KANSAS CITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES: VS SOUTH DAKOTA Jerod Fox, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | 316.249.2846
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KANSAS CITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES: VS SOUTH DAKOTA Jerod Fox, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | 316.249.2846 Results (4-3, 1-0 Summit) Date Opponent TV/Streaming Time (CT)/Result GAMES 8/9 Kansas City vs South Dakota | Jan. 8 @ 2 PM | Jan. 9 @ 2 PM | Kansas City, Mo. TV/VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3hJex0z (Jan. 8) NOVEMBER (1-1) https://bit.ly/359jue9 (Jan. 9) Nov. 25 @ Bradley ESPN+ L, 70-84 LIVE STATS: https://bit.ly/3hEPQ5s Nov. 30 NW Missouri State Roo Sports Network W, 76-51 Kansas City Head Coach Jacie Hoyt DECEMBER (2-2) School: 52-47 (4th year) | Career: Same South Dakota Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit Dec. 6 Rockhurst (Exh.) Roo Sports Network L, 64-67 Record: 4-3 (1-0) Record: 6-3 (2-0) Dec. 9 William Jewell Roo Sports Network W, 80-60 School: 116-27 (5th year) | Career: 304-120 (14th year) Dec. 12 @ SIUE ESPN+ W, 89-81 Series History Dec. 14 @ Kansas State ESPN+ L, 57-74 Overall: 4-2 | Home: 3-0 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 1-0 Dec. 17 @ Southern Illinois ESPN+ L, 68-79 Last Meeting: L, 45-67 @ South Dakota, Feb. 9, 2013 | Current Streak: USD, One Win Dec. 20 Avila Canceled JANUARY (1-0) We Are the Kansas City Roos! Please Refrain from Use of UMKC or Kangaroos Jan. 2 *@ North Dakota ESPN3 W, 71-67 (OT) Jan. 3 *@ North Dakota Canceled Five Things to Know Last Time Out: W, 71-67 (OT) at North Dakota (1/2/21) Jan. 8 *South Dakota Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. • After grinding out a conference-opening overtime win against UND on Saturday, the • Kansas City opened the new year by Jan. 9 *South Dakota Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. Roos play host to South Dakota for a two- storming back from a 17-point second Jan. 15 *@ Western Illinois Leatherneck All-Access 4:30 P.M. game series on Friday and Saturday. quarter deficit to force overtime and steal a victory. Jan. 16 *@ Western Illinois Leatherneck All-Access 4:30 P.M. • Kansas City has a chance to open conference play 2-0 for the second time (2018-19) in • The Roos scored just eight points in the first Jan. 23 *@ Oral Roberts ORU Sports Network 2 P.M. Jacie Hoyt’s coaching career. A sweep of quarter, but made up for lost time by holding Jan. 24 *@ Oral Roberts ORU Sports Network 2 P.M. the Coyotes would be the program’s first the Fighting Hawks to just seven points in 3-0 conference start since 2009-10, when the third quarter. Jan. 29 *North Dakota State Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. Candace White-Whitaker led KC to a fourth place Summit League finish. • Mandy Willems provided a much-needed Jan. 30 *North Dakota State Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. spark off the bench for Coach Hoyt, logging FEBRUARY (0-0) • Naomie Alnatas’s hot streak now spans 26 minutes and scoring a career-high 13 nearly a month, as she has led Kansas City points on four three-point makes. Feb. 12 *Omaha Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. in scoring in each game since dropping • Two Kansas City starters were held scoreless Feb. 13 *Omaha Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. 15 points in the Dec. 9 win over William Jewell. Over the five-game span, Alnatas has in the game, but Willems and RaVon Nero Feb. 19 *Denver Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. averaged 18.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 picked up the slack, each scoring in double steals per game. She currently averages two digits. Nero finished with 11 points and a Feb. 20 *Denver Roo Sports Network 2 P.M. steals each game, good for second in the season-high five rebounds. Feb. 26 *@ South Dakota State Jackrabbits All-Access 5 P.M. Summit. • After shooting 34-percent through the first Feb. 27 *@ South Dakota State Jackrabbits All-Access 5 P.M. • The Roos have taken care of the ball well three quarters, the Roos connected on thus far, forcing more turnovers than they 8-of-13 shots in the fourth to complete the MARCH (0-0) committed in all but two games. Three comeback and force overtime. Mar. 6-9 Summit Championship TBA TBA of Kansas City’s four wins have come All-Time Series vs. South Dakota: Kansas in contests where it committed fewer City leads, 4-2 giveaways than its opponent. All home games bolded, played at Swinney Center • The Roos and Coyotes have met six times in * Summit Regular Season Contest • Prepare to see a lot of active hands this the past, with four of those meetings coming weekend, as Kansas City and South Dakota as Summit League foes. hold the Summit