UMKC Women s Basketball

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1 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Nov. 8 Rockhurst (Exhibition) Kansas City, Mo. W, Nov. 16 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa L, Nov. 19 SIU-Edwardsville Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Nov. 22 North Texas Kansas City, Mo.! 2 p.m. Nov. 28 %Caly Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 4 p.m. Nov. 29 %Cal State Bakersfield San Luis Obispo, Calif. 4 p.m. Dec. 3 Tulsa Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Dec. 6 *IPFW (DH) Kansas City, Mo.# 4 p.m. Dec. 8 *Oakland Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Dec. 13 Northern Colorado Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Northern Arizona Flagstaff, Ariz. 7:35 p.m. Dec. 20 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m. Dec. 22 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 2 p.m. Dec. 31 Central Missouri Kansas City, Mo.! 2 p.m UMKC Women s Basketball Game Notes UMKC Kangaroos vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars Game Two Wed., Nov. 19, 2008» 7 p.m. Swinney Recreation Center This Week in UMKC Women s Basketball Kansas City, Mo. -- UMKC will play its first home game of the season in Swinney Recreation Center on Wed., Nov. 19 against SIU Edwardsville. Tip-off between the Kangaroos and the Cougars is set for 7:00 p.m. The Kangaroos are coming off of a loss to Iowa State, falling to 0-1 on the season. The Big 12 Cyclones were receiving votes at the time on the AP Top 25 poll (66) and the ESPN/USA Today Poll (63). Iowa State was picked to finish third in the Big 12 in the season. Jan. 3 *at Western Illinois Macomb, Ill. 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5 *at IUPUI Indianapolis, Ind. 6 p.m. Jan. 10 *at Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah 6 p.m. Jan. 17 *North Dakota State (DH) Kansas City, Mo.# 4 p.m. Jan. 19 *South Dakota State Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Jan. 24 *at Centenary Shreveport, La. Noon Jan. 26 *at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. Jan. 31 *IUPUI (DH) Kansas City, Mo.$ 4 p.m. Feb. 2 *Western Illinois Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Feb. 7 *Southern Utah Kansas City, Mo.! 2 p.m. Feb. 14 *at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 5 p.m. Feb. 16 *at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 7 p.m. Feb. 21 *Oral Roberts (DH) Kansas City, Mo.# 4 p.m. Feb. 23 *Centenary Kansas City, Mo.! 7 p.m. Feb. 28 *at Oakland Rochester, Mich. 2:30 p.m. Mar. 2 *at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 p.m. Mar Summit League Sioux Falls, S.D. TBA % - Cal Poly Thanksgiving Tournament * - Summit League Contest! - at Swinney Recreation Center # - at Municipal Arena $ - at Kemper Arena UMKC did have a taste at victory, recording a win over Rockhurst University in an exhibition game. SIU Edwardsville kicked off the season with a win over Illinois-Springfield. The Cougars had six players score in double digits. Jessie Stapleton led all players with her first double-double of the season. Stapleton scored 11 points and brought down 10 rebounds. Jenny Wuest led all players in scoring with 18 points, going 8-for-11 from the field. Morris Shows Up to Play Junior guard Chazny Morris has already begun to pickup from where she left off last season. Morris is one-of-three leaders from last year s squad, who coach Whitaker anticipates to be a big impact this year. Morris led all players in the season opener against Iowa State with 13 points scored. Before the start of the season, Morris had already tallied 760 points, a 13.1 average in two seasons. Following the battle with the Cyclones, Morris has tallied 773 points. UMKC Drops First Regular Season Game at Iowa State, The UMKC women s basketball team dropped its season opener to the Brooke Orcutt Assistant SID Women s Basketball contact (o) (c) (e) orcuttb@umkc.edu

