Roos Run Past Grambling State in Las Vegas

Saturday, November 27

Las Vegas, NV

4:30 PM

Kansas City

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Grambling State

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Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Run Past Grambling State in Las Vegas

11/27/2021 7:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Kiara Bradley dropped 13 points and 11 rebounds in the Roos' win

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Kansas City Women's Basketball handled business in the first game of the UNLV Thanksgiving Classic, running past Grambling State, 78-55, for its fourth wire-to-wire victory of the year. Kansas City held the Tigers to 37.9% field goal shooting, forcing 16 turnovers on the day.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q / 9-0 | The Roos scored on their first four possessions, jumping out to an early nine point lead.
1Q / 17-9 | After GSU cut the lead down to five points, a Naomie Alnatas and-one opened things back up at the end of the quarter.
2Q / 27-16 | Kiara Bradley gathered a Brooklyn McDavid miss, scoring the put-back to extend the lead to double digits.
2Q / 36-22 | RaVon Nero scored her second bucket of the game on a layup, taking KC into the half with its largest lead of the game.
3Q / 46-29 | After the Tigers cut the Roos' lead down to nine, a layup by Alnatas, followed by triples from Mandy Willems and Bradley gave KC some distance.
3Q / 58-36 | After McDavid pulled down an offensive board to give the Roos a second chance, Dani Winslow scored the final bucket of the quarter.
4Q / 68-39 | McDavid pulled down a rebound and went all the way to the other end for a fast break bucket, giving the Roos a 29-point lead.
4Q / 73-41 | Landry Williams knocked down a three for the first points of her collegiate career, and the Roos coasted to the win.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City commanded the boards, pulling down 48 compared to the Tigers' 26.
Bradley posted her second double-double of the year, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Through six games, she is averaging 8.5 points and 8.3 boards per game.
Alnatas was the Roos' leading scorer, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
The Roos' knocked down 48.4% of their field goal attempts, including eight three-pointers.

COACH JACIE HOYT, QUOTED

"I love how hard our team plays for one another. It's a really fun thing to be a part of at this point in the season."
"I thought today we had people step up and carry a load that some others had previously been carrying. Paige and Kiara were relentless on the glass and just super-solid all the way around. That took pressure off of Mandy, who wasn't shooting it as well as normal."
"That's what good teams do, when one player is down, others step up. We have a great test tomorrow so we will reset quickly."

UP NEXT
The Roos will turn around quickly and play UT Arlington tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. The Mavericks defeated UNLV in a 75-72 battle earlier today.