Kansas Routs Oral Roberts 99-51 at Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas women's basketball opened its season 3-0 with a 99-51 home win over Oral Roberts, led by Jaliya Davis's 26 points.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Basketball
Kansas defeated Oral Roberts 99-51 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The win extended Kansas's non-conference home winning streak to 46 games and improved the Jayhawks to 3-0.
Why it matters
The lopsided margin and 21 assists on 35 made field goals gave an early look at a balanced, ball-sharing offense. Kansas also reached 46 points at halftime and had all five starters score in double figures.
Jaliya Davis led Kansas with 26 points, while Libby Fandel posted a career-high 23 and S'Mya Nichols reached 408 career assists, sixth in school history. Kansas's 21 assists on 35 made field goals was a season-best team total.
The players
Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
The University of Kansas women's basketball program, based in Lawrence, Kansas, plays its home games at Allen Fieldhouse and competes in the Big 12 Conference.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
The women's basketball program of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, competes in the Summit League.
The details
Nichols and Davis scored 11 of Kansas's first 14 points, and Davis scored nine in a 14-0 first-quarter run. Brittany Harshaw added 14 points and four assists, and Regan Williams finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Timeline
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Kansas defeats Oral Roberts 99-51 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Saturday, November 14, 2026: Kansas plays No. 25 Nebraska in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Season Trajectory
The 99-51 win extends Kansas's non-conference home winning streak to 46 games, a run that dates to December 2020 and places the Jayhawks among the strongest early-season home teams in the program's recent history. Opening 3-0 sets an early standard as the team prepares for a road-style neutral-site matchup against No. 25 Nebraska.
Kansas's 21 assists and balanced scoring across all five starters are the kind of profile that matters for fantasy rosters tracking Jaliya Davis and Libby Fandel. The Nebraska game on Saturday in Sioux Falls will test whether the early-season scoring depth holds against a ranked opponent.
The takeaway
Balanced scoring and assist numbers, not one star, drove Kansas's opening win. Watch whether that distribution holds when the Jayhawks face ranked competition against Nebraska this weekend.
What happens next
Kansas faces No. 25 Nebraska on Saturday, November 14, 2026, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Further reading
For more on the program's recent run, see Lawrence Basketball coverage.
