Roos Welcome Tritons for In-State Matchup
12/6/2016 1:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – UMKC women's basketball is set to host Missouri-St. Louis on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. CT in Swinney Recreation Center. The Roos are coming off a 71-68 overtime road victory against Abilene Christian. The victory in Abilene, Texas, snapped a 20-game home court winning streak for the Wildcats, which was the fourth-longest active streak in NCAA Division I women's basketball.
Tickets
Tickets for Wednesday's game are 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 video stream is available through the UMKC Athletics website, and a free audio stream can also be found through UMKCKangaroos.com. Live stats will be available at UMKCStats.com.
About the Roos
UMKC (4-3) is led in scoring by junior Samantha Waldron (Omaha, Neb.), who is averaging 12.0 points per game, shooting 41.9 percent (31-for-74) from the field, including 41.9 percent (18-for-43) from behind the three-point arc. Redshirt sophomore Kristen Moore (Chicago, Ill.) is the only other UMKC player averaging double-digits, scoring 10.0 points per game and grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game. Junior Kiana Law (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is leading the team in boards, grabbing 7.9 per game.
Redshirt junior India Johnson (Overland Park, Kan.) was the star of the show in UMKC's road win over Abilene Christian, scoring a game-high 19 points, including 14 in the second half and overtime. She shot 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from the floor, knocking down five three-pointers, including the game-winner in overtime with 1.7 seconds remaining.
In a big road win at Wichita State on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Law hit a shot in the lane with 1.2 seconds left in the game to give UMKC the 56-54 victory. Waldron 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), Moore 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). She 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 Tritons
Missouri-St. Louis (4-3) is 1-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a 68-65 win at Missouri S&T last Saturday. The Tritons rallied back from a 17-point deficit and outscored the Miners, 27- 10, in the fourth quarter to garner the win. UMSL is 3-1 in road games, with its lone setback coming at No. 14 ranked Drury last Thursday in its conference opener. The Tritons are allowing 57.6 points per game, which ranks sixth in the GLVC. UMSL has limited three opponents to fewer than 55 points this season.
Up Next
The Roos continue a four-game homestand against Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Municipal Auditorium. UMKC and the Mavs will square off at 1 p.m. CT ahead of the UMKC men's game against William Jewell at 4 p.m.
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