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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Brooke Carlson
Paul Pack
59
Rogers St. RSU 4-23,2-16 MIAA
74
Winner Neb.-Kearney UNKWBB 25-3,14-3 MIAA
Rogers St. RSU
4-23,2-16 MIAA
59
Final
74
Neb.-Kearney UNKWBB
25-3,14-3 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rogers St. RSU 7 16 17 19 59
Neb.-Kearney UNKWBB 17 17 16 24 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Twenty-Fifth Win Doesn't Come Easy, 74-59

Kearney, Neb. – Sophomore post Brooke Carlson scored a team-high 21 points and sophomore guard Aspen Jansa was big off the bench to help No. 31/26 Nebraska-Kearney get past Rogers State, 74-59, Saturday afternoon at the Health & Sports Center.

This marks just the ninth time in school history the Lopers (25-3, 14-3) have reached the 25-win mark. UNK finishes up 2019-20 with a 14-1 home mark and remains in sole possession of second place in the MIAA.

Rogers (4-23, 2-16) falls to 0-13 on the road but put up a tougher than expected fight as they got big efforts from reserves Samariah Thompson and Darian Jackson, grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and hit eight threes.

"Rogers played pretty well today. I didn't think we played great in the first half especially defensively. We gave up some things that were maybe a little bit easier than what we would've wanted," UNK head coach Carrie Eighmey said. "But I think in the third quarter we fought a little bit and then in the fourth we made a good run."

UNK closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run to open up a 17-7 lead but both teams tallied 33 points over the next 20 minutes. The Hillcats trailed by just a 39-35 margin with 4:12 left in the third quarter before Carlson hit back-to-back buckets in the lane. After Jackson tallied one of her six baskets UNK ended the quarter on a 7-3 run that featured a three by Jansa (Wahoo).

"Aspen and Trinity (Law) came in and gave us really good minutes in the second half. They both did some good things and Aspen gave a really big boost just when we needed it," Eighmey said.

The Lopers finally put away Rogers by starting the fourth on a 13-5 run. This stretch was highlighted by two buckets by Jansa and two more from Iowa starting sophomore forward Maegan Holt. Rogers did go 3 of 5 from behind the arc in this quarter but it was too little too late.

"We were finally able to get some stops, got to the free throw line and had some really good offensive possessions. We were able to execute and get some easy stuff," Eighmey said.

Carlson (Elkhorn) continues her torrid offensive play, scoring 21 for a second consecutive game and pushing her double digit streak to 10 in a row. She made 9 of 16 shots and also pulled down seven rebounds.

Jansa had all 10 of her points in the second half and reached double figures for the seventh time this winter. Two of those efforts came vs. RSU as she went 3 of 5 from the field and 3 of 3 at the line today. Next Holt went for 14 points and seven rebounds with South Dakota sophomore guard Klaire Kirsch at 10 rebounds, seven points, five dimes, three blocks and a steal.

Rogers saw Thompson, a 5-7 sophomore guard, tally a game-high 22 points thanks to 9 of 18 (2 of 5 threes) shooting. She reached her tally in 31 minutes and also had three boards and two assists. Next Jackson finished with a double double (14 points & 11 rebounds) with another reserve, guard Julie Luna, having nine points in 19 minutes of work.

UNK heads to Newman (10-16, 5-12) Thursday night.
 
 
 
 
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