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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 6
Sports

Third-quarter struggles cost Omaha women in season-opening loss

Sports desk
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026In the Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 edition

OMAHA — The Omaha women stayed within six points of Kansas through halftime, but a difficult third quarter sent the Mavericks to a 66–48 loss Tuesday night in their regular-season opener at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Trailing 34–28 at the break, Omaha made just one of 14 shots in the third quarter. Kansas outscored the Mavericks 21–5 in the period to build a 22-point lead entering the fourth.

Omaha shot 17 of 59 from the field. Kansas didn't make a 3-pointer but held a 46–16 advantage in points in the paint and made 20 of 27 free throws.

Aduke Ojullu led the Mavericks with 10 points off the bench. Halle Dolliver added eight, while Mya Skoff contributed seven points and four assists. Kansas’ Jaliya Davis finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and five blocks; S’Mya Nichols scored 17.

The Mavericks return to Sapp Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 7, to face Avila at noon. Omaha’s schedule lists admission as free.

Source: Omaha women's basketball box score at Kansas and Omaha women's basketball schedule, Omaha Athletics.

How we checked this: Reported from the Omaha Athletics box score and the Omaha women's basketball 2026-27 schedule, opened Nov. 3, 2026, at 9:49 p.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.

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