MANHATTAN, KS — The UCF women’s basketball team fell to No. 14 Kansas State, 97-67, Saturday afternoon in Bramlage Coliseum.
The Knights (9-15 overall, 2-12 Big 12) led with 35 rebounds while the Wildcats (24-3, 12-2) dished out 27 assists and shot an impressive 14-20 (.700) from 3-point land.
The die was cast in the first period as, after Khyala Ngodu started the Black and Gold off with a layup, Kansas State answered with runs of 10-0 and 14-0 to double the score on the visitors, 32-16, at the end o the quarter.
A trio of Knights recorded double digits in points with Kaitlin Peterson leading the pack, scoring 19 points. Achol Akot and Nevaeh Brown each tacked on 12 points. Akot’s 12 points came from going 5-for-6 from the field and 2-for-2 at the free throw line. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts tallied a game-high nine rebounds and Ngodu chipped in eight rebounds.
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The Knights remained in The Sunflower State, playing in Lawrence at Kansas on Tuesday. UCF will return to Addition Financial Arena on Saturday to host Texas Tech at 2 p.m. with the game being steamed on ESPN+.
Here is the box score:
Kansas State 97, UCF 67
UCF (9-15, 2-12)
Kaitlin Peterson 7-18 2-4 19, Nevaeh Brown 5-12 0-0 1-2, Achol Akot 5-6 2-2 12, Khyala Ngodu 2-4 1-2 5, Ally Stedman 1-4 0-0 3, Emely Rodriguez 2-8 3-3 7, Adeang Ring 1-5 3-4 6, Lucie Castagne 1-3 0-0 3, Mahogany Chandler-Roberts 0-3 0-0 0. Totals _ 24-63 11-15 67.
Kansas State (24-3, 12-2)
Temira Poindexter 6-9 0-0 16, Jaelyn Glenn 5-7 0-0 14, Zyanna Walker 4-9 6-7 14, Serena Sundell 2-5 4-4 8, Kennedy Taylor 4-7 0-0 8, Taryn Sides 7-8 1-1 21, Gisela Sanchez 4-9 0-0 8, Eliza Maupin 1-2 2-4 4, Imani Lester 2-4 0-0 4. Totals _ 35-60 13-16 97.
UCF 16 13 15 23 _ 67
Kansas State 32 18 31 16 _ 97
3-point field goals _ UCF 8-24 (Peterson 3-6, Brown 2-6, Castagne 1-3, Ring 1-3, Stedman 1-3, Rodriguez 0-3); Kansas State 14-20 (Sides 6-7, Poindexter 4-6, Glenn 4-6, Sanchez 0-1). Team fouls _ UCF 12; Kansas State 14. Fouled out _ none. Technical fouls _ none. Rebounds _ UCF 35 (Chandler-Roberts 9, Ngodu 8, Akot 6); Kansas State 33 (Taylor, Lester 5 each). Turnovers _ UCF 20; Kansas State 15. Assists _ UCF 12 (Akot 3, Peterson, Ring, Castagne 2 each); Kansas State 27 (Glenn, Walker, Sides 6 each, Sundell, Sanchez 4 each). Steals _ UCF 6 (Brown 2); Kansas State 15 (Walker 5, Sides 4). Blocked shots _ UCF 1 (Ring); Kansas State 4 (Sides 2).
