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Horns head to Kansas looking to snap an eight game losing streak (six in league play). They will run into a Kansas team that has lost three straight league games after starting out 2-0. Texas is currently 0-6 league play while Kansas sits at 2-3. Both teams are looking to get back on the win column this coming Wednesday. This series started back in Jan. 9, 1982 with Texas winning the first three games. Kansas’ longest winning streak was four games from 1998 through 2001. After a four game winning streak from 2008 through 2011, Texas dropped the two games in 2012. Horns will be seeking to get win number 15 in the series while Kansas looks at winning three in a row and getting to 10 wins in the series.
The Jayhawks are led by their inside/outside duo of Angel Goodrich (# 3, ) and Carolyn Davis (# 21, ) in scoring. Goodrich averages 13.6 ppg while Davis, coming back from an ACL last season, averages 13.0 ppg. CeCe Harper (# 24, ) is the third leading scorer at 8.6 ppg while coming off the bench. Goodrich and Davis are the most prolific shooters for KU, taking 13.4 and 10.4 shots per game, respectively. They have made the most FGs as well with Goodrich connecting on 21 and Davis on 26. Davis’ 50% from the field is tied with Chelsea Gardner (# 15, ) for the best FG% on the team. Gardner has connected on 14-28 FGs. Natalie Knight (# 42, , 13-27, 48.1%) and Monica Engelman (# 13, , 15-32, 46.9%) join Davis and Gardner in making at least 40% of their FGs. Harper is the top Jayhawk shooter from BTA, connecting on 6-15 for 40%. Goodrich (6-27, 22.2%) and Knight (3-10, 30.0%) are the top 3pt threats for KU. Goodrich (20-27, 71.4%) and Davis 13-21, 61.9%) are the most likely to get to the FT line. Asia Boyd (# 00, , ) is 5-5 from the FT line while Knight has hit 4-5 (80.0%).
Gardner is the top rebounder at 8.6 rpg while coming off the bench. Davis is second at 5.0 rpg while Goodrich adds 4.4 rpg. Goodrich tops her team in assists and ranks 4th in the league with 6.6 apg. Night’s 11 assists ranks second on the team. Gardner has nine blocks while several others have two blocks. Goodrich is the only Jayhawk in double figures with 13 steals. Night has seven to rank second.
There are ten players on the roster. Nine have played in Big 12 games, although Lamaria Cole (# 1, , ) has gotten into only one Big 12 game. KU is playing a main rotation of eight players in league play. Goodrich, Davis, Engelman and Knight have started all five league games for the Jayhawks. Cathrine “Bunny” Williams (# 5, , ) has started 3 games, including the last one against Tech. Gardner has two starts in league play. Goodrich (38.0 mpg) and Davis (32.4 mpg) are the two Jayhawks that average over 30 mpg. Harper, Engelman, Knight and Gardner all average over 20 mpg. Williams averages 15 mpg while Boyd is at 7 mpg.
Chassidy leads the Horns in scoring with an average of 13.6 ppg. Second on the team is Nneka at 11.7 ppg. Imani ranks third with her average of 9.0 ppg. Sara has the best shooting percentage at 54.5% (6-11). Nneka (42.6%) and Imani (44.4%) are the other players making at least 40% of their shots in Big 12 games. Chassidy (26-76), Nneka (26-61) and Imani (24-54) have taken the most shots on the team. Ashley’s 41.7% leads the team from BTA. Chassidy (9-35) and Ashley (10-24) attempting more than one trey per game. Nneka’s 18-27 lead the team in FTs made and attempted. Brady’s 100% on 7-7 FTs tops the team in FT %. Chassidy (7-10) and Empress (7-11) are the other players to reach double digit FT attempts.
Imani is the leading rebounder at 8.2 rpg. Nneka is second at 6.7 rpg while Chassidy adds 6.2 rpg. Empress (20 assists) and Celina (14 assists) are the main distributors for the Horns. Imani leads with 12 blocks while Nneka is second at 5. Chassidy has 10 steals to top the team while Ashley and Celina each has eight.
