GAME FOUR CONTACT: Theresa Kurtz ([email protected]), Dayton Hammes ([email protected]) LADY HORNETS LADY 3-0 OVERALL 0-0 0-3 OVERALL 0-0 AP rank: -- USA Today rank: -- VS. AP rank: -- USA Today rank: -- JAYHAWKS Head Coach: Brandon Schneider Record: 418-185 Head Coach: Barbara Burgess Record: 25-88 2017-18 SCHEDULE JAYHAWKS AND HORNETS FACE OFF FOR FIRST TIME TALE OF THE TAPE Kansas women’s basketball continues nonconference action with its first matchup against Delaware State EXHIBITION GAMES in program history on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m., 10.29 Emporia State W, 69-49 inside Allen Fieldhouse. The game will be broadcast 11.5 Pittsburg State W, 57-50 on the Jayhawk Television Network/ESPN3 and the Jayhawk Radio Network. NONCONFERENCE 3-0 w-l 0-3 AROUND THE ARENA 11.12 Campbell W, 66-48 Kansas women’s basketball is celebrating Just Food N/A rank N/A 11.15 Texas Southern W, 72-37 Night. Fans that bring a non-perishable food item(s) 11.19 Yale W, 81-75 or a monetary donation will receive $5 admission to 11.22 Delaware State 7 p.m. 73.0 ppg 67.0 11.26 Rice 1 p.m. the game. 11.29 UMKC 7 p.m. 12.3 Arkansas 2 p.m. FAST BREAKS 43.1 fg% 36.3 12.6 Nebraska 7 p.m. • Wednesday’s matchup marks the first time that 12.10 Southeast Missouri 2 p.m. 34.4 3fg% 15.4 12.18 at St. John’s 6 p.m. Kansas has faced Delaware State in program 12.20 at Iona 5 p.m. history. • The Jayhawks return seven letterwinners from a 68.3 ft% 62.0 BIG 12 CONFERENCE season ago and welcome seven newcomers to the 2017-18 roster. 45.7 rpg 39.3 12.28 at Iowa State TBA • The Jayhawks reached their 800th program win on 12.31 TCU 2 p.m. Nov. 12 with a victory over Campbell to tip off the 16.7 apg 10.0 1.3 at Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. 50th season of Kansas women’s basketball. 1.6 Baylor 2 p.m. • Junior guards Kylee Kopatich and Christalah Lyons 1.10 West Virginia 7 p.m. 3.0 bpg 2.7 1.13 at Texas 1 p.m. have netted three-straight double-figure scoring efforts to start the 2017-18 campaign. 1.17 Texas Tech 7 p.m. 7.7 spg 1.20 at TCU 2 p.m. • In her third season with the Crimson and Blue, 7.7 1.24 at Oklahoma 6 p.m. Kopatich leads the team with 19 points per game. 1.28 Kansas State 4 p.m. • Lyons follows closely behind, averaging 16 points per LAST GAME STARTERS 1.31 Texas 7 p.m. game, in her first year with the Jayhawks. 2.3 at Oklahoma State 7:30 p.m. 0 CHRISTALAH LYONS 2.10 Oklahoma 7 p.m. • Kopatich clinched three career-high marks in the 2.14 at West Virginia 5 p.m. 2017-18 season opener against Campbell on Nov. PPG FG% RPG APG 2.17 at Baylor 1 p.m. 12. Kopatich scored 21 points, knocked down five 16.0 51.5 2.3 4.0 2.21 Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 3-pointers and dished out five assists. 2.24 at Kansas State 3 p.m. • Four Jayhawks are averaging double figures after 2.27 Iowa State 7 p.m. 2 BRIANNA OSORIO 3.3-5 Big 12 Championship TBA the first three games of the season, Kopatich leads the way with 19.0, while junior guards Lyons and PPG FG% RPG APG Brianna Osorio are averaging 16.0 and 11.0 points 11.0 41.4 3.0 2.0 FOLLOW THE JAYHAWKS per game, respectively. Freshman forward Micaela Wilson is averaging 10.0 points in two games. JAYHAWK TELEVISION NETWORK/ESPN3 • Wilson notched KU’s first double-double of the 14 AUSTIN RICHARDSON season during Sunday’s matchup with Yale (11/19), PPG FG% RPG APG scoring 14 points (5-of-8) and bringing down 10 9.3 25.0 5.3 1.7 JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK rebounds. The Rayville, Louisiana native also added three assists in the Jayhawkss 81-75 victory over the Bulldogs. KUATHLETICS.COM 33 KYLEE KOPATICH • Kansas Athletics is celebrating the 50-year PPG FG% RPG APG milestone of women’s varsity sports, including one 19.0 50.0 6.0 3.3 @KUWBBALL of the original six sports, women’s basketball. KU enters its 50th season after becoming a varsity 35 BAILEY HELGREN /KANSASWOMENSBASKETBALL sport in 1968-69 and has compiled a 802-614 overall record. PPG FG% RPG APG 2.0 60.0 2.7 0.3 @KUWBBALL 2017-18 @KUWBball BROADCAST ROSTER CHRISTALAH LYONS CHELSEA LOTT BRIANNA OSORIO JESSICA WASHINGTON MICAELA WILSON AUSTIN RICHARDSON CHAYLA CHEADLE 0 G • 5-5 • JR 1 C • 6-3 • JR 2 G • 5-8 • JR 3 G • 5-8 • SR 12 F • 6-2 • FR 14 F • 6-0 • JR 22 G • 6-0 • SR DALLAS, TEXAS FRESNO, TEXAS LAS VEGAS, NEV. TULSA, OKLA. RAYVILLE, LA. LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. COLUMBIA, MO. EBONI WATTS SYDNEY BENOIT BRITTANY FRANKLIN KYLEE KOPATICH BAILEY HELGREN SARA BORIC TYLER