A flurry of late buckets by Vermont spoiled Kansas’ chances of setting a record, but it did not take away from what was a dominating defensive performance. KU closed out an impressive run through nonconference play with a 77-36 rout of Vermont Sunday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse. The ...
Jessica Washington helped Kansas win its division at the Duel in the Desert before the holiday break and her efforts in Las Vegas didn't go unnoticed, as Washington was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Wednesday afternoon. The weekly honor is the second of the season for Washington and the ...
The University of Kansas women's basketball team topped Northwestern, 66-57, in its second game of the Duel in the Desert Tournament to earn the Desert Division title Thursday night inside Cox Pavilion. Jessica Washington was selected as the Desert Division MVP and senior Kylee Kopatich joined ...
Behind a season-best 55.8 field goal percentage, the University of Kansas women's basketball team topped Washington State, 71-63, in the first game of the Duel in the Desert Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Cox Pavilion. The Jayhawks were led by a trio of seniors who each notched ...
The Kansas women’s basketball team improved on a rough shooting night against Nebraska with a 76-45 sharpshooting win over Grambling State Sunday afternoon at home. With the win, Kansas improved to 7-1. Senior guards Christalah Lyons, Jessica Washington and Kylee Kopatich each netted ...
Nebraska handed the University of Kansas women's basketball team its first loss of the season by a 58-52 margin Wednesday night inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. Double-figure scoring efforts by senior Kylee Kopatich and junior Mariane De Carvalho were not enough for the Jayhawks (6-1) to mount a ...
The double-figure scoring efforts of three seniors helped Kansas women's basketball maintain its perfect 6-0 record, as KU outlasted LSU during a 68-61 victory in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Thursday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Jayhawks used a strong defensive effort to ...
After jumping out to a 5-0 start, the University of Kansas women’s basketball team and it’s senior-heavy roster have garnered some national attention. For the third week in a row, the Jayhawks have been represented in the USA Today coaches poll. The Jayhawks received six votes in week ...
In her first week back in action, redshirt senior Jessica Washington earned her first Big 12 Player of the Week honor for the 2018-19 season and second of her career, the league announced Monday afternoon. Washington averaged 23.5 points behind a 53.8 shooting percentage to lead the Jayhawks ...
Leading by 30 with less than a minute to go, the one thing the Kansas women’s basketball team was most excited about Sunday night was a late turnover on Iona to close out a 75-44 win. All smiles from starters Jessica Washington, Kylee Kopatich and Bailey Helgren, the trio watched as the ...
The senior duo of Jessica Washington and Kylee Kopatich lifted Kansas to a 77-56 victory over George Mason with hot shooting and a record-setting night in Allen Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Jayhawks (4-0) got off to a hot start with a 14-2 run behind four straight three pointers from ...
Jessica Washington waited patiently to be checked in along with Briana Osorio and Michaela Wilson. It’s the first time she’s played in a game in over a year. And at the highlight of the game she said she was the most excited for, it didn’t even take 10 seconds for Washington to head to ...
Not long before the start of her final preps season, Lawrence High senior Chisom Ajekwu made her collegiate plans official. After announcing her verbal commitment in March, Ajekwu on Friday signed her national letter of intent to play collegiate basketball for the University of Kansas. The ...
Usually boasting a booming tone that can be heard throughout Allen Fieldhouse, head coach Brandon Schneider sat comfortably and quiet on the Kansas bench as the Jayhawks jumped out to an early 18-point lead at the end of the first quarter. He wasn’t alone – the short pause of respect ...
After swatting five blocks in the paint, senior guard Kylee Kopatich had something to add on a question for Bailey Helgren about how her mentality was after “exploding on the defensive end” in Kansas’ 67-55 win over UMKC on Wednesday night. “The huge blocks,” Kopatich clarified to ...
Things were a little different when the Kansas women’s basketball team took the court one week after going to overtime with Fort Hays State. No major starting five changes, no miraculous plays, just pure dominance over the opposition. Every single one of the Jayhawks’ 13 players that ...
It took five extra minutes of action, but the University of Kansas women's basketball team came away with a 90-83 victory over Fort Hays State Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks closed out the final 3:53 of the overtime period on a 9-1 run to finish off an exhibition win over ...
University of Kansas women's basketball team has been selected to finish in ninth place as voted on by the Big 12 head coaches, according to an announcement made Thursday by the league. Baylor, the reigning Big 12 Champion, was selected to finish first in conference action after garnering ...
Christalah Lyons and Jessica Washington earned Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors by the league coaches, according to an announcement made Wednesday afternoon. Lyons, who was named to the honorable mention team last season, led the Jayhawks with 14.8 points per game. Lyons netted ...
Jessica Washington’s return is much anticipated after the success from Christalah Lyons and Kylee Kopatich, who each averaged double digits for the University of Kansas women’s basketball team last season. Washington will slide back into the mix after missing last year with an ACL injury, ...