game 12 JANUARY 4, 2020 | OKLAHOMA STATE | GAME NOTES 11-0 0-0 RV / - 9-3 0-0 - / - COWGIRLS RANKING (AP/ RANKING (AP/ OVERALL BIG 12 OVERALL BIG 12 COACHES) COACHES) -vs- JAYHAWKS BRANDON SCHNEIDER 50-83 JIM LITTEL 170-99 HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU; 5TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT OSU ; 9TH SEASON GAME KANSAS AT OKLAHOMA STATE 2019-20 SCHEDULE Stillwater, Okla. • Gallagher-Iba Arena SERIES AT A GLANCE KU11 Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 • 2:00 P.M. CT OVERALL FIRST MEETING Big 12 Now on ESPN+ in Stillwater, Okla. 13-16 NOVEMBER vs Big 12 196-298 Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 7 INDIANA STATE Big 12 Now W, 84-72 BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK 10 UIC Big 12 Now W, 91-50 Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 13 OMAHA Big 12 Now W, 63-48 Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 17 UMASS LOWELL Big 12 Now W, 79-44 Play-by-Play: Jimmy Chavez 24 TEXAS STATE Big 12 Now W, 68-48 Analyst: David Lawrence 29 vs Wright State# CUSAtv W, 74-63 POINTS 78.4 PER GAME 69.1 30 at FAU# CUSAtv W, 90-60 FAST BREAK DECEMBER » Kansas will match up against Oklahoma State for the 72nd .460 FG % .398 Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) time in program history on Saturday. Oklahoma State leads 8 FLORIDA^ Big 12 Now W, 77-66 the all-time series 38-33. 15 SAINT MARY'S Big 12 Now W, 86-81 3 FG % 22 at Saint Louis ESPN+ Wot, 68-60 » Last time the Jayhawks and Cowgirls faced off was March .323 .257 30 WOFFORD Big 12 Now W, 83-64 8, 2019, in the first round of the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City where Kansas came out on top, 76-66. 42.0 REBOUNDS 43.9 JANUARY » The Jayhawks go into Big 12 Conference play 11-0, which is the PER GAME Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) best start for the program since the 2005-06 season. 4 OKLAHOMA STATE* Big 12 Now 2 PM 8 #19 WEST VIRGINIA* Big 12 Now 7 PM » As of Dec. 29, 2019, Kansas has received four votes to be ASSISTS 15.5 ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 teams in women's 15.8 PER GAME 12 at TCU* FSSW 2 PM Division I basketball. 15 #6 BAYLOR* Big 12 NOW 7 PM 18 Texas Tech* Big 12 Now 5 PM » Through the nonconference schedule, the Jayhawks have six 2.3 BLOCKS 6.2 22 at #25 Texas* LHN 7 PM players averaging double figures in points. Leading the way is PER GAME 25 at Iowa State* 2 PM sophomore guard Brooklyn Mitchell with 12.7 points a game followed by junior guard Aniya Thomas (12.6), freshman guard 29 KANSAS STATE* FSN 8 PM STEALS Holly Kersgieter (11.8), senior forward Mariane De Carvalho 8.7 PER GAME 8.8 (11.5), freshman guard Zakiyah Franklin (11.1) and junior FEBRUARY forward Tina Stephens (10.5). Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) SCORING 2 OKLAHOMA* FSN 12 PM » The Jayhawks are one of eight teams still undefeated in DI 59.6 55.1 women’s basketball. KU and Texas Tech are the only remaining DEFENSE 5 at #6 Baylor* Big 12 Now 7 PM undefeated teams in the Big 12. 8 TCU* Big 12 Now 5 PM 12 at Texas Tech* 7 PM » In the last outing against Wofford, Holly Kersgieter was three FG % .325 .362 DEFENSE 15 #25 TEXAS* Big 12 Now 6 PM points shy of her career-high scoring 21 points on 8-of-14 22 at #19 West Virginia* AT&T Sportnet 4 PM (57.1%) from the field along with five rebounds. 3 FG % 26 at Oklahoma* FSOK 7 PM » Mariane De Carvalho finished with 18 points against Wofford .283 .341 29 OKLAHOMA STATE* Big 12 Now 5 PM on 8-of-10 (80%) shooting from the field and grabbed seven DEFENSE rebounds. MARCH REBOUND 3.3 » Redshirt sophomore center Emma Merriweather made her 4.0 MARGIN Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) Kansas debut against the Terriers with 1:53 remaining in the 3 IOWA STATE* Big 12 Now 7 PM second quarter. She recorded her first basket as a Jayhawk 8 at Kansas State* Big 12 Now 2 PM with one-minute remaining in the fourth quarter and also AST-TO 1.3 12-15 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship grabbed four rebounds. 