Anne Marie got in for two minutes against OU. That brings to ten the number of players that have played in league games. Every player has played in each game they have been available for. Chassidy (5-5), Nneka (6-6), Imani (6-6) and Empress (6-6) have started all games they have played in. Ashley has started in five games while Celina has one start to her credit. Other than Anne Marie, all others are averaging at least 10 minutes a game. Chassidy (34.4 mpg), Empress (33.2 mpg) and Nneka (31.8 mpg) are the three Horns averaging over 30 mpg.In league stats, Chassidy is tied for 9th in scoring. Nneka is 21st. In rebounding, Imani is 7th, Nneka 8th, and Chassidy 11th. Imani is 15th in FG%. Empress is tied for 11th and Celina is 13th in assists per game. Chassidy is tied for 6th in steals. Imani is fourth in blocks while Chassidy is tied for 7th. As a team, the Horns rank 8th in scoring, 9th in FT%, 7th in FG%, 6th in FG defense, 10th in 3pt FG%, 5th in 3pt FG defense, 2nd in rebounding, 4th in rebounding defense, 3rd in rebounding margin, 4th in blocks, 7th in assists, tied for 5th in steals, 9th in TO margin, 10 in A/TO ratio, and 9th in 3pters made per game.
Projected starters based on the last game:
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Texas KU
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Williams (6-1 Soph. F)
Imani (6-7 Fr. C) Davis (6-3 Sr. F)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Goodrich (5-4 Sr. G)
Ashley (5-8 Jr. G) Knight (5-7 Soph. G)
Chassidy (5-10 Jr. G) Engleman (5-11 Sr. G) [/pre]
Whichever of Nneka or Imani matches with Williams will have an advantage on the offensive end. Davis will be a different story. While still not playing at the level she was before her injury, she is an effective player on both ends for Kansas. Gardner is the only other post for KU although Boyd at 6-1 has the height to be used inside. Texas should have an advantage inside, especially if both Nneka and Imani can stay out of foul trouble, something they both have trouble with at times. None of the Jayhawk posts appear to be a threat from BTA as only Davis has attempted a 3 and has missed both shots from there.
Empress will once again go up against another of the Big 12’s outstanding guards as she is likely to match up with Goodrich, a preseason All American. Chassidy and Ashley will need to hit from the outside to help keep KU from sagging inside. Penetration by the guards, especially from Chassidy and Empress, will also help in pulling KU from the zone that Big 12 teams favor against Texas. Goodrich and the rest of the KU backcourt will look to force TOs to get easy baskets. Texas will have an advantage in depth but KU has proved able to win with a short bench. A key will be which team, if either, runs into foul trouble. Harper gives KU a proven scorer and 3pt shooter off the bench, someone the Texas players cannot forget about.
Stats are for Big 12 games. Texas has played in six league games while Kansas has played five. Numbers in parentheses indicate rankings in Big 12 stats.
TEAM STATISTICS UT KU
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SCORING.................. 351 314
Points per game........ 58.5 [8] 62.8 [4]
Scoring Defense........ 67.2 [8] 70.0 [10]
Scoring margin......... -8.7 [9] -7.2 [7]
FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 134-354 113-269
Field goal pct......... .379 [7] .420 [3]
FGs made per game..... 22.3 22.6
FGs att per game...... 59.0 53.8
FG % Defense.......... .409 [6] .425 [9]
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 112-268 94-199
2-point FG pct........ .413 .455
2-pt FG made per game. 18.7 18.8
2-pt FG att per game.. 44.7 39.8
2-pt FG % Defense..... .437 .446
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 22-86 19-70> 3-point FG pct......... .256 [10] .271 [9] 3-pt FG made per game.. 3.67 [9] 3.80 [8] 3-pt FG att per game.. 14.314.0 3-pt FG % Defense..... .337 [5] .339 [6]FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 61-95 69-100
Free throw pct......... .642 [9] .690 [7]
F-Throws made per game. 10.2 13.8
FTs att per game...... 15.8 20.0
