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?Roos Open 2015 Against Highlanders
1/2/2015 9:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ON THE AIR AND ON THE WEB
Date-Time: January 3, 2015 - 2 p.m. CT
Site: Riverside, Calif./SRC Arena
TV: none
Radio: 1510 AM
Online Audio: 1510.com
Talent: T.J. Jackson (p-b-p)
Live Stats: GoHighlanders.com
Webcast: BigWest.org
Twitter: @UMKCWBB @TheUMKCRoos
Hashtags: #RooUp #WACHoops
Series: UMKC leads 1-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: UMKC won 77-66 on Jan. 6, 1986 in Riverside, Calif.
The Game
The Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team (2-11) will open up 2015 when they head to Riverside, Calif., to take on UC Riverside (8-5). Tip between the 'Roos and the Highlanders is set for 2 p.m. CT at SRC Arena.
The Opponent
UC Riverside (8-5)
PPG: 71.1
PPG Allowed: 64,7
Leading Scorer: Brittany Crain - 23.0
Leading Rebounder: Brittany Crain - 7.3
Assists Leader: Simone DeCoud - 4.0
The Series
UC Riverside (1-0)
J6, 1986 (A) W, 77-66 Norman
Last Time Out
With just eight players available on the bench, the short-handed Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team battled for 40 minutes on New Year's Eve but was unable to come away with the victory, falling 72-52 to Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym. With the loss, UMKC falls to 2-11 on the season, while the Titans improve to 5-7 this year.
Calli White led the 'Roos in the loss, scoring 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-10 from three-point range, with team-high's of six assists and three steals, while Samantha Waldron added 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including hitting a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the arc.
As a team, the 'Roos shot 41.2 percent from three-point range, while committing just 13 turnovers in the contest.
The Coaches
Renowned for her top-notch recruiting classes, Marsha Frese enters her third season as head women's basketball coach at UMKC. Named as the Kangaroo head coach on April 25, 2012, Frese brings 16 seasons of experience as a Division-I player and coach to the UMKC campus.
John Margaritis has been the head coach at UC Riverside since 2004, reaching three NCAA tournaments and two WNITs. In his career he has over 250 wins and a coach of the year honor.
Up Next...
The 'Roos will wrap-up their three game road trip when they head across the country to Jacksonville, Fla., to take on North Florida at 3:30 p.m. CT on Jan. 6.
