Jayhawks Fall to St. Joseph Notre Dame, 27-10

Ella Smith led Head-Royce with 9 pts, 16 reb, 2 blk.

Head-Royce Athletics · Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

The Head-Royce girls varsity basketball team fell to St. Joseph Notre Dame 10-27 on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, moving to 1-9 on the season.

The biggest run of the night was a St. Joseph Notre Dame 11-0 run.

Ella Smith had 9 pts, 16 reb, 2 blk; Abigail Kim had 5 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl; and Emmy Mitchell had 4 pts, 3 reb for Head-Royce.

Head-Royce shot 22.2 percent from the field (6-27) and 5-12 from the line, with 34 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals. St. Joseph Notre Dame shot 28 percent and turned it over 9 times.

Leading the way

23Ella Smith9 pts, 16 reb, 2 blk
12Abigail Kim5 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl
15Emmy Mitchell4 pts, 3 reb

Team comparison

	Head-Royce	St. Joseph Notre Dame
Field goals	6-27 (22.2%)	14-50 (28%)
Three-pointers	1-3	1-16
Free throws	5-12	5-11
Rebounds (off.)	34 (8)	28 (13)
Assists	3	3
Steals	5	15
Blocks	3	3
Turnovers	24	9
Fouls	6	14

Game flow

Biggest St. Joseph Notre Dame lead	20
Lead changes	0
Ties	0
Longest run	St. Joseph Notre Dame 11-0

Box score

Head-Royce Girls Varsity		Pts	FG	3PT	FT	OReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
23	Ella Smith*	9	4-9	0-0	1-6	5	16	0	0	2	1	2
12	Abigail Kim*	5	1-9	1-3	2-4	3	8	2	3	0	7	0
15	Emmy Mitchell*	4	1-4	0-0	2-2	0	3	0	0	1	4	1
3	Kara Waldrop*	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
24	Osa Enabulele*	0	0-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	4	2
21	Loire Williams	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
14	Missgana B.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1	Bella Spencer	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Yaretzi Brown	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals		18	6-27	1-3	5-12	8	34	3	5	3	24	6
FG 22.2% · 3PT 33.3% · FT 41.7% · * starter

St. Joseph Notre Dame		Pts	FG	3PT	FT	OReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
12	Niyah*	11	5-11	0-4	1-2	1	9	2	7	0	1	3
14	Rylie*	8	4-10	0-4	0-1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1
10	Yabi*	7	3-10	1-4	0-0	0	2	0	4	3	1	3
11	Safah*	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
2	Player*	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
21	Aja	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	1	0	1	2
3	Mary	3	1-7	0-1	1-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1	Nia	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
22	Jada	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	Haromi	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
20	Amynah	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		34	14-50	1-16	5-11	13	28	3	15	3	9	14
FG 28% · 3PT 6.3% · FT 45.5% · * starter

The logged plays add up to 34-18; the official score is as the scorer entered it.

30 scoring plays, with the running score

St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah basket0-2
St. Joseph Notre DameRylie basket0-4
St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah basket0-6
St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah basket0-8
St. Joseph Notre DameMary basket0-10
St. Joseph Notre DameMary free throw0-11
Head-RoyceElla Smith free throw1-11
Head-RoyceElla Smith basket3-11
St. Joseph Notre DameRylie basket3-13
St. Joseph Notre DameYabi three-pointer3-16
St. Joseph Notre DameRylie basket3-18
Head-RoyceEmmy Mitchell free throw4-18
Head-RoyceEmmy Mitchell free throw5-18
Head-RoyceAbigail Kim three-pointer8-18
St. Joseph Notre DameNia free throw8-19
St. Joseph Notre DameYabi basket8-21
St. Joseph Notre DameAja basket8-23
Head-RoyceElla Smith basket10-23
St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah basket10-25
St. Joseph Notre DameRylie basket10-27
Head-RoyceAbigail Kim free throw11-27
Head-RoyceAbigail Kim free throw12-27
St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah free throw12-28
St. Joseph Notre DameNiyah basket12-30
St. Joseph Notre DameYabi basket12-32
Head-RoyceElla Smith basket14-32
Head-RoyceEmmy Mitchell basket16-32
Head-RoyceElla Smith basket18-32
St. Joseph Notre DameAja free throw18-33
St. Joseph Notre DameAja free throw18-34