Kansas City, Mo. — The corner flag was Kansas’ friend on Wednesday night. The Jayhawks scored two goals, one on either side of halftime, off corner kicks, and held on after conceding once midway through the second half to upset second-seeded Texas Tech 2-1 at CPKC Stadium. Raena Knust and Olivia Page netted once apiece for the Jayhawks, who both put themselves in an excellent position for an at-large bid ...
The Kansas soccer team has already experienced one rematch against a team it had just beaten, and one against a team it had lost to earlier in the regular season. Despite facing a different sort of challenge on each occasion, the Jayhawks emerged from those matches against Arizona State and West Virginia with one-goal victories. Against WVU on Saturday night, Lexi Watts drove home an overtime winner and KU ...
Kansas guard Zeke Mayo didn’t get to hear his name announced in the starting lineup on Monday night, along with the attendant cheer that would no doubt have accompanied his hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. “For me it’s not about who starts or who finishes,” Mayo said postgame. “I’m blessed to get the opportunity to be in the game.” He took full advantage of that opportunity off the bench against ...
Newcomers David Coit and Rylan Griffen may have earned nominal places in the starting lineup for Kansas’ season opener, but it wasn’t long before the full depth of KU’s offseason haul was revealed. Freshmen Flory Bidunga and Rakease Passmore and transfers Zeke Mayo and AJ Storr took the floor mere minutes into Monday night’s game and each had their own opportunities to shine. In fact, a couple of ...
With several weeks to go before the end of the Kansas football season, the Jayhawks have already begun building what will be a new-look 2025 squad. Bangally Kamara, a linebacker who has played at South Carolina and Pittsburgh, will join KU next year, his agent Darren Wilson confirmed to the Journal-World on Monday morning. ESPN's Pete Thamel first reported the news. Kamara is from Akron, Ohio, and came out of ...
With Kansas' latest bye week ongoing ahead of the Jayhawks' matchup with Iowa State on Nov. 9, there's plenty of time to ponder every facet of the Jayhawks' disappointing season. Up next on the list are the defense, which has given up its fair share of big plays but held strong in key moments, and the special teams, which have taken a bit of a dive after a solid start to the season. Here's more on each ...