The Omaha Mavericks return to Baxter after three road games to host the Kansas City Roos on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 12 p.m.

The game can be heard on 1180 The Zone with Jon Schriner on the call. Links to live stats, audio, and video are available on OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
    • The Mavericks host Kansas City with a 6-21 overall record, having gone 2-12 in conference play and 4-9 on the court at Baxter. 
    • Omaha last played Oral Roberts where they fell 87-78. 
    • Deanay Watson scored her first double-double with the Mavericks off her 12 points and team-high 10 rebounds. Leading in points was Kennedi Grant with 13, who went 6-of-10 from the field. Polina Nikulochkina and Katie Keitges also hit double digits with 11 and 12 points respectively. 
    • Omaha outshot ORU 54.4% (31-of-57) to 48.3% (29-of-60) on the field, as well as 45% (9-of-20) to 38.5% (5-of-13) from the arc. ORU was boosted ahead though with their free throws as they outshot Omaha 77.4% (24-of-31) to 53.8% (7-of-13). 
    • The Mavericks average 17.41 free throws made per game ranking them third in the country. 
    • Omaha's offense sits at 55th in the nation for their 73.8 average points per game. 
    • The Mavericks move up to 23rd in the nation for their 25.9 average bench points. 
    • Grace Cave averages .826 from the free throw line moving her up to 85th in the nation. Cave also leads the team in points with 318, steals (39), assists (89) and blocks (10).
    • Deanay Watson maintains the team-high 115 rebounds.
    • In the victory over South Dakota, Morgann Gardner notched her first double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. 
    
Scouting the Kansas City Roos
    • Going into the final two weeks of conference play, the Roos will look to continue improving their record. Of the next four games, three of them will be hosted by the Roos who picked up both of their conference wins while playing at home.
    • Of the Roos, just two players have made appearances in all 27 games so far this season. Nariyah Simmons is the only Roo to have started in all 27 games, she has played 626 minutes this season, averaging 23.2 per game. Along with Simmons Emani Bennett is the only other Roo to have appeared in all 27 games. Of her 27 appearances she has started in 19 games.
    • Last season, Kansas City finished with three conference wins over Oral Roberts, North Dakota and Omaha. With two wins already under their belt, they will look to add to the win column in the next two weeks. The Roos currently rank seventh in the Summit League with just two wins separating them from sixth place and three wins separating them from fifth.
    • Last game, Alayna Contreras led the Roos in scoring. She was the only Roo to reach double-digits, earning 12 points. She is the leading scorer for the Blue and Gold, averaging 10.4 points per game. In Kansas City's matchup against SDSU, Contereas drained her 100th field goal of the season, leading all Roos by nearly ten field goals.
    • Ifunanya Nwachukwu had been another key player for Kansas City, especially on the defensive end. She ranks 168th nationally and third in the Summit League averaging 1.08 blocks per game a career-high Ks in the Roos' victory
    
All-Time Against Kansas City 
Omaha trails in the all-time series against the Roos 8-9. The Mavericks last played KC early this season on Jan. 20 where Omaha fell 88-74.