North Dakota State
7-8, 5-2Summit
UMKC
8-9, 3-3Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| UMKC | 31 | 37 | 68 |
1/17/2009 8:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Chazny Morris scored all 19 of her points in the second half to lift host UMKC to a 68-62 win over North Dakota State University in a Summit League women's basketball game played Saturday, Jan. 17, in Muncipal Auditorium.
North Dakota State (7-8, 5-2 Summit) is scheduled to play Southern Utah (6-11, 2-4 Summit) at 8 p.m. (Central) Monday, Jan. 19, in Cedar City, Utah. The Bison had their winning streak snapped at three games and fell into third place in The Summit League standings, a game behind South Dakota State and Oakland.
Morris' game-high scoring total included six of the Kangaroos' final eight points including the eventual game-winning free throws with 41.4 seconds left. She also hit a pair of free tosses with 25.5 seconds left and Kalei Nance made two with 16.2 seconds left to ice the win.
UMKC (8-9, 3-3 Summit) received a shot in the arm from Morris, who scored 10 of her team's first 12 points in the second half. Morris made 5 of 10 field goals including a three-pointer and all eight free throws attempts. Morris only played four minutes and had one field goal attempt in the first half after picking up two quick fouls. The Kangaroos connected on 20 of 21 free throws overall for 95.2 percent.
Only six points separated the teams throughout the game. The score was tied eight times during the contest and the lead changed hands on 11 occasions.
Whitney Trecker scored nine of her career and team-high 17 points in the game's final seven minutes to keep North Dakota State even with UMKC. Trecker's driving layup tied the game at 62-all with 51 seconds left.
Trecker, who hit 6 of 12 from the field, surpassed her career best scoring effort for the third time over the past four games.
UMKC jumped out to a 31-25 lead with 3:35 left in the opening period on Heather Davis' fourth three-pointer of the first half. Davis finished the game with 18 points on a 6 of 7 showing from the three-point line. The Kangaroos hit 33.9 percent from the field overall but made 53.3 percent from the three-point arc.
However, the Bison scored the last six points to knot the score at 31-all at halftime. Katie Birkel hit a pair of free throws, Inger Hodgson connected on a runner in the lane and Ashley Samueson made a layup after chasing down a rebound with 3-seconds left. Birkel scored 11 points.
The score was tied five times in the opening half and the lead changed hands on three occasions. NDSU outshot the Kangaroos 39.5 percent to 34.5 percent from the field in the first half, but UMKC tallied 14 points off of 12 Bison turnovers.
North Dakota State connected on 48 percent from the field in the second half and 44 percent overall. The Bison held a 37-35 advantage on the glass led by Jerri Penley's game-high 10 rebounds.
