Kansas City Looks to Extend Win Streak Against Oral Roberts

THE STARTERS

The Roos enter Wednesday's game coming off a winning week last week. On Wednesday, KC defeated Denver in overtime for their first regular-season victory over the Pioneers since Jan. 27, 2022. Kansas City continued its momentum on Saturday staging a comeback against NDSU after trailing by 12 points at the end of the third quarter. The Roos defeated NDSU, 56-51 in the first regular-season victory over the Bison since Feb. 19, 2022.
The Kansas City defense was critical in the back-to-back comeback wins last week. The Roos held NDSU to 0-for-6 shooting and forced 11 turnovers in the fourth quarter. The Roos lead the Summit in steals per game averaging 10.1 (65th in the NCAA) and offensive rebounds averaging 14.3 (33rd).
Alayna Contreras brought home the Kwik Star Summit League Women's Basketball Co-Peak Performer of the Week Honor following her 31-point performance against Denver. Contreras played a career-high 44 minutes against Denver and went 12-for-14 from the free throw line. In the win against North Dakota State, Contreras led the team in assists with four and added on a block, two steals and ten points.
Ana Oliveira Dias leads Summit in steals averaging 2.0 per game. Oliveira Dias came up with a huge steal against NDSU —her third of the game —with 26 seconds remaining in play. She took the ball back for a layup, putting the Roos up by one. Oliveira Dias's 40 steals across the first 20 games puts her 85th in the nation in steals.

SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS

Oral Roberts was picked to finish second in the Summit with one vote to finish first in the preseason poll.
The Golden Eagles, enter the match on a two-game winning streak. Oral Roberts took back-to-back wins last week over St. Thomas, 71-68, and Denver, 79-72. ORU will look for its third road win of conference play after defeating North Dakota 98-91 in double overtime and Denver.
Oral Roberts leads the all-time series, holding a 35-21 record over the Roos. Kansas City has had better luck at home, with a 12-12 record against the Golden Eagles.
Makyra Tramble leads the Summit in assists to turnover ratio with 1.77. Tramble averages 3.3 assists per game and has committed two or fewer turnovers in the past eight games.
The Oral Roberts bench has been key, averaging a league-leading 27.1 points per game. The Golden Eagles also lead the Summit in rebounds per game with 40.0.

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