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The Wichita State women's basketball team probably hasn't picked up any style points in extending its winning streak to four games.
Facing inferior competition at home, Wichita State has struggled to put away La Salle, South Dakota and Loyola-Chicago.
Entering tonight's finale of a five-game homestand against Northern Colorado, Wichita State isn't worried about the way it's winning. For the Shockers, who feature seven first-year players, it's about gaining experience. The winning is a bonus.
"We've come together as a team and we've been executing on defense," forward Morgan Boyd said. "As far as being where we want to be, I don't think we are. We have a lot of room to grow."
Boyd is referring to the team's offense, something that coach Jody Adams puts on the back burner early in the season. It's the time to prepare the Shocker defense, which has been stingy.
WSU has allowed 50.5 points in its four wins and forced 21 turnovers a game.
At times the Shocker offense has hit lulls, going minutes without a basket. The team is shooting 38 percent from the floor and 27 percent from three-point range. But a positive has been the team's offensive rebounding, averaging 14 second chances.
"Sometimes our second shots and our third shots are our best shots," Adams said. "If we get to keep the ball, then we get to wear on people on defense."
For now, the team will settle for the defensive slugfests.
"Every night we talk about our defense and our rebounding," senior Marisah Henderson said. "If we continue to do those things, then that's where our team is going to grow. Because our offense is going to come."
Patterson gets new deal — Kansas State women's basketball coach Deb Patterson agreed to a new five-year contract Thursday.
Patterson, who's 267-150 in her 14th season with the Wildcats, is the winningest coach in program history. She will get the chance to add to that win total through the 2013-14 season.
"Coach Patterson exemplifies everything that is right about collegiate athletics," K-State athletic director John Currie said in a statement. "Under her guidance, our women's basketball program has been incredibly successful."
Patterson has led the Wildcats to two Big 12 championships and 10 trips to the postseason, including seven to the NCAA Tournament. In each of the last two seasons, K-State advanced to the second round and in 2002 reached the Sweet 16.
She has also twice has been named Big 12 Coach of the Year and produced five WNBA draft picks to go along with four academic All-Americans.
The Wildcats have struggled to a 2-4 start this season.
Under the new contract, which is retroactive to April 15, Patterson will be paid a base salary of $485,000 this season, $525,000 in 2010-11, $550,000 in 2011-12, $575,000 in 2012-13 and $600,000 in 2013-14.
The contract calls for performance incentives that could reward Patterson up to an additional 32 percent of her base salary each season, plus $25,000 for being selected Big 12 Coach of the Year and $50,000 for earning national coach of the year honors.
No. 24 Kansas 54, UCLA 49 — Danielle McCray scored 15 points and Krysten Boogaard added 12 to help Kansas win in Lawrence.
Darxia Morris led UCLA with 13 points, and had a potential go-ahead three-pointer with 18 seconds left disallowed because of an offensive foul on teammate Christina Nzekwe.
On Kansas' next possession, Nzekwe was whistled for an intentional foul and Boogaard made both free throws to give the Jayhawks a four-point lead.
UCLA (4-3): Walker 4-7 0-0 8, Alexander 0-2 0-0 0, Morris 6-15 1-2 13, Tukiainen 2-8 1-3 5, Campbell 3-15 0-0 7, Earl 3-4 0-0 6, Nzekwe 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Gardner 4-7 2-2 10. Totals 22-61 4-7 49.
KANSAS (4-2): Sutherland 2-13 0-0 4, Boogaard 4-7 4-4 12, McCray 3-5 7-9 15, Morris 3-6 2-3 8, Goodrich 2-5 0-2 6, Jacobs 1-3 0-0 2, Kohn 0-0 0-0 0, Codio 0-0 0-0 0, Engelman 1-5 2-2 5, Smith 1-1 0-0 2. To tals 17-45 15-20 54.
Halftime—UCLA 21-19. 3-Point Goals—UCLA 1-6 (Campbell 1-2, Tukiainen 0-1, Morris 0-3), Kansas 5-9 (McCray 2-3, Goodrich 2-4, Engelman 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UCLA 43 (Alexander 10), K ansas 29 (McCray 6). Assists—UCLA 8 (Campbell 3), Kansas 13 (Goodrich 6). Total Fouls—UCLA 23, Kansas 15. A—4,203.
