Winning Big 12 tournament matches as a lower seed is nothing new for the Kansas soccer team. Winning them by four goals, however, is a bit of a new experience. The seventh-seeded Jayhawks used three goals in an eight-minute span to turn a narrow lead over No. 2 seed West Virginia on Monday night into a resounding result. KU claimed a 4-0 win at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, matching its ...
Before freshman guard Darryn Peterson arrived on campus at Kansas, he said forward Flory Bidunga was the teammate with whom he was most excited to play. The two took the floor at the same time in game action at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time on Monday night against Green Bay, and they certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. Peterson lobbed Bidunga a long-distance outlet pass for a transition dunk ...
Kansas forward Flory Bidunga attributed his career-best scoring performance on Monday against Green Bay to the time he spent watching film after he struggled in last week’s exhibition against Fort Hays State. His teammate, fifth-year senior guard Melvin Council Jr., had a much simpler explanation: “I think it was his braids. He got a new hairstyle.” Whatever the case, the incarnation of Bidunga that ...
Offensive tackle Nolan Gorczyca, a redshirt senior and the final Buffalo transfer remaining on Kansas’ roster in Lance Leipold’s fifth season as the head coach, made his first career start on Saturday against Oklahoma State. Gorczyca has experienced significant playing time as a rotational tackle for KU over the course of his final collegiate season, but when he took the field shortly after 3 p.m. on ...
Kansas coach Bill Self has in recent weeks characterized his team this year as one featuring much more uncertainty entering the season than the average KU basketball roster over the course of his 23 seasons at the helm. Exhibitions at Louisville and against Fort Hays State provided the beginnings of some sort of clarity, as well as excellent showcases for key offseason acquisitions like Darryn Peterson and ...
The Kansas volleyball team dominated West Virginia in a road match on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-18, 25-17). WVU’s block put up little resistance against KU, which hit .484 and only got blocked a single time. Four Jayhawks reached double-digit kills, led by Grace Nelson, who had 13 to go with eight digs. Rhian Swanson and Jovana Zelenović tallied 11 each, and Reese Ptacek ...