Kansas City Women's Basketball Earns Best Start in Program History

Sunday, December 12

Nashville, TN

1:00 PM

Kansas City

9-1,0-0Summit League

Tennessee State

3-6,0-0OVC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Kansas City	19	17	19	19	74
Tennessee St.	7	23	19	21	70

Kansas City Women's Basketball Earns Best Start in Program History

12/12/2021 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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McDavid earns her fifth double-double of the season and the Roos continue their nine game win streak

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kansas City Women's Basketball (9-1) defeated Tennessee State (3-6), 74-70, to achieve the best start in program history in their NCAA era. The Roos' current nine-game win streak is the second longest winning streak in program history, behind the 1990-91 KC team who went on a 10-game undefeated run. The battle on the glass was won by the Roos, led by Brooklyn McDavid who achieved her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q / 7-2 | Paige Bradford caught beyond the arc and immediately looked to extend the Roos' lead with a three-point basket, delivering five of KC's first seven points.
1Q / 13-4 | In less than a minute span, Mandy Willems knocked down two more from beyond the three-point line to force the opposition to take a timeout.
2Q / 27-19 | RaVon Nero joined the downtown party for her first three of the afternoon.
2Q / 32-19 | Willems knocked down her fourth deep shot and led all scorers with 12 at the halfway point.
2Q / 34-22 | A lay-in for Brooklyn McDavid gave her 10 points as she continued to dominate under the basket.
3Q / 50-44 | Naomie Alnatas drove past everyone and tallied a quick seven points in the third quarter.

3Q | Whoop, there she is @mimie_alnatas3 ??

A quick 7? points in the third quarter for Alnatas. pic.twitter.com/bdTJYzuS26
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) December 12, 2021

3Q / 55-49 | Willems gets fouled beyond the arc with tenths of a second left in the third quarter and puts in all three free throws to give the Roos a six-point lead heading into the final frame.
4Q / 61-58 | Bringing down her tenth rebound of the game, McDavid earned her fifth double-double of the season.
4Q / 65-62 | McDavid's expertise on the charity stripe proved essential in the one possession game with two minutes remaining, finishing 8-10 on the night.
4Q / 68-64 | A great find by Alnatas gives Kiara Bradley an open look to nail a clutch three-pointer to give Kansas City the momentum to finish out the game.

4Q | Needed that one, ???????????? @kikidogs21 pic.twitter.com/g5eLPZS4V3
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) December 12, 2021

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City shot 66.7% from beyond the arc in the first half, knocking down six of their eight three-point field goals in the first half.
The Roos leaped higher to out-rebound the Tigers 40-28, led by McDavid with 12 and Bradford with nine.
Kansas City iced Tennessee State at the free throw line in the final stretch, finishing 11-for-14. The Roos are atop The Summit League standings as a 77% free-throw shooting team.

COACH JACIE HOYT, QUOTED

"This was a super gritty road win for us. It wasn't a pretty game for us, but that's a credit to Tennessee State and how they play. I was proud of our resilience and leadership that some of our kids showed when things weren't going well."
"We know that in order to be the team we want to be, we have to rebound. Everything we do is predicated off of winning the war on the boards."
"I didn't realize this is the best start in program history, but it's definitely something to be proud of. Honestly we focus on breaking every game down and trying to go 1-0 against whoever we are playing. This team is bought in and focused on our mission of playing in the postseason. It's really fun to be a part of right now."
"We love these quick turnarounds. We've had our fair share of them this year. We always tell our players you can enjoy it until midnight but when we wake up tomorrow, we are back to business."

UP NEXT
The Roos will return home for a noon, lunchtime special against Santa Clara on Tuesday, December 14th to round out the non-conference portion of their schedule. KC will open up Summit League play on Monday, December 20th against South Dakota State at 6 p.m.