Women's Basketball

Kansas pushes past UMKC in season opener

After swatting five blocks in the paint, senior guard Kylee Kopatich had something to add on a question for Bailey Helgren about how her mentality was after “exploding on the defensive end” in Kansas’ 67-55 win over UMKC on Wednesday night. “The huge blocks,” Kopatich clarified to ...

KU dominates Washburn in final exhibition contest

Things were a little different when the Kansas women’s basketball team took the court one week after going to overtime with Fort Hays State. No major starting five changes, no miraculous plays, just pure dominance over the opposition. Every single one of the Jayhawks’ 13 players that ...

Jayhawks down Tigers in overtime

It took five extra minutes of action, but the University of Kansas women's basketball team came away with a 90-83 victory over Fort Hays State Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.The Jayhawks closed out the final 3:53 of the overtime period on a 9-1 run to finish off an exhibition win over the ...

Lyons, Washington earn Big 12 preseason honors

Christalah Lyons and Jessica Washington earned Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors by the league coaches, according to an announcement made Wednesday afternoon. Lyons, who was named to the honorable mention team last season, led the Jayhawks with 14.8 points per game. Lyons netted ...

KU women’s basketball team enters season with postseason aspirations

Jessica Washington’s return is much anticipated after the success from Christalah Lyons and Kylee Kopatich, who each averaged double digits for the University of Kansas women’s basketball team last season. Washington will slide back into the mix after missing last year with an ACL injury, ...

Notebook: KU women’s team, 2 Chainz, Bill Self entertain at Late Night

The Kansas women’s basketball team kicked off Friday’s Late Night extravaganza at Allen Fieldhouse, both in the entertainment and basketball departments.Fourth-year coach Brandon Schneider’s squad was the first to hit the floor for a dance-off of sorts, and the grooving and grinding was ...

KU women to face LSU in 2018 SEC/Big 12 Challenge

The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference will continue its challenge again this winter. The Kansas women's basketball team will travel to LSU Thursday, Nov. 29 for its matchup in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, the team announced Monday afternoon.Every team from the Big 12 will participate, while 10 ...

Jayhawks release 2018-19 nonconference schedule

The Kansas women’s basketball team released its nonconference schedule Tuesday afternoon.For the 2018-19 season, the Jayhawks will play seven of their 11 nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse. After a pair of exhibition contests, Kansas will host UMKC on Wednesday, Nov. 7 for the season ...