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Women's Basketball

March 11, 2026

Candi Whitaker Returns to Kansas City to Lead Women’s Basketball Program

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Mar. 11, 2026) – Kansas City Women's Basketball welcomes back Candi Whitaker to return as the program's next head coach heading into the 2026-27 season, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dr. Brandon Martin announced Wednesday morning. The 18-year head coaching veteran returns to familiar territory as Whitaker took the reins of the Roos back in 2006 and led Kansas City for six seasons as the seventh head coach in program history. Whitaker will now become the Roos' 11th head coach since joining Division I in 1987-88.

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Once a Roo, always a Roo! 🦘💙 The energy was unmatched at Durwood today as our alumni returned to the pitch. Thank you to everyone who came out to show your support! #ROOUP | #DeclareKC

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Plenty to smile about around here 😄 #ROOUP

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+𝟮𝟭 🎂 Happy Birthday Gabriele! #RooUp🤘

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🚨 Schedule Update 🚨 Our upcoming matches this Sunday against Ottawa and Iowa Western have been moved to 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵. 🆚 Ottawa 🕠 5:30pm 🗓️ March 20th 🆚 Iowa Western 🕠 8:00pm 🗓️ March 20th 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝟰:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 #RooUp🤘

The UMKC Kangaroos opened their home schedule with a doubleheader against the Creighton Bluejays, marking the first home games of the season. Creighton took the first matchup with a final score of 6-2, putting the Roos on the board with an early loss before the teams returned to the field for game two. UMKC fought to keep momentum going into the second game as they looked to bounce back in front of the home crowd. The Roos ultimately fell in the nightcap as well, with the final score of game two ending at 9-0.

Softball

March 10, 2026

Roos Drop Doubleheader to Creighton

Softball

March 10, 2026

Softball vs. Creighton

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Men's Golf

March 10, 2026

Kansas City Takes Third in Jackrabbit Invitational

BOULDER CITY, Nev. -- Kansas City Men's Golf was back in action this week, taking third place in the Jackrabbit Invitational at the Boulder Creek Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.