WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita State women's basketball team was brought down by the Kansas State Wildcats in the season opener on Monday night.

Playing in front of their home crowd, the Wildcats blew past the Shockers with a 61-41 victory.

Kansas State earned the first points of the game and never lost the lead. Wichita State fought back but could not get past the Wildcats.

A lot of players got on the board during this game. Only four women made it into the double digits.

For Wichita State, junior guard Ma'Riya Vincent was the lead scorer with 14 points. Senior forward Lily Ba ended the game with 11 points.

Senior guard Taryn Sides brought in 15 points for Kansas State, and freshman forward Shaila Nde was the Wildcats' second-highest scorer with 12 points.

Wichita State will travel to the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Friday to take on the Roos. That game tips off at 5:30 p.m.

Kansas State will welcome Southern Indiana to Bramlage Coliseum on Thursday. That game tips at 6:30 p.m.