Box Score KANSAS CITY, MO. – The University of North Dakota fell to Kansas City 71-61 on Thursday evening.
North Dakota shot 36.2 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the three-point line, and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line. Kansas City shot 38.4 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from the three, and 90.9 percent from the line.
The Fighting Hawks led Roos in bench points (9-5), blocks (7-1), and second chance points (13-9). The Roos led in fast break points (7-3), steals (8-1), points off turnovers (14-4), and points in the paint (36-16).
Kacie Borowicz led the Fighting Hawks with 24 points. She had three assists, secured three rebounds, and one block.
Olivia Lane ended the night with a double-double. She scored 14 points and secured 16 rebounds.
Melissa Leet ended the night narrowly missing a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. She had five blocks against the Roos.
Maggie Manson finished the evening with six points and two assists.
Allie McCarthy stepped in off the bench to net five points and secure two rebounds.
The Roos took the initial lead, the Fighting Hawks tied it soon after. The Roos then went on a 6-0 run to give them the 8-2 lead with 8:14 left in the first quarter. North Dakota hit a three, but the Roos continued to extend the run to 12-3 before the Fighting Hawks bounced back. The back-and-forth battle continued in the first, but the Roos kept the 17-12 lead headed into the first.
In the second quarter, the teams failed to score until 8:51 when Naomie Alnatas nets layup to start the scoring. The teams traded baskets until the Fighting Hawks went on a 10-0 run led by McCarthy with five of the ten points to give them the 24-21 lead with 3:41 left in the quarter. The Roos stopped the run and kept it within one, but the Fighting Hawks went on another 8-0 run to make it an overall 18-4 run and put them up 32-26 at the end of the half.
North Dakota started the second quarter with momentum as Lane and Leet scored the first five points in the half to extend the Fighting Hawks lead. The battle continued as the teams started to trade baskets, but the Fighting Hawks maintained a six-point lead headed into the fourth (48-42).
Leet stepped out of the quarter break and hit a jumper to extend the lead to eight, but Brooklyn McDavid hit a jumper to keep it a back-and-forth ball game. The Roos went on a 13-0 run to give them the 57-52 lead with 5:58 left in the game. The Fighting Hawks continued to battle, but Kansas City continued to attack on offense to give them the 71-61 win.
Brooklyn McDavid led the Roos with 29 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. She was followed by Alnatas with 15 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and four steals.
North Dakota will continue on the road as they head to Tulsa to face Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19.