Opp. FTs made per game 14.7 12.6
Opp. FTs att per game. 22.0 16.4
REBOUNDS................. 241 175
Rebounds per game...... 40.2 [2] 35.0 [6]
Rebounding margin...... +4.3 [3] -3.6 [8]
Off. Rebs. Per game... 16.00 [3] 10.60 [8]
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 24.17 [5] 24.40 [4]
Opp. Off. RPG......... 13.3 14.6
Opp. Def. RGP......... 22.5 24.0
ASSISTS.................. 68 75
Assists per game....... 11.33 [7] 13.20 [4]
TURNOVERS................ 124 76
Turnovers per game..... 20.7 15.2
Turnover margin........ -3.83 [9] -2.00 [7]
Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.55 [10] 0.87 [3]
STEALS................... 51 54
Steals per game........ 8.50 [5] 7.40 [7]
SPG by opponent....... 9.0 9.0
BLOCKS................... 25 21
Blocks per game........ 4.17 [4] 4.20 [3]
Opp. Blocks per game.. 3.5 2.2
ATTENDANCE............... 10261 10650
Home games-Avg/Game.... 3-3420 [8] 2-5325 [4]
[pre]
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Texas.................... 153 25.5 192 32.0 6 1.0 351 58.5
UT Opponents............. 182 30.3 207 34.5 14 2.3 403 67.2
Kansas................... 156 31.2 158 31.6 - - 314 62.8
KU Oponents.............. 191 38.2 159 31.8 350 70.0 [/pre]
This is a game between two desperate teams. Texas needs to get a win while Kansas seeks to get back in the win column. The biggest advantage Texas has is rebounding, especially on the offensive boards. Look for the Horns to work on converting second chance points and gaining an advantage in shots taken through rebounding. However, Kansas has a good inside game as long as Davis is in. She will test the Horns’ inside defense. Goodrich and Davis make up one of the Big 12’s top inside-outside combos. Texas will need to pressure Goodrich to reduce her ability to create for her teammates.
For Texas, they will need to involve their posts by making good entry passes. That focus should allow the perimeter players an opportunity to get open shots with good ball movement. KU is doing better in shooting the ball from the field, from BTA and from the FT line. Texas will need to counter with defense. And do it without putting Kansas on the FT line. Where Texas has an advantage is rebounding their missed shots, giving themselves additional opportunities. One thing in Texas’ favor: Kansas is worse at keeping opponents from scoring on them than Texas is. Basically, a Texas team that has sputtered at inopportune times will run into a Kansas team that has had problems keeping opponents from scoring. We will see which one breaks their losing streak.
Strange to see that Kansas is drawing more in attendance per game than Texas.
The Jayhawks are led by their inside/outside duo of Angel Goodrich (# 3, ) and Carolyn Davis (# 21, ) in scoring. Goodrich averages 13.6 ppg while Davis, coming back from an ACL last season, averages 13.0 ppg. CeCe Harper (# 24, ) is the third leading scorer at 8.6 ppg while coming off the bench. Goodrich and Davis are the most prolific shooters for KU, taking 13.4 and 10.4 shots per game, respectively. They have made the most FGs as well with Goodrich connecting on 21 and Davis on 26. Davis’ 50% from the field is tied with Chelsea Gardner (# 15, ) for the best FG% on the team. Gardner has connected on 14-28 FGs. Natalie Knight (# 42, , 13-27, 48.1%) and Monica Engelman (# 13, , 15-32, 46.9%) join Davis and Gardner in making at least 40% of their FGs. Harper is the top Jayhawk shooter from BTA, connecting on 6-15 for 40%. Goodrich (6-27, 22.2%) and Knight (3-10, 30.0%) are the top 3pt threats for KU. Goodrich (20-27, 71.4%) and Davis 13-21, 61.9%) are the most likely to get to the FT line. Asia Boyd (# 00, , ) is 5-5 from the FT line while Knight has hit 4-5 (80.0%).
Gardner is the top rebounder at 8.6 rpg while coming off the bench. Davis is second at 5.0 rpg while Goodrich adds 4.4 rpg. Goodrich tops her team in assists and ranks 4th in the league with 6.6 apg. Night’s 11 assists ranks second on the team. Gardner has nine blocks while several others have two blocks. Goodrich is the only Jayhawk in double figures with 13 steals. Night has seven to rank second.
