Who will step up for Jayhawks?

Probable starters

CREIGHTON (4-1)

F – Megan Neuvirth, 5-11, Soph. (6.2 ppg)

F – Sara Cain, 6-1, Sr. (9.4)

C – Kristina Voss, 6-2, Jr. (6.6)

G – Michelle Kaus, 5-9, Jr. (7.0)

G – Ally Thrall, 5-6, Sr. (6.4)

KANSAS (3-1)

F – Taylor McIntosh, 5-11, Sr. (8.5 ppg)

F – Porscha Weddington, 6-1, Soph. (2.5)

G – Danielle McCray, 5-11, Soph. (15.0)

G – Sade Morris, 5-11, Soph. (12.0)

G – Ivana Catic, 5-8, Jr. (2.0)

Tipoff: 7:05 p.m. today in Allen Fieldhouse.

Radio: Jayhawk Network, including 1320 KLWN.

Television: 9 p.m. today on Metro (Sunflower Broadband channel 37).

Four games. Four different leading scorers.

Clearly, Kansas University’s women’s basketball team doesn’t have a go-to player. At least not yet.

“It’s an equal-opportunity offense,” coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “We’re still trying different combinations. We’re still a work in progress.”

The work will continue tonight when the Jayhawks (3-1) tangle with Creighton University (4-1) in Allen Fieldhouse. Tipoff will be at 7:05 p.m. Metro Sports (Sunflower Broadband channel 37) will carry a delayed telecast at 9 p.m.

Freshman Nicollette Smith was KU’s leading scorer in the opener. Then Taylor McIntosh and Sade Morris shared the team scoring honors in the second outing. Next it was LaChelda Jacobs. Finally, Danielle McCray.

Jacobs, a 5-foot-10 sophomore from suburban Dallas, impressed in her home area last weekend as the Jayhawks split a pair of games in an invitational tournament at SMU. Jacobs had 15 points in a victory over Drake and 12 in a loss to the host Mustangs after scoring only four points in KU’s first two games.

“She gave us good minutes,” Henrickson said of Jacobs. “She’s beginning to embrace how she can be successful.”

Overall, the Jayhawks need to embrace reducing turnovers and cutting back on fouls, two categories that show Kansas with an unwanted statistical lead.

“We have got to address the fouling and staying smarter defensively,” Henrickson said. “Between turnovers and fouls, we didn’t give ourselves a chance Saturday.”

SMU made 24 of 27 free-throw attempts in Saturday’s 68-56 triumph, while the Jayhawks went to the foul line just 11 times. In four games, KU has shot a glaring 30 fewer free throws than its foes.

“We need to be more aggressive. We need to get the ball inside,” Henrickson said. “We’ve been a jump-shooting team.”

Creighton boasts a veteran lineup and perhaps as much depth as any team in the country. Ten Bluejays are averaging double-digit minutes, and not a single player is averaging double-figure scoring.

“They’re hockey-like,” Henrickson said of the Jays’ frequent substitutions. “We have to make sure we communicate and identify their shooters.”

In Saturday’s 78-56 victory at Colorado State, the Bluejays had 37 points off the bench. CU’s reserves have scored at least 30 points in all four victories.

Tonight begins a stretch of five straight KU home games. The Jayhawks will play host to Saint Louis on Sunday.