THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009
SPORTS
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Jayhawks no longer undefeated
2009 Junkanoo Jam brings Kansas first losses of season as team falls to Xavier and TCU
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Last week, the Jayhawks were nationally ranked, undefeated and heading south for the holiday, eagerly anticipating beachside
sunshine on Grand Bahama Island
Yet the eight teams competing in the 2009 Junkanoo Jam played under an unexpected spell of overcast weather.
The unforeseen cloudy weather
became symbolic as Kansas, a once pristine 3-0, withered to 3-2. But how?
GAME ONE, KANSAS VS. XAVIER
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
The game plan: If Kansas was to have had any shot in this one, it would have needed to establish a low-post presence early on to combat Xavier's star juniors,
center TaSbia Phillips and forward Amber Harris. This responsibility lay primarily on the shoulders of junior forward Nicollette Smith, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and junior center Krysten Boogaard.
The blunder: Boogaard picked up two early fools, sending herself to the bench when her team needed her most. This meant that despite excellent offense — senior
guard Danielle McCray scored 23 points and Sutherland and Smith weren't shabby either — Kansas was left with no defensive response for Phillips and Harris. Tallying only 10 minutes the entire game, Boogaard observed a demolition from the sideline instead of playing her supposed big day.
What coach said: "Danielle knocked down some great shots and we did a good job of getting some deflections and forcing some turnovers on the other end." Henrickson said. "We just couldn't quite get over the hump."
Final score: Xavier 76, Kansas 71
GAMETWO,
KANSAS
VS.TCU
The game plan:
The jayhawks were just looking to play their game.
Kansas' standard offensive game plane relies on finding freshman point
guard Angel Goodrich right off the rebound. Once she has the ball, Goodrich pushes the ball quickly up court alongside her teammates, initiating a mad sprint towards the other side. This transition style has wreaked havoc before and would have needed to do the same in the game against TCU by providing open shots to Kansas.
"... in the heat of a tight game, sometimes those things happen."
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
The blunder: With 13.8 seconds left and a one-point Kansas lead, senior guard Danielle McCray pulled a Chris Webber, calling a timeout that she didn't have. The mistake led to a technical foul and two key free throws that gave
the Horned Frogs a lead that they would never relinquish. (Dishonorable Mention: Despite scoring 21 points, Boogaard shot 5/14 from the free throw line).
What coach said:
"I have never had that
happen before. I have never had a staff member or a player call timeout in that situation," Henrickson said. "In our last huddle, the first and last thing I said was, 'Don't call timeout, we are out.' But in the heat of a tight game, sometimes those things happen."
Final score: TCU 74, Kansas 69
Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
Senior guard McCray puts up a shot against a Michigan defender in a Nov. 22 game. Playing in the Jankanoo Jam this weekend, the Jayhawks lost to Xavier and TCU.
Ryan Waggoner/XANSAN
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Richmond defeats Missouri in South Padre Invitational
Missouri's Keith Ramsey, left, pulls down a rebound over Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, during the second half of the first round of the South Padre Island Invitational Sunday in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 100-44.
The Tigers lost 59-52 in the final round of the tournament, their first loss of the season
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas
— Unwilling to rest on a stunning one-point victory over one power conference team the night before, Richmond handed an undefeated Missouri team its first loss of the season Saturday.
The Spiders (6-1) used an experienced starting lineup, featuring three juniors and two seniors, to pull off upsets over Mississippi State on Friday and Missouri on Saturday night, going 59-52 to win the South Padre Island Invitational.
"I think both of the teams we beat are going to be NCAA (tournament) teams, and to beat them back to back was great for us," Richmond head coach Chris Mooney said.
The Tigers (4-1) kept it close
Senior guard David Gonzalvez scored 18 points to lead Richmond. He gave the Spiders the lead for good with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with a little more than four minutes remaining.
after that, even pulling within two points when Laurence Bowers hit a shot with eight seconds left to make it 54-52.
However, after being fouled, Kevin Anderson hit two free throws with four seconds left to give Richmond some breathing room. Anderson, who at 6 feet
was the smallest player on the court, scored 14 points overall and had six rebounds.
