Sports Briefs: March 26, 2007

Monday, March 26, 2007

ROWING

Varsity finishes second in six races, second overall

The Kansas rowing team finished second in each of the six races against Texas and Southern Methodist Saturday.

Although the regatta was not scored, Texas unofficially took first by winning all six races. The Jayhawks finished each varsity race less than 17 seconds behind the Longhorns. SMU finished third in the three races in which it participated.

Kansas’ first varsity eight boat finished 10 seconds behind Texas in a time of 7 minutes, 34.5 seconds. The second varsity eight boat trailed by 15.7 seconds with a final time of 7:51.4.

The varsity four boat finished in 8:55.1, 16.5 seconds behind Texas.

Three novice boats also competed, with the first novice eight boat finishing in 7:55.9, the second novice eight boat in 7:53.2 and the novice four boat in 10:05.2.

The Jayhawks will next face the Longhorns at the Big 12 Invitational on April 29 in Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas faces Tulsa and Drake Saturday on the Kansas River near Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets.

— Catherine Odson

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Freshman guard transfers after little playing time

Freshman guard Lindsay Ballweg will transfer from Kansas to another school. The decision came on the heels of a freshman season in which Ballweg saw little playing time.

Coming out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Ballweg came to the University as a long-range shooting specialist. Although coach Bonnie Henrickson mentioned Ballweg’s shooting accuracy at times early in the season, the 5-foot-10 Shawnee native played only eight games and 22 minutes. She shot 1-for-9 from the field in her limited action.

Despite the loss of Ballweg and senior guards Sharita Smith and Shaquina Mosley, the Kansas backcourt will be crowded next season. Kelly Kohn and Sade Morris enjoyed promising freshman campaigns and Ivana Catic enters her junior season as the team’s most capable point guard.

Kansas obtains second verbal commitment

Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson continued to address her team’s depth problems, acquiring her second verbal commitment last week.

Nicolette Smith, a 6-foot-2 forward from Tulsa, Okla,, chose Kansas against Missouri and Middle Tennessee State. Smith garnered a long list of honors during her high school career, including a nomination to the McDonald’s All-American team and recognition as the top player in Oklahoma’s Class 5A.

During her four years at Bishop Kelley High School, Smith averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game. She possesses an impressive shooting ability for a player of her size, shooting 34 percent from three-point range and 79 percent from the free-throw line.

After a season in which Kansas was often plagued by a lack of high quality post play, Henrickson has attempted to shore up the weakness with the addition of Smith and 6-foot-3 Krysten Boogaard.

— Asher Fusco

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Rowing struggles in Minnesota

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Team starts season slow against seasoned Texas

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Rowing wins Kansas Cup

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