JOHNSON 23 G • 5-6 • SR 24 G • 5-10• SR 31 C • 6-5 • FR 33 G • 5-10 • JR 35 C • 6-5 • FR 50 C • 6-5 • JR 55 F • 6-2 • R-SO MACON, GA. SMITH CENTER, KAN. PLYMOUTH, N.C. OLATHE, KAN. EDINA, MINN. KATOR VAROS, BOSNIA LEAVENWORTH, KAN. BRANDON SCHNEIDER AQUA FRANKLIN KATIE O’CONNOR DAMITRIA BUCHANNAN HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 0 Christalah Lyons G 5-5 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS/Trinity Valley CC) Sydney BENOIT . Ben-OYT 1 Chelsea Lott C 6-3 Jr. Fresno, Texas (Fort Bend Hightower HS) SARA BORIC . SAR-rah boar-ICh 2 Brianna Osorio G 5-8 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Quest Prep HS/Southern Idaho) CHAYLA CHEADLE . SHAY-luh Chee-dull 3 Jessica Washington G 5-8 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS/North Carolina) Kylee KOPATICH. .koe-PAT-ich 12 Micaela Wilson F 6-2 Fr. Rayville, La. (Rayville HS) CHRISTALAH LYONS . Chris-Tuh-luh Lions 14 Austin Richardson F 6-0 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West HS/Johnson County CC) BRIANNA OSORIO. Bri-ON-ah oh-SOAR-ee-oh 22 Chayla Cheadle G 6-0 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) 23 Eboni Watts G 5-6 Sr. Macon, Ga. (Rutland HS/ Tallahassee CC) 24 Sydney Benoit G 5-10 Sr. Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center HS/Hutchison CC) 31 Brittany Franklin C 6-5 Fr. Plymouth, N.C. (Plymouth HS) 33 Kylee Kopatich G 5-10 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe South HS) 35 Bailey Helgren C 6-5 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS) 50 Sara Boric C 6-5 Jr. Kator Varos, Bosnia (Tehnicka Skola/NE Oklahoma A&M) 55 Tyler Johnson F 6-2 R-So. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach. Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist, 1995) Associate Head Coach . Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M, 2009) Assistant Coach . Katie O’Connor (Virginia Tech, 2000) Assistant Coach . .Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M, 2010) Director of Player Development . Andy Majors (Pittsburg State, 2006) Director of Basketball Operations . Donease Smith (Central Missouri, 1998) Visual Communications Coordinator & Graphic Designer . Damon Young (Oklahoma, 2017) Graduate Student Manager. Dylan Geissert (Emporia State, 2016) #KUwbb Game Notes • 2 2017-18 @KUWBball ABOUT THE JAYHAWKS QUICK FACTS After two successful exhibition games, Kansas opened the 2017-18 season with three-straight victories over Campbell, School ..............University of Kansas Texas Southern and Yale, marking the first time under head coach Brandon Schneider that the Jayhawks have gotten off Location .................Lawrence, Kan. to a 3-0 start to the season. Founded .........................1866 Mascot ......................Jayhawks Junior guards Kylee Kopatich and Christalah Lyons have each netted double-digit scoring efforts in each of the last three Conference ......................Big 12 games for the Jayhawks and are both shooting 50.0 percent or better from the field. Kopatich leads four Kansas players Enrollment .....................28,401 averaging double figures in 2017-18 with 19.0 points per game. She is also shooting 45.8 percent from long range Colors .................Crimson and Blue and averaging just under four 3-point field goals per game. Lyons averages 16.0 points per game, while dishing out an Arena ..................Allen Fieldhouse average of four assists in each of KU’s three contests thus far. Junior guard Capacity .......................16,300 SERIES BREAKDOWN Brianna Osorio averages 11.0 points per game through three matchups, Chancellor .............Dr. Douglas Girod Record while freshman forward Micaela Wilson has notched 10.0 points per game in Athletics Director ...... Dr. Sheahon Zenger Wednesday’s matchup will mark the first two appearances. Wilson also earned KU’s first double-double of the season Associate AD/SWA ........ Nicole Corcoran time that Kansas and Delaware State have with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Yale on Sunday, Nov. 19. played. Internet Address ......www.kuathletics.com Kansas is shooting 43.1percent from the field and six Jayhawks are sinking Overview TEAM HISTORY The Jayhawks welcome the Lady Hornets 50 percent or higher of their shots. Redshirt-sophomore forward Tyler First Season of Basketball ........1968-69 to Allen Fieldhouse for their first trip to Johnson leads the team after making 61.5 percent of her attempts from All-Time Record ...........802-614 (.566) Lawrence.