Tennessee, especially not in conference play.
"It's Big 12;" Morningstar said. "You know every game's going to be tough. You've got to come out ready to play."
After struggling against Cornell, Kansas will attempt to
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Duke bench plays big role in victory
the Atlantic Coast Conference by beating No. 25 Miami 69-62 on Thursday night.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Reserve Krystal Thomas registered 15 points and 12 rebounds as No.7 Duke remained perfect in
Jasmine Thomas was only 4 of 19 from the field but scored 16 points for Duke (15-2, 3-0), which got a three-point play from Krystal Thomas with 2.06
left to take a seven-point lead. Karima Christmas added 12 points.
ACC scoring leader Riqina Williams was held to 10 points on 4-of-23 shooting.
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