?Roos Close Out Regular Season Against Rival Cougars
3/4/2016 9:32:00 AM | Women's Basketball
UMKC Kangaroos (9-17, 4-9) vs. Chicago State Cougars (4-23, 2-11)
ON THE AIR AND ON THE WEB
Date-Time: March 5, 2016 - 2 p.m. CT
Site: Kansas City, Mo./SRC
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Online Audio: UMKCKangaroos.com
Talent: TJ Jackson
Webcast: RoosTV
Talent: TJ Jackson
Live Stats: UMKCKangaroos.com
Twitter: @UMKCWBB @TheUMKCRoos
Hashtags: #RooUp #WACHoops
Series: UMKC leads 29-8
Home: 15-4
Away: 14-5
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: CSU won 77-72 in OT on 1/30/16 in Chicago.
The Game
UMKC women's basketball closes out the regular season against longtime rival Chicago State on Saturday. Tip between they 'Roos and the Cougars is slated for 2 p.m. on Mar. 5 at the Swinney Recreation Center.
The Opponent
Chicago State (4-23, 2-11)
PPG: 54.5
PPG Allowed: 67.9
Leading Scorer: Kaylee Allen - 12.9
Leading Rebounder: Layne Murphy - 8.6
Assists Leader: Jasmine Sanders - 2.6
The Series (Last 10)
Chicago State (29-9)
F5, 2005 * (H) L, 51-58 Overton
J4, 2006 * (A) W, 56-49 Overton
F6, 2006 * (H) L, 55-57 Overton
D18, 2006 (A) W, 51-48 Whitaker
J8, 2007 (H) W, 52-41 Whitaker
J11, 2014* (H) W, 83-60 Frese
F8, 2014* (A) W, 84-52 Frese
J17, 2015* (A) W, 69-59 Frese
F14, 2015* (H) W, 77-46 Frese
J30, 2016* (A) L, 72-77 (2ot) Frese
Last Time Out
UMKC women's basketball took WAC champion New Mexico State down to the wire, but could not complete the upset and spoil the Aggies bid for an undefeated conference season, falling 78-74 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
Senior Taylor Leathers led the UMKC effort with her second double-double of the season, scoring 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 from the line and grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds with a block, an assist and a steal, while Aries Washington notched a team-best 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with six rebounds. Samantha Waldron, meanwhile, added 10 points and a team-high five assists and Kristen Moore was the final 'Roo in double figures, scoring 12 off the bench.
First Meeting
Five Kangaroos reached double figures in UMKC women's basketball's 77-72 heartbreaking double overtime loss to Chicago State on Saturday afternoon at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, Ill.
Kiana Law led the 'Roo attack with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for her third double-double of the season, while Samantha Waldron added 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Aries Washington, meanwhile, finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Taylor Leathers chipped in 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Kristen Moore notched 10 points, four rebounds and two steals.
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.
The 2015-16 season will be Angela Jackson's 13th season as Chicago State's women's basketball head coach. She is the program's all-time leader in wins with 123. She guided the Cougars to the program's best ever season in 2010-11 when her squad won the Great West Conference regular season and tournament championships.
Up Next...
The Blue & Gold will head to Las Vegas as the No. 5 seed in the WAC Championship where they will face either Utah Valley or Bakersfield at 4 p.m. CT on Wed., Mar. 9.
A Win Would...
• Give the 'Roos 30 all-time against CSU, their most against any school.
• Be the 71st against a team from Illinois (CSU - 29-8, EIU - 4-2, BU - 0-2, Loyola - 0-1, SIUE - 6-4, QU - 1-0, NW - 0-1, NEI - 8-7, UIC 1-1, WIU - 21-26)
• Be the first in the last regular season game since 2012.
