LAWRENCE, Kansas – Kansas women’s basketball earned its first win against a top-five ranked opponent since 2009 as the Jayhawks defeated the previously unbeaten No. 4 Baylor Bears in dominant fashion, winning 87-66 on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
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The win is the third all-time victory for Kansas against a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 5 and marks KU’s first victory against Baylor since 2014, snapping a stretch of 19 consecutive defeats.
Kansas (8-7, 1-3 Big 12) secured its first Big 12 win of the season behind a career night from super-senior Taiyanna Jackson, who finished with a career-high 27 points and a season-high 19 rebounds. Freshman S’Mya Nichols was one point shy of her career with 22 points, while adding six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Super-senior Holly Kersgieter added 19 points and six rebounds as the trio of Jackson, Nichols and Kersgieter combined to outscore Baylor’s entire team.
“We talked about how this presented the opportunity to be a turning point moment for us,” said head coach Brandon Schneider after the game. “Not only are they celebrating the…
