Kansas to face Prairie View A&M in WNIT

By J-W Staff Reports Mar 16, 2010

Kansas’ Carolyn Davis, left, gets tangled up with Colorado’s Brittany Spears during the first half. Davis was 10-for-10 from the field and scored 28 points as KU won, 79-72, on Tuesday in Boulder, Colo.

The Kansas University women’s basketball team was selected to play in the WNIT for the third straight season on Monday night.

The Jayhawks (15-15) will play host to Prairie View A&M (15-13) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse.

The postseason appearance is Kansas’ fourth under coach Bonnie Henrickson and the 20th in school history. The Jayhawks finished 5-11 in the Big 12 this season. Freshman forward Carolyn Davis leads the Jayhawks with 10 points per game. Danielle McCray, KU’s typical leading scorer at 19.8 ppg, is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Prairie View A&M finished 12-6 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. The Lady Panthers finished second in the SWAC, but fell in the first round of the conference tournament to Alabama State. Candice Thomas leads Prairie View A&M with 14.8 points per game.

KU lost to South Florida in the finals of the WNIT last season.

Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $4 for students ages 4-17. KU students will be admitted for free with a valid KU ID.

Lawrence Public School elementary students will also be admitted for free with their attendance card. These students should bring their attendance cards to the KU ticket office to receive their game ticket.