KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Western Michigan women's basketball team opened the UMKC Plaza Lights Classic with a 66-54 win over the host Kangaroos Friday afternoon at Swinney Recreation Center. The Broncos trailed at halftime, but outscored the Roos 43-29 in the second half.

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The Broncos snapped their short two-game skid to improve to 2-2 on the young season. Both losses came against B1G opponents with one being ranked (No. 21 Michigan State) and other receiving votes (Michigan) in the USA Today Coaches Poll. UMKC falls to 1-3 on the season.

In the first quarter with the game tied 5-5, the Broncos went on a 7-0 run to hold on to an early lead, but the Roos finished the quarter on an 8-0 run that extended to a 14-0 run into the second quarter. WMU regained the lead early in the second half, where the team connected on seven consecutive field goals. The Broncos led for the final 12:03 of the game and iced the game away going 12-for-13 in from the free-throw line in the second half. 

Sophomore Breanna Mobley recorded her second double-double of the season, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Redshirt junior Marley Hill poured in a career-high 19 points and grabbed six rebounds. Junior Najee Smith finished with a career-high 11 points and hit three 3-pointers;she was the only member of the Broncos to connect from beyond the arc. Senior Meredith Shipman chipped in eight points and six rebounds, while sophomore Deja Wimby did a little bit of everything, with seven points, a game-high seven assists and seven rebounds.

A big stat in the game was the rebounding numbers, where the Broncos won that battle 44-30 overall and 22-8 in the second half. WMU also went 15-of-17 from the free-throw line, while the Roos went 5-for-6.  

The Broncos will finish up the UMKC Plaza Lights Classic on Saturday with a game against Eastern Kentucky of the Ohio Valley Conference. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. (ET).