By: NU Athletic Communications
The Nebraska women's basketball team will travel to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence to take on the Kansas Jayhawks in the third round of the Postseason WNIT on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. (MT). KCOW coverage will begin at 5 pm (MT).
The Huskers (18-14) advanced to the WNIT Super 16 with a 77-57 win over Northern Iowa in front of 6,478 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday. Kansas (21-11) advanced to the third round with a 75-47 win over Missouri in front of 3,682 fans on Monday night - the third-largest crowd in the WNIT's second round.
The Jayhawks entered the tournament with the highest NCAA NET ranking in Nebraska's 16-team bracket, and were considered one of the first four teams out of the 68-team NCAA Tournament field.
Thursday night's game will be the 85th all-time meeting between the Huskers and their most frequent opponent, Kansas. The Jayhawks own a 50-34 lead in the all-time series, but Nebraska owns a 24-10 edge in the last 34 meetings since 1998, including a 15-1 mark in Lincoln.
Earlier this season, Nebraska outlasted Kansas 85-79 in triple-overtime on Dec. 21, 2022, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Jayhawks entered that game ranked No. 20 nationally and unbeaten at 10-0. Jaz Shelley led four Huskers in double figures with 24 points, while Alexis Markowski added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
First-team All-Big 12 guard Zakiyah Franklin led Kansas with a game-high 27 points, while fellow first-team All-Big 12 choice Taiyanna Jackson added 18 points and 21 rebounds in the loss. Jackson and Markowski were both top-10 finalists for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year award in 2023.
The Nebraska/Kansas winner will face the winner of Friday's game between Arkansas and Texas Tech... on Saturday, Sunday or Monday in the Great 8. All Tournament games will be played on the campus of one of the participating schools.
KCOW, 1400-AM and 92.5 FM will carry the games as far as Nebraska advances.