Holly Kersgieter Surpasses 1,600 Career Points at University of Kansas

Charles Page High School 2019 alum Holly Kersgieter is solidifying her place in the history books as super senior at the University of Kansas.

Kersgieter was a Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after averaging 13.8 points and 6 rebounds last season with a team-best 66 steals.

The Jayhawks are 2-1 on the season, sandwiching a 91-85 loss to Penn State (5-1) with an 88-46 win over Northwestern State (0-4) and a 70-61 win over Kansas City (2-3).

In the season-opener against Northwestern, Kersgieter was 6-of-9 in the field for a team-high 17 points, moving up to No. 10 on KU’s career scoring list. She made five treys to help her team set a new single-game school record with 16 total three-pointers.

In the loss to Penn State she was 9-of-14 for a team-best 24 points, 4 boards, 6 assists, and a steal to reach 1600 career points.

She was 6-of-12 against Kansas City for 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal.

Kansas will return to action at the Cayman Islands Classic on Friday with a 4:00 p.m. game against No. 9 Virginia Tech (3-1), followed by a game against No. 6 UConn (3-1) on Saturday.

Isabella Regalado, also from the class of 2019, wrapped up a four-year playing career last year at Missouri Valley College and is now a graduate assistant at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, an NCAA Division II program in Durant.

The Bison are 4-2 on the season thus far and will kick off league play with their Great American Conference opener against Southern Nazarene on November 30th.

Hailey Jackson (Class of 2023) and Journey Armstead (2022) have Hutchinson Community College off to a 7-0 start on the season, including a conference win.

The Blue Dragons won their season opener 87-56 against Eastern Oklahoma State College (4-3). Jackson had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists while Armstead was 5-of-5 for 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.

Jackson had 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double in an 82-43 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2-4). Armstead had 8 points and 5 boards.

Trailing 26-23 after the first quarter, the Dragons quickly turned things around in a 107-63 rout of Neosho County CC (5-2). Armstead scored 12 points with 6 assists while Jackson had 11 points and 9 rebounds.

Jackson had 13 points and 3 rebounds in a 106-33 decimation of Labette (0-5) while Armstead had 6 points, 6 boards, and 3 steals.

In an 83-65 win over Redlands (4-2), Jackson scored 12 points with 7 rebounds while Armstead had 12 points with 4 rebounds in a win that elevated the Dragons to No. 22 in the NJCAA rankings.

The Dragons’ first big test came in a 72-20 upset of No. 11 Dodge City (7-1), the reigning KJCCC champions. Hutchinson trailed 10 points in the final 3:20 of the game when Armstead led a rally with 8 points over that period.

Armstead scored a season-high 17 points with a career-high 9 rebounds, along with 4 assists and 2 steals. Jackson had 8 points and 7 rebounds.

In their most recent game, the No. 15 Blue Dragons won 80-54 against Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa (1-7). Armstead was 6-of-8 for a team-high 14 points and 4 assists. Jackson had her second double-double of the season, going 8-for-8 at the free-throw line for 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

Hutchinson will return to action on Saturday with a conference home game against Colby Community College (3-3).