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Friday, November 13
Kansas City, Mo.
7:00 PM (Swinney)
Kansas City
vs
SEMO
11/12/2026 4:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City women's basketball team returns to the Swinney Center Friday evening when it welcomes Southeast Missouri State for a 7 p.m. CT matchup on International Roo Day.
The Roos enter the contest with a 2-1 record after opening the season with a pair of dominant home victories over Baker (120-40) and Wichita State (83-78) before dropping to Arkansas on Monday, 89-81. Kansas City impressively opened the year against Baker, scoring a program-high 120 points behind a balanced offensive attack. The Roos followed it up with a strong performance against Wichita State, earning an 83-78 victory at Municipal Auditorium.
Kansas City continued to find offensive success in its first road test of the season at Arkansas, putting up 81 points against the SEC opponent.
Emani Bennett leads the Roos offensively through the first three games, averaging 15.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Avery Strickland has matched Bennett's scoring average at 15.0 points per game while leading the team with 5.7 rebounds per contest. Strickland recorded her first double-double of the season against Wichita State, finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Bennett added 16 points in the victory.
Elauni Bennett has provided a strong presence in the paint, averaging 12.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting 72.0% from the field. Freshman Shiloh Kalenga has made an immediate impact in her first collegiate season, averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. As a team, Kansas City ranks among the nation's top 25 in three statistical categories, ranking 16th in scoring offense with 94.7 points per game, 15th in turnovers forced per game at 29.0 and 27th in assists per game with 20.0.
ABOUT SEMO
Southeast Missouri State enters Friday's matchup with a 0-3 record after opening the season with losses to Missouri State (77-40), Miami (Ohio) (75-52) and Purdue (73-50). The Redhawks are led by Zoe Newland, who averages 13.7 points per game through the first three contests. Newland posted a team-high 23 points against Miami (Ohio) before adding 10 points against Purdue. Freshman Hailey Buckman is coming off her first double-digit scoring performance, finishing with 10 points against the Boilermakers.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday marks the 11th meeting between Kansas City and Southeast Missouri State. The Redhawks lead the all-time series 7-3 and have won the last three meetings. The teams last met in 2015, when SEMO won 78-65. Kansas City claimed the first meeting between the programs in 1991.
LOOKING AHEAD
Kansas City continues its road schedule Monday, Nov. 16, traveling to New Mexico State for a 7 p.m. CT matchup in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Roos enter the contest with a 2-1 record after opening the season with a pair of dominant home victories over Baker (120-40) and Wichita State (83-78) before dropping to Arkansas on Monday, 89-81. Kansas City impressively opened the year against Baker, scoring a program-high 120 points behind a balanced offensive attack. The Roos followed it up with a strong performance against Wichita State, earning an 83-78 victory at Municipal Auditorium.
Kansas City continued to find offensive success in its first road test of the season at Arkansas, putting up 81 points against the SEC opponent.
Emani Bennett leads the Roos offensively through the first three games, averaging 15.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Avery Strickland has matched Bennett's scoring average at 15.0 points per game while leading the team with 5.7 rebounds per contest. Strickland recorded her first double-double of the season against Wichita State, finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Bennett added 16 points in the victory.
Elauni Bennett has provided a strong presence in the paint, averaging 12.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting 72.0% from the field. Freshman Shiloh Kalenga has made an immediate impact in her first collegiate season, averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. As a team, Kansas City ranks among the nation's top 25 in three statistical categories, ranking 16th in scoring offense with 94.7 points per game, 15th in turnovers forced per game at 29.0 and 27th in assists per game with 20.0.
ABOUT SEMO
Southeast Missouri State enters Friday's matchup with a 0-3 record after opening the season with losses to Missouri State (77-40), Miami (Ohio) (75-52) and Purdue (73-50). The Redhawks are led by Zoe Newland, who averages 13.7 points per game through the first three contests. Newland posted a team-high 23 points against Miami (Ohio) before adding 10 points against Purdue. Freshman Hailey Buckman is coming off her first double-digit scoring performance, finishing with 10 points against the Boilermakers.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday marks the 11th meeting between Kansas City and Southeast Missouri State. The Redhawks lead the all-time series 7-3 and have won the last three meetings. The teams last met in 2015, when SEMO won 78-65. Kansas City claimed the first meeting between the programs in 1991.
LOOKING AHEAD
Kansas City continues its road schedule Monday, Nov. 16, traveling to New Mexico State for a 7 p.m. CT matchup in Las Cruces, N.M.
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