Kansas State's Laurie Koehn and Missouri's Natalie Bright fight for possession during the game Tuesday night.Kansas State's Laurie Koehn and Missouri's Natalie Bright fight for possession during the game Tuesday night.
Women's Basketball

Women's Hoops Falls To No. 11 Kansas State, 79-61

Feb 5, 2002

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Nicole Ohlde scored 26 points and Kendra Wecker added 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 11 Kansas State over Missouri 79-61 Tuesday night.

Ohlde made 12-of-18 shots. Wecker's double-double was her ninth of the season.

Missouri (13-8, 4-6 Big 12) took a 22-21 lead on Natalie Bright's 3-pointer with 7:34 left in the first half to cap a 9-2 run.

Kansas State (21-3, 9-2 Big 12) responded with a 10-0 run and led 32-27 at halftime.

Kansas State shot 62.3 percent in the game, including 70.4 percent in the second half, to Missouri's 39.7 percent.

Bright led Missouri with 13 points. Kerensa Barr, the team's leading scorer, was held to eight.