Oct. 2, 2012

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Coming of its 2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance, the Kansas women's basketball team held its first official practice of the 2012-13 season Tuesday.

Head coach Bonnie Henrickson returns nine letterwinners, including four starters, from last season's squad which finished 21-13 overall. The Jayhawks have three seniors on the 2012-13 roster in Carolyn Davis, Monica Engelman and Angel Goodrich. Davis and Goodrich are two of the 25 NCAA Division I women's basketball student-athletes to be named to the 2012-13 State Farm® Wade Trophy Watch List, which is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

The Jayhawks open the 2012-13 season with a pair of exhibition games, including the opener against Washburn on October 28, at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas will open the regular-season on Sunday, Novemeber 11, when the Jayhawks host Idaho State.

Season tickets are still on sale and can be ordered online at KUAthletics.com, or by calling the Kansas ticket office at 800-34-HAWKS.

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