There are ten players on the roster. Nine have played in Big 12 games, although Lamaria Cole (# 1, , ) has gotten into only one Big 12 game. KU is playing a main rotation of eight players in league play. Goodrich, Davis, Engelman and Knight have started all five league games for the Jayhawks. Cathrine “Bunny” Williams (# 5, , ) has started 3 games, including the last one against Tech. Gardner has two starts in league play. Goodrich (38.0 mpg) and Davis (32.4 mpg) are the two Jayhawks that average over 30 mpg. Harper, Engelman, Knight and Gardner all average over 20 mpg. Williams averages 15 mpg while Boyd is at 7 mpg.
Chassidy leads the Horns in scoring with an average of 13.6 ppg. Second on the team is Nneka at 11.7 ppg. Imani ranks third with her average of 9.0 ppg. Sara has the best shooting percentage at 54.5% (6-11). Nneka (42.6%) and Imani (44.4%) are the other players making at least 40% of their shots in Big 12 games. Chassidy (26-76), Nneka (26-61) and Imani (24-54) have taken the most shots on the team. Ashley’s 41.7% leads the team from BTA. Chassidy (9-35) and Ashley (10-24) attempting more than one trey per game. Nneka’s 18-27 lead the team in FTs made and attempted. Brady’s 100% on 7-7 FTs tops the team in FT %. Chassidy (7-10) and Empress (7-11) are the other players to reach double digit FT attempts.
Imani is the leading rebounder at 8.2 rpg. Nneka is second at 6.7 rpg while Chassidy adds 6.2 rpg. Empress (20 assists) and Celina (14 assists) are the main distributors for the Horns. Imani leads with 12 blocks while Nneka is second at 5. Chassidy has 10 steals to top the team while Ashley and Celina each has eight.
Anne Marie got in for two minutes against OU. That brings to ten the number of players that have played in league games. Every player has played in each game they have been available for. Chassidy (5-5), Nneka (6-6), Imani (6-6) and Empress (6-6) have started all games they have played in. Ashley has started in five games while Celina has one start to her credit. Other than Anne Marie, all others are averaging at least 10 minutes a game. Chassidy (34.4 mpg), Empress (33.2 mpg) and Nneka (31.8 mpg) are the three Horns averaging over 30 mpg.In league stats, Chassidy is tied for 9th in scoring. Nneka is 21st. In rebounding, Imani is 7th, Nneka 8th, and Chassidy 11th. Imani is 15th in FG%. Empress is tied for 11th and Celina is 13th in assists per game. Chassidy is tied for 6th in steals. Imani is fourth in blocks while Chassidy is tied for 7th. As a team, the Horns rank 8th in scoring, 9th in FT%, 7th in FG%, 6th in FG defense, 10th in 3pt FG%, 5th in 3pt FG defense, 2nd in rebounding, 4th in rebounding defense, 3rd in rebounding margin, 4th in blocks, 7th in assists, tied for 5th in steals, 9th in TO margin, 10 in A/TO ratio, and 9th in 3pters made per game.
Projected starters based on the last game:
[pre]
Texas KU
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Williams (6-1 Soph. F)
Imani (6-7 Fr. C) Davis (6-3 Sr. F)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Goodrich (5-4 Sr. G)
Ashley (5-8 Jr. G) Knight (5-7 Soph. G)
Chassidy (5-10 Jr. G) Engleman (5-11 Sr. G) [/pre]
Whichever of Nneka or Imani matches with Williams will have an advantage on the offensive end. Davis will be a different story. While still not playing at the level she was before her injury, she is an effective player on both ends for Kansas. Gardner is the only other post for KU although Boyd at 6-1 has the height to be used inside. Texas should have an advantage inside, especially if both Nneka and Imani can stay out of foul trouble, something they both have trouble with at times. None of the Jayhawk posts appear to be a threat from BTA as only Davis has attempted a 3 and has missed both shots from there.
Empress will once again go up against another of the Big 12’s outstanding guards as she is likely to match up with Goodrich, a preseason All American. Chassidy and Ashley will need to hit from the outside to help keep KU from sagging inside. Penetration by the guards, especially from Chassidy and Empress, will also help in pulling KU from the zone that Big 12 teams favor against Texas. Goodrich and the rest of the KU backcourt will look to force TOs to get easy baskets. Texas will have an advantage in depth but KU has proved able to win with a short bench. A key will be which team, if either, runs into foul trouble. Harper gives KU a proven scorer and 3pt shooter off the bench, someone the Texas players cannot forget about.
