OAKLAND, Calif. Hoopa Valley turned a four-point deficit into a 10-point lead with a 14-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters, and Head-Royce never recovered in a 64-51 loss Tuesday. The Jayhawks (12-5) shot 28.3 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers, which outweighed a 29-point, 22-rebound performance from Morgan R.
Head-Royce started fast. Morgan R. opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and after Hoopa Valley answered, the Jayhawks scored nine straight points to lead 12-2. Morgan R. scored eight points in that run, including a basket off a turnover, and Melina M. finished it with a free throw. Head-Royce still led 18-8 before Hoopa Valley scored seven in a row. The visitors briefly went ahead 22-20, and the game was tied at 20, 22 and 25. Hailey H. scored twice inside late in the period, and the Jayhawks took a 29-27 lead into the second quarter.
That lead did not last. Hoopa Valley scored the first 12 points of the second quarter, starting with a second-chance basket that tied the game at 29. Three of its baskets in the 14-0 run came off Head-Royce turnovers, and a 3-pointer in the middle of it made the score 37-29. Morgan R. scored the next two baskets for the Jayhawks, one on a putback, to cut the deficit to 39-34. Hoopa Valley then scored 11 of the next 15 points, won the quarter 23-9 and led 50-38 at halftime.
The score was still 50-38 after three quarters, and the Jayhawks made their push in the fourth. Free throws from Morgan R. and Hailey H. started an 8-0 run. Elena K. added a basket and two free throws off the bench, and Morgan R. scored inside to make it 50-46. Hoopa Valley scored six of the next seven points to go up 56-47. Hailey H. scored to make it 56-49, but the visitors answered with an 8-0 run that included six straight free throws. Hailey H. scored the final basket of the game.
Morgan R. shot 9 of 25 from the field and 10 of 16 at the line. She grabbed nine offensive rebounds and added four steals, three assists and three blocks. Hailey H. had 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Leila H. scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting, Elena K. had four points and five rebounds, and Melina M. and Ella S. grabbed six rebounds apiece.
Head-Royce outrebounded Hoopa Valley 51-32 and had 24 offensive rebounds but scored only six second-chance points. The Jayhawks went 1 of 10 from 3-point range and 16 of 31 from the free-throw line, while Hoopa Valley shot 41 percent from the field and made five 3-pointers. Turnovers were the biggest difference: Head-Royce committed 23 and Hoopa Valley nine, and the visitors outscored the Jayhawks 9-4 in points off turnovers. Hoopa Valley's No. 10 led the visitors with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, No. 2 added 16 points and No. 42 had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Head-Royce is now 12-5 on the season.