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Oklahoma Sooner 6-foot-9 freshman center Nancy Mulkey blocks a shot by Kansas guard Chayla Cheadle (22) in the Jayhawks Big 12 season opener game against the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday, Dec. 29, in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Jessica Washington (3) puts up an over the shoulder basket in the second half of the Jayhawks Big 12 season opener game against the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday, Dec. 29, in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider calls for a tie-up at left, as Kansas guard Jessica Washington (3) and Kansas guard McKenzie Calvert (2) struggle for a loose ball with Sooner guard Peyton Little in the Jayhawks Big 12 opener against the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday, Dec. 29, in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Jessica Washington (3) shoots over defenders during the Jayhawks Big 12 season opener game against the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday, Dec. 29, in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Chayla Cheadle (22) drives to the basket for shot with Sooner defender Vionise Pierre-Louis defending in the Jayhawks loss to Oklahoma in the Jayhawks Big 12 season opener.

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Kansas forward Jada Brown (4) passes over defenders in the Jayhawks Big 12 season opener game against the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday, Dec. 29, in Allen Fieldhouse.