K-State, Missouri cruise
Manhattan ? Claire Coggins hit five three-pointers and scored a season-high 24 points, leading Kansas State to a 75-42 victory over UMKC on Sunday.
Kansas State led 30-28 at halftime, but Coggins scored seven points during a 21-2 run out of the break to put the game away.
Kimberly Dietz added 15 points and Marlies Gipson 11 for the Wildcats (7-1).
Coggins did not play in Kansas State’s 77-66 victory over Louisiana Tech last Tuesday because of a coach’s decision, but came off the bench with 15:13 to go in the first half and promptly knocked down a deep jumper.
She finished 9-of-15 from the field, added five assists and had three steals.
Alysa Klein led UMKC (2-7) with 13 points. Stephanie Brown had 12.
Neither team could get on track over the first 10 minutes, combining to shoot 5-for-22 from the field. The Wildcats eventually went up 11-7 with 10:52 to go in the first half, but they struggled to build on the lead.
After Kansas State managed to push the advantage to 30-24 on Twiggy McIntyre’s three-pointer, Brown made two free throws, and Klein scored on a putback with four seconds left to cut the lead to two at halftime.
UMKC didn’t hit a field goal for the first seven minutes in the second half and finished 14-of-61 from the field (23 percent). The Kangaroos were outscored 45-14 in the second half and turned the ball over 21 times.
Missouri 88, Nicholls State 34
Columbia, Mo. – EeTisha Riddle scored 15 points, and four other Tigers were in double figures as Missouri beat Nicholls State.
The Tigers (6-2) dominated all aspects of the game, committing only six turnovers to 24 by Nicholls State, and outrebounding the Lady Colonels 51-33.
Christelle N’Garsanet had 14 points and nine rebounds for Missouri, Carlynn Savant had 12 points, LaToya Bond had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Tamika Jackson had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Missouri scored the game’s first 14 points and didn’t give up a score until Jamie Octave hit a three-pointer for Nicholls State six minutes into the game.
Octave had 11 points to lead the Lady Colonels (1-4).

