LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In a game that resembled a Wild West Shootout, the UT Arlington women's basketball team went cold at the worst time as they were outscored 26-16 in the fourth quarter to fall to Kansas City, 85-76, on Sunday afternoon at the Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV.

Senior Starr Jacobs put together another outstanding outing, finishing with 27 points and three steals, while senior De'Sha Benjamin matched a career-high with 20 points and four boards. Senior Terryn Milton poured in 18 points with seven assists, while senior Camryn Hawkins scored seven off the bench, including a par of 3-pointers.

Naomie Alnatas was the star of the show on this day as she went off for 38 points to go with seven assists and three steals. The 'Roos senior knocked down six 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter.

Kiara Bradley added 13 points, while Mandy Williams had 11. Paige Bradford had 10 points and 13 boards.

The two teams came out red hot in the first quarter as they combined for 57 points, and both shot over 75 percent from the field. The Lady Mavs dominated the paint as Jacobs scored 10 in the first frame while Benjamin scored nine as they two combined to go 9 of 9 from the field.

Hawkins came off the bench and buried a pair of triples and UTA shot a staggering 13 of 17 (.765) from the field. However, the 'Roos matched the Lady Mavs by going 9 of 12 (.750) from the field and knocking down five 3-pointers as UTA only held a 29-28 lead at the end of the quarter.

Kansas City opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run before Milton got rolling to help erase an eight-point deficit back down to three. Both teams cooled off significantly as they were both below 35 percent in the quarter, but Kansas City held on to a 44-43 lead at the break.

UTA began to find a handle on the defensive end in the third quarter as they regained the lead behind the paint play of Jacobs and Milton and held KC to 5 of 13 from the field while shooting 50 percent on their end. However, the three-ball and free throws kept Kansas City close as they went into the fourth trailing 60-59.

From there, Alnatas took over, knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers to open the fourth and the Lady Mavs could not keep pace from there. Kansas City, again, shot a staggering 9 of 12 (.750) from the field while UTA struggled to only go 4 of 15 (.267), including 0-for-7 from beyond the arc.

Kansas City rode the wave of momentum to their sixth straight win as their offense was simply too good on this day.

BOX SCORE NUGGETS

• Jacobs had her third game this season with 25 points or more. She also tied for ninth all-time in field goals made (12) in a game one night after moving into third all-time in field goals made (14).
• Benjamin was a perfect 5 of 5 from the free throw line and is now 13 of 13 on the season.
• UTA's 29 points in the first quarter just missed cracking the Top 10 of most point scored in a single quarter. The 13 made field goals is a season-high in a quarter.
• Jacobs has picked up three or more steals in five straight contest and is averaging four steals per game during that stretch.
• Milton picked up five or more assists for the third time this season and had five assists in the first quarter alone.
• Alnatas is the first player to score 30 or more points in a game against the Lady Mavs since Ciani Cryor of Texas Southern scored 32 on Dec. 30, 2019. She scored the most points for an opponent dating back to at least 2012-13.
• Three-point shooting was the difference as Kansas City knocked down 12 3-pointers and shot 57% while UTA knocked down three 3-pointers and shot 19%.
• The Lady Mavs made a season-high 30 field goals and shot a season-high .476.
• The Lady Mavs absolutely dominated the paint with a 44-28 advantage.
• UTA turned it over a season-low nine times.

NOTABLES

• With 3:45 to go in the first quarter, Terryn Milton moved into eighth place all-time in career assists with 315. She now sits with 317 and now looks to Gale Haynes at 332 in seventh.
• De'Sha Benjamin matched a career-high with 20 points and seven made field goals. 
• The loss snaps UTA's four-game winning streak.
• It is UTA's first loss when leading after the first quarter and after the third quarter.
• Kansas City win snaps a four-game UTA winning streak in the all-time series. The Lady Mav still lead the series 4-2.
• Coming into tonight's game, Jacobs came in 18th in the nation in steals per game with 3.4 and 21st in the country in points at 20.2, which has now gone up to 21.3.
• Katie Ferrell is two six assists away from becoming the third player in UTA history to eclipse 400 career assists.

QUOTABLES
"First off I want to give credit to Kansas City. They shot the heck out of the ball and executed their game plan. I thought our kids battled. It's tough to play back-to-back games, but we just didn't get stops when we needed to. I'm still proud of this team and we are growing up every moment." - Shereka Wright

NEXT UP
Today's ended a three-game road trip as UTA will return home on Thursday evening to welcome in their second nationally ranked team this season in No. 18 South Florida. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at UTATickets.com.

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