Roos Travel to Fargo for Penultimate Regular Season Game

THE STARTERS

Kansas City Women's Basketball closes the regular season on the road with a pair of games in North Dakota. The Roos currently rank fifth in the Summit League and are one win ahead of North Dakota who they face on Saturday. KC has a chance to sweep NSDU on Thursday, after defeating the Bison, 56-51 on Jan. 18.
In their first meeting, the Roos forced 25 Bison turnovers, giving way to 23 points. Tamia Ugass and Ana Oliveira Dias came off the bench for KC and combined for 19 points and five steals.
The Kansas City defense held South Dakota State to its lowest three-point percentage of conference play and second-lowest of the season on Saturday. The Jackrabbits shot 6-for-26 from beyond the arc, for their lowest three-point percentage since Nov. 23 when they went 4-of-20 (.200) in the loss against Georgia Tech.
Alayna Contreras knocked down four threes against South Dakota State matching her season-high. Emani Bennett and Contreras are the only two Roos to knock down four threes in one game. The Roos hold a 4-2 record when at least one player makes four threes.
NSDU outrebounded the Roos 38-to-33 in the first meeting marking one of six conference games where Kansas City has been outrebounded but their opponents. KC has found other ways to win when they are outrebounded by their opponents holding a 4-2 record when their opponent brings down more rebounds.

SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA STATE

The Bison enter the match coming off a, 100-84, loss to Oral Roberts on Saturday. The Bison are 2-3 in their last five matchups but 4-1 in their last five home games.
Sophomore forward, Avery Koenen leads NDSU in points (13.3), rebounds (7.3), steals (1.3) and blocks (1.0). In their first meeting, the Roos held Koenen to 0-3 shooting from the field, five rebounds and six points earned at the free throw line.
NDSU holds the advantage at home with a 7-3 record over the Roos in Fargo.
The Roos made their largest first half comeback of the season to defeat the Bison in their first meeting. KC trailed by 16 with 5:12 remaining in the second quarter down 16-32 to comeback and win 56-51.
North Dakota State closes their season in Fargo, hosting Omaha on Saturday. In their first meeting they defeated the Mavericks, 81-67.

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