The Kansas women’s basketball team saved its best for the second half Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhakws dug out of a nine-point hole to beat Vanderbilt, 74-67. Though KU led throughout the fourth quarter, the home team had to fend off the Commodores late to prevail in the nonconference matchup, which was part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Veterans Holly Kersgieter, Zakiyah Franklin and Aniya ...
Kansas volleyball head coach Ray Bechard doesn’t mind acknowledging that, just a month ago, he wasn’t exactly sure the Jayhawks had an NCAA Tournament run in their future. At the time, KU had lost eight of its past nine matches and had just four more dates on the schedule to alter its trajectory. As it turned out, the Jayhawks were on the verge of not only a four-match winning streak to close the regular ...
One NCAA Tournament upset win wasn’t enough for the Kansas volleyball team. The Jayhawks made it two in as many nights on Friday, in Omaha, Neb., where KU took down host Creighton in four sets. Sophomore Caroline Crawford sealed KU’s first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2015 with a kill set up by freshman Camryn Turner. Within an instant of the 25-13, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22 KU victory going final at D.J. Sokol ...
Anyone worried about the future plans of Kansas football safety Kenny Logan Jr. got some reassurance on Thursday, when the defensive back from St. Augustine, Fla., announced he’s not going anywhere. The KU defense’s — and the entire Big 12’s — leading tackler (113) in 2021, Logan took to social media to inform the public of his plans to be “back for more” with head coach Lance Leipold and the ...
The Lawrence High and Free State wrestling teams aren’t the only prep grappling squads in town anymore. The 2021-22 winter season marks the first official year of competition for the district’s girls wrestling program, which combines athletes from both high schools. While KSHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling matches and held state championships for girls the past two years, this season is the first where the ...
Three games into his redshirt sophomore season, Kansas wing Jalen Wilson’s production has lagged behind what he did for the Jayhawks a year ago. But head coach Bill Self isn’t expecting that trend to last long. “I certainly anticipate him playing better and better as we continue moving forward,” Self said. After Wilson’s DUI arrest got him suspended for KU’s exhibition against Emporia State and the ...