Roos Fall to Coyotes in Conference Opener

Monday, December 19

Vermillion, SD

7:00 PM

Kansas City

4-8,0-1Summit League

South Dakota

5-7,1-0Summit League

Kansas City

South Dakota

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Fall to Coyotes in Conference Opener

12/19/2022 11:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mannah Mensah dropped 13 points in her debut game as a Roo

VERMILLION, S.D. - Kansas City Women's Basketball (4-8, 0-1 Summit) had trouble stopping South Dakota (5-7, 1-0 Summit) this evening, falling 82-59. The Coyotes shot the ball at a 63% clip in the first half, holding Kansas City to 18.9% shooting.

Rain Green gave Kansas City a spark in her return from injury, scoring a team-high 21 points in her first game since Nov. 18. Manna Mensah also impressed in her first game as a Roo, scoring 13 points and knocking down 3-of-5 three-pointers.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q - 8:57 / 4-2 | Mensah and Green scored the Roos first two buckets of the day for an early lead, but the Coyotes responded with an 11-point run that gave them the lead for good.
2Q - 8:29 / 14-27 | Mensah knocked down a pair of three-pointers to begin the second quarter as the Roos cut into the South Dakota lead.
2Q - 3:35 / 19-40 | Green hit a fast-break jumper to end a 13-1 South Dakota run, but the Coyotes would end the half on another seven-point run and take a 28-point lead into the half.
3Q - 0:10 / 39-68 | Dani Winslow found Green in the fast break for her ninth-and-tenth points of the third quarter.
4Q - 1:18 / 57-82 | Ava Murphy got into the score sheet with a three-pointer late int he game.

STATS TO NOTE

Machia Mullens played 24 minutes on the night, her third time this season reaching the 20-minute mark. She scored four points and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds.
Kansas City committed just 10 turnovers on the night, forcing South Dakota into 16 give aways.
After shooting below 20% from the field in the first half, the Roos turned it around in the second half, knocking down 12-of-26 shots for a 46.2% clip.

UP NEXT
The Roos remain on the road for a meeting at South Dakota State on Wednesday.