Kansas City Suffers Late-Game Lull in Loss to NDSU

Saturday, January 21

Kansas City, Mo.

2:00 PM

Kansas City

6-14,2-7Summit League

North Dakota State

13-6,7-2Summit League

North Dakota St.

Kansas City

Photo by: Francie Wilson

Kansas City Suffers Late-Game Lull in Loss to NDSU

1/21/2023 5:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Tamia Ugass scored a career-high 26 points off the bench for the Roos

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Women's Basketball (6-14, 2-7 Summit) fell to North Dakota State University (13-6, 7-2 Summit) this afternoon in a tough game, 75-66. The Roos had 17 offensive rebounds, keeping them in the contest until the final minutes. A career high 26-points from Tamia Ugass and eight assists from Rain Green were not enough to put KC on top after a low-scoring fourth quarter.

After a tight first quarter, the Roos came out firing. Kansas City put up 20 points in the second quarter, shooting 60% from the field and nailing their lone three of the game. With their strong second quarter showing, the Roos brought the score to 39-39 going into the half.

Coming off the bench, Ugass lead the team in both points and rebounds, pulling down four on offense and three on defense. Machia Mullens put up 12 points, and was the only other Roo to reach double-digits.

KEY MOMENTS

1Q — 9:22 / 2-2 | Green put the Roos on the score board, scoring a layup off of a pass from Mullens.
1Q — 3:23 / 15-15 | Jocelyn Ewell grabbed a board for the Roos, giving way for E'Lease Stafford to get another two and tie the game back up.
2Q — 6:49 / 23-29 | Mullens scored another two off an assist from Green. At the 7:52 mark, the duo put up another two.
2Q — 3:29 / 30-33 | Stafford nailed her only three of the night, shifting energy for the Kansas City.

2Q | RANGEEEE ?? @eleasekstafford pic.twitter.com/0RfyECLSV4
— Kansas City Women's Basketball (@KCRoosWBB) January 21, 2023

3Q — 4:16 / 46-49 | Following a miss, Kansas City maintained possession, passing to Ugass who puts it up for two. A foul from Emily Behnke gave Ugass the and-one, bringing her to three points on the drive.
3Q — 0:47 / 52-54 | Off an assist from Mensah, Ugass went in for the layup, pushing her to 19 points in the game.
4Q — 8:28 / 58-59 | Mensah drove to the net for two after a nice set-up from Green, giving Green her eighth assist of the night.

STATS TO NOTE

Tamia Ugass earns back-to-back career highs, scoring 26 this afternoon and 15 against North Dakota on Thursday. Ugass shattered her previous record of 12 points, previously reached twice this season.
The Roos held NDSU's leading scorer Heaven Hamling to five points, tied for a season low. Hamling entered the game averaging 16.5 points per game.
Kansas City outscored NDSU on second chance points, 20-12.
The Roos shot 1-of-10 from three-point range, the fourth time this season that the Roos have been held to just one triple.

COACH JACKSON-DURRETT, QUOTED

"We needed to block out and rebound, and we didn't at some crucial times. When you play really good defense, which we did, and then give up an offensive rebound, they're not going to miss that many."

"Being with her every day, we know what (Ugass) is capable of. We're excited for her because now it's coming out and now she's doing what she's capable of doing."

UP NEXT
The Roos travel to Nebraska, taking on Omaha on Thursday at 7 p.m.