KU women’s basketball suffers blowout loss in Big 12 opener against No. 25 West Virginia

photo by: Carter Gaskins/Special to the Journal-World The Jayhawks faced a tall task on Saturday, hosting undefeated West Virginia to open Big 12 Conference play in their first game following a week-long holiday break. After holding steady for the first quarter and a half, Kansas fell apart, lacking offensive consistency and facing continued pressure from the Mountaineers’ full-court press, and lost 85-60 at Allen Fieldhouse. The team surrendered 21 turnovers, while greatly struggling from the free throw line, shooting only 47%. Holly Kersgieter led the Jayhawks comfortably in scoring with...