Women's Basketball Back in Action at Oral Roberts

Saturday, February 4

Tulsa, OK

2:00 PM

Kansas City

Oral Roberts

Photo by: Francie Wilson

Women's Basketball Back in Action at Oral Roberts

2/3/2023 4:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Full Notes

The Roos take on the Golden Eagles tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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Starting Five

Kansas City remains on the road for the third-straight game this weekend, traveling to Tulsa for its second meeting of the season with Oral Roberts. The three-game stretch marks the second-longest road trip of the year for KC, following a six-game stint in non-conference play. So far, the Roos have picked up two road wins on the year.
E'Lease Stafford has established a position in the running for the Summit League's newcomer of the year award, averaging 16.8 points per game to lead all newcomers. She is a threat outside of her offensive game as well, averaging 0.91 blocks per contest and ranking ninth in the league. Listed at 6'0, she is tied for the shortest player in the top-nine.
After an 0-4 start to Summit League play, the Roos have begun to find their stride against conference opponents, winning three of their last seven contests. In the three wins, Kansas City has held its opponents to 17.1% shooting from three-point range and has out-rebounded opponents by an average of 4.3 boards per game.
Rain Green has taken control of the point guard position for Kansas City after missing a month due to injury throughout non-conference play. Across the past seven games, she is averaging 12.7 points and 6.4 assists per game, and has pulled down five rebounds three times in that span. In league play, she ranks second among all players with a 5.1 assist per game average.
The Roos have shot at least 40% from the field in each of the past five games after reaching that mark in just three of the previous 15 games.

Oral Roberts Notes

ORU enters Saturday's matchup in sole possession of third place with a 7-4 Summit League mark. The Golden Eagles have won their past four games and five of the last six.
The Roos took the first meeting between the two teams, 65-54 on Jan. 7. Rain Green led all players with 20 points, while Manna Mensah logged her first-collegiate double-double, a 12-point, 12-board performance.
While KC has won each of the past two meetings at home, the Golden Eagles hold a stark advantage in Tulsa, winning 17-of-24 meetings.
Tirzah Moore, who did not play in the first matchup, averages 14.1 points and 11.2 rebounds per game for ORU, shooting at a 62.2% clip.
As a team, ORU has one of the best scoring offenses in the nation. Their 77.8 point per game average ranks first in the Summit and 24th in the nation.