Roos Start Fast, Don’t Look Back in Convincing Victory Over Bellevue

Wednesday, December 6

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Roos Start Fast, Don’t Look Back in Convincing Victory Over Bellevue

12/6/2023 8:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Simmons, Phillips and Ugass Postgame Coach Jackson-Durrett Postgame Photo Gallery

Ugass notches a double-double, Nwachukwu and Bennett score in double digits in the win

KANSAS CITY, Mo- Kansas City Women's Basketball (4-5) took home a win in dominating fashion this evening against Bellevue (4-4) by a final of 84-34. It was a complete team effort for the Roos from the beginning, as all 12 Roos that entered the matchup finished in the scoring column, with three scoring in double digits.

Early on Kansas City played some of its best basketball of the young season, jumping out to a 16-0 lead in the opening period and shooting 50% from the field as a team. The defense was just as impressive, forcing 11 first-quarter turnovers and grabbing 13 rebounds. They held Bellevue to just four total points in a dominating first quarter.

The Roos never slowed down, going on to shoot 53.8% as a team and dropping a season-high 83 points en route to their second consecutive win.

KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS

1Q – 9:08 / 4-0 | Dominique Phillips intercepted a Bellevue pass and took it down the court herself for a layup as the Roos got off to a quick start offensively.
1Q – 4:53 / 16-0 | Phillips found Tamia Ugass down low who got a layup to fall and capped off what was 16 unanswered points to begin the game for Kansas City.
1Q – 3:09 / 22-1 | Nariyah Simmons anticipated and stole a Bellevue pass, taking it the other way for an uncontested layup, allowing Kansas City to continue its dominant opening quarter.
2Q – 4:40 / 35-9 |Emani Bennett fed Ifunanya Nwachukwu the ball down low, and in the paint. She hit a tough turnaround shot to keep the Roos in control.
2Q – 1:22 / 42-14 | Alayna Contreras drew the defense in and then hit Nwachukwu with a perfect bounce pass that led her to an easy layup.
3Q – 5:57 / 53-17 | Ugass drove inside and used a pump fake to draw defenders in before passing to a wide-open Em. Bennett who drilled a three.
3Q – 3:34 / 61-22 | In what had become a theme for the Roos at this point, Contreras got a steal at halfcourt and took it herself for the easy deuce.
4Q – 8:44 / 73-31 | Simmons picked up a steal and passed it to Phillips on the fast break who would dish it back to Simmons for the layup as Kansas City continued to add to its impressive lead.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City held Bellevue to just four points in the opening quarter, the least amount they've allowed all season in a single quarter.
Ugass notched the Roos' first double-double of the season bringing down 11 rebounds and putting up 11 points. It was Ugass's first double-double since earning 10 points and 22 rebounds in the Roos 61-39 loss against North Dakota on Feb. 18, 2023.
The Roos never trailed in tonight's win, marking their first wire-to-wire win of the season.
The 50-point win is the largest Kansas City has had since it beat Chicago State by 53 on January 5, 2019.
Kansas City shot 53.8% from the field as a team tonight, the first time they've shot north of 50% this season.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Coach Jackson-Durrett Postgame | Nariyah Simmons, Dominique Phillips and Tamia Ugass Postgame

UP NEXT
Kansas City will stay home to end this week's action with a game against Western Illinois (7-1) on Sunday at 2 p.m.