UK WBB: Lopers Rally Falls in Topeka, 85-78 – NTV

Topeka, Khan. – The press release with the kind assistance of UNK ATHLETICS:

The junior guard Peyton Sterk scored 30 points, and the junior post YiIbari nwidadah (pronounced Yuh Bar-Ee WA-DAH) went to 8 for 8 of the pitch, as Washburn detained a Nebraska Kerni, 85-78, Saturday afternoon in Topeka.

Ichabods (12-10, 6-6) clicks eight games, a six-year-old loser series of Lopers (15-5, 8-3) and improves to 6-2 at home. Already in December, UNK beat the Bods 66-61, but Nwidadah, and his colleague Madlin Amekproffort did not play due to injury.

Going out from 85-47 loss to No. 8 Fort Hays State on Thursday night, Washburn came out and did not miss. They hit six of their first seven threes with Nvidada, then did everything inside. She entered as the leader of Division II at the rate of field targets at 65.3%.

“We have to come up with a coaching headquarters how to bring them to the right. We can’t continue to be halftime and this is something that has happened to us a lot this year,” said Loper Drew Johnson’s chief coach on the KRVN radio show after the game. “In the game like this, on the road, at the end of the year you just don’t come back easily.”

Washburn led 25-17 after the opening neighborhood and built a 17-point lead before picking it up to 11 to 11 to the half. Nwidadh lifted three quick fouls in the third quarter, but her teammates raised the offensive weak and this included a sterk. Transferring the first year from the D2 Cal State East Bay, it had the best seasonal 31 points against Lopers in H&S Center.

“Washburn came out hot but you are going back to the movie. They threw it over the top,” said Johnson. “They hit shots, but our lack of rotation and being where we had to be done so you weren’t able to be defender. “

Unk received the deficit until 10 in the early stages of the second half before the WWTP to build it until 17. Like the first half, Lopers hung around, received the deficit back at 11, and then moved in the fourth quarter. The 12-0 mileage made it only one game for possession with staying 2:01. The four -minute stretch included the Nwidadah Fouring Out, four WU rpm and nine straight points from the Kansas Sophomore Jordan Sears reserve. However, Stirk arranged the left block and fouled the guard of junior tochkov tochkov from Lincoln Jillian Ashoff in the play. It did 74-70 and then it went 10 for 11 on the line in the last 1:34.

Lopers still had their chances, but they missed an open threesome with 1:03, lowered four and missed a 37 second arrangement, which stopped five. Sears struck the top of the key three after waiting, but Unk was only 7 out of 26 from deep. In his last four games, Blue & Gold has been shooting 24% behind the arch.

Nvidada finished with 21 points and rebound in 21 minutes of work, scoring 12 of her points in the fourth quarter. She was 7 out of 15 of the pitch, 13 out of 14 on the line, and added five assists to the team of 38 minutes. Next, Amekporfor had 12 points, eight boards and four Dime with junior guard Gabby John’s 13 points thanks to 3 of the 5 triple firing.

Sears had 12 of its highest 20 points in the last quarter. She made 7 of 14 shots and had four fights in 20 minutes. Her 21 -point career came last month against Missouri Western. Next, the graduation of Kia Wilson (St. George, Kan.) Was Unk early and collected 19 points at 8 out of 11 firing. She added seven struggles and is ashamed of her career efforts. Finally, the freshman Alex Flather (Siu City, State), provided the best seasons at both points (12), and in struggles (eight).

“Jordan and Alex were really good at becoming aggressive,” Johnson said. “Kia played great again and took the hook for the baby who gets to her. When it goes, it’s hard to keep her.”

UNK hosts Miaa Newcomer Arkansas-FT. Smith on Thursday night. The Lions (13-7, 7-4) have downloaded their last two games, 103-96 in double from Missouri South and 92-87 B from up to 6 Pittsburg. Both competitions came home.