# SEC Women's Basketball: Arkansas Razorbacks Defeats Kansas City Roos 89-81 **Published:** 2026-11-10 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-women-s-basketball-arkansas-razorbacks-defeats-kansas-city-roos-89-81 **Teams:** [Arkansas](https://secscouts.com/arkansas/) **Players:** [Kyiah Prestridge](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5454830/kyiah-prestridge), [Emily Robinson](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5178475/emily-robinson), [Whitley Rogers](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5454826/whitley-rogers), [D'Asia Thomas-Harris](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5174418/dasia-thomas-harris) --- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (11/08/2026) — The Arkansas Razorbacks opened their home schedule with an 89-81 victory over the Kansas City Roos at Bud Walton Arena on Sunday, riding a balanced four-player scoring effort and a decisive second-quarter surge to pull away from a Roos squad that made things far more interesting than the final margin suggests. ## A Fast Start Turned Kansas City wasted no time asserting itself. Chrishawn Coleman opened the scoring with a layup, and the Roos built momentum behind Micaela Carter's 25-foot three-pointer and Bella Edwards' long-range bomb off a Carter assist — the latter pushing Kansas City ahead 25-20 with 32 seconds left in the opening frame. D'Asia Thomas-Harris converted a layup off a Kyiah Prestridge assist to close the deficit to 25-22, but the Roos carried the lead into the second quarter. ## Arkansas Takes Control The second quarter belonged entirely to the Razorbacks. Prestridge opened the period by draining a 25-foot three-pointer off a Grace McCallop dish to level the score at 25-25, and from that moment Arkansas never trailed again. Emily Robinson stretched the lead to 36-26 with a 24-footer, then Whitley Rogers delivered back-to-back three-pointers — both assisted by Robinson — to push the advantage to 46-32. A late Avery Strickland Hurst three and a Kateri Poole free throw closed the half, with Arkansas leading 51-42 and controlling the game's terms after spending the entire first quarter in a deficit. ## Turning Point: Kansas City's Third-Quarter Charge The Roos showed genuine resolve in the third quarter, mounting the game's most significant sequence. Kansas City chipped away steadily at the 11-point halftime gap, and Strickland Hurst delivered the defining shot of the comeback — a 24-foot three-pointer at the 2:24 mark that pulled the Roos within 60-58. It was the closest either team would come to changing the narrative of the night. Arkansas responded immediately. With the lead trimmed to two, the Razorbacks steadied. Emani Bennett answered with a 25-footer for Kansas City to make it 64-61, but Thomas-Harris converted a tip-in layup at the 0:32 mark — the kind of second-chance execution that holds leads under pressure — to send Arkansas into the fourth up 66-61. ## Closing the Door Thomas-Harris opened the fourth quarter with another layup to push the advantage back to seven, and Arkansas methodically extended its cushion from there. Rogers delivered the decisive blow with a 23-foot three at the 1:36 mark off a McCallop assist, pushing the lead to 85-77 and forcing Kansas City into desperation mode. Shiloh Kalenga's layup off a Carter dish made the final 89-81. ## Star of the Game Kyiah Prestridge led all scorers with 18 points, adding three rebounds and an assist. Her three-pointer to open the second quarter — erasing Kansas City's first-quarter lead and tying the game at 25-25 — served as the pivot point for Arkansas' entire offensive awakening. Whitley Rogers finished with 17 points and four assists, and Emily Robinson contributed 14 points and four assists to give the Razorbacks three players operating as connective tissue between scoring and creation. Thomas-Harris rounded out the balanced attack with a double-double: 15 points and 12 rebounds, her physicality on the glass proving consequential when Kansas City threatened in the third. ## What It Means For Arkansas, the home win at Bud Walton Arena demonstrates offensive depth the Razorbacks can rely on through a long season. Four players reaching double figures against a Kansas City squad that shot 48% from the field signals a rotation with multiple answers. The rebounding edge — 42 to 37 — provided the margin when shots weren't falling, though 22 turnovers represent a correctable issue for a team with clear upside. Kansas City earned respect in this one. The Roos' third-quarter comeback — erasing an 11-point deficit to cut it to two — showed a competitive core unwilling to concede. Elauni Bennett anchored the effort with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Coleman and Emani Bennett each added 13. The 48% field goal percentage against an SEC opponent away from home provides a foundation to build on as the Roos' season takes shape. Arkansas moves forward having survived a genuine scare, 89-81. --- *Original article: [SEC Women's Basketball: Arkansas Razorbacks Defeats Kansas City Roos 89-81](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-women-s-basketball-arkansas-razorbacks-defeats-kansas-city-roos-89-81) — SEC Scouts*