Anderson, who also hit the winning shot against MississippiState the night before, was named the tournament's most valuable player.
"Kevin Anderson, he's a guy who can make pressure fade away," Mooney said.
In the first half, Missouri pushed the ball at every opportunity, employing a full-court press to quicken the pace and force nine Richmond turnovers.
Missouri's pressure better than Old Dominion did in its seminal loss Friday and created shots with a half-court offense led by Anderson and Gonzalez.
"We didn't have the defensive energy we hoped for," Missouri coach Mike Anderson said. "We have to keep building, that's all.
But Richmond handled
"We didn't have the defensive energy we hoped for. We have to keep building, that's all."
MIKE ANDERSON Missouri coach
We will learn a lot from this experience down here."
The Spiders patiently moved the ball and shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, compared to Missouri's 33 per cent. Richmond
ended the game shooting 40 percent from the field to Missouri's 33 percent.
The game was physical at both ends with every shot contested and a lot of contact in the lane.
The teams combined for 41 personal fouls. Richmond's junior starting forward Justin Harper poured out with nearly five minutes remaining, finishing the game with six points and three rebounds. Senior forward Ryan Butler added nine points for the Spiders.
Missouri never led by more than three in the first half and Gonzalvez gave the Spiders the lead late in the half with two 3-pointers. The Spiders led 33-26 at halftime.
The Spiders led by as many as nine points early in the second half, but Missouri's aggressive defense created some easy baskets that brought the Tigers back to within one with nine minutes to play.
Sophomore guard Kim English gave Missouri a key offensive lift off the bench, scoring 14 points, 10 of those in the second half. Senior starting guard J.T. Tiller had 11 points and five rebounds. Bowers added eight points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Tigers.
Missouri hit 18 percent of their 3-point tries, making only two of 11 attempts. Richmond made four of 12 from long range.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Centralia defeats Smith Center in title game
The Redmens' loss marked the end of a 79-game winning streak, one of the longest in history
HAYS, Kan. — One of the nation's longest winning streaks in high school football is over.
Centralia scored on its first overtime possession to defeat Smith Center 20-12 Saturday in the Kansas high school Class 2-1A title game. The Panthers' win ended the Redmen's 79-game winning streak, the longest in Kansas history and believed to be the longest active streak in the nation among 11-man teams.
"We had nothing to do with the 79 in a row," Centralia coach Larry Glatzak said. "These kids don't even know where Smith Center is at. I told the kids last week after we beat St. Marys that all we had to do was win one game. That's all it is. We had nothing to do with the last 79. The kids took that and ran with it."
Centralia's first state football title came in dramatic fashion.
Trailing 12-9, Smith Center kicked a 30-yard field goal to tie the game with 49 seconds left in regulation.
The win against Smith Center, which dominated the 2-1A ranks for several years, was just the latest triumph for the Panthers. Centralia had knocked off perennial Kansas powers Colgan and St. Marys to reach the title game.
Smith Center fumbled on its first play, and Centralia's Tyler Gleason recovered the ball to seal the win.
"The kids hit them in the mouth," coach Glatczak said. "We told the kids all year to hit them in the mouth, and these kids weren't
On its first overtime possession,
Centralia's Tyler Glatczak scored
on a 9-yard draw.
"It was the greatest feeling in my life," said Gleason, who finished with a team-high 12 tackles.
going to back down from them."
Shattuck High School in Oklahoma, which fields an eightman team, lost its semifinal game
It was the second big high school streak to fall in late November.
Nov. 20 — ending what was believed to be the third-longest winning streak in high school football history at 93.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 12 Florida State
defeats Missouri. 73-66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacinta Monroe scored 12 points to lead No. 12 Florida State to a 73-66 victory against Missouri Sunday.
Story against missouri Sunday. Christian Hunnicutt added 10
points for the Seminoles (6-0).
Amanda Hanneman led Missouri (3-2) with 20 points.
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Florida State was trailing by five in the middle of the second period when Hunnicutt keyed a 16-0 run, scoring 10 points in a four-minute span.
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