Jayhawks learn from loss

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Sometimes there’s nothing positive to learn from a loss. However, in Kansas’ 64-58 loss to Kansas State on Saturday there was a plethora of positives to take away from the game and plenty of reasons for coach Bonnie Henrickson’s team to have hope for the rest of the season.

For one thing, the Jayhawks hung close with the No. 17 team in the country on the road. Before Saturday, the closest Kansas had come to a Big 12 opponent on the road was a 16-point loss to Oklahoma.

“We would have rather won today, but we battled and competed. The entire game was a battle for us,” senior forward Taylor McIntosh said. “Before, we played the first half and not the second, or we played the second half and not the first.

Sophomore guard LaChelda Jacobs during Saturday's game at Kansas State in Manhattan.

“Today we played both halves.”

The Jayhawks weren’t always sticking right with the Wildcats, in fact they fell 10 points back early in the second half. However, the fact that her team was able to erase the deficit was something Henrickson loved to see.

“Now we’ve been able to answer some runs and that’s where you grow with some toughness and maturity,” Henrickson said.

The Jayhawks think they have turned a corner and, according to McIntosh, this isn’t the same team that suffered an 18-point loss to Colorado, tonight’s opponent, less than a month ago.

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Team Conference Overall

Record

Baylor 9-1 21-2

Kansas State 8-1 16-6

Oklahoma State 7-2 19-3

Oklahoma 7-2 17-4

Nebraska 6-4 17-7

Texas A&M 5-4 17-6

Iowa State 4-5 15-7

Texas 3-6 15-8

Texas Tech 2-7 14-9

Kansas 2-7 13-9

Colorado 2-8 13-10

Missouri 1-9 8-15

“Of course everyone wants to win, but at the same time if you look at this game then look at previous games that we were never in, it’s hard not to find positives,” McIntosh said. “It’s a complete turnaround.”

Complete or not, the Jayhawks’ turnaround is impressive, and the only thing they have to be worried about is whether it’s coming too late. There are seven regular season games left this year — four at home and three on the road — and they must win more than they lose to have a shot at postseason play.

Still, Henrickson is happy to see her team grow and get better every day.

“Krysten (Boogaard) is starting to emerge, and it was good for LaChelda (Jacobs) to come in and play with some confidence,” Henrickson said. “These kids are excited about the opportunity to keep getting better and get on a little run here, and they should be. We’ve got two big games at home this week.”

Kansas squares off with Colorado tonight at 7, then it receives Nebraska on Sunday with tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. The Jayhawks will wear special pink uniforms for Sunday’s game as part of Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “Think Pink” initiative to raise breast cancer awareness.

— Edited by Patrick De Oliveira

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