Seniors Lead the Way to Victory in Roos' Final Home Game

Saturday, February 19

Kansas City, Mo.

2:00 PM

Kansas City

North Dakota State

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Seniors Lead the Way to Victory in Roos' Final Home Game

2/19/2022 5:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Brooklyn McDavid posted her second-straight 20-point game as KC won its ninth-straight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Senior leadership led Kansas City Women's Basketball (22-5, 12-4) to another big fourth quarter and its ninth-straight victory, defeating North Dakota State, 76-67. Seniors accounted for 65 of the Roos' 76 points in the Senior Day victory, led by Brooklyn McDavid with 22.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q / 12-7 | Mandy Willems knocked down the Roos' first three of the day and all five KC starters were in the scoring column in the first five minutes.
1Q / 20-12 | McDavid used a mismatch in the post to bank home a bucket, finishing the first quarter with seven points.
2Q / 29-21 | The Roos knocked down three-straight triples to open up the second quarter, capped by Sanaa' St. Andre finding Kiara Bradley for a corner three.
2Q / 37-36 | St. Andre knocked down a floater in the closing moments of the first half, halting a 13-2 NDSU run and sending the Roos into halftime with the lead.

Floater game ?????????? ??#ROOUP | @SanaaStandre pic.twitter.com/fg2N2SXYoW
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 19, 2022

3Q / 42-38 | Paige Bradford pulled down an offensive rebound and found McDavid in the lane to open up a four-point KC lead.
3Q / 47-45 | With North Dakota State leading by a point, Bradley knocked down another three-pointer to reclaim the lead. The Roos would not trail again for the rest of the day.
4Q / 59-55 | The Bison cut Kansas City's lead down to just a point, but St. Andre found McDavid for a finish through contact that helped create some separation.

4Q | Brooklyn McDavid is very good at basketball.#ROOUP | @anaya___ pic.twitter.com/yX1yv9Ee0Y
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 19, 2022

4Q / 67-62 | After an NDSU shot clock violation, Naomie Alnatas came down the court and made a layup with 1:26 remaining to put KC up by five. The Roos would ice the game by finishing on an 11-5 run.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos have now won nine consecutive games, and with 12 conference victories have the most in their Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent) history.
On Senior Day, Kansas City seniors scored 65-of-76 Roo points, dished out 8-of-12 assists, and grabbed 31-of-37 rebounds.
McDavid led the Roos with 22 points, her second-straight 20-point game and eighth of the season. She also added six rebounds and two blocks.
Kansas City shot 50% from three-point-range, knocking down 7-of-14 attempts.
Bradley played all 40 minutes, scoring nine points and grabbing a team-high-tying eight rebounds.
The Roos once again dominated the fourth quarter, out-scoring the Bison 23-14 in the final period while knocking down 12-of-15 free throws and forcing five turnovers.
Kansas City has now won 22 games this season, just their second season in 30 years with at least 22 wins.
Alnatas posted 17 points in just 17 minutes of play, making 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
The Roos have outscored opponents by 120 points in fourth quarters this season.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

Head Coach Jacie Hoyt

On the play of Sanaa' St. Andre and Halle Duft
- "Those two tag-teamed it for us. Sanaa' is as fast and athletic as they come. When she's in the game, that's going to change it. I thought Halle did a really good job. She knows the scout better than the scout coach does. That gives me a lot of confidence to put her in games like that."

Brooklyn McDavid

On the team's fourth quarter mentality
- "I've been on a lot of teams where we didn't win those close games, and good teams grind those out. It's a blessing to be on a team where we don't get out-coached and we have girls that really fight for a win."

Naomie Alnatas

On the team's fourth quarter mentality
- "Any time our back is against the wall, we have a response … Every single fourth quarter has been different, and I'm happy that we've had to struggle and grind it out because that's exactly what March is about."

UP NEXT
The Roos will finish the regular season on the road against conference leaders South Dakota and South Dakota State. With two games remaining, the Roos hold a two-game lead over travel partner Oral Roberts for the third seed in the conference tournament.