Kansas women lose in Border Showdown

Monday, February 25, 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kansas learned just how quickly momentum can shift during Sunday afternoon’s Border Showdown against Missouri in Columbia, Mo.

Down by 11 and fighting to keep the game within reach after seven lackluster second-half minutes, Kansas looked to have a slim chance of winning its first Big 12 road contest. With a little more than 11 minutes left, the energy finally looked to be shifting Kansas’ way. Sophomore guard Danielle McCray drained consecutive three-pointers to bring Kansas within five and quiet the Mizzou Arena crowd.

Photo by Weston White

Sophomore guard Danielle McCray drives to the basket past Missouri guard, Alyssa Hollins. McCray led the Jayhawks in scoring with 19 points in 37 minutes Sunday at Mizzou Arena in a 62-59 loss.

As quickly as the Jayhawks found some hope, Missouri junior guard Alyssa Hollins snatched it back. Hollins’ prayer from behind the arc with one second on the shot clock gave Missouri an eight-point lead it would never relinquish.

Hollins took over the game in the second half, scoring 22 points, including 19 of the Tigers’ final 24 points. Despite heading to the locker room with only five points at halftime, Hollins said she found her offensive rhythm in the second half.

“I’ve always been streaky so when I get them to go down I just keep putting them up,” she said.

Hollins’ 27 points were enough to give Missouri a three-point victory at 62-59; just its second in conference play. Coach Bonnie Henrickson said although her team did a good job containing Hollins in the first half, she knew it would be difficult to stop the talented junior if she got enough touches offensively.

“What we were supposed to do was not let her catch it,” Henrickson said. “She’s a lot easier to guard when she doesn’t have the ball in her hands.”

With the loss, the Jayhawks are now 0-7 on the road in Big 12 conference play. Henrickson said to win on the road her team has to maintain its focus and intensity for the majority of 40 minutes. This is something they have rarely done this season.

“We have to have better sustained effort for 40 minutes,” Henrickson said. “Right now we ebb and flow and we take plays off. I think from the tip we don’t have the defensive intensity.”

Even more importantly, Henrickson said Kansas couldn’t continue to commit unforced errors and expect to have a chance to win. The Jayhawks committed 19 turnovers to eight assists while the Tigers recorded 13 assists to 11 giveaways.

“Offensively, the number one thing for us is that we do not value the ball and we throw it around,” Henrickson said. “Half of those turnovers don’t make any sense.”

Kansas will have to start making sense of their offensive carelessness with only three Big 12 games remaining. Though the Jayhawks have made a habit of showing signs of progress in nearly every game, Henrickson said its time her young team started turning that progress into wins.

“We have shown great signs of resiliency,” Henrickson said. “But you have got to string enough possessions together that you come out of here feeling better about yourself.”

— Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird

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