Thursday, March 17
Cedar Falls, IA
6:00 PM
Kansas City
23-9,12-6Summit League
58
at
75
Northern Iowa
23-10,13-5MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Kansas City
22
11
10
15
58
UNI
20
21
19
15
75
Alnatas Surpasses 1,000 Points in WNIT Loss
3/17/2022 9:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Naomie Alnatas finished with a game-high 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Kansas City Women's Basketball's (23-9) season came to an end in the first round of the WNIT this evening, falling to Northern Iowa, 75-58. Naomie Alnatas finished with a game-high 24 points, including 16 in the first quarter, to lead the Roos.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1Q / 8-6 | Alnatas and Brooklyn McDavid scored four each to combine for the Roos' first eight points and give KC it's first lead of the day.
- 1Q / 20-14 | Alnatas scored 12-straight points, giving the Roos their largest lead of the game.
Naomie Alnatas has 16 points. It's still the first quarter. Roos lead, 20-14.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) March 17, 2022
- 2Q / 25-23 | McDavid made three free throws to open the second quarter, maintaining the Kansas City lead.
- 2Q / 31-32 | After Northern Iowa took the lead, Paige Bradford scored an and-one to bring the Roos back within a point.
- 3Q / 38-44 | UNI opened up an 11-point lead early in the third quarter, but back-to-back buckets by Kiara Bradley and Bradford brought the Roos within six.
Big hit by Paige. Roos back within six.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/LJaOQbq4kv
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoos_WBB) March 18, 2022
- 4Q / 48-69 | Dani Winslow and Bradley pulled down a pair of offensive boards, and Bradley found Mandy Willems for her first three of the night.
- 4Q / 58-75 | McDavid scored six of the Roos' final eight points, ending the game on an 8-0 run.
STATS TO NOTE
- After Alnatas's first five points, she surpassed the 1,000-point mark, becoming the 17th player in program history to do so.
- Alnatas and McDavid combined for all of the Roos' first 29 points of the night.
- Bradford was the Roos' rebounding leader, pulling down nine on the night.
- The Roos finish the season with 23 wins, the second-most in program history.
Team Stats
KC
UNI
FG%
.390
.517
3FG%
.273
.455
FT%
.750
.714
RB
31
35
TO
8
9
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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