Stats are for Big 12 games. Texas has played in six league games while Kansas has played five. Numbers in parentheses indicate rankings in Big 12 stats.
TEAM STATISTICS UT KU
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SCORING.................. 351 314
Points per game........ 58.5 [8] 62.8 [4]
Scoring Defense........ 67.2 [8] 70.0 [10]
Scoring margin......... -8.7 [9] -7.2 [7]
FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 134-354 113-269
Field goal pct......... .379 [7] .420 [3]
FGs made per game..... 22.3 22.6
FGs att per game...... 59.0 53.8
FG % Defense.......... .409 [6] .425 [9]
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 112-268 94-199
2-point FG pct........ .413 .455
2-pt FG made per game. 18.7 18.8
2-pt FG att per game.. 44.7 39.8
2-pt FG % Defense..... .437 .446
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 22-86 19-70> 3-point FG pct......... .256 [10] .271 [9] 3-pt FG made per game.. 3.67 [9] 3.80 [8] 3-pt FG att per game.. 14.314.0 3-pt FG % Defense..... .337 [5] .339 [6]FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 61-95 69-100
Free throw pct......... .642 [9] .690 [7]
F-Throws made per game. 10.2 13.8
FTs att per game...... 15.8 20.0
Opp. FTs made per game 14.7 12.6
Opp. FTs att per game. 22.0 16.4
REBOUNDS................. 241 175
Rebounds per game...... 40.2 [2] 35.0 [6]
Rebounding margin...... +4.3 [3] -3.6 [8]
Off. Rebs. Per game... 16.00 [3] 10.60 [8]
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 24.17 [5] 24.40 [4]
Opp. Off. RPG......... 13.3 14.6
Opp. Def. RGP......... 22.5 24.0
ASSISTS.................. 68 75
Assists per game....... 11.33 [7] 13.20 [4]
TURNOVERS................ 124 76
Turnovers per game..... 20.7 15.2
Turnover margin........ -3.83 [9] -2.00 [7]
Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.55 [10] 0.87 [3]
STEALS................... 51 54
Steals per game........ 8.50 [5] 7.40 [7]
SPG by opponent....... 9.0 9.0
BLOCKS................... 25 21
Blocks per game........ 4.17 [4] 4.20 [3]
Opp. Blocks per game.. 3.5 2.2
ATTENDANCE............... 10261 10650
Home games-Avg/Game.... 3-3420 [8] 2-5325 [4]
[pre]
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Texas.................... 153 25.5 192 32.0 6 1.0 351 58.5
UT Opponents............. 182 30.3 207 34.5 14 2.3 403 67.2
Kansas................... 156 31.2 158 31.6 - - 314 62.8
KU Oponents.............. 191 38.2 159 31.8 350 70.0 [/pre]
This is a game between two desperate teams. Texas needs to get a win while Kansas seeks to get back in the win column. The biggest advantage Texas has is rebounding, especially on the offensive boards. Look for the Horns to work on converting second chance points and gaining an advantage in shots taken through rebounding. However, Kansas has a good inside game as long as Davis is in. She will test the Horns’ inside defense. Goodrich and Davis make up one of the Big 12’s top inside-outside combos. Texas will need to pressure Goodrich to reduce her ability to create for her teammates.
For Texas, they will need to involve their posts by making good entry passes. That focus should allow the perimeter players an opportunity to get open shots with good ball movement. KU is doing better in shooting the ball from the field, from BTA and from the FT line. Texas will need to counter with defense. And do it without putting Kansas on the FT line. Where Texas has an advantage is rebounding their missed shots, giving themselves additional opportunities. One thing in Texas’ favor: Kansas is worse at keeping opponents from scoring on them than Texas is. Basically, a Texas team that has sputtered at inopportune times will run into a Kansas team that has had problems keeping opponents from scoring. We will see which one breaks their losing streak.
Strange to see that Kansas is drawing more in attendance per game than Texas.
