San Jose, Calif. ? A big second half by Krysten Boogaard helped carry Kansas University’s women’s basketball team to a come-from-behind 59-52 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday nigh at the Event Center.

Boogaard scored 16 of her 24 points after intermission as the Jayhawks rallied from a deficit that reached 12 with just over six minutes left in the first half.

Towering over the SJSU inside players, Boogaard, a 6-foot-5 freshman from Regina, Saskatchewan, was 10-for-14 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the free-throw line to lead KU to its sixth straight victory. She also had 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.

San Jose State fell to 1-10.

After trailing by a dozen, the Jayhawks pulled within five, at 31-26, at halftime and lagged by just a point, at 37-36, with 12:26 to play.

Both teams were scoreless for three minutes before SJSU surged to a 40-36 lead. But Boogaard scored four points and Sad Morris added a layin as the Jayhawks took its first second-half lead at 45-44.

Kansas had 14 turnovers in the first half, but just nine after intermission.

The Jayhawks also turned things around offensively. After connecting on just 32 percent (8 of 25) of their first-half shots, they drained 14 of 23 (60.9 percent) after intermission.

Taylor McIntosh and Kelly Kohn each added eight points for KU.

The Jayhawks will face Cal on Friday. Tipoff is 8 p.m.