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?Roos Shoot For Fourth Straight Home Win Against Runners
2/20/2015 12:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Date-Time: February 21, 2015 - 2 p.m. CT
Site: Kansas City, Mo./SRC
TV: none
Radio: 1510 AM
Online Audio: 1510.com
Webcast: Roos TV
Talent: T.J. Jackson (p-b-p)
Live Stats: UMKCKangaroos.com
Twitter: @UMKCWBB @TheUMKCRoos
Hashtags: #RooUp #WACHoops
Series: Bakersfield leads 4-0.
Home: 0-1
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-1
Last Meeting: Bakersfield won 70-67 on Jan. 22, 2015 in Bakersfield.
The Game
The Missouri-Kansas City women's basketball team (6-19, 4-6) will go for their fourth straight home victory when they welcome in Bakersfield (19-7, 8-3) to the Swinney Recreation Center on Saturday. Tip between the 'Roos and the Roadrunners is slated for 2 p.m. on Feb. 21.
The Opponent
Bakersfield (19-7, 8-3)
PPG: 73.7
PPG Allowed: 67.3
Leading Scorer: Tyonna Outland - 18.8
Leading Rebounder: Batabe Zempare - 10.3
Assists Leader: Alyssa Shannon - 4.9
The Series
Bakersfield (0-4)
N29, 2008 (N) L, 61-78 Whitaker
J25, 2014* (H) L, 80-87 Frese
F20, 2014* (A) L, 91-97 Frese
J22, 2015* (A) L, 67-70 Frese
Last Time Out
Grace Mitchell hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to give the 'Roos a one-point lead and Samantha Waldron blocked Seattle's shot on the defensive end, propelling the Missouri-Kansas City Women's basketball team to a 62-61 win, their third straight home victory, over the Redhawks on Thursday night at the Swinney Recreation Center. With the win, the Kangaroos improve to 6-19 overall and 4-6 in the WAC, pushing them to fourth place, while Seattle falls to 7-19 on the season and 4-7 in the conference.
Aries Washington led the 'Roos to the WAC victory, finishing with 19 points, a career-high seven assists and six rebounds, while Waldron added 17 points, including a career-high five three-point field goals, five rebounds, two assists a steal and a block, playing the entire 40 minutes. Mitchell, meanwhile, with 11 rebounds, her third straight game in double figures, adding six points and a team-high three steals. As a team, UMKC committed just eight turnovers, their second lowest of the season and second straight game in single digits, while scoring 14 points off 15 Redhawks turnovers.
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.
Greg McCall is in his fourth season as the head women's basketball coach at Bakersfield. In his third season as head coach in 2013-14, McCall led the Roadrunners to a 19-12 mark, a second place finish in the Western Athletic Conference, and an appearance in the 2014 WNIT. Limited at times to just six players during his first campaign, the Roadrunners continued to compete, winning two of its final four games to finish the 2011-12 campaign with a 7-22 record. CSUB improved to 12-17 in year two, winning a school Division I record nine games at one point. McCall is 57-58 as Bakersfield head coach.
Up Next...
The 'Roos will embark on their last regular season road trip of the year, starting with a visit to Orem, Utah on Feb. 26 to take on Utah Valley at 8 p.m. CT.
A Win Would...
• Give the 'Roos their fifth WAC win
• Give the 'Roos three straight wins
• Give UMKC its first win against CSUB
• Give the 'Roos their fourth straight WAC home win
• Keep the 'Roos as the 4th seed in the WAC
Last Time Against The Roadrunners
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.
