Women's Basketball

Misfire: Jayhawks struggle to shoot in 84-54 loss to Oklahoma

In Thursday’s Big 12 opener against Oklahoma, the Kansas women’s basketball team made five shots in the first three minutes.Then the Jayhawks missed nine straight shots and never recovered in an 84-54 loss at Allen Fieldhouse. They missed shots in the paint, misfired on 3-point attempts and ...

KU-Oklahoma women at a glance

When: 7 p.m. ThursdayWhere: Allen FieldhouseWho: OklahomaSeries: Oklahoma leads, 36-30Conference play:After going winless through its conference slate last season, Kansas enters league play with some confidence. The Jayhawks, who are on a three-game winning streak, own a 5-14 record in Big 12 ...

Jayhawks outlast Riverside in OT thriller, 90-84

With 12 lead changes in the second half against UC Riverside on Wednesday, the Kansas women’s basketball team kept turning to sophomore McKenzie Calvert. But two minutes into overtime — following a miraculous, buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Riverside’s Simone DeCoud that forced an extra ...

KU women’s basketball stuns Arizona, 75-51

Down by double-digits midway through the third quarter, Arizona guard Malena Washington decided to let the ball roll in front of her as she walked up the court, waiting until the last possible second to pick it up in attempt to savor the clock. That’s when Kansas’ Jessica Washington saw an ...

Kopatich leads KU women hoops to 72-36 win

Over the last three games, Kansas women's basketball sophomore Kylee Kopatich only attempted 12 shots. Without sophomore guard McKenzie Calvert available on Sunday afternoon, Kopatich picked up the slack by taking a career high 17 shots. Kopatich made eight of those shots and scored 19 points ...

Jayhawks fall to Harvard, drop third game in a row

Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider chose to shake things up after his team had dropped its last two games Wednesday.“I was just trying to get a little bit of a better start,” Schneider said. “Just trying to get a little bit of a pop. I did think we got off to a good start. ...

KU women fall to Alabama in OT

Tuscaloosa, Ala. ? Alabama tied the game with a three-pointer at the end of regulation and defeated Kansas, 71-65 in overtime, in women’s basketball Sunday in Coleman Coliseum.Sophomore guard McKenzie Calvert led KU with 15 points. Junior forward Chayla Cheadle added 12 points and 11 ...

KU women’s basketball falls at Creighton, 69-49

Omaha ? The Kansas women's basketball team saw its three-game winning streak snapped Wednesday in a 69-49 loss against Creighton at D.J. Sokol Arena. The Jayhawks (3-3) trailed by seven points near the end of the third quarter and never pulled any closer after shooting 37 percent from the floor ...