KU Women Open Exhibition Play Sunday vs. Washburn
Oct. 24, 2012
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Head coach Bonnie Henrickson and the Kansas Jayhawks will open the 2012-13 season on Sunday, as KU hosts Washburn in the first of two exhibition games at Allen Fieldhouse. The contest is scheduled to tip at 2 p.m.
Complete Game Notes in pdf format
QUICK HITS ABOUT KANSASWBB
Promotions: Fans in attendace will receive a 2012-13 Kansas women’s basketball schedule magnet.
Kansas holds a 40-9 all-time record in exhibition games and has won 31 of its last 33 preseason contests. See page three for complete preseason exhibition results. Head coach Bonnie Henrickson is 13-1 all-time in exhibition games at Kansas.
The Jayhawks are 4-0 versus Washburn in exhibition contests dating back to 2000. In the teams’ last meeting in 2010, KU defeated the Lady Blues, 80-46.
KU leads the regular-season series with Washburn, 9-1. The Jayhawks won the first nine meetings dating back to 1970, but Washburn posted a 62-59 win over KU on Dec. 2, 2004 in the last game between the two schools.
Kansas returns nine letterwinners, including four starters, from its 2011-12 squad.
The Jayhawks are beginning their 45th season of women’s basketball.
Senior Angel Goodrich returns for KU after leading the nation in assists per game with 7.4 last season. Goodrich also claimed All-Big 12 Second Team honors and was an honorable mention All-America section in 2012.
Senior Carolyn Davis, KU’s all-time career field goal percentage leader, also returns for the Jayhawks following her season-ending knee injury. Despite only playing 23 games last season, Davis earned All-Big 12 First Team accolades and was also an honorable mention All-America selection.
Davis and Goodrich are two of the 25 NCAA Division I student-athletes named to the 2012-13 Wade Trophy Watch List. KU is one of only six schools to have multiple candidates on the watch list.
The Jayhawks return 75.7 percent of their scoring and 63.3 percent of their rebounding from a year ago.
KU has made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, including last season’s Sweet 16 run.
ABOUT WASHBURN
Washburn is located in Topeka, Kan., and has an enrollment of 7,000. The Lady Blues compete at the NCAA Division II level and are members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The Lady Blues return two starters from a team which finished 29-5 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Seniors Laura Kinderknecht (St. Mary’s, Kan.) and Sierra Moeller (Pierre, S.D.) are the two returning starters for Washburn. Moeller started her college career at Boise State.
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
For the third-straight season, seniors Carolyn Davis and Angel Goodrich will serve as team captains for the Jayhawks during the upcoming campaign.
D-WADE & G-WADE
Kansas seniors Carolyn Davis and Angel Goodrich are two of the 25 NCAA Division I women’s basketball student-athletes to be named to the 2012-13 State Farm® Wade Trophy Watch List, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year, Kansas is one of only six schools to have multiple candidates on the watch list, including Baylor, Duke, Nebraska, Penn State and Connecticut, which has three contenders.
CHECKING THE LIST TWICE
This marks the second-straight season that KU senior Carolyn Davis has been recognized on the preseason watch list for the prestigious Wade Trophy.
PRESEASON HYPE
Senior Angel Goodrich ended the 2011-12 season with All-Big 12 Second Team honors, but heading into the 2012-13 campaign the league coaches pegged Goodrich as one of the top-five players in the conference. In addition to Goodrich earned 2012-13 All-Big 12 Preseason honors, KU’s Carolyn Davis received honorable mention accolades.
HENRICKSON 300
Head coach Bonnie Henrickson enters the 2012-13 campaign needing only four victories to post 300 wins in her career. Henrickson has amassed 138 victories at Kansas to go along with her previous 158 wins at Virginia Tech. In addition, Henrickson’s next home victory will mark her 100th win on James Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse.
JOIN THE CLUB
Another milestone to follow is that of Monica Engelman. The Kansas senior enters the season with 917 career points scored and with 83 more tallies will become the 25th player in Kansas history to join the 1,000-point club. Since the table is set, also keep an eye on Angel Goodrich, who enters the campaign needing 219 points to join the club.
