Playing its first road game of the young season, the Kansas women’s basketball team also suffered its first loss Thursday night at Ole Miss, 70-53. Sophomore guard Holly Kersgieter led the Jayhawks (2-1) with 20 points on 7-for-15 shooting, while also contributing nine rebounds and three ...
Following a 2-0 start to the season, the Kansas women’s basketball team will face its toughest test yet when it travels to Ole Miss (1-0) Thursday night. Tipoff for the nonconference clash that is part of the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge is slated for 7:30 p.m. Kansas has not trailed at any ...
Freshman Ioanna Chatzileonti was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week following the first two games of her collegiate career. Chatzileonti, a 6-2 forward from Athens, Greece, averaged 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds to help the KU women's basketball team start 2-0 on the year. Leading all ...
Four players in double figures and 46% shooting from 3-point range led the Kansas women’s basketball team to an easy, 85-43 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Starters Holly Kersgieter (17), Tina Stephens (13), Aniya Thomas and Zakiyah ...
After a nine-month hiatus, the Kansas women’s basketball team is getting back in the swing of things. KU will play its second game in five days, when it hosts Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks, who didn’t get to play any exhibition contests, ...
It ended up being the perfect night for head coach Brandon Schneider, and not just because the Kansas women’s basketball team got the opportunity to play for the first time in nine months. During a 78-62 victory over Northern Colorado, Kansas put together two quarters of quality basketball ...
With a talented group of newcomers and four veteran double-digit scorers, it’s easy to see why Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider is optimistic about his squad’s chances this year. The KU women tip off their season today, and four of the five players who averaged in ...
The University of Kansas is extending its policy of having no fans in the stands at home athletic events through Dec. 5, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Monday afternoon. Last week, the university announced that no fans would be allowed for the rest of November. In a letter posted on the ...
The latest batch of talent to be added to the Kansas women’s basketball roster came from overseas, with Brandon Schneider’s program landing three international prospects during the early signing period which wrapped up this week. KU received letters of intent from 6-foot-4 center Danai ...
Story updated at 8:53 p.m. Tuesday: The University of Kansas’ chancellor announced Tuesday that no fans will be allowed at home sporting events for the rest of November because of the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the region. This news will affect two volleyball ...
You've seen them at Royals games and other college and pro venues across the country, and now you can be in one. Kansas Athletics announced this week that it would provide KU fans the opportunity to have a fan cutout of themselves placed inside Allen Fieldhouse for the 2020-21 basketball ...
The Kansas women's basketball program released its 2020-21 schedule on Monday, and Brandon Schneider’s Jayhawks will open on the first down allowed by the NCAA, Nov. 25 at home against Northern Colorado. KU will follow that up with a home game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on ...
Even with a mask on during his interview, it was easy to sense the joy head coach Brandon Schneider had about returning to practice. The Kansas women’s basketball team completed its first official practice on Thursday, Oct. 15 to begin preparing for the 2020-21 season. For the Jayhawks, it ...
There will not be fans in the Allen Fieldhouse stands to usher in another college basketball season, but the Kansas men’s and women’s basketball programs still plan to host Late Night in the Phog this month. The virtual version of the 36th annual event that marks the start of the season ...
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday afternoon identified Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, as the official start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season. In addition, the Council outlined several parameters for the upcoming season, including a minimum (13) and maximum (27) ...
The board overseeing Kansas Athletics on Wednesday unanimously approved two measures intended to shore up the department's financial situation as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain revenue streams. The first measure gives Athletics Director Jeff Long and CFO Pat Kaufman the authority ...
An emotional conversation inside the Kansas women’s basketball locker room on Thursday turned into a Black Lives Matter march of more than 800 KU athletes, administrators, coaches and supporters on KU’s campus Friday. “Our players deserve all the credit,” KU women’s basketball coach ...
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of the governing board that oversees Kansas Athletics seeking permission for Athletic Director Jeff Long to obtain a $20 million, short-term line of credit in case the COVID-19 pandemic significantly modifies ...
Updated at 10:24 p.m. Thursday The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim. If the games can go on, the NCAA says college athletes should be ...
Even if no games were played, Wednesday was one of the biggest, most eventful days in college sports I can remember. First, Stanford announced it was cutting 11 of its 36 varsity sports, a scary move for the rest of college athletics that could be the beginning of a nationwide trend. “If ...