Kansas City
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Alnatas Drops 30 in Kansas City's Win over St. Thomas
2/3/2022 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Roos outscore Tommies 16-6 in fourth quarter to complete comeback
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Another fourth quarter comeback gave Kansas City Women's Basketball (17-5, 7-4) a road win over St. Thomas (6-14, 3-7) tonight, 62-57. Naomie Alnatas shot 55% from the field, dropping 30 points, while also grabbing a team-high seven rebounds.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1Q / 3-2 | A couple minutes came off the clock before Mandy Willems scored KC's first bucket from beyond the arc.
- 1Q / 7-8 | The Roos forced a turnover out of a timeout and got a transition jumper by Alnatas.
- 1Q / 10-12 | Sanaa' St. Andre came off the bench and provided a spark with a soft-touch floater in the paint.
1Q | Sanaa' with the soft touch floater ??#KCRoos | @SanaaStandre pic.twitter.com/LUSufEGm3h
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 4, 2022
- 2Q / 15-15 | With time ticking down on the shot clock, Halle Duft drove in with a strong finish through traffic.
2Q | ??OKAYYY HALLE??#ROOUP | @halleduft pic.twitter.com/0osYBnuQyo
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 4, 2022
- 2Q / 25-32 | In the midst of 11-straight points for Alnatas, she lined up from the top of the key and drained a three.
- 3Q / 33-37 | After a slow start to the third quarter, Willems drove in and drew contact to earn a bonus shot and a three-point play.
3Q | ???????????? ??????????@mandywillems3 converts the three-point play at the line... pic.twitter.com/gUgilzJQsh
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 4, 2022
- 3Q / 46-49 | Paige Bradford knocked down back-to-back shots in the lane and converted an and-one opportunity to narrow the gap.
- 4Q / 50-51 | Kiara Bradley opened the fourth quarter with four points to give the Roos the momentum.
- 4Q / 56-53 | Bradford dished out a dime to Alnatas who finished with the scoop with three minutes remaining.
4Q | ???????? ?????? ??????????????@Paige_Bradford3 ?? @mimie_alnatas3 pic.twitter.com/DuhWB0WnmY
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 4, 2022
- 4Q / 60-57 | After the Roos shut down the Tommies on the inbounds play, Alnatas knocked down her free throws to wrap up a hard-fought victory.
4Q | Defense wins games ??
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) February 4, 2022
??? seconds on the inbound for the Tommies gives KC the ball with 18 seconds remaining... pic.twitter.com/D9AhhmrVxW
STATS TO NOTE
- All eight Kansas City players that entered the game got into the scoring column.
- Alnatas surpassed the 20-point mark for the tenth time this season, finishing with 30 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
- Bradley played her third complete game in just six days, totaling 125 minutes of gameplay in less than a week.
- The difference in the game came at the free throw line, with the Roos getting 11 more chances and converting at a 76.1% clip compared to 50% from their opponent.
COACH HOYT, QUOTED
- "I'm proud that we found a way to win in another gutsy fourth quarter.We also know that we can't keep putting ourselves in those situations to be in a hole coming into the final quarter."
- "Kiara and Paige were both really big factors tonight coming up with big buckets and rebounds when we needed them most."
The Roos will stop in Macomb, Ill. for their second matchup with Western Illinois this week, tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m.
