Gallery: Northwestern women’s basketball falls to Kansas 74-62

Leyton Jackson, Reporter

December 6, 2025

A Northwestern women’s basketball player prepares to jump beneath the hoop, guarded by a Kansas University player over their right shoulder.

Sophomore forward Tayla Thomas drives to the hoop for a layup.

Leyton Jackson/The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern women’s basketball fell to Kansas 74-62 Wednesday, suffering its second loss of the season. Despite ending the first quarter with a 10-point lead, the Wildcats (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten) allowed the Jayhawks (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) to overtake them with an eight-point run to start the second half. NU put up a close fight, led by senior forward Grace Sullivan’s 24 points and sophomore forward Tayla Thomas’ 11 rebounds.

A player in a black jersey reaches out to lift the ball into the hoop while a player in a white jersey pushes the ball away from them. They are followed closely by another player in white who attempts to block the player in black’s shot. — Senior forward Grace Sullivan tips the ball away during Kansas guard Laia Conesa’s layup attempt.

A player from each team rubs shoulders, with the white team player attempting to pull the ball away from the player in the black jersey. — Junior guard Casey Harter scrambles to steal from a dribbling Kansas player.

In a lineup for free throws, a player in white looks off into the air. Behind them, out of focus, is a shooting player on their team. — Harter watches as the first of Thomas’s free throws drops in the basket.

A player in white reaches to shoot a layup, defended tightly by a player in black. — Reaching towards the hoop, Sullivan fights off defenders to shoot a layup.

A player in black approaches a player wearing white while dribbling the ball. The player in white bends down to ready themself for defense. — Sophomore guard Xamiya Walton prepares to defend against a Jayhawk attack.

A player in black flails, launching the ball towards the hoop while an onlooking player in white yells and guards them. — Kansas guard S’Mya Nichols throws the ball towards the hoop past graduate student forward DaiJa Turner.

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