1.0 RATIO * BIG 12 Conference Game ^ Big 12/SEC Challenge # FAU Thanksgiving Tournament last game starters OVERALL RECORD 11-0 BIG 12 0-0 4 5 15 21 35 NON- CONFERENCE 11-0 HOME 8-0 35 AWAY 2-0 NEUTRAL 1-0 COMMUNICATIONS 11.5 PPG 12.6 PPG 11.1 PPG 12.7 PPG 5.6 PPG 6.2 RPG 2.1 APG 3.4 APG 3.8 APG 5.9 RPG KIAIRA COOPER JAKE DERICHSWEILER Asst. Communications Director Communications Assistant FG PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE FG PERCENTAGE e: [email protected] e: [email protected] 43.4 40.9 34.9 49.5 68.3 c: 785.691.9738 c: 785.331.5303 MARIANE DE CARVALHO ANIYA THOMAS ZAKIYAH FRANKLIN BROOKLYN MITCHELL BAILEY HELGREN 2019-20 #KUwbb NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Previous School No. Name Position 45 Chisom Ajekwu Center 1 Tina Stephens F 6'2" JR Palmetto, Florida Palmetto HS 3 Tamia Davis Guard 3 Tamia Davis G 5'7" FR Raleigh, North Carolina SE Raleigh HS 4 Mariane De Carvalho Foward 4 Mariane De Carvalho F 6'2'' SR Araraquara, Brazil Highland CC 31 Brittany Franklin Center 5 Aniya Thomas G 5'7'' SO Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS 15 Zakiyah Franklin Guard 35 Bailey Helgren Center 10 Emma Merriweather C 6'5" R-SO Buena Park. Calif. Lakeside HS 13 Holly Kersgieter Guard 11 Niccolly Ramalho G 5'5'' SR Sao Paulo, Brazil Highland CC 10 Emma Merriweather Center 13 Holly Kersgieter G 5'10" FR Sand Springs, Oklahoma Charles Page HS 21 Brooklyn Mitchell Guard 25 Chandler Prater Guard 15 Zakiyah Franklin G 5'7" FR Lakeland, Florida Winter Haven HS 11 Niccolly Ramalho Guard 21 Brooklyn Mitchell G 5'6'' SO New Orleans, La. Ursuline Academy 1 Tina Stephens Forward 25 Chandler Prater G 5'11" FR Kansas City, Missouri North Kansas City HS 5 Aniya Thomas Guard 31 Brittany Franklin C 6'5'' SO Plymouth, N.C. Plymouth HS 35 Bailey Helgren C 6'5'' JR Edina, Minn. Edina HS 45 Chisom Ajekwu C 6'3" FR Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence HS SUPPORT STAFF Name Position // Year at KU COACHES AND STAFF Brock McGinnis Dir. of Player Develop. // 1st Name Position // Year at KU Alma Mater // Year Donease Smith Dir. of Basketball Ops/ Asst. AD // 5th Brandon Schneider Head Coach // 5th Wayland Baptist // 1995 Damon Young Graphic Designer // 3rd Larry Tidwell Associate Head Coach // 1st Austin College // 1975 Patrick Schrater Grad. Student Manager // 1st Nicole Lowery Athletic Trainer // 3rd Damitria Buchanan Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord. // 5th Texas A&M // 2010 Caleb Krueger Strength & Conditioning // 1st Jhasmin Player Assistant Coach // 1st Baylor // 2009 Carmen Thomas Administrative Ast. // ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class By Position By Home State & Country PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Seniors (2): De Carvalho; Ramalho Guards Fowards Centers Brazil (2): De Carvalho, Ramalho MARIANE DE CARVALHO ........ MARI-An-Knee De Car-Val-Yo Juniors (2): Helgren; Stephens Ramallho De Carvalho Helgren California (1): Merriweather NICCOLLY RAMALHO ............ Nuh-Cole-LEE Huh-MALL-yo Sophomores (4): Franklin, Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell Stephens Merriweather Florida (2): Franklin, Stephens R-Sophomore (1): Merriweather Thomas Franklin Kansas (1): Ajekwu ANIYA Thomas .......................... uh-NYE-uh Freshman (5): Ajekwu, Davis, Franklin, Davis Ajekwu Louisiana (1): Mithcell ZAKIYAH Franklin .......................... zuh-ky-uh Kersgieter, Prater Kersgieter Minnesota (1) Helgren Franklin Missouri (1): Prater Holly KERSGIETER ....................... kers-GEETER Prater North Carolina (2): Davis, Franklin Chandler PRATER ...........................PRAY-ter Oklahoma (1): Kersgieter Texas (1): Thomas CHISOM AJEKWU .................. Ch-is-Um A-Jeck-Woo Game Notes • 2 2019-20 @KUwbball The Ladyjacks finished the 2013-14 campaign with a 23-13 record and saw the team become the first in school history to win three games in a postseason tournament. SFA defeated Texas State and Boise State at home during the WBI and bested College of Charleston on the road to advance to the title game where SFA fell to Illinois-Chicago 73-64. Schneider’s team overcame adversity en route to its first conference title since 2010 and its 16th TOUGH in the Southland overall. The Ladyjacks had one returning starter go down with an injury during preseason workouts and lost another starter five games into conference play. After losing the first two games following the second injury, Schneider and his staff made adjustments to see the team go 9-2 to close the regular season, including winning the last six straight. SFA overcame a five- game deficit in the Southland standings to tie for the regular season crown. Schneider guided the team to the championship game of the Southland Conference Tournament as well for the second AND time in his tenure. Awards came in for SFA in the 2013-14 season for Porsha Roberts. Schneider saw his team’s top player win Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and become the all-time blocks leader in SFA history. Roberts averaged 17.0 points per game and shot an impressive 56.3 percent from the field. Her shooting percentage improved during league play where she hit 58.7 percent of her shots. Roberts was named first team All-Southland Conference and receive all-tournament honors during the WBI.