EVANSTON, Ill. (December 2, 2025) – Following a pair of games in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Northwestern returns home to open a brief two-game homestand against Kansas on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.
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With a victory over the Jayhawks, Northwestern can secure its first 5-0 start to a season at home since 2021-22.
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LAST TIME OUT
Northwestern split a pair of contests as part of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off, downing Abilene Christian by a 62-59 final on Friday before falling to Missouri, 85-70, in Saturday's finale in the Sunshine State.
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Bolstered by a career-best 31-point showing against the Tigers, Grace Sullivan averaged 26.5 points and 11.0 rebounds across the two-game stretch. Sullivan, who became the first Wildcat since Veronica Burton to eclipse the 30-point mark, also ripped down 13 rebounds in the matchup with Missouri to secure her third double-double of the season.
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Tate Lash scored a season-best 12 points in Friday's victory over Abilene Christian as part of a weekend that saw her put up 11.0 points per game and 5.5 assists per game. Tayla Thomas continued her outstanding work on the glass against the Wildcats, tearing down a game-high 12 rebounds, her fifth outing collecting 10-plus caroms in 2025-26.
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Caroline Lau continued her climb up the program's leaderboard in career assists, dishing out 8.5 helpers per game to bring her career total in the category to 468, a mark that puts her eighth all-time in Wildcat annals. Lau is currently tied for the national lead in assists, averaging 8.7 assists per game.
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SCOUTING KANSAS
Kansas enters the week at 6-2 overall after dropping contests to Georgia, 68-62, and Dayton, 59-58, as part of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off last week in Fort Myers, Fla. The Jayhawks were picked sixth in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll after finishing 16-14 (6-12 Big 12) a season ago.
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11th-year head coach Brandon Schneider boasts one of the nation's top all-around threats in S'Mya Nichols. Nichols, who ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring (20.1 ppg), poured in a career-high 40 points in Kansas' matchup with Georgia last Friday. She is the first Jayhawk to reach the 40-point mark in over 40 years.
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Freshman Jaliya Davis has impressed in limited action, averaging 17.1 points across three appearances. In only her second collegiate appearance, Davis put up 28 points in Kansas' 75-60 win over Northwestern State on November 9. Elle Evans also averages in double figures for Schneider's team, contributing 11.0 points per contest after being named an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection in 2024-25.
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SERIES STUFF
Northwestern and Kansas will meet for the fifth time on Wednesday evening in an all-time series that is deadlocked at 2-2 (.500). The Wildcats and Jayhawks will clash for the third time in Welsh-Ryan Arena, where they have split the previous two encounters.
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Northwestern and Kansas last met on December 20, 2018, when the Jayhawks came away with a 66-57 victory as part of the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas, Nev. Jordan Hamilton paced the 'Cats in the defeat, finishing with 17 points.
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UP NEXT
Northwestern raises the curtain on its Big Ten Conference slate when it plays host to No. 23 Ohio State inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday, December 7. The 1 p.m. CT tip-off will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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With a victory over the Jayhawks, Northwestern can secure its first 5-0 start to a season at home since 2021-22.
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LAST TIME OUT
Northwestern split a pair of contests as part of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off, downing Abilene Christian by a 62-59 final on Friday before falling to Missouri, 85-70, in Saturday's finale in the Sunshine State.
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Bolstered by a career-best 31-point showing against the Tigers, Grace Sullivan averaged 26.5 points and 11.0 rebounds across the two-game stretch. Sullivan, who became the first Wildcat since Veronica Burton to eclipse the 30-point mark, also ripped down 13 rebounds in the matchup with Missouri to secure her third double-double of the season.
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Tate Lash scored a season-best 12 points in Friday's victory over Abilene Christian as part of a weekend that saw her put up 11.0 points per game and 5.5 assists per game. Tayla Thomas continued her outstanding work on the glass against the Wildcats, tearing down a game-high 12 rebounds, her fifth outing collecting 10-plus caroms in 2025-26.
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Caroline Lau continued her climb up the program's leaderboard in career assists, dishing out 8.5 helpers per game to bring her career total in the category to 468, a mark that puts her eighth all-time in Wildcat annals. Lau is currently tied for the national lead in assists, averaging 8.7 assists per game.
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SCOUTING KANSAS
Kansas enters the week at 6-2 overall after dropping contests to Georgia, 68-62, and Dayton, 59-58, as part of the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off last week in Fort Myers, Fla. The Jayhawks were picked sixth in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll after finishing 16-14 (6-12 Big 12) a season ago.
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11th-year head coach Brandon Schneider boasts one of the nation's top all-around threats in S'Mya Nichols. Nichols, who ranks third in the Big 12 in scoring (20.1 ppg), poured in a career-high 40 points in Kansas' matchup with Georgia last Friday. She is the first Jayhawk to reach the 40-point mark in over 40 years.
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Freshman Jaliya Davis has impressed in limited action, averaging 17.1 points across three appearances. In only her second collegiate appearance, Davis put up 28 points in Kansas' 75-60 win over Northwestern State on November 9. Elle Evans also averages in double figures for Schneider's team, contributing 11.0 points per contest after being named an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection in 2024-25.
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SERIES STUFF
Northwestern and Kansas will meet for the fifth time on Wednesday evening in an all-time series that is deadlocked at 2-2 (.500). The Wildcats and Jayhawks will clash for the third time in Welsh-Ryan Arena, where they have split the previous two encounters.
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Northwestern and Kansas last met on December 20, 2018, when the Jayhawks came away with a 66-57 victory as part of the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas, Nev. Jordan Hamilton paced the 'Cats in the defeat, finishing with 17 points.
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UP NEXT
Northwestern raises the curtain on its Big Ten Conference slate when it plays host to No. 23 Ohio State inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday, December 7. The 1 p.m. CT tip-off will be televised on Big Ten Network.