HOME SWEET HOME
Kansas enters its 45th season playing at Allen Fieldhouse and head coach Bonnie Henrickson has built the venue into a home-court advantage for the Jayhawks. Since 2004-05, KU has posted a 99-45 record (.688) at home. Kansas owns a 387-210 (.648) all-time record on James Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse.
A NATIONAL LEADER
Senior Angel Goodrich enters the new campaign as the a reigning national champion in assists-per-game. Goodrich paced the Jayhawks with a school and Big 12 record 250 assists last season, or 7.4 per game.
THAT 70’s SHOW
Kansas’ success during the Bonnie Henrickson-era has been pretty much based on 70 points. When the Jayhawks score 70 or more points, Kansas owns a 90-9 record (.909) in her eight previous seasons. When KU opponents score less than 70 points, the Jayhawks are 119-67 (.640) during that span.
TAKE TWO
Kansas finished the 2011-12 season ranked No. 9 nationally in field goal percentage at a 45.5 success rate. The high shooting percentage was fed by the Jayhawks play inside the arc. On two-point field goals, Kansas shot 48.2 percent from the field last season.
CHELSEA LATELY
Sophomore Chelsea Gardner’s first season at Kansas was one of growth. In her first 22 games with the Jayhawks, Gardner averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest. However, in the final seven games of the 2011-12 season, including three in the NCAA Tournament, Gardner erupted with 10.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
TWENTY SOMETHING
When Carolyn Davis scores 20 or more points in her Kansas career, the Jayhawks usually come out on top. Davis has 27 20-point efforts in her career and KU boasts a 22-5 (.815) record in those contests.
OFFENSE GOES THROUGH GOODRICH
Point guard Angel Goodrich finished the 2011-12 season with 476 points and 250 assists. By calculating two points for every assist, Goodrich was in turn directly responsible for a total of 976 of Kansas’ 2,334 points in 2011-12, which comes out to 41.8 percent of the Jayhawks’ scoring.
WHAT DOES FIVE DIMES EQUAL?
In addition to being 50 cents, five dimes from Angel Goodrich in a game also equals a good chance for a Kansas victory. Goodrich has collected five or more assists 64 times in her career with the Jayhawks and KU was victorious in 44 of those games.
NOT IN OUR LEAGUE
The Jayhawks boast a 315-146 (.681) record all-time versus non-conference opponents. The Jayhawks’ best non-conference record came during the 2005-06 season when they posted a perfect 11-0 mark during the regular season. KU is 56-9 (.862) in non-conference games since the 2007-08 season.
HOW SWEET IT IS
Kansas returned to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 last season for the first time since 1998. It marked the third time in school history that the Jayhawks advanced to the Sweet 16 and was Kansas’ 12th NCAA Tournament appearance.
PLAN FOR POSTSEASON
Faithful followers of the Kansas women’s basketball program have learned to plan for postseason play. In Bonnie Henrickson’s eight previous seasons with the Jayhawks, KU has advanced to postseason play six times, including five straight. In fact, in Henrickson’s head coaching career, she has led her team to postseason play 13 times in 15 seasons.
RACE TO THE HALF
A regulation game is 40 minutes in length, but in Bonnie Henrickson’s tenure at Kansas the Jayhawks’ fate can usually be decided the game’s first 20 minutes. Over the last eight seasons, Kansas owns a 112-27 (.806) record when leading at the half. Conversly, the Jayhawks are 19-89 (.176) when trailing at the intermission.
SOME LINDY LOVE
Kansas’ Angel Goodrich opens the 2012-13 season as a member of Lindy’s Preseason All-America Third Team, according to the annual publication. Goodrich was one of only 15 student-athletes to be recognized on the preseason all-America teams.
POSTERIZED
Senior Angel Goodrich has stopped many opponents in their tracks during her career, but this past summer it was Goodrich that was posterized. She was one of 24 women on the Kansas campus to be named a 2012-13 KU Woman of Distinction, to promote the accomplishments and achievements of Kansas women students, faculty, staff and alumnae. As a member of this year’s KU Women of Distinction, Goodrich is showcased on the annual calendar to commemorate the honor.
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
Because of various ailments over their respective careers, predominately knee injuries, Kansas’ Carolyn Davis and Angel Goodrich have combined to miss 20 games over their storied careers. When the tandem aren’t on the floor together, Kansas owns a mediocre 20-20 record (.500).
