KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newman (0-0) lost to Kansas City (0-0) 114-56 on Saturday in an exhibition game. The Jets were limited to 17-of-56 shooting and were outrebounded 51-20.
Kansas City opened the first quarter with the first 10 points, with Elauni Bennett scoring in the paint, Avery Strickland adding a 3-pointer and Micaela Carter hitting another 3-pointer at 6:35. The Jets got on the board when
Jaeden McMillin hit a jumper at 5:57, but Carter's steal led to a fast-break layup and Elauni Bennett followed with another layup to move Kansas City ahead 14-2.
Alexis Martin answered with a 3-pointer off
Tayla Morris' assist and later finished a layup off
Nevaeh Otis' assist, and after Bella Edwards hit a 3-pointer,
Alyssa Parmer's jumper made it 17-9 at 2:30. Kansas City stretched the margin late with 3-pointers from Edwards and Emani Bennett, a Talasia Thomas layup, another Edwards 3-pointer and Edwards' two free throws at :00, while Martin added two trips to the line for the Jets as Kansas City closed the quarter ahead 30-13.
Kansas City built on its early advantage in the second quarter, with Avery Strickland's offensive-rebound 3-pointer at 9:18 making it 33-13 before Martin scored NU's first two baskets of the quarter, including a steal-and-layup at 8:28. Micaela Carter and Shiloh Kalenga followed with scores for Kansas City, and although McMillin and
Charlize Williams added the Jets' next field goals, Kansas City kept producing inside and led 49-22 after Talasia Thomas' layup at 3:29.
Lexi Ringgold made two free throws at 3:04, but Strickland converted a layup and free throw at 2:15, Emani Bennett hit a 3-pointer at 1:44 and Bella Edwards added another 3-pointer at :57.
Dani Williams and Martin added late Jets points, but Kimora Fagan scored on a tip-in and Carter closed Kansas City's scoring with two free throws as the quarter ended with NU trailing 62-29.
Avery Strickland hit a 3-pointer at 9:47 and Elauni Bennett added a tip-in before
Charlize Williams scored inside for the Jets, but Emani Bennett's 3-pointer pushed Kansas City's lead to 70-31 at 7:44. Kansas City continued with baskets from Emani Bennett, Talasia Thomas and Josie Megehee before
Dani Williams made three free throws for NU and
Selena Wilson's offensive rebound set up
Alexis Martin's 3-pointer to make it 78-37 at 3:41. Megehee and Micaela Carter followed with 3-pointers for Kansas City, which added scoring from Megehee, Thomas and Kimora Fagan to reach 91-38 after Fagan's 3-pointer at :57.
Alyssa Parmer hit a 3-pointer and
Charlize Williams scored a jumper in the final 45 seconds, leaving Kansas City ahead 91-43 at the end of the third quarter.
Kansas City pushed the early fourth-quarter score to 96-43 by turning Jets turnovers into a Jayla Lewis fast-break layup at 9:05 and three Josie Megehee free throws before Martin answered with a layup. Kansas City kept adding on with baskets from Emani Bennett, Megehee, Lewis and Elauni Bennett, while NU got a
Tayla Morris layup and a
Nikola Boris 3-pointer to reach 109-50 before
Dani Williams split free throws at 4:42. The Jets went without a field goal until Morris hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, while Kansas City added a Talasia Thomas free throw and late baskets by Remi-Hope Drantmann and Avery Marchino. Gabriella Hinson made two free throws with 28 seconds remaining, and Kansas City closed out the 114-56 final.
Jets Top Performers
Alexis Martin
- 21 points
- 7 field goals made
- 2 3-pointers
- 2 steals
Alyssa Parmer
- 7 points
- 3 steals
- 3 rebounds
Dani Williams
- 6 points
- 6 free throws made
- 2 assists
Charlize Williams
- 6 points
- 3 rebounds
Up Next
The Jets head to Charles Koch arena for an exhibition game against Wichita State Oct. 28 at 6 pm.
