UMKC Set to Host Western Illinois
11/21/2016 12:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – UMKC women's basketball is set to host the Western Illinois Leathernecks for a Tuesday morning game at Swinney Recreation Center. The Roos and Leathernecks will tip off at 11 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Tickets
Tickets for gameare available to purchase through UMKCKangaroos.com/Tickets or at the Swinney Rec. box office on game day. Single-game tickets start at $7, and general admission season tickets can be purchased for $50 while courtside tickets begin at $75.
Follow
A live radio stream will be available for free through UMKCKangaroos.com/LiveEvents and a live video stream can also be found with a paid subscription. Live stats for the season opener will be available at UMKCStats.com.
About the Roos
UMKC (1-1) is coming off a road win at Wichita State on Tuesday, Nov. 11, where the Roos won 56-54, thanks to a clutch shot from junior Kiana Law (Pittsburgh, Pa.) with 1.2 seconds left in the game. Junior guard Samantha Waldron (Omaha, Neb.) scored a career-high 22 points in the game, knocking down 4-of-8 three points shots.
Waldron's performance against the Shockers earned her the College Sports Madness WAC Player of the Week honor on Monday, Nov. 11.
In UMKC's season opener against Tulsa, three Roos reached double figures. Law notched a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds), Kristen Moore (Chicago, Ill.) scored 16, and Lyndsay Leikem (Tucson, Ariz.) contributed 13 points off the bench.
UMKC returns 11 letterwinners and four starters from last season, including 2016 Media All-WAC Preseason First-Team honoree Aries Washington (Kansas City, Mo.). Washington averaged 11.2 points per game a season ago, and with the return of Law and Waldron, the Roos return the bulk of their scoring load. Law averaged 10 points for the Roos in 2015-16, and Waldron put up 9.3 points per game and a team-high 12.3 in conference games.
About the Leathernecks
Western Illinois (3-1) has three players averaging double-digits in scoring through its first four games. Emily Clemens leads the Leathernecks with 21.5 points per game, Morgan Blumer is averaging 17.5, and Taylor Hanneman has added 12.5 points per game. Blumer is leading the team in rebounds, averaging 6.5 per game. The Leathernecks are averaging 91 points per game, and holding opponents to 67.75 per game.
Up Next
The Roos will welcome Western Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, and Morgan State to Kansas City for the 2016 Plaza Lights Classic, Nov. 25-26. UMKC will face Western Michigan in the opening game on Friday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. CT, followed by Eastern Kentucky vs. Morgan State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday's action will start with Western Michigan vs. Eastern Kentucky at 1 p.m., before the Roos and Morgan State close the Plaza Lights Classic with a 3:30 p.m. game.
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