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Wednesday, November 12
Lawrence, Kan.
6:30 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
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Jayhawks to Face Lamar Wednesday Night in Lawrence
11/11/2025 2:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks will conclude a three-game home stand to open the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, Nov. 12, by welcoming the Lamar Cardinals to Allen Fieldhouse.
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Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Josh Klingler (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Jayhawk Radio Network from Learfield, with Steven Davis and David Lawrence calling the action.
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Kansas improved to 2-0 Sunday with a 75-60 victory over Northwestern State at Allen Fieldhouse. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis and junior guard S'Mya Nichols combined for 50 points to lead the Jayhawks in the win, with Davis scoring a career-high 28 while Nichols topped the 20-point mark for the second straight game with 22.
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For her efforts in that game and the season-opening win over Kansas City, Davis was named to the inaugural Big 12 Starting Five on Monday. The starting five is voted on by a media panel to honor strong performances from across the conference. Davis averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent (14-21) from the field across the first two games of her collegiate career.
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Nichols has scored at least 20 points in both of KU's games and is leading the Jayhawks with 21.5 points and 7.0 assists per game. In Sunday's win over Northwestern State, Nichols surpassed 1,100 career points and moved up to No. 27 on the school's all-time scoring list, surpassing Brooke Reves, who scored 1,101 points from 1999-2001. Nichols enters Wednesday's game with 1,108 points to her credit.
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Davis has scored in double figures in each of her first two games and ranks second on the team in scoring (19.0 points per game) and third in rebounding (4.5 rebounds per game). Davis is the highest ranked recruit to sign at Kansas since the ESPNW rankings began in 2007 and the first McDonald's All-American to sign with Kansas out of high school since 2003.
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Junior forward Regan Williams had 18 points and eight rebounds in the season opener against Kansas City but battled foul trouble Sunday against NSU. Williams is currently KU's third-leading scorer at 11.0 points per game.
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Senior forward Lilly Meister had nearly identical stat lines in her first two games as a Jayhawk. The transfer from Indiana put up eight points and nine rebounds vs. Kansas City, then followed that with eight points and eight rebounds in the NSU game. Meister is fourth on the team with 8.0 points per game while leading Kansas with 8.5 rebounds per game.
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Following its win over Northwestern State, Kansas has now won 35 consecutive non-conference home games at Allen Fieldhouse, dating back to December 2020.
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Lamar comes to Lawrence 0-2 and is playing its third-straight road game to open the season. The Cardinals fell 72-68 at Northern Colorado in overtime, and 89-61 at Kansas State. Lamar is paced by Shaila Forman, who is averaging 18.5 points per game.
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Lamar is led by former Kansas assistant coach Aqua Franklin, who spent five seasons across two stints with the Jayhawks. She was the associate head coach at KU under Brandon Schneider from 2016-19 before heading to Lamar, where she is in her seventh season with a record of 100-77.
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Wednesday's matchup will be the fourth all-time between Kansas and Lamar in a series dating bak to 1993. Kansas leads the all-time series 2-1. Kansas and Lamar previously played a home-and-home series in consecutive seasons, with both matchups taking place during the 1993 calendar year. Kansas won 84-56 in Lawrence on Feb. 16, 1993, before Lamar claimed a 78-72 victory on Dec. 19, 1993, in Beaumont. Kansas won the most recent meeting, a 90-40 victory on Nov. 25, 2011, in Lawrence.
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Tickets
Single game tickets for the 2025-26 Kansas women's basketball season are on sale now. To learn more about ticket options, fans are encouraged to visit KUAthletics.com or call 800-34-HAWKS.
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Up Next
The Jayhawks head to the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, Nov. 15 to face Missouri in the StorageMart Border Showdown. Tipoff of that game is set for approximately 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Josh Klingler (play-by-play) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Jayhawk Radio Network from Learfield, with Steven Davis and David Lawrence calling the action.
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Kansas improved to 2-0 Sunday with a 75-60 victory over Northwestern State at Allen Fieldhouse. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis and junior guard S'Mya Nichols combined for 50 points to lead the Jayhawks in the win, with Davis scoring a career-high 28 while Nichols topped the 20-point mark for the second straight game with 22.
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For her efforts in that game and the season-opening win over Kansas City, Davis was named to the inaugural Big 12 Starting Five on Monday. The starting five is voted on by a media panel to honor strong performances from across the conference. Davis averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent (14-21) from the field across the first two games of her collegiate career.
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Nichols has scored at least 20 points in both of KU's games and is leading the Jayhawks with 21.5 points and 7.0 assists per game. In Sunday's win over Northwestern State, Nichols surpassed 1,100 career points and moved up to No. 27 on the school's all-time scoring list, surpassing Brooke Reves, who scored 1,101 points from 1999-2001. Nichols enters Wednesday's game with 1,108 points to her credit.
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Davis has scored in double figures in each of her first two games and ranks second on the team in scoring (19.0 points per game) and third in rebounding (4.5 rebounds per game). Davis is the highest ranked recruit to sign at Kansas since the ESPNW rankings began in 2007 and the first McDonald's All-American to sign with Kansas out of high school since 2003.
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Junior forward Regan Williams had 18 points and eight rebounds in the season opener against Kansas City but battled foul trouble Sunday against NSU. Williams is currently KU's third-leading scorer at 11.0 points per game.
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Senior forward Lilly Meister had nearly identical stat lines in her first two games as a Jayhawk. The transfer from Indiana put up eight points and nine rebounds vs. Kansas City, then followed that with eight points and eight rebounds in the NSU game. Meister is fourth on the team with 8.0 points per game while leading Kansas with 8.5 rebounds per game.
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Following its win over Northwestern State, Kansas has now won 35 consecutive non-conference home games at Allen Fieldhouse, dating back to December 2020.
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Lamar comes to Lawrence 0-2 and is playing its third-straight road game to open the season. The Cardinals fell 72-68 at Northern Colorado in overtime, and 89-61 at Kansas State. Lamar is paced by Shaila Forman, who is averaging 18.5 points per game.
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Lamar is led by former Kansas assistant coach Aqua Franklin, who spent five seasons across two stints with the Jayhawks. She was the associate head coach at KU under Brandon Schneider from 2016-19 before heading to Lamar, where she is in her seventh season with a record of 100-77.
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Wednesday's matchup will be the fourth all-time between Kansas and Lamar in a series dating bak to 1993. Kansas leads the all-time series 2-1. Kansas and Lamar previously played a home-and-home series in consecutive seasons, with both matchups taking place during the 1993 calendar year. Kansas won 84-56 in Lawrence on Feb. 16, 1993, before Lamar claimed a 78-72 victory on Dec. 19, 1993, in Beaumont. Kansas won the most recent meeting, a 90-40 victory on Nov. 25, 2011, in Lawrence.
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Tickets
Single game tickets for the 2025-26 Kansas women's basketball season are on sale now. To learn more about ticket options, fans are encouraged to visit KUAthletics.com or call 800-34-HAWKS.
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Up Next
The Jayhawks head to the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, Nov. 15 to face Missouri in the StorageMart Border Showdown. Tipoff of that game is set for approximately 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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