Game Primer: How to Watch, Key Players and Important Information for Kansas vs Maine

The Kansas Jayhawks began to the season off 3-0 of their opening season homestand, as heart Taiyanna Jackson confirmed off her improved offensive play. Of their newest outing in opposition to UTRGV, the Jayhawks lastly obtained the dominant win that they regarded like they had been heading to within the first two video games, and now they may attempt to construct off of that momentum. As we speak, they begin off in opposition to the Maine Black Bears.

Overview

The Jayhawks shook issues up a bit of their final recreation in opposition to UTRGV, as Wyvette Mayberry made her first begin of the season. 4 gamers scored in double figures within the contest, and the Jayhawks lastly confirmed off the shape that they had been anticipated to have over the course of the entire recreation.

The Kansas Jayhawks are nonetheless receiving votes in each polls this week, and can look to make use of a robust exhibiting to interrupt into the rankings subsequent week.

That is the primary assembly between the Jayhawks and the Black Bears. The final assembly between these two packages was an 80-57 victory for Kansas again on December 30, 2010.

Listed below are the necessities:

The Numbers

Kansas: 3-0

Maine: 2-2

Methods to Watch

Friday, November twenty fifth, 2:00 p.m. CST

Moraga, CA: UCU Pavilion

TV: WCC Community streamed by way of YouTube

– Joaquin Wallace (Play-by-Play)

Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Community

– Steven Davis (Play-by-Play)

Webcast: Kansas On-line Radio

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Key Gamers 

Holly Kersgieter (15 pts, 15 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, in opposition to UTRGV)

Kersgieter was electrical for the Jayhawks within the final recreation, and continued to point out why she was honored as a part of the All-Large 12 Preseason crew. The protection would not present up fairly as a lot within the field rating, however she is going to look to get off to a superb begin on the highway to hold some momentum into a real highway recreation tomorrow..

Taiyanna Jackson (10 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, in opposition to UTRGV)

Jackson wasn’t as energetic on the boards within the final one, however the Jayhawks did not actually need her to be. She has gotten over the 100 block mark, and is now trying to proceed her dominant streak down low.

Chandler Prater (15 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, in opposition to UTRGV)

Prater had a break-out recreation in opposition to UTRGV, matching Kersgieter because the main scorer for Kansas, and amassing her first double-double of the season together with her career-high mark of 10 rebounds. She has routinely been an vital piece for this crew, however she has an opportunity early within the season to step up into a good larger position.

Wyvette Mayberry (12 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, in opposition to UTRGV)

Mayberry obtained her first begin in opposition to UTRGV, and she or he adopted by way of, scoring 12 factors. She had an enormous run within the second quarter to push the lead going into half, and Kansas was by no means challenged after that. The Jayhawks have excessive hopes for the Tulsa switch, and her emergence early within the season may vastly improve the ceiling of this crew.

Enjoyable Details

Taiyanna Jackson leads the crew in scoring, rebounding and blocked pictures within the first three video games of the season.

Zakiyah Franklin got here off the bench within the final recreation, scoring seven factors and placing her profession whole at 999. She would be the thirty first participant to attain 1,000 factors in a Jayhawk uniform the following time she scores.

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