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?Roos Shoot For Roadtrip Split Against Redhawks
1/23/2015 1:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ON THE AIR AND ON THE WEB
Date-Time: January 24, 2015 - 6 p.m. CT
Site: Seattle, Wash./Connolly Center
TV: none
Radio: 1510 AM
Online Audio: 1510.com
Talent: T.J. Jackson (p-b-p)
Live Stats: GoSeattleU.com
Webcast: GoSeattleU.com
Twitter: @UMKCWBB @TheUMKCRoos
Hashtags: #RooUp #WACHoops
Series: UMKC leads 2-1.
Home: 1-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-1
Last Meeting: Seattle won 81-76 in Las Vegas on Mar. 12, 2014 in the WAC Championship semifinals.
The Game
The Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team (3-15, 1-2) continues its opening WAC road swing when it heads to Seattle, Wash., to take on Seattle U (5-14, 2-2) on Jan. 24. The 'Roos and the Redhawks are slated for a 6 p.m. CT tip on Saturday at the Connolly Center.
The Opponent
Bakersfield (5-14, 2-2)
PPG: 61.3
PPG Allowed: 68.6
Leading Scorer: Taelor Ross - 11.2
Leading Rebounder: Wilma Afunugo - 7.2
Assists Leader: Alexis Montgomery - 3.3
The Series
Seattle (2-1)
J4, 2014* (H) W, 77-65 Frese
M6, 2014* (A) W, 73-71 (OT) Frese
M12, 2014+(N)L, 76-81 Frese
Last Time Out
Calli White scored a career-high 27 points, including hitting a career-high tying six threes, but was off the mark on her buzzer beating attempt as the Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team fell just short in its upset bid of WAC preseason favorite Bakersfield, dropping a 70-67 contest on Thursday night at the Icardo Center. With the loss, UMKC falls to 3-15 overall and 1-2 in WAC play, while Bakersfield improves to 13-6 on the year and 2-2 in conference action.
For the 'Roos, Aries Washington added 14 points and a career-high tying eight rebounds, while Kiana Law narrowly missed her second straight double-double and third of the season, as the freshman finished with nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
On the glass, the Kangaroos outrebounded CSUB 41-40 with Mitchell matching Law for the team-high in boards with 10, marking the second straight game that the 'Roos starting frontcourt each reached double figures. Defensively, UMKC held the Runners to just 36.2 percent shooting, including 25.0 percent from long range, while hitting 46.7 percent of their attempts from deep.
The Coaches
Nationally known for her top-notch recruiting classes, Marsha Frese enters her third season as head women's basketball coach at UMKC. Frese brings 16 seasons of experience as a Division-I player and coach to the UMKC campus. During her first two seasons in Kansas City, Frese began to establish her vision for a championship culture while guiding the 'Roos toward excellence, both on the court and in the classroom.
Joan Bonvicini completed her fifth season at Seattle University behind an all-time 682-379 (.643) record and is currently 11th on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list for women's college basketball. She became the 18th coach in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to reach the 600-win mark in February 2007. The Redhawk head coach also boasts 22 20-win seasons over her historic coaching career.
Up Next...
The 'Roos return to Kansas City where they will continue WAC play against Grand Canyon on Thursday Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the SRC.
A Win Would...
• Give the 'Roos 2 in their last three games
• Give the 'Roos 3 in their last four games against SU
• Even UMKC's WAC record at 2-2
• Give the 'Roos a 2-1 record on the road trip
Last Time Against The Redhawks
The Kanas City women's basketball team (11-19) trimmed a 19-point second half deficit to one late in the game on two separate occasions but could not complete the comeback, falling 81-76 to Seattle U (15-15) in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament at the Orleans Arena.
Senior Kim Nezianya led the 'Roos in the offense, closing out the season with her 18th double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while classmate Eilise O'Connor finished her last game in the Blue & Gold with 22 points, five rebounds and three assists.
