Roos Take Down Golden Eagles for Sixth-Straight Win

Saturday, February 12

Kansas City, Mo.

2:00 PM

Kansas City

Oral Roberts

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Take Down Golden Eagles for Sixth-Straight Win

2/12/2022 5:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Kiara Bradley posted 19 points, nine rebounds and the game-sealing steal in the win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Women's Basketball (19-5, 9-4) held off a second half comeback attempt by Oral Roberts this afternoon, hanging on to win, 69-63, and extending their winning streak to six games. Kiara Bradley led the way for KC, dropping 19 points and nine rebounds and making the game-sealing play in the final seconds.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q / 3-2 | Paige Bradford knocked down a triple to put the Roos' first points on the board.
1Q / 12-10 | Bradford scored again on a dish by Naomie Alnatas, sparking seven-straight points for the Roos and putting KC ahead for good.
1Q / 17-10 | Sanaa' St. Andre scored her first two points of the game on a buzzer-beating pull-up jumper.
2Q / 21-15 | Alnatas weaved through the lane for a layup after the media timeout, starting an 11-4 run for the Roos.
2Q / 25-15 | In the middle of the Roos' run, Bradford flipped a shot over her shoulder as she was falling over and knocked it down.

Paige Bradford is a magician, plain and simple.#ROOUP | @Paige_Bradford3 pic.twitter.com/kgTH3f4N9m
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 12, 2022

2Q / 30-19 | Willems knocked down her first triple of the game following a beautiful assist from Bradley.
2Q / 39-22 | Kansas City ended the quarter on a nine-point run, capped by Bradley draining a three from the corner as the clock expired.
3Q / 41-26 | Alnatas found Brooklyn McDavid in the low post for KC's first points of the second half.
3Q / 51-43 | With the Golden Eagles on the comeback trail, St. Andre scored four-straight points to keep the threat at bay.

3Q | Making something out of nothing ?? Sanaa' is feeling it today, she's got 8?#ROOUP | @SanaaStandre pic.twitter.com/dlFSQvvtEA
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 12, 2022

4Q / 60-50 | The Roos opened the final frame with three-straight threes, two by Bradley and one by Alnatas.
4Q / 64-61 | St. Andre continued her clutch game, knocking down a bunny at the end of the shot clock to put the Roos up by three.
4Q / 69-63 | Oral Roberts had the ball, down three with nine seconds remaining, but Bradley jumped the passing lane to come up with a steal and an and-one bucket that sealed the game.

4Q | ???????????? ????.#ROOUP | @kikidogs21 pic.twitter.com/LBqxraIwF5
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 12, 2022

STATS TO NOTE

St. Andre scored a season-high 10 points, also adding four rebounds and three assists.
Kansas City recorded 19 assists on their 29 made field goals.
Five Roos scored in double-digits, led by 19 points from Kiara Bradley.
Bradley tacked on nine rebounds, her eighth game this season grabbing at least nine boards.
Willems tied her career high with four assists.
Kansas City led for 37:38 of the 40 minutes.
Alnatas dished out nine assists, giving her 20 assists over the last two games.
The Roos took control of the game in the second quarter, shooting a blistering 10-for-15 from the field and out-scoring the Golden Eagles 22-12 in the period.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

Head Coach Jacie Hoyt

On Bradley's game-sealing play
- "Kiara has just outstanding for us … She has continued to show that she's capable of making those plays over and over again. It's fun to have a kid like that on the floor that you can count on."
On the Roo fan base
- "They make a huge impact. Their energy, we feed off of it, we thrive off of it. I love our fans, I love just how loyal and passionate they are."

Sanaa' St. Andre

On her season-high scoring performance
- "I focus on my defense and let the game come to me. I take the easy points whenever I can."

Kiara Bradley

On her rebounding performance
- "Our bigs do a great job of boxing their girls out, and that just makes it easier on the guards to get those rebounds … I'm just happy that I can help them out in any way possible."

UP NEXT
Kansas City remains at home for three games next week, beginning with a Valentines Day meeting with St. Thomas on Monday at 1 p.m.