Thursday, December 19
Edinburg, TX
4:00 PM
Kansas City
3-10,0-0Summit League
59
vs
64
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
6-4,0-1Southland
1
2
3
4
F
Kansas City
21
10
12
16
59
A&M-Corpus Christi
16
16
14
18
64
Photo by: Ivan Peña, UTRGV Athletics
Em. Bennett and Bannerman Notch Career-Highs, Roos Outlasted by Islanders
12/19/2024 7:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Emani Bennett scored a game-high 27 points in the loss
EDINBURG, TEXAS — Kansas City Women's Basketball (3-10) started strong against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (6-4) outscoring the Islanders 21-to-16 in the first quarter. The Roos were led by Emani Bennett and Kelby Bannerman who combined for 37 points. Kansas City was ultimately outlasted by Corpus Christi falling, 59-64 in the first game of the UTRGV Holiday Classic. Em. Bennett put up a game-high 27 points and bested her previous career-high by one while Bannerman notched the first double-double of her career bringing down 10 rebounds and scoring 10 points.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
1Q — 5:46 / 10-10 | Zaire Harrell and Bannerman double-teamed the Corpus Christi player as she drove the ball to the net. Harrell got her hand on the shot and Bannerman brought down the block. Bannerman then connected with Lisa Thomas who lobbed the ball to a streaking Ana Oliveira Dias. Oliveira Dias drove the ball in for the layup to tie the game.
1Q — 1:28 / 21-14 | From the top of the key, Oliveira Dias pushed the ball to Em. Bennett outside of the arc. Em. Bennett fired off the three with no hesitation to give KC its largest lead of the game with seven
2Q — 7:06 / 25-22 | Harrell found Em. Bennett who drove the ball from the left wing into the paint. She took her defender one-on-one beating her inside with a spin move before firing off a jump shot to extend Kansas City's lead to three.
3Q — 1:12 / 43-44 | Thomas carried the ball through traffic and connected with Harrell at the top of the key. Harrell quickly pushed the pass to Contreras who nailed her first three of the day. Contreras's three brought the Roos within one of Corpus Christi.
4Q — 5:56 / 52-50 | The Roos gained possession on the Islander's baseline, working quickly to move the ball down the court. Bannerman found Contreras who connected with Thomas as she sprinted down the court. Thomas went in for the layup and got the whistle, knocking down her free throw to push Kansas City ahead by two.
4Q — 0:20 / 59-62 | Thomas connected with a hot-shooting Em. Bennett outside the arc. Em. Bennett drove the ball outside the arc and fired off the contested three. She nailed the shot putting her on a seven-point scoring streak and bringing KC within a possession of Corpus Christi.
STATS TO NOTE
The Roos face UTRGV tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. for the second game of the UTRGV Holiday Classic.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
1Q — 5:46 / 10-10 | Zaire Harrell and Bannerman double-teamed the Corpus Christi player as she drove the ball to the net. Harrell got her hand on the shot and Bannerman brought down the block. Bannerman then connected with Lisa Thomas who lobbed the ball to a streaking Ana Oliveira Dias. Oliveira Dias drove the ball in for the layup to tie the game.
1Q — 1:28 / 21-14 | From the top of the key, Oliveira Dias pushed the ball to Em. Bennett outside of the arc. Em. Bennett fired off the three with no hesitation to give KC its largest lead of the game with seven
2Q — 7:06 / 25-22 | Harrell found Em. Bennett who drove the ball from the left wing into the paint. She took her defender one-on-one beating her inside with a spin move before firing off a jump shot to extend Kansas City's lead to three.
3Q — 1:12 / 43-44 | Thomas carried the ball through traffic and connected with Harrell at the top of the key. Harrell quickly pushed the pass to Contreras who nailed her first three of the day. Contreras's three brought the Roos within one of Corpus Christi.
4Q — 5:56 / 52-50 | The Roos gained possession on the Islander's baseline, working quickly to move the ball down the court. Bannerman found Contreras who connected with Thomas as she sprinted down the court. Thomas went in for the layup and got the whistle, knocking down her free throw to push Kansas City ahead by two.
4Q — 0:20 / 59-62 | Thomas connected with a hot-shooting Em. Bennett outside the arc. Em. Bennett drove the ball outside the arc and fired off the contested three. She nailed the shot putting her on a seven-point scoring streak and bringing KC within a possession of Corpus Christi.
STATS TO NOTE
- Em. Bennett set a new career-high of 27 points, besting her previous career high by one which she earned on Feb. 10 against North Dakota. She was the only Roo to score from the field in the second quarter and earned nine points. This marks Em. Bennett's third 20-point performance of the season.
- Bannerman notched her first-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. This marks a season-high in rebounds and her third double-digit scoring performance of the season.
- Contreras also earned her own career-high playing 40 minutes in the game. She is the only Roo to play a 40-minute game this season and bested her previous career-high by two minutes.
The Roos face UTRGV tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. for the second game of the UTRGV Holiday Classic.
Team Stats
KC
TA&MCC
FG%
.411
.453
3FG%
.333
.143
FT%
.692
.682
RB
33
37
TO
16
16
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
10
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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