Jayhawks win second conference game

Monday, February 4, 2008

The game plan early in Kansas’ tilt with Iowa State was obvious, get the ball to center Krysten Boogaard.

The freshman has excelled recently and Saturday night she put the team on her back and carried them to a 53-50 victory.

Photo by Jon Goering

Sophomore guard LaChelda Jacobs, sophomore guard Kelly Kohn and freshman guard Chakeitha Weldon anxiously watch as freshman forward Nicollette Smith tries to seal the victory from the free throw line with two seconds left and Kansas up 53-50. Smith missed the front end of the 1-and-1, but the Cyclones failed to get a final three-point attempt off to tie the game.

Boogaard finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals.

“We just have to get her more touches because she is a quality, low-post option for us,” coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “She is playing with a lot of confidence.”

Over the last five games, Boogaard is averaging 11.6 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.6 bpg. Saturday night she scored 13 of the Jayhawks first 17 points, pacing them to a 17-10 lead.

Shortly after that, though, Boogaard went to the bench for a rest and Iowa State took advantage with a 15-4 run to go up 25-21 at halftime.

Cyclone guard Alison Lacey was the motor behind that run, recording 11 points and an assist.

Kansas (13-8, 2-6) helped out Iowa State (13-7, 2-5) by turning the ball over 14 times in the first half.

“We’ve struggled to get these kids to understand that you give yourself a chance if you don’t turn it over,” Henrickson said. “At least let us rebound a miss. We can’t rebound a turnover and a lot of those turn into layups for the other team.”

In the second half the Jayhawks turned to their sparkplug off the bench, freshman guard Chakeitha Weldon.

Weldon stole the ball while Iowa St. attempted to bring it up the court, then hit a three-pointer later in the possession to give Kansas a 31-27 lead.

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Kansas Women's Basketball vs. Iowa State

Photo gallery of Kanas women's basketball game against Iowa State Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.

Sophomore guard Kelly Kohn, who’s still dealing with an ankle injury, hit her only shot attempt of the game on the next possession to push the Jayhawk advantage to 33-27.

The Cyclones responded by heating up from beyond the arc and going on a quick 12-0 run. Kansas cut the lead in half but Lacey sank a pair of free throws to give Iowa St. a five-point lead.

“They’re a team that will shoot the lights out and it was kind of scary when we were down by five,” said sophomore guard Danielle McCray. “They’re the type of team that can turn it from five to eight and eight to 11 that fast.”

The Cyclone lead didn’t grow because the Jayhawks didn’t turn the ball over in the final seven minutes and they kept the Cyclones off the free throw line.

“We were more disciplined to keep our hands off of people,” Henrickson said of Kansas not fouling Iowa St.

The game stayed tight down the stretch, and with 57 seconds left junior guard Ivana Catic hit a 17-foot jumper to put Kansas up 51-47.

Iowa St. took a timeout and came out with a set play for Lacey, who drilled a three-pointer to draw the margin back to 51-50.

On the Jayhawks possession, Boogaard received a pass on the baseline, used a sweet shot fake and dribbled right to the basket and laid it in with 24 ticks left on the clock.

“It was very exciting,” Boogaard said. “I saw her go up and I just went around her and went up.”

Sophomore guards Sade Morris and McCray were there on the defensive end to take the ball away and give Kansas its second conference victory.

“What’s fun,” Henrickson said, “is a lot of kids stepped up and had a part in (the win).”

Kansas has a full week before its next game, a road trip to Kansas St. on Feb. 9.

— Edited by Daniel Reyes

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