Alnatas Surpasses 1,000 Points in WNIT Loss

Thursday, March 17

Cedar Falls, IA

6:00 PM

Kansas City

Northern Iowa

Alnatas Surpasses 1,000 Points in WNIT Loss

3/17/2022 9:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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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.