WBB Wraps Up Road Trip at ORU

Saturday, January 23

Tulsa, OK

2:00 PM

Kansas City

Oral Roberts University

Photo by: Jason Cadena, Kansas City Athletics

1/20/2021 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

The Roos take on the Golden Eagles at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday on the ORU Sports Network

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Five Things to Know

Following a split against Western Illinois last weekend, Kansas City will look for its first sweep of conference play as it travels to Oral Roberts for games at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Jonaie Johnson posted a dominant stat line of six points/nine rebounds/10 assists in Friday's game at WIU. She set career-high marks in rebounds and assists, and accomplished the first double-digit assist performance by a Roo since Ericka Mattingly dished out 11 against Utah Valley on Feb. 23, 2019.
One can generally tell how the game is going by how well the Roos are distributing the ball. In games this season, Kansas City is 4-0 when they dish at least 15 assists as a team, and 1-6 when they fail to reach that mark.
After missing the previous four games, Lauren West made her mark in Friday's matchup with the Leathernecks. She dropped a career-high 10 points, following that up with an eight-point performance on Saturday.
The Roos have knocked down at least 10 three-pointers in 3-of-5 Summit League games thus far. On the season, KC sits at second place in the Summit in three-point percentage (.347) and threes per game (8.6).

Last Time Out: L, 76-82 at Western Illinois (1/16/21)

The Leathernecks used 38 points in the paint to pull away from the Roos.
Kansas City's bench led the way, outscoring the Leathernecks' bench 34-4.
After trailing by 10 at the half, the Roos battled to take a 72-71 lead with less than three minutes remaining, but the Leathernecks closed the game on an 11-4 run to take the victory.
Naomie Alnatas and RaVon Nero scored 18 points apiece to lead KC in scoring.

Last Time vs. Oral Roberts: L, 64-75 (Nov. 20, 2018)

A 21-10 second quarter in favor of the Golden Eagles made all the difference as the Roos fell by 11 points.
Kansas City shot 4-of-13 in the second quarter after ending the first quarter tied at 18.
Leila Vigil had a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Roos in scoring.
Oral Roberts' Keni-Jo Lippe went 5-for-9 from three-point range on her way to scoring 24 points.

All-Time Series vs. Oral Roberts: ORU leads, 31-19

As on-again, off-again conference opponents, these two teams have a history dating back to 1983. Their first meeting was a 78-64 win for the Golden Eagles.
The longest winning streak in the rivalry belongs to Oral Roberts with 12-straight wins from 2006-2011.
Kansas City's longest winning streak is five-straight, from 1991-94.
The lowest scoring game between these two teams was a 48-42 victory for Oral Roberts on March 8, 2005.
Five games have gone to overtime with Oral Roberts winning four.
Kansas City's highest point total against the Golden Eagles came in a 111-98 loss on January 21, 1988.

Oral Roberts Scouting Report

The Golden Eagles have won three of their last four games, including a 79-78 nail biter against Denver last Saturday, and sit fourth in the conference rankings.
Senior Keni-Jo Lippe leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game. She scored 15 in the team's win on Saturday.
Freshman Tierney Coleman also scores in double digits with 11.7 points per game.
Lippe, Coleman, and Ariel Walker are tied for the team lead in assists with 23 apiece.