Women’s basketball writers Taylor Bern and Andrew Wiebe reflect on Kansas’ regular season and distribute awards.

Most Valuable Player

Danielle McCray 5-foot-11 sophomore guard 14.7 ppg, 7 rpg

After losing go-to scorer Shaquina Mosley to graduation, all eyes were on McCray to lead Kansas. She responded by pacing the Jayhawks in scoring, rebounding and steals and was a Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.

Top Freshman

Krysten Boogaard 6-foot-5 freshman center

9.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg

The Regina, Saskatchewan native initially struggled but found her form during Big 12 play. After putting together a string of impressive performances, she faded down the stretch. Still, she was named to the Big 12 All-Rookie team.

Sixth Man

LaChelda Jacobs 5-foot-10 sophomore guard

5.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Though she received her first start in the final game of the season against Kansas State, Jacobs served as a change of pace off the bench for the majority of the season. Her athleticism and ability to get into the lane provided the Jayhawks a foil to junior guard Ivana Catic.

Most Improved

Ivana Catic 5-foot-8 junior guard

3.9 ppg, 3.2 apg

Catic spent most of 2006-2007 on the bench behind Mosley, but rebounded to start 28 of 29 games and lead Kansas with 92 assists while committing 62 turnovers. Kansas’ offense usually looked its best with Catic directing traffic.

Biggest Win

62-61, Nebraska, Feb. 17

The last-second victory gave the Jayhawks three wins in four games and rekindled hopes of an NCAA berth. Playing in front of its biggest home crowd of the season, Kansas used a Danielle McCray free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining to move to 4-7 in conference play. McCray led the Jayhawks with 13 points and 10 rebounds while 3 others scored in double figures.

Biggest Loss

65-61, at Texas Tech, Feb. 20

Only three days after its biggest win of the season, Kansas squandered a 12-point halftime advantage to lose its eighth conference game. The loss was the first of five straight to close out the Jayhawk’s Big 12 schedule that left coach Bonnie Henrickson’s team with four conference victories for the second year running.