Kansas women’s basketball team goes west to down Buffaloes

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

With one conference win under its belt, Kansas will now try to add a second as it travels to Boulder, Colo., to take on the Buffaloes.

Colorado (12-5, 1-3) and Kansas (12-5, 1-3) both defeated Missouri for each team’s only conference victory.

Colorado senior forward Jackie McFarland, a 6-foot-3 Derby native, has scored at least 17 points in the Buffs’ four Big 12 contests this year. She ranks second in the conference with 18.5 points per game and third in the conference in rebounds, pulling down 8.1 per game.

The task of stopping her defensively will primarily fall to freshman Krysten Boogaard, who had one of her best performances of the year on Saturday. Boogaard finished the game with 17 points, five rebounds and three blocks.

Rebounding will be the focus Tuesday night because Colorado sophomore forward Aija Putnina also averages 8.1 rebounds each game. Early in the season, Kansas struggled on the boards. Likewise, it will take every player to nullify the Buffs’ resounding rebounding.

Sophomore Danielle McCray grabbed some key rebounds down the stretch against Missouri, and will need to find that groove again, as well as improve her shooting from the field.

It helps, though, that no matter who they play, McCray and the Jayhawks think they have a chance to win.

“A lot of teams are stepping up in the Big 12 and no one know who’s going to win, that’s what I love about this conference,” McCray said. “It’s just whoever shows up that night.”

— Edited by Nick Mangiaracina

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