Boulder, Colo. — Britt Hartshorn and Tera Bjorklund combined for 26 points Tuesday night as No. 17 Colorado stretched its winning streak to six with an 80-41 women's basketball victory over Kansas.
Kansas University's KC Hilgenkamp, right, tries to drive on Colorado's Kate Fagan. No. 17 CU beat the Jayhawks, 80-41.
Colorado (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) nearly doubled Kansas' point total for the second time in less than two weeks. Colorado, which won 70-35 in Lawrence on Jan. 16, earned its second straight regular-season sweep of Kansas.
The Jayhawks (5-17, 0-9) lost for a school-record ninth straight time. The 39-point difference tied for the second-biggest losing margin in team history.
Colorado's tenacious defense held Kansas under 25 percent from the field, just as it did in the previous meeting. Kansas shot 23.5 percent 19.4 percent in a 12-point first half.
Hartshorn had 14 points, including the game's first four.
KC Hilgenkamp had 14 points for Kansas, 10 in the second half.
Three-point goals: 4-16 (Hilgenkamp 2-5, Thompson 1-1, Hannon 1-4, Menguc 0-1, Scott 0-2, Waltz 0-3). Assists: 13 (Scott 7, Hilgenkamp 2, Hannon 2, Beachem, Geoffroy). Turnovers: 18 (Geoffroy 4, Beachem 3, Scott 3, Hilgenkamp 2, Menguc 2, Thompson, Migicovsky, Spencer, Hannon). Blocked shots: 3 (Beachem 2, Geoffroy). Steals: 6 (Scott 3, Geoffroy 2, Beachem). |
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Three-point goals: 2-9 (Fagan 1-1, Roulier 1-3, Scott 0-1, Nightingale 0-2, Stafford 0-2). Assists: 26 (Roulier 6, Bohman 4, Nightingale 3 Fagan 3, Scott 3, Bjorklund 2, Hartshorn 2, Stafford, Johns-Richardson, Delepine). Turnovers: 10 (Fagan 4, Scott 2, Nightingale, Spencer, Bjorklund, Wirt). Blocked shots: 3 (Hartshorn 2, Scott). Steals: 9 (Fagan 2, Stafford 2, Bjorklund 2, Bohman, Hartshorn, Roulier). |
| Kansas | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| Colorado | 36 | 44 | 80 |
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