Women's Basketball Looks for First Win in Home Opener

Five Things to Know

Kansas City enters its first home game looking for its first win of the year, following an 84-70 season-opening loss to Bradley.
Since Jacie Hoyt took over as the Roos head coach, Kansas City holds a 7-0 mark over non-Division One opponents.
Kansas City will look to win its home-opener for the second season in a row, after defeating Denver 83-79 to begin last season.
The Roos and Bearcats met in an exhibition matchup last season, a 69-58 victory for Kansas City.
Paige Bradford made a strong showing in her debut as a Roo, scoring the Roos' first seven points of the season and finishing with nine points to go along with seven rebounds.

Last Time Out: L, at Bradley, 70-84

Kansas City couldn't keep pace with the Braves to open the season as a 28-18 third quarter gave Bradley all the cushion that they needed.
Emily Ivory matched her 2019-20 season high, going for 21 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting.
RaVon Nero was the only other Roo to reach double-digit scoring. She finished with 14 points to go along with a team-high three steals.
The Roos had trouble holding their own on the glass. Bradley out-rebounded Kansas City 57-to-34.

Last Time vs. NWMSU: KC won, 76-73 (12/1/05)

The Roos and Bearcats have not matched up for a regular season meeting since 2005.
NWMSU held their own, but the Roos ultimately prevailed by just three points.
The game took place inside of the Swinney Center, one of just five games that the Roos played at Swinney in the 2005-06 season.

All-Time Series vs. NWMSU

The Roos lead the all-time series over the Bearcats, 2-0
Both regular-season meetings between these two teams have taken place on Kansas City's home court
The first time these two programs met was in 1983, a 73-62 victory for the Roos.

NWMSU Scouting Report

NWMSU enters this game off of their first victory of the season, a 70-62 win over Rogers State.
Molly Hartnett has been the Bearcats' most prolific scorer to begin the season, averaging 19.5 ppg to go along with 9.5 rpg.
NWMSU will keep a fairly short bench as only eight players have seen playing time for the Bearcats through the first two games.
The Bearcats can put the ball through the hoop at a consistent rate. They enter this game shooting 45.2% on the year.