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Photo by: Nebraska Athletics
Roos Fall to No. 25 Nebraska
11/26/2024 10:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Emani Bennett led KC in points for the fifth consecutive game
LINCOLN, Neb. — Kansas City Women's Basketball (2-5) showed its resilience against No. 25, Nebraska (6-1). The Roos faced some struggles early but showed out in the third quarter out-rebounding Nebraska and scoring just one shy of the Huskers' 15 points. The Roos fell to the Huskers, 38-84, highlighted by Emani Bennett's sixth double-digit performance and a two-block day from Tamia Ugass.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
1Q — 4:24 / 4-12 | Kansas City connected three quick passes to get the ball down the court. Em. Bennett drove towards the basket firing off a jumper and scoring her second basket of the game.
3Q — 6:44 / 25-50 | Tamia Ugass got the play started with a huge block against Nebraska. Her block went directly to Alayna Contreras who carried it down the court. The Roos fired off a few shots that didn't fall but maintained possession thanks to strong rebounding eventually connecting with Contreras who knocked down KC's first three of the day.
3Q — 0:00 / 34-62 | Lisa Thomas inbounded the ball finding Funmi Amode who drove it in for the buzzer-beating layup.
4Q — 0:56 / 38-81 | Ana Oliveira Dias connected with Alyssa Febres right outside the arc. She drove the ball into the paint knocking down her first field goal as a Roo.
STATS TO NOTE
Kansas City returns to the Swinney Center, hosting UT Dallas on Sunday at 2 p.m.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
1Q — 4:24 / 4-12 | Kansas City connected three quick passes to get the ball down the court. Em. Bennett drove towards the basket firing off a jumper and scoring her second basket of the game.
3Q — 6:44 / 25-50 | Tamia Ugass got the play started with a huge block against Nebraska. Her block went directly to Alayna Contreras who carried it down the court. The Roos fired off a few shots that didn't fall but maintained possession thanks to strong rebounding eventually connecting with Contreras who knocked down KC's first three of the day.
3Q — 0:00 / 34-62 | Lisa Thomas inbounded the ball finding Funmi Amode who drove it in for the buzzer-beating layup.
4Q — 0:56 / 38-81 | Ana Oliveira Dias connected with Alyssa Febres right outside the arc. She drove the ball into the paint knocking down her first field goal as a Roo.
STATS TO NOTE
- Em. Bennett knocked down 11 points for the Roos, making her Kansas City's leading scorer for the fifth consecutive game. She has reached double-digits in six of the seven games this season averaging 12.1 points per game.
- Freshman Febres knocked down the first field goal of her collegiate career in the fourth quarter. In her ten minutes of action tonight, Febres went one-for-two from the field and brought down a rebound.
- Ugass earned both of Kansas City's blocks, with one in the third quarter and another in the fourth. Two blocks mark a season-high for Ugass and is just one shy of her career-high that she earned on Feb. 9, 2023, against Western Illinois.
Kansas City returns to the Swinney Center, hosting UT Dallas on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
KC
Nebr
FG%
.217
.379
3FG%
.071
.414
FT%
.786
.786
RB
40
49
TO
22
14
STL
9
13
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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