OMAHA, Neb. – Wichita State dropped a tightly-contested overtime battle with Omaha, 72-67, Saturday afternoon in Baxter Arena.
Wichita State (1-1) dropped to 20-24 all-time in overtime contests in just the second-ever meeting with Omaha.
Shamaryah Duncan scored a career-high 17 points on a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range to go with six rebounds. Fourteen of her 17 came in the second half and overtime. Trajata Colbert had another solid game, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Curtessia Dean added 13 points – 11 coming after halftime.
DJ McCarty pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to go with seven points and six assists.