Henrickson frustrated at loss to Mizzou

Monday, February 9, 2009

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Bonnie Henrickson closed her eyes as she approached the podium inside Mizzou Arena 20 minutes after Kansas’ demoralizing 74-60 defeat to Missouri.

She was clearly frustrated. Frustrated with the Jayhawk’s defensive effort. Frustrated with Kansas’ offensive rhythm. Most of all, Henrickson was frustrated by what she perceived as her players’ complete lack of competitive drive.

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“Players have to play,” she said. “We did it last year and talked about that. And then you’re just not competitive. That’s an insult if you’re an athlete. I’ve got some noncompetitive kids it looks like.”

Henrickson’s message was clear. The Tigers wanted it more. It showed in their body language. It showed in the way they continued to push for more even after the Jayhawks fell behind by double digits.

Missouri simply pushed Kansas around. The Tigers nearly doubled the Jayhawk’s points in the paint (30 to 16) and never trailed after the first five minutes. Four Missouri players scored in double digits. The team shot 50 percent and scored 24 fast-break points to keep Kansas from trimming its lead.

“Both ends of the floor, I thought we were soft,” Henrickson said. “No toughness on either one.”

What made the performance even more baffling was just how thoroughly Kansas dominated Missouri in the team’s first meeting, a 75-58 victory in Allen Fieldhouse on Jan. 14.

On that night, Kansas was the more motivated squad, holding its rival to 40 percent shooting while bouncing back emphatically from a 33-point loss to Kansas State four days before.

“When we played them at home, we were flying around, disrupting everything that they ran,” junior forward Danielle McCray said. “I think tonight our intensity wasn’t there.”

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That lack of intensity was most apparent during a two-minute stretch with seven minutes remaining in the second half. Kansas turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions, leading to three uncontested Missouri layups that stretched the home team’s lead to 19.

It just seemed Kansas had given up in a game that likely extinguished any hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid. And that’s what frustrated Henrickson most. She knows what her players are capable of, and she knows her messages aren’t falling on deaf ears.

“If you sat down with them, they’d repeat everything I say,” Henrickson said. “But they don’t do it. Nobody cares what you say. Everybody cares what you do. And we’re not doing it.”

— — Edited by Liz Schubauer

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