North Dakota Women Avenge Earlier Loss, Top Missouri-Kansas City in Summit League Play

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The North Dakota Fighting Hawks used a strong fourth quarter to defeat the Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos 68-58 in a Summit League women’s basketball game Saturday at Municipal Auditorium.

North Dakota, which lost to UMKC by 21 points last month, outscored the Kangaroos 22-15 in the final period to pull away. Ava Miller led the Fighting Hawks with 14 rebounds and 10 points. Mackenzie Hughes scored a game-high 18 points and added nine assists.

Elauni Bennett posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Kangaroos. North Dakota improved to 7-18 overall. Missouri-Kansas City fell to 7-17. Attendance was 437.