KU Women’s Basketball

‘Ugly, ugly, muddy game’: Christalah Lyons helps Jayhawks grind past UMKC

UMKC coach Jacie Hoyt had one goal on Wednesday. She’d seen enough of KU’s Kylee Kopatich on film and didn’t want the Kangaroos to be the latest add-on to her highlight tape.“She’s a great player when she gets in a rhythm,” said Hoyt after KU’s 63-48 win over UMKC. “If we got ...

Brianna Osorio, Jayhawks come up with key plays, remain unbeaten

Rice coach Tina Langley’s box score was all marked up as she came to the postgame press conference.The rebounding totals were circled in black permanent marker, as were the five turnovers committed by guard Erica Ogwumike. On the KU side, the names of three players — KU’s top three ...

‘Crazy decisions’: KU overcomes turnover woes, sneaks past Yale

The sound of the final buzzer following KU’s 81-75 win over Yale brought joy to many of the 1,918 fans in Allen Fieldhouse on Sunday. Six-year-old Cole Schneider was not one of them. Cole, son of KU coach Brandon Schneider, was the first person to greet his father after the game. The younger ...

In the zone: Stifling defense guides KU women to 72-37 win over Texas Southern

After a strong first quarter sparked the Kansas women's basketball team to an 18-point victory over Campbell in the Jayhawks' season opener on Sunday, Brandon Schneider's squad used a big second quarter to pull away from Texas Southern in a 72-37 win over the Tigers on Wednesday in Allen ...

‘Can’t stop me there’: Kylee Kopatich, Jayhawks dominate Campbell in opener

Kylee Kopatich trotted out to her spot behind the 3 point line. She called for the ball and began to shoot.Clank … clank … swish … shrug.Fresh off the best half of her KU career, one in which she missed fewer 3's than in the sequence from warmups, Kopatich returned to the floor with a ...