2 Game Notes Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown Previous School 1 Kristin Aldridge G 5-7 Fr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Summit HS 2 Heather Davis G 5-7 Fr. Muskogee, Okla. Muskogee HS 4 Kalei Nance F 6-0 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Central Arizona College 10 LeAndrea Thomas G 5-6 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills HS 12 Kenya Howard G/F 6-0 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Cloud County CC 14 Mariah Davis F 6-0 Fr. Hercules, Calif. Hercules HS 15 Tarah Cullen G 5-10 RJr. West Point, Iowa Fort Madison Aquinas HS 22 Brianna Eldridge G 5-10 Fr. Stillwell, Kan. Blue Valley HS 24 Heather Wimberly G 5-7 RSr. Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington HS 32 Jade Tinner F 6-0 Fr. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS 33 Chazny Morris G 5-10 Jr. Oakland, Calif. Piedmont HS 34 Jessica Halsig G 6-0 Jr. Wichita, Kan. Barton County (Kan.) CC 42 Simone Bridges G 5-10 Fr. Murphy, Texas Plano East HS Iowa State Cyclones, on Sunday afternoon. The Kangaroos could not overcome three Cyclone players scoring in doubledigits to drop the first regular season game in the season. Morris led with 13 points, while Kalei Nance added eight and Brianna Eldridge finished with seven in her first collegiate start. 12 players saw action in today s regular season opener with Iowa State, with all nine newcomers seeing significant time on the floor. The Kangaroos fall to 0-1 on the year while Iowa State begins their regular season at 1-0. Eye Opening Experience Heather Davis and Brianna Eldridge recorded their first collegiate starts on Sunday afternoon against Iowa State. The freshman and the other newbie s, all of whom saw some court time, got to really see what college women s basketball is about, playing in Hilton Coliseum. The Kangaroos battled hard in front of 10,103 screaming Cyclone fans. The seven freshmen combined for 18 points and totaled 125 minutes out on the court (17.85 avg.). Eldridge led this freshmen class with seven points and 22 minutes. Similar Make-Up The big buzz behind the Kangaroos is their large numbers of newcomers. UMKC has nine newcomers, with seven-of-thosenine being freshman. While some may have their doubts about the capabilities of how far these young `Roos can go, that doesn t seem to faze coach Whitaker s crew. Similar things can be said about SIU Edwardsville. The Cougars have three players who were members of the squad (compared to UMKC s four). SIU Edwardsville tallies seven new players to this year s squad, broken down into four transfers and three freshmen. Women s Basketball Inks Kim Nezianya And Sophia Rhodes On Signing Day UMKC head women s basketball coach Candace Whitaker announced today the signing of two student-athletes who plan to continue their education and basketball careers with the UMKC women s basketball program next season. The Kangaroos received National Letters of Intent from Kim Nezianya out of Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas, and Sophia Rhodes from Broomfield High School in Northglenn, Colo. Nezianya, a 6-0 forward, is rated as the No. 69 player in the state of Texas by the Premier Basketball Report. During her junior season, Nezianya averaged 9.5 points and 7.3 rebounds, which led to her earning honorable mention all-district honors. The forward was named the NSHS Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team and ranking in the top-25 in Class 5A in rebounds. The forward also ranked among the top-10 in the district in scoring. As a sophomore, Nezianya also earned post season honors, as she was a second team all-district honoree. Rhodes, a 6-0 forward, guided Broomfield High School to consecutive state championships, one of which was the first girl s basketball championship in school history. Rhodes has earned all-conference honors three straight years and is a three-year letterwinner, as she started on the varsity squad as a freshman. Last season, Rhodes averaged 5.9 points per game, while shooting.541 from the floor. The forward also shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line to go along with 35 assists and 28 steals. Rhodes was also named to the all-boulder Valley School district team as a sophomore, and she garnered honorable mention allstate honors. `Roos Rock Against Rockhurst Four players landed in double-digits to lead the UMKC women s basketball team to a victory over Rockhurst University in an exhibition match on Saturday afternoon. The Kangaroos were led by junior guard Chazny Morris, who scored 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Heather Davis would finish the day with 18 total points scored, going 5-for-7 from the three-point line. Kalei Nance contributed 16 points and six rebounds while Kenya Howard sunk four field goals and a pair of free throws for 10 points. Big Ups to the Freshman Heather Davis came out blazing in her first contest in a Kangaroo uniform. Davis shot 5-for-7 from the three-point line and 2

