Kansas City
11-3,1-2Summit League
Omaha
6-9,2-4Summit League
Women's Basketball Earns First Conference Win After 18-Day Hiatus
1/10/2022 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
McDavid and Alnatas dropped 22 points each in the victory
KEY MOMENTS
- 1Q / 9-8 | Bradford scored back-to-back-to-back buckets to match Omaha's offense early.
- 1Q / 15-10 | Alnatas brought the energy out of the first media timeout, driving to the basket with an easy left-handed finish.
- 1Q / 19-17 | In a flash, St. Andre drove through the Mavs' defense to give the Roos a two-point lead.
1Q | You can't catch her, she's too fast ?????#ROOUP | @SanaaStandre pic.twitter.com/LTkkzMtodq
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
- 2Q / 23-22 | With no hesitation, RaVon Nero pulled the trigger from beyond the arc to give KC a one-point lead.
2Q | SPLASH??????@MarieRavonn | #KCROOS pic.twitter.com/fhxp0SCXY5
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
- 2Q / 27-27 | Brooklyn McDavid hit a turn-around jumper to tie the game and bring her to double-digits on the night.
2Q | Brooklyn's turn around J is a thing of beauty ??#DeclareKC | @anaya___ pic.twitter.com/rEwEdVYR6E
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
- 2Q / 33-33 | Alnatas was the only Roo to score a field goal in the last six minutes of the second quarter, giving the Roos five points to close the frame.
- 3Q/ 36-37 | McDavid opened the third quarter with a strong finish in traffic.
- 3Q/ 45-43 | Alnatas lined up a shot from bonus distance to give KC the lead.
3Q | That's why she is #?1? in the NATION??@mimie_alnatas3 knocks down the triple to give the Roos the lead and herself double-digits.#ROOUP pic.twitter.com/FIyHIqcPYR
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
- 3Q/ 52-45 | St. Andre made a difference off the bench, hitting a triple to give Kansas City some breathing room.
3Q | ???? ???? ??????????'??????@SanaaStandre has 9 points off the bench tonight#ROOUP pic.twitter.com/N7vp5t0uVa
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
- 3Q / 56-51 | The speed of St. Andre and the finish of McDavid gave KC a buzzer-beater layup and a five-point lead headed into the final 10 minutes.
- 4Q / 65-60 | A four-minute scoring drought for both teams was ended by a McDavid old-fashioned three-point play to extend Kansas City's lead to five with two minutes remaining.
4Q | McDavid converts a 3? point play after a four-minute scoring drought for both teams.
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 11, 2022
Roos up five with two minutes left ??#ROOUP | @anaya___ pic.twitter.com/f3OySa0Z5D
- 4Q / 69-61 | Alnatas sealed the deal with a jumper off the glass to put the Roos out of reach.
- Alnatas and McDavid finished with 22 points each, both of their fifth 20-plus-point games of the season.
- Kiara Bradley and Bradford finished with eight points each and a combined 10 rebounds.
- In just 13 minutes, St. Andre provided a much-needed spark with nine points, three assists, and one steal.
- Kansas City shot 50% from the field and won the battle in the paint, with a 46-36 advantage inside.
- "I've never been prouder as a coach to get a win. Not only were we shut down for 18 days, but we got hit hard by COVID. Some players only had one or two practices after being out for a week and a half. This team's resilience and grit tonight was unreal, it took everyone."
- "Sanaa' was a huge spark off the bench for us. Her hustle and heart came through when we needed it most. Her speed is fun to coach and it really changed the game for us tonight."
Kansas City will remain on the road to complete a five-game stretch of Summit contests. The Roos will travel to Tulsa on Saturday to face Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. Their travel continues next week with stops at Denver, North Dakota State and North Dakota.
