UMKC Set To Host Third Annual Plaza Lights Classic
11/26/2015 9:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
UMKC Kangaroos (0-3) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (1-4)
UMKC Kangaroos (0-3) vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars (1-3)
ON THE AIR AND ON THE WEB
Date-Time: November 27-28, 2015 - 1 & 3:30 p.m.
Site: Kansas City, Mo./Swinney Recreation Center
TV: none
Online Audio: UMKCKangaroos.com
Talent: TJ Jackson (p-b-p)
Webcast: UMKCKangaroos.com
Talent: TJ Jackson (p-b-p)
Live Stats: UMKCKangaroos.com
Twitter: @UMKCWBB @TheUMKCRoos
Hashtags: #RooUp #WACHoops
Series vs. ISU: Tied 1-1
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 1-1
Last Meeting: ISU won 69-65 on 12/19/09 in Nassau, Bahamas.
Series vs. SIUE: UMKC leads 6-4
Home: 4-1
Away: 2-3
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: SIUE won 74-58 on 12/22/14 in KC.
The Game
UMKC women's basketball returns to Kansas City for the third annual Plaza Lights Classic on Nov. 27-28. The 'Roos will open on Friday at 1 p.m. against Indiana State, while SIU Edwardsville and Stephen F. Austin play at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Sycamores and the Lumberjacks play at 1 p.m. and the 'Roos and Cougars square-off at 3:30 p.m.
The Opponent
Indiana State (1-4)
PPG: 58.8
PPG Allowed: 62.6
Leading Scorer: Cierra Ceazer - 13.8
Leading Rebounder: Joyea Marshall - 7.2
Assists Leader: Jennifer Mackowiak - 3.8
SIU Edwardsville (1-3)
PPG: 68.5
PPG Allowed: 76.5
Leading Scorer: Shronda Butts - 20.5
Leading Rebounder: Donshel Beck - 9.3
Assists Leader: Shondra Butts - 4.3
The Series
SIU Edwardsville (6-4)
F6, 1981 (A) L, 46-71 Norman
F4, 1983 (H) W, 101-47 Norman
D1, 1984 (A) W, 65-64 Norman
F15, 1985 (H) W, 67-54 Norman
D6, 1986 (A) W, 84-79 Norman
N19, 2008 (H) W, 69-56 Whitaker
D2, 2009 (A) L, 55-66 Whitaker
N23, 2010 (H) W, 71-59 Whitaker
N16, 2013 (A) L, 76-79 Frese
D22, 2014 (H) L, 58-74 Frese
Indiana State (1-1)
N30, 1985 (N) W, 78-58 Norman
D19, 2009 (N) L, 65-69 Whitaker
Last Time Out
Four 'Roos scored in double figures, led by Aries Washington who finished with a season-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting at the line, as UMKC women's basketball fell 78-65 to Southeast Missouri State at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Sophomore Kiana Law was the second Kangaroo in double figures, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds, while Taylor Leathers and Kristen Moore each notched 10 points and five rebounds. Law and Moore, meanwhile, each dished out two assists.
The Coaches
Nationally known for her top-notch recruiting classes, Marsha Frese enters her fourth season as head women's basketball coach at UMKC. During her first three 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. Under Frese's guidance, the 'Roos have established a standard of excellence for classroom performance as UMKC earned top honors in back-to-back years with the highest team GPA in all of Division-I women's college basketball for both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
Joey Wells begins his second season at the helm of the Indiana State women's basketball in 2015-16 and his fourth in Terre Haute overall. Wells was named the seventh head coach in program history on August 15, 2014 and led the Sycamores to a 17-13 overall record the 2014-15 season. He helped guide the Sycamores to tie its best non-conference record in program history, going 10-1 overall. The non-conference slate included wins over in-state Big 10 foe Indiana and a win over No. 25 St. John's for the program's first win since 2007.
Paula Buscher is in her fourth season as the head coach of SIUE women's basketball. Last season, SIUE earned its highest-ever seed to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with a No. 2 seed after finishing the regular season with a 13-3 mark in league play.
Up Next...
The 'Roos head north to Nebraska on Dec. 3 to take on Omaha at 7 p.m.
A Win Would...
• Give the 'Roos a win in each of the first three PLCs.
• Give the 'Roos their first win of the season.
• Snap the 'Roos eight game losing streak.
• Snap a two-game skid against the Cougars.
