by KANSAS CITY – Kansas City (2-1) took care of business against William Jewell (1-1) by a score of 74-32 in the Swinney Center on Saturday evening. After a close first quarter, the Roos broke off on a 28-6 run across the entirety of the second quarter. With a 28-point halftime lead, Kansas City kept the good times rolling in the second half, shooting 53% in quarters three and four and 51% from the field for the game.
Three Roos cracked double figures in points, led by Emani Bennett who totaled a team-high 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Alayna Contreras and Zaire Harrell chipped in a dozen points each to contribute to the Roos’ efficient offensive night. Five Roos notched multi-steal games, with Harrell, Ana Oliveira Dias, and Alyssa Febres registering three steals each.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
- 1Q – 5:54 / 4-4 | After a turnover on their previous offensive possession, Kansas City stood their ground on the defensive end as Em. Bennett blocked two driving layup attempts from William Jewell’s Ayden Shannon in a five second span, giving her three blocks in the first quarter.
- 1Q – 0:31 / 10-4 | The Roos continued their stifling defense when Harrell picked off a pass and went coast to coast for a fastbreak layup to get Kansas City to the double digit point mark right before the end of the first quarter.
- 2Q – 0:00 / 38-10 | Contrareras grabbed the defensive rebound and took the ball up the floor for a pull-up jumper in the lane to beat the second quarter buzzer, giving the Roos a 28-point halftime lead.
- 3Q – 5:08 / 48-14 | Chloe Dallas got in on the Roos dominant defensive performance getting in a passing lane for KC’s 12th steal of the game and going all the way for a glass tapping breakaway finish.
- 4Q – 8:37 / 61-22 | Harrell sank a mid-range jumper in the lane, assisted by Dias, to give her nine points in the game, surpassing her previous career high of eight points.