3 Game Notes finished the exhibition contest with 18 total points. Fierce Freshmen Head Coach Candace Whitaker has a lot of newbie s in the lineup this season but that doesn t scare her or her seven freshman. Four freshmen saw action on the floor on Saturday afternoon against Rockhurst. Brianna Eldridge and LeAndrea Thomas earned the starting nod, while Kristin Aldridge and Heather Davis came ready to play right off the bench. The four freshman combined for 93 minutes (23.25 avg.) and 41 total points (10.25 avg.). Davis represented her freshman class well, scoring 18 points. Aldridge finished the day with nine points, while Eldridge and Thomas both scored seven. Eldridge also posted a game high (along with Chazny Morris) four steals. Big Time Numbers The game against Iowa State will be a real eye opener for the newcomers, as they ll get to experience what collegiate women s basketball is really about. In the season, Iowa State averaged over 9,000 fans at their home games. Hilton Coliseum, home of the Cyclones, can hold up to 14,000 spectators. At their exhibition match with Missouri Western, the Cyclones had 9,859 fans in attendance. For UMKC in the season, the Kangaroos had 4,244 fans (303 avg.) in attendance at Swinney Recreation Center. New Season, New Beginnings Head coach Candace Whitaker enters her third season with the UMKC women s basketball program and is looking to make a statement. Whitaker welcomes back all her staff from last season with a couple of new additions as well. The Kangaroos have four players returning from the squad and Whitaker will look to them for leadership, but it s the newcomers that pose the biggest questions for the Kangaroos. Of UMKC s 13-woman roster, nine of them are newcomers to the squad, broken down into two transfers and seven freshmen. But Whitaker is optimistic about this new group and believes they will play a big role in this new season. I expect great things from this recruiting class, as they have lots of potential and some will contribute in a big way to our success this season, said Whitaker. Already In the Record Books Junior Chazny Morris is just one-of-four veterans that will be called upon to lead the team. Morris was the leading scorer for UMKC in the season, averaging 17.6 points per game. She was just shy of a 500-point season, scoring 492 points overall. In just two seasons with the Kangaroos, Morris has already begun to leave her mark. Morris has secured spots on the single season top-10 records in six categories, leading in free throws made (118). Morris also ranks in the top-10 for career statistics. In her two year career, she is second in three-point field goal percentage (.440). Morris also ranks sixth in three point field goals made at 91. She ranks seventh in school history in scoring average (13.1), three point field goals attempted (258) and is eighth in free throw percentage (.758) Kangaroo Season UMKC wrapped up the season with an overall record and went 3-15 in The Summit League. The no. seven seeded Kangaroos post season was highlighted by an upset over no. two seeded Western Illinois in The Summit League Championships, UMKC lost out in the semi-final match to IUPUI, The Kangaroos return four players from last year s squad and welcome nine newcomers. 3 `Roo Roster Breakdown Starters Returning (1): Chazny Morris (5-10, G, Jr., 17.6 ppg., 5.8 rpg) Lettermen Returning (3): Tarah Cullen (5-10, G, Jr., 1.8 ppg., 0.9 rpg.) Kalei Nance (6-0, F, Sr., 3.7 ppg., 4.5 rpg.) Heather Wimberly (5-7, G, RSr., 3.3 ppg., 2.3 rpg.) Newcomers Junior College Transfers (2): Jessica Halsig (6-0, G, Jr., Wichita, Kan.) Kenya Howard (6-0, G/F, Jr., Chicago, Ill.) High School (7): Kristen Aldridge (5-7, G, Fr., Mansfield, Texas) Simone Bridges (5-10, G, Fr., Murphy, Texas) Heather Davis (5-7, G, Fr., Muskogee, Okla.) Mariah Davis (6-0, F, Fr., Hercules, Calif.) Brianna Eldridge (5-10, G, Fr., Stillwell, Kan.) LeAndrea Thomas (5-6, G, Fr., Kansas City, Mo.) Jade Tinner (6-0, F, Fr., Canyon, Texas) Lettermen by Experience 3-year lettermen (1): Heather Wimberly 2-year lettermen (2): Tarah Cullen, Chazny Morris 1-year lettermen (1): Kalei Nance Personnel Breakdown Redshirt Seniors (1): Heather Wimberly Seniors (1): Kalei Nance Redshirt Juniors (1): Tarah Cullen Juniors (3): Jessica Halsig, Kenya Howard and Chazny Morris Sophomores (0): -- Freshmen (7): Kristen Aldridge, Simone Bridges, Heather Davis, Mariah Davis, Brianna Eldridge, LeAndrea Thomas and Jade Tinner By Position Guards (9): Kristin Aldridge, Simone Bridges, Tarah Cullen, Heather Davis, Brianna Eldridge, Jessica Halsig, Chazny Morris, LeAndrea Thomas and Heather Wimberly Forwards (4): Mariah Davis, Kenya Howard, Kalei Nance and Jade Tinner By Height 6-0 (5): Mariah Davis, Jessica Halsig, Kenya Howard, Kalei Nance and Jade Tinner 5-10 (4): Simone Bridges, Tarah Cullen, Brianna Eldridge and Chazny Morris 5-7 (3): Kristen Aldridge, Heather Davis and Heather Wimberly 5-6 (1): LeAndrea Thomas By State: Arizona (1): Kalei NanceTexas (3): Kristin Aldridge, Simone Bridges and Jade Tinner California (2): Mariah Davis and Chazny Morris Illinois (1): Kenya Howard Iowa (1): Tarah Cullen Kansas (2): Brianna Eldridge and Jessica Halsig Missouri (1): LeAndrea Thomas Oklahoma (2): Heather Davis and Heather Wimberly

4 Game Notes» Opponent Preview siu edwardsville cougars» Game Location...Edwardsville, Illinois Founded Enrollment...13,398 Nickname...Cougars Colors...Red & White Conference...Independent Chancellor...Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift Athletics Director...Dr. Bradley Hewitt Home Arena...Vadalabene Center Capacity...4,000 Head Coach...Amanda Levens Alma Mater, Yr...Arizona State, 02 Record at school, Yrs (1st year) Career Record, Yr...0-0(1st year) Assistant Coaches...Laura Gonsalves...Kevin Chaney & Rebecca Little WBB Office Phone Record Conference (7-5 Div)/(4th/West Division) Post Season...N/A Starters returning/lost...0/5 Letterwinners returning/lost...2/11 Newcomers...6 WBB Contact...Eric J. Hess SID office phone ehess@siue.edu Schedule Head Coach Amanda Levens Top Returner Jessica Stapleton DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME OCTOBER 30 Missouri Baptist (Exh.) Edwardsville, Ill. W, NOVEMBER 9 Illinois (Exh.) Champaign, Ill. L, Illinois-Springfield Edwardsville, Ill. W, UMKC Kansas City, Mo. 7 p.m. 22 Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 5 p.m. ET 24 UT Martin Martin, Tenn. 5:30 p.m. 26 Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 7 p.m. 30 Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. 2 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Chicago State Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m. 5 Loyola (Ill.) Edwardsville, Ill. 6 p.m. 6 Northern Kentucky Edwardsville, Ill. 3 p.m. 10 Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 7 p.m. 13 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 7 p.m. 18 Bradley Peoria, Ill. 7 p.m. 20 Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 2 p.m. 28 Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 2 p.m. 30 Texas A&M-Commerce Commerce, Texas 7 p.m. JANUARY 2 Bowling Green Edwardsville, Ill. 6 p.m. 4 Toledo Toledo, Ohio 2 p.m. 14 Robert Morris Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m. 19 Eastern Kentucky Edwardsville, Ill. 5 p.m. 22 UW-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 5 p.m. 24 Seattle Seattle, Wash. 5:30 p.m. PT 29 Houston Baptist Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m. 31 Seattle Edwardsville, Ill. 5:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Miami (Fla.) Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m. 7 South Dakota Edwardsville, Ill. 5:30 p.m. 19 North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 6 p.m. 21 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 6 p.m. 27 Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 7:05 p.m. MARCH 1 North Dakota Edwardsville, Ill. 5:00 p.m. Home games in CAPS Cougar Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Melia Duncan G 5-8 Fr. Folsom, Calif. (St. Francis HS) 5 Marquia Taylor G 5-7 Jr. Springfield, Ill. (Lincoln Land CC) 10 Ashley Bey G 5-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Midland JC) 12 Madison Meade G 5-6 Fr. Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) 14 Brittany Imig G 5-9 Sr. Joshua, Texas (New Mexico JC) 20 Jessie Stapleton F 5-9 Sr. Chillicothe, Ill. (Illinois Central) 23 Kate Affourtit G 5-7 Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest HS) 31 Jenny Wuest F 5-11 Sr. Madison, Wis./Carthage College 33 Bethany Lee G 5-8 So. Peoria, Ill./Dunlap HS 35 Whitney Champlin C 6-3 RS Jr. Olympia, Wash. (Oregon State) Head Coach: Amanda Levens Assistant Coach: Laura Gonsalves, Kevin Chaney Graduate Assistant Coach: Rebecca