Via Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. –Jaliya Davis scored 26 points and Libby Fandel added a career-high 23 as the Kansas Jayhawks defeated Oral Roberts 99-51 on Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
All five starters scored in double figures for the Jayhawks, who improved to 3-0 with the win. In addition to Davis and Fandel, Brittany Harshaw had 14 points and four assists, while S’Mya Nichols added 11 points and four assists. Regan Williams had 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists, helping the Jayhawks to a season-best 21 assists on 35 made field goals. Every Jayhawk who played in the contest scored for a second straight game.
“I loved seeing five people in double figures and I loved to see us having 21 assists,” Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider said after the game. “I thought we really moved it and shared the ball well tonight. Everyone stepped up throughout the game. Anna Gooden didn’t come out after S’Mya went down, and Libby was really good. Jaliya was Jaliya, Brittany shot it well, and I thought Regan was a terrific passer tonight with those five assists. We were good defensively, and we will only continue to improve through practice.”
Nichols and Davis were on the front foot early for the Jayhawks, scoring 11 of Kansas’ first 14 points. Davis added another three-point play just before the under-five media timeout, giving the Jayhawks a 17-6 advantage with 4:57 to go in the first. Kansas would then build its lead to 19 by the end of the quarter, sparked by Davis scoring nine points in a 14-0 Jayhawk run. After the first, Kansas’ lead was 19 at 28-9.
The Jayhawks’ advantage grew to 24 at the midway point of the second quarter, led again by the scoring services of Davis who tallied another four points. Davis was one of five Kansas scorers in a quarter that began with Cydnee Bryant converting on a triple. At the half, Kansas’ advantage sat at a then-high 25 points, 46-21.
Like the first half, Kansas opened the second half in a quick way with an early 9-0 run that left the Jayhawks ahead 55-21 at the seven-minute mark. Oral Roberts would answer with five quick points of its own, before both teams traded baskets midway through the quarter. Ahead 57-30 nearing the five-minute mark, Kansas’ offense roared to life and stretched its lead to 40 by the end of the quarter. The Jayhawks scored seven-straight points before surrendering a Golden Eagle free throw, and led 74-34 entering the final quarter.
Kansas spent much of the fourth quarter preserving and building the lead, which grew to 42 entering the final five minutes at 88-46. The Jayhawks put an exclamation point on the win with 4:17 to go, when Harshaw knocked down a three while drawing a foul. Molly Ernstes would enter the game following the media timeout, converting the free throw to finish a four-point play. Kansas would follow by winding down the final minutes, wrapping up a 99-51 victory.
Next up for the Jayhawks is the first of five consecutive road or neutral contests, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 14, with a trip to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to face No. 25 Nebraska. Tipoff of that game is set for 3:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on BTN+.
Notes
- The Jayhawks improved to 17-1 all-time against Oral Roberts and KU has now won the last five matchups in the series.
- With the win, KU has extended its non-conference home game winning streak to 46 games in a row, dating back to Dec. 2020.
- Kansas improved to 3-0 for the third-consecutive season and seventh time in 12 seasons under head coach Brandon Schneider.
- The Jayhawks recorded 21 assists in the game, their most since dishing out 22 against Houston on February 14th, 2026.
- S’Mya Nichols finished with four assists, moving into sixth in school history with 408 for her career. Nichols passed Ivana Catic, who had 406 assists as a Jayhawk from 2006-09.
- Jaliya Davis recorded her third straight game with 20+ points to open the season and the 18th of her career.
- Regan Williams recorded a career high five assists while adding 10 points and seven rebounds.
- Libby Fandel scored a career high 23 points and tied her career high with eight rebounds to lead all players in the game.
- All ten Jayhawks that recorded minutes also scored in the game, marking the second straight game Kansas has had where all players that saw action scored.
