Kansas City
10-15,6-4Summit League
Omaha
10-14,2-9Summit League
Roos Outlasted by Mavericks in Swinney Center Battle
2/8/2025 3:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Elauni Bennett led Kansas City with 15 points and eight rebounds
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Women's Basketball (9-16, 5-5 Summit) kept it close with Omaha (10-14, 2-9 Summit) through the first three quarters this afternoon, but faltered in the final frame of a 65-56 loss. The Roos were never down by more than two at the end of any quarter, but a 10-point fourth quarter run by the Mavericks was enough to take the win.
It was an even scoring effort across the board for the Roos, led by Elauni Bennett's 15 points and eight rebounds. Kelby Bannerman scored 12, nine of which came in the first quarter, and Emani Bennett finished with 10 points of her own.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
- 1Q - 8:44 / 7-0 | Lisa Thomas dumped the ball to Bannerman in the deep post, using a move and finishing through contact to open up a seven-point lead at the start of the game.
- 1Q - 2:51 / 14-13 | Bannerman smacked an Omaha shot away, sparking a transition that led to a wide-open three from Alayna Contreras and snapped a nine-point UNO run.
- 2Q - 6:07 / 23-22 | Omaha opened up a four-point lead, but Thomas found Tamia Ugass for an and-one that capped a 7-2 run and secured the lead.
- 2Q - 2:31 / 28-26 | Ana Oliveira Dias found El. Bennett for the Roos' final field goal of the first half and Omaha took a two-point lead into the break.
- 3Q - 9:09 / 32-30 | El. Bennett opened up the second half with back-to-back buckets, reclaiming the lead.
- 3Q - 4:09 / 41-37 | Oliveira Dias pitched to Em. Bennett for a free throw line jumper on the tail end of an eight-point run that gave KC a five-point lead.
- 4Q - 4:45 / 48-54 | Olivera Dias knocked down a second chance three pointer to put a stop to a 10-point Omaha run, but the Mavericks had enough juice down the stretch to take the win.
STATS TO NOTE
- Kansas City finished the day with seven blocks, led by three from Bannerman. That mark is a season-high against Division One opponents.
- El. Bennett's 15 points were her sixth double-digit game of the season and came within two of her career-high.
- The Roos scored 36 of their 56 points from the paint, outscoring the Mavs by 10 in that category.
- Kansas City pulled down 11 defensive rebounds on the day, leading to 13 second chance points.
POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Head Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett
UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road next week starting with a contest at South Dakota on Wednesday.