League’s top two ranks in steals per game. The Coyotes average 7.4 • The Roos defeated South Dakota in 1983 take aways per game, led by Chloe Lamb and and 1991 to begin the series, but the teams Hannah Sjerven. Kansas City averages 7.8 did not play again for another 21 years. steals in each contest, led by Alnatas and Sanaa’ St. Andre. • In the 2011-12 and ‘12-13 seasons, the Last Game’s Starters teams split their season serieses. In all four #24 Jonaie Johnson #15 Taylor Larson #23 Paige Bradford #3 Naomie Alnatas #1 Emily Ivory Jr. | G | 5’7 Sr. | G | 5’11 Jr. | F | 6’0 Jr. | G | 5’7 Jr. | G | 5’5 8.6 ppg | 5.1 rpg | 3.7 apg 4.4 ppg | 4.0 rpg | .452 FG% 11.4 ppg | 8.1 rpg | 2.3 apg 14.9 ppg | 4.0 rpg | 2.0 spg 9.6 ppg | 1.0 apg | .383 3FG% KCRoos.com/WBB @KCRoosWBB @KCRoos_WBB KANSAS CITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES: VS SOUTH DAKOTA Jerod Fox, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | 316.249.2846 games, the home team came away with the had come from beyond the three-point line victory. (184-of-235). Record When... • The largest margin came in 1991, when the • Ivory has her sights set on the number Playing at Home ............................. 2-0 Roos pummeled the Coyotes to the tune of a one spot, held by Katie Houlehan with 257 Playing at Neutral Site ................... 0-0 76-39 final score. threes. Playing on the Road ....................... 2-3 • Kansas City also holds the mark for the • In each of the Roos’ first five games of the highest scoring game in the series, dropping season, Ivory has knocked down at least Scoring 100+ Points ...................... 0-0 82 points in the 1983 matchup. three triples. Scoring 90-99 Points ..................... 0-0 South Dakota Scouting Report A Look at 2020-21 Scoring 80-89 Points ..................... 2-0 • The Coyotes are looking to win their second- • Kansas City begins its 33rd season of NCAA Scoring 70-79 Points ..................... 2-1 straight Summit League title after a 16-0 Division I Women’s Basketball and first Scoring 60-69 Points ..................... 0-1 conference run in 2019-20. They were in its return to the Summit League, where picked to finish first in the Summit League the Roos were members from 1994-2013. Scoring Under 60 Points ................ 0-1 Preseason Poll. Kansas City departs the Western Athletic Allowing 80+ Points ....................... 1-1 Conference (WAC) after seven years of • Hannah Sjerven, the Summit League affiliation. Allowing 70-79 Points ................... 0-2 Preseason Player of the Year, was named Player of the Week for the second time this • Head Coach Jacie Hoyt enters her fourth Allowing Under 70 Points .............. 3-0 season on Monday after averaging 20 points year at the helm for the Roos. With a career Leading at Halftime ....................... 3-1 and nine rebounds per game in USD’s three conference record of 29-17, Hoyt currently wins. holds the best conference win percentage in Trailing at Halftime ........................ 1-2 program history. Tied at Halftime ............................. 0-0 • Sjerven leads the Coyote’s scoring and rebounding efforts, averaging 19.1 ppg and • Coach Hoyt will try to lead Kansas City to Outrebounding Opponent ............. 3-1 9.7 rpg. three-straight winning seasons for the first Being Outrebounded ..................... 1-2 time in 24 years, when the Brian Agler-led • Chloe Lamb can also pose problems for Roos strung together four-straight seasons Higher Field Goal Percentage ........ 4-1 opposing teams. She averages 16.8 points of above .500 basketball (1989-92). per game and collected the Summit League Lower Field Goal Percentage ......... 0-2 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 14. • The Roos are returning seven players from Fewer Turnovers ............................ 3-2 last year’s WAC champion squad, accounting • Liv Korngable leads USD’s passing game, for 52% of the team’s minutes, 43% of its More Turnovers .............................. 1-1 averaging a Summit-leading 4.1 assists per points, 40% of its rebounds and 42% of its Over 50% FG .................................. 1-1 game. She can also score the rock, putting assists. up 15 points per game. 40-49% FG .................................... 2-0 • The Roos will bring in six fresh faces for Record-Breaking Threes at SIUE the 2020-21 season, including two junior Under 40% FG ............................... 1-2 • The Roos put together one of the best three- college transfers. First-year students joining Over 60% 3-Point FG ..................... 0-0 poing shooting performances in program the squad are Jocelyn Ewell (First Team All- 50-59% 3-Point FG ....................... 1-0 history at SIUE on Dec. 12, knocking down Trinity League), Bridget Froehlke (Honorable 14-of-21 three-point attempts.