Women's Basketball

KU women’s rally falls short at West Virginia

Morgantown, W.Va. ? West Virginia held Kansas to 15 first-half points and hung on for a 59-56 victory in Big 12 women’s basketball Tuesday night.Chelsea Gardner and Asia Boyd led KU with 18 points apiece, and Gardner added 12 rebounds.The Jayhawks trailed 27-15 at halftime after going the ...

Kansas-West Virginia women’s basketball at a glance

A look at Tuesday's Kansas-West Virginian women's basketball game.Who: Kansas at West VirginiaWhen: 6 p.m.Where: WVU Coliseum, in Morgantown, West VirginiaSeries: Kansas leads, 4-3Seeking separationWith only eight games left in the regular season for all 10 Big 12 teams, No. 3 Baylor (11-0 in ...

KU women go cold late, lose to OSU

Aggressors early Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University’s women’s basketball players became bystanders too often for coach Bonnie Henrickson’s liking late against Oklahoma State.A drop-off in the Jayhawks’ activity first reared its head on offense, when OSU switched to a ...

KU women hang on for hard-fought win over Texas Tech

In a game as rough and tough as Kansas University’s 71-67 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse, one run, no matter how big or small, can wind up being the difference.That turned out to be true in this one, as the Jayhawks (13-10 overall, 4-6 Big 12) used a 16-0 spurt ...

Kansas-Texas Tech women at a glance

Who: Texas Tech vs. KansasWhen: 7 p.m. WednesdayWhere: Allen FieldhouseSeries: Texas Tech, 16-8Time to climbIf Kansas wants to climb out of the Big 12’s cellar, now would be a great time to start the ascent. Entering today’s slate of conference games, KU is one of five teams holding a 3-6 ...

KU women fall to Baylor

Waco, Texas ? Nina Davis and Niya Johnson were right in the middle of the decisive run for No. 3 Baylor.The undersized post player and dynamic point guard are two big reasons the Lady Bears have won 19 games in a row.Davis and Johnson combined for all the points in an 11-0 second-half spurt ...

Kansas women upend Iowa State, 61-56

Ames, Iowa ? Chelsea Gardner’s double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Kansas University’s women’s basketball team to a 61-56 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday.It was KU’s third straight Big 12 victory, its first win in Ames since the 2005-06 season and the Cyclones’ ...

Motivational speaker strikes chord with Jayhawks

Rayna DuBose has a connection to Kansas University athletics that likely will last the rest of her life. But the fact she played basketball for KU coach Bonnie Henrickson at Virginia Tech 13 years ago played no part in her recent visit to Lawrence, even if the reunion was sweet for both the ...