Kansas City
South Dakota
WBB Falls Short in Battle with South Dakota
12/22/2021 4:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Brooklyn McDavid posted a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double, but the Yotes were too much for KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A raucous Swinney Center crowd energized the Kansas City Women's Basketball team throughout their contest versus South Dakota, but in the end the Coyotes prevailed, 67-57. Brooklyn McDavid posted her sixth double-double of the year, logging 16 points and 10 rebounds in a full 40 minute performance.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1Q / 2-0 | McDavid hit a quick jumper in the paint to give KC their lone lead of the game early on.
- 1Q / 7-16 | A pair of Naomie Alnatas free throws put a stop to a seven-point South Dakota run.
- 2Q / 14-20 | A RaVon Nero triple and a pair of McDavid buckets inside on the Roos' first three possessions of the second quarter gave a spark that led to a Kansas City comeback.
2Q | That's how you get it going after the quarter break ??
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) December 22, 2021
Roos on a 7-0 run to start the second.#ROOUP | @anaya___ pic.twitter.com/r6D9is6T5L
- 2Q / 22-26 | Nero nailed a jumper from the elbow and then found McDavid inside to cut the deficit down to four.
- 2Q / 31-31 | Alnatas ended the quarter with a three, followed by an and-one bucket that took the Roos into the half in a tie.
What a way to tie it up.
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) December 22, 2021
What a second quarter.
Let's do two more.#ROOUP | @mimie_alnatas3 pic.twitter.com/lK1zU8Ve1I
- 3Q / 35-35 | A quick steal and shot by Alnatas in the paint tied the game back up early in the third.
- 3Q / 42-53 | Kiara Bradley knocked down a big three to stop the bleeding after an 11-2 South Dakota run.
- 4Q / 47-57 | Alnatas scored five-straight points for the Roos to give them energy early in the fourth.
4Q | Mimie makes shots ??#ROOUP | @mimie_alnatas3 pic.twitter.com/3e2hmhMXTQ
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) December 22, 2021
- 4Q / 51-64 | Dani Winslow grabbed a rebound following a Nero miss and put the shot back up for an easy two.
- 4Q / 57-67 | Alnatas scored the final points of the game, to cut the final deficit down to 10.
STATS TO NOTE
- Alnatas led the Roos with 19 points, four assists, four rebounds, and two steals.
- Kansas City won the rebounding battle 39-31.
- The Roos battled back from an early deficit with a dominant second quarter, winning the quarter 24-11 and shooting 71.4% from the field.
- Winslow and Nero provided a spark off the bench for the Roos, combining for 13 points and seven rebounds.
- Contrarily, the Roos held the South Dakota bench to just two total points.
COACH JACIE HOYT, QUOTED
- "We need to make shots, we just did not and their players did. Anytime you're trying to win a game against a team like South Dakota or South Dakota State, you have to make tough shots."
- "We have to take care of the ball, our turnovers were ridiculous today. I've never seen our team do that, and I was disappointed in that because I didn't feel like we gave ourselves a chance."
- "We'll take away a lot (from the past two games). I think it's a great measure of where we are, and where we need to be … It was a great opportunity for our kids to realize how physical it is, how you cannot beat yourself up, and the level of toughness and maturity that you have to have."
UP NEXT
After taking the next week off, Kansas City have its first two Summit League road battles, traveling to Omaha on Dec. 30 and to Denver to kick off the new year.
