🏀 Jayhawks Tripped Up at Penn State – Kansas Jayhawks

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Kansas women’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season Monday night, falling 91-85 to Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center. 

The Jayhawks fall to 1-1 on the year while Penn State improves to 3-0. 

Kansas shot a better percentage from the field, hitting 29-of-61 (47.5%) field goals compared to 46.3% shooting for Penn State. The Lady Lions, however, had eight more field goal attempts and hit 12 three-pointers compared to six for the Jayhawks. PSU outrebounded the Jayhawks 40-to-33, but KU outscored the Lady Lions 40-to-30 in the paint. 

“I think the rebounding margin is the biggest thing that jumps out to me,” Kansas coach Brandon Schneider said. “We knew that the possession battle was going to be really important because they’re a team that presses and tries to turn you over. I thought for the most part we did a good…