Kansas City
11-4,1-3Summit League
Oral Roberts
8-8,3-2Summit League
Kansas City Comes Up Short Against Oral Roberts
1/15/2022 4:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
McDavid, Nero, Willems, Alnatas and Bradley all finish in double digits
KEY MOMENTS
- 1Q / 7-2 | Mandy Willems opened the game with a splash from long distance.
- 1Q / 19-13 | Kiara Bradley went on an eight-point run with back-to-back threes and a steal, with a fastbreak layup to finish it off.
- 2Q / 29-22 | Nero hit the Roos' first field goal of the second quarter with an elbow jumper.
2Q | @MarieRavonn takes it up the court and pulls up for the Roos first field goal of the quarter.#ROOUP | #KCRoos pic.twitter.com/fp864d4rkI
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 15, 2022
- 2Q / 32-25 | A hustle play by Jocelyn Ewell and an assist from Bradley gave Willems another open three-point basket.
- 2Q / 36-34 | Brooklyn McDavid gave KC a slight lead going into halftime with Kansas City's only basket in the final three minutes of the half.
- 3Q / 41-40 | A beautiful and-one finish by Paige Bradford put the Roos back on top after the bonus free throw.
3Q | What a finish by @Paige_Bradford3 ?? with a ?1?#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/yPrH7H8AuX
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 15, 2022
- 3Q / 43-54 | After a four-minute dry spell in scoring, Sanaa' St. Andre came off the bench to hit a floater.
3Q | @SanaaStandre comes in to give the Roos a spark. pic.twitter.com/wCzgnsl1h7
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 15, 2022
- 4Q / 50-59 | A three-pointer, a takeaway, and a layup by Nero gave KC a much-needed spark to narrow the deficit to single-digits.
- 4Q / 57-61 | Willems hit a three at the end of the shot clock to bring the Roos within four.
4Q | ?????????? for ?????????? at the ???????????? to cut the deficit to four.#KCRoos | @mandywillems3 pic.twitter.com/fG2WMdGhYu
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 15, 2022
- 4Q / 62-64 | A strong finish by McDavid made it a two-point game with under three minutes remaining, but that would be as close as Kansas City would get in the road battle.
4Q | Two-point game after a strong finish by @anaya___ #KCRoos | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/kwaw2a1eTK
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) January 15, 2022
STATS TO NOTE
- McDavid led all scorers with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals. Nero followed close-behind with 12 points, two assists and a steal.
- Willems finished with eleven points after knocking down three three-pointers. Alnatas and Bradley both scored 10 points each.
- Kansas City finished with 25 turnovers, the second most this season, allowing the Golden Eagles 29 points off takeaways.
- The Roos shot 85.7% from the charity stripe, but ORU doubled the production, making 24 to KC's 12 at the free throw line.
UP NEXT
The Roos will look to bounce back with a trio of league games on the road next week. KC is set to tip-off against Denver at 8 p.m. CST Tuesday. They will then turn around to face North Dakota State and North Dakota on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
