WBB Looks to Extend Hot Streak at Swinney

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Riding a five-game winning streak, the second-longest of the season, Kansas City Women's Basketball welcomes Oral Roberts and St. Thomas to the Swinney Center.

Kansas City Notes

After receiving votes for the past 10 weeks, the Roos finally snuck into the collegeinsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top-25 poll at the No. 25 spot. KC joins fellow Summit League members South Dakota (No. 7) and South Dakota State (No. 10) in the poll.
Head Coach Jacie Hoyt was named the WHoopDirt.com Division One Coach of the Week for the Roos' three come-from-behind victories last week. She is now eligible for the site's Coach of the Year award at the conclusion of the season.
Naomie Alnatas has won back-to-back Summit League Player of the Week awards, bringing the Roos' season total to five. It is the most weekly awards won by the team since the 2012-13 squad also notched five.
The Roos came back from a 16-point third quarter deficit against Western Illinois to defeat the Leathernecks in overtime on Saturday. It is the second time in as many years that the Roos have overcome a 15-point second half deficit (North Dakota, 1/2/21).
Kiara Bradley has been an energy boost for the Roos this season, averaging a league-high 35.13 minutes per game. Across the Roos' last four contests, she has not left the floor, playing 170-straight minutes. In that span, she has averaged 12.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Last Time vs. Oral Roberts

The Roos fell to 1-3 in conference play the last time they met up with the Golden Eagles, dropping a 77-66 decision.
The Golden Eagles outscored KC 23-9 in the third quarter to create separation.
Five Roos scored in double-digits on the day, led by Brooklyn McDavid with 14.
Kansas City committed 25 turnovers in the game, compared to ORU's 16.
The Roos committed 25 fouls, leading to 31 Oral Roberts free throw attempts.

Series History vs. Oral Roberts

This will be the 54th meeting between the Roos and Golden Eagles, with ORU holding a 33-20 advantage in the all-time record.
Coach Hoyt holds a 1-4 record against the Golden Eagles, with the lone win coming last season.
The teams have played in seven overtime games, with Kansas City holding a 2-5 record in such contests.
The largest scoring output by either team came on Jan. 21, 1988, when ORU defeated the Roos, 111-98.
The lowest scoring output was by Kansas City on Jan. 25, 2001 in a 65-34 loss.

ORU Scouting Report

Oral Roberts holds a 12-11 record on the season and have won each of their last two contests, including a 73-67 overtime win against St. Thomas.
The Golden Eagles currently sit in fifth place in the Summit League standings.
ORU is one of the top free throw shooting teams in the nation, ranking fourth in Division One in both free throw attempts (477) and makes (345).
The Golden Eagles can also create havoc on defense, forcing 8.7 steals per game, which ranks second in the league.
Tirzah Moore is ORU's leading scorer, averaging 13.3 points per game, ranking 11th in the Summit.
Hannah Cooper and Ariel Walker head the Golden Eagles' defense, averaging 1.78 steals per game each.

Last Time vs. UST

Kansas City used a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat St. Thomas last Thursday, 62-57.
The Roos held the Tommies to just six points on 2-of-10 shooting in the fourth quarter.
Naomie Alnatas scored nearly half of the Roos' points, dropping her second 30-point game of the season.
All eight Roos that entered the game scored.
The Roos made just four three-pointers on the day, the second-lowest mark of the season.
After shooting 28.57% in the first quarter, Kansas City was 44.73% from the field on the rest of the game.
KC owned an 11-point advantage at the charity stripe.

Series History vs. UST

The 62-57 win on Feb. 3 was the first meeting between the two teams in program history.
This will be the first-ever battle between the squads at the Swinney Center.

UST Scouting Report

The Tommies are riding a seven-game losing streak, but will have two games before Monday's meeting.
Across the streak, UST has lost by an average of 19.0 points per contest.
Erin Norling and Jade Hill both average double-digit scoring on the year and rank top-ten in the Summit League.
On the season, UST is allowing 32.7% three-point shooting to its opponents, ranking ninth in the Summit League.
Hill also leads the team in assists, dishing 66 total.