Despite an 18-point showing by Haleigh Lankster, Wichita State lost its season opener to Colorado State 85-60 Sunday in Fort Collins, Colo.
The Shockers shot 30.6 percent from the field in the first half and 35.1 in the second half for a 32.9 percentage for the game.
Marisah Henderson and Jessica Diamond scored 11 each for WSU.
The Shockers struggled at the free-throw line, hitting 43.8 percent, 36.4 in the first half (4 of 11).
WSU led by nine at 14:43 of the first half. CSU's biggest lead was 28 at 4:26 remaining in the game.
WICHITA STATE (0-1): Gladden 0-2 2-2 2, Turner 1-6 0-0 2, Henderson 4-13 0-0 11, Johnson 1-4 1-2 3, Lankster 8-16 1-2 18, Boyd 2-7 0-0 4, Diamond 5-14 0-0 11, Kemp 0-3 0-0 0, Price 1-4 3-8 5, Gordon 2-4 0-2 4. Totals 24-73 7-16 60.
COLORADO STATE (2-0): Mestdach 7-10 4-5 21, Heimstra 5-7 6-12 17, Barbee 5-14 4-5 17, Van Den Adel 0-5 3-4 3, Simmons 3-6 0-0 7, Van Grinsven 3-6 3-3 9, Kennedy 1-3 2-4 5, Cooke 3-4 0-2 6. Totals 27-55 22-35 85.
Halftime—CSU 42-31. 3-Point Goals—WSU 5-21 (Henderson 3-8, Diamond 1-2, Lankster 1-3, Turner 0-1, Kemp 0-3, Boyd 0-4), CSU 9-15 (Mestdach 3-4, Barbee 3-8, Heimstra 1-1, Simmons 1-1, Kennedy 1-1). Fouled Out—Turner, Lankster, Mestdach. Rebounds—WSU 39 (Johnson 7), CSU 49 (Van Grinsven 10). Assists—WSU 8 (Turner, Henderson, Kemp 2), CSU 15 (Barbee, Kennedy 3). Total Fouls—WSU 26, CSU 16. A—945.
Kansas 106, Oral Roberts 80 — Danielle McCray scored 27 points and got 11 rebounds for Kansas.
Aishah Sutherland added 24 points and eight rebounds for KU (1-0).
Janae Voelker of Newton led ORU with 29 points and nine rebounds. In addition, she had three assists, two steals and one turnover in 33 minutes.
ORAL ROBERTS (1-1): Voelker 10-18 5-8 29, Pyle 2-4 0-0 4, Jones 1-8 0-0 2, Luper 8-20 5-6 24, Bigham 1-6 4-6 6, Quintas 0-3 6-6 6, Kindell 0-0 0-0 0, Buck 2-5 3-6 7, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 23-32 80.
KANSAS (1-0): Sutherland 11-15 2-2 24, Boogaard 6-9 7-12 19, McCray 9-15 5-7 27, Morris 4-5 4-6 12, Goodrich 4-8 2-2 10, Jacobs 0-1 0-0 0, Kohn 0-0 0-0 0, Codio 0-0 2-2 2, Engelman 1-6 1-2 3, C.Davis 1-1 0 -0 2, Smith 3-10 0-1 7, A.Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-70 23-34 106.
Halftime—Kansas 64-42. 3-Point Goals—Oral Roberts 7-29 (Voelker 4-8, Luper 3-7, Buck 0-2, Bigham 0-2, Turner 0-2, Quintas 0-2, Jones 0-6), Kansas 5-19 (McCray 4-7, Smith 1-6, Morris 0-1, Good rich 0-2, Engelman 0-3). Fouled Out—Pyle. Rebounds—Oral Roberts 31 (Voelker 9), Kansas 51 (McCray 11). Assists—Oral Roberts 14 (Bigham 7), Kansas 24 (Goodrich, McCray 7). Total Fouls—Oral Robert s 25, Kansas 23. Technical—Oral Roberts bench. A—3,860.
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