Nichols leads Kansas’ rally in fourth quarter to defeat Troy, 79-70, in WBIT opener
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Thirty-one points, three assists and two steals; 5-for-5 shooting from 3-point range; 16-for-18 from the free-throw line. That’s what it took from Kansas women’s basketball junior guard S’Mya Nichols to propel the Jayhawks to a 79-70 first round WBIT victory over Troy in Lawrence on Thursday night. After three quarters of action, the Jayhawks found themselves trailing by five and with momentum sitting squarely on the visitors’ side. But Nichols did what she’s done for head coach Brandon Schneider’s program the past three seasons: She came through when it mattered. “We struggled to make shots in the first half in particular,” Schneider said,...