Friday, March 7
Sioux Falls, S.D.
2:30 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
19-11,11-5Summit League
58
vs
68
Kansas City
12-20,7-9Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 27 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 68 |
| North Dakota St. | 15 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 58 |
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Third-Seeded NDSU Women’s Basketball Stumbles Against Sixth-Seeded Kansas City
3/7/2025 5:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The third-seeded North Dakota State women's basketball team fell short against sixth-seeded Kansas City, 68-58, in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League Championship on Friday afternoon at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
Kansas City (12-20, 7-9 Summit) quickly ran out to a double-digit lead, 14-2, at the 6:26 mark of the opening quarter with a layup from Elauni Bennett. The Roos then outscored the Bison (19-11, 11-5 Summit), 12-3, in the second quarter to push their lead to 39-18 at the half.
Kansas City continued to surge into the third quarter opening up its largest lead of the game, 44-23, with layup from Bennett with 6:28 on the clock. NDSU, who outscored the Roos, 40-29, in the second half, cut the edge down to single digits with six straight points capped off by a layout from Claire Stern to make the score 56-47 with 4:33 to go. However, Kansas City held off NDSU the rest of the way to secure the 68-58 win.
Molly Lenz paced the Bison with a team-best 14 points, while Marisa Frost contributed 12 points with four rebounds and three assists. Avery Koenen also reached double digits in scoring with 10 points and seven rebounds.
As a team, the Bison shot 36.5 percent (23-63) from the field and 40.0 percent (8-20) from the free throw line. NDSU scored 36 points in the paint and the bench netted 21 points.
Kansas City (12-20, 7-9 Summit) quickly ran out to a double-digit lead, 14-2, at the 6:26 mark of the opening quarter with a layup from Elauni Bennett. The Roos then outscored the Bison (19-11, 11-5 Summit), 12-3, in the second quarter to push their lead to 39-18 at the half.
Kansas City continued to surge into the third quarter opening up its largest lead of the game, 44-23, with layup from Bennett with 6:28 on the clock. NDSU, who outscored the Roos, 40-29, in the second half, cut the edge down to single digits with six straight points capped off by a layout from Claire Stern to make the score 56-47 with 4:33 to go. However, Kansas City held off NDSU the rest of the way to secure the 68-58 win.
Molly Lenz paced the Bison with a team-best 14 points, while Marisa Frost contributed 12 points with four rebounds and three assists. Avery Koenen also reached double digits in scoring with 10 points and seven rebounds.
As a team, the Bison shot 36.5 percent (23-63) from the field and 40.0 percent (8-20) from the free throw line. NDSU scored 36 points in the paint and the bench netted 21 points.
Team Stats
KC
NDSU
FG%
.397
.365
3FG%
.357
.400
FT%
.680
.400
RB
40
43
TO
18
19
STL
11
8
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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