KU women’s basketball clash with Northwestern State canceled because of COVID-19 issues in KU program

By Matt Tait     Dec 28, 2021

Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider call to his bench in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson)

The Kansas women’s basketball program’s nonconference finale against Northwestern State was canceled a little more than an hour before tipoff on Tuesday night because of COVID-19 issues within the KU program.

According to a KU release, the game will not be rescheduled.

Fans with tickets to Tuesday’s game are encouraged to contact the KU ticket office by email — kutickets@ku.edu –for more information about what to do with their tickets.

Tuesday’s cancellation was the first involving either KU basketball program this season that specifically had to do with COVID issues at KU. But it is the latest in a trend of scheduling changes that has led to cancellations and postponements throughout college basketball from coast to coast.

The KU men’s team had a Dec. 21 game at Colorado and Wednesday’s home game against Harvard canceled because of COVID issues with the Jayhawks’ opponents. Bill Self’s squad added Nevada to its schedule in place of Harvard and, as of Tuesday night, was still scheduled to play on Wednesday night.

KU officials told the Journal-World Tuesday that it was not yet known whether the COVID-19 issues within the KU women’s program would put their Big 12 opener in jeopardy. Brandon Schneider’s Jayhawks (9-1) are slated to play at TCU at 1 p.m. Sunday.

KU’s next home game is scheduled for Jan. 5 versus West Virginia at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.