OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's basketball team dropped a 70-57 contest to Kansas State on Sunday afternoon at Baxter Arena. The Mavericks dropped to 4-4 (0-0 Summit League) overall, while the Wildcats improved to 8-0 (0-0 Big 12).
Senior forward Mikaela Shaw posted a team-high 18 points with five rebounds and two assists, while junior guard Remy Davenport added 15 points and four assists.
Kansas State's Breanna Lewis collected a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Kindred Wesemann chipped in 13 points and five boards.
Kansas State jumped out to a 10-5 lead midway through the first quarter. Omaha answered with a quick 5-0 run on a jumper from Shaw and a 3-pointer from Davenport. A Lewis' jumper put K-State back ahead by two before a bucket from redshirt senior guard Michaela Dapprich and another 3-pointer from Davenport put the Mavericks ahead 15-12 at the end of the quarter.
UNO extended its lead to seven points, 23-16, with 7:29 left in the first half on back-to-back 3-pointers from sophomore guards Amber Vidal and Ellie Brecht. The Wildcat defense held the Mavericks scoreless for two minutes and retook the lead at 24-23 on a jumper from Lewis midway through the second quarter. Shaw countered with a bucket to put Omaha back in front by one. K-State finished the half on an 11-3 run to take a 35-28 lead into the intermission.
The Kansas State lead grew to 13 points midway through the third quarter following a fast break layup from Kindred Wesemann. Two more Davenport treys and a Shaw layup cut the lead to 50-42 with 1:18 left in the period. K-State sank a pair of free-throws to make the score 52-42 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, KSU opened on an 8-1 run capped by a fast break layup from Karyla Middlebrook, which helped the Wildcats to a 60-43 advantage with 6:31 remaining. Four quick points from Shaw kick-started a 12-3 Maverick run that cut the lead to 65-55 with under two minutes remaining. Omaha was not able to cut the margin to single digits, as Kansas State went on to defeat the Mavericks, 70-57.
Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 7, visiting Creighton. Tipoff is set for noon at D.J. Sokol Arena, and Donny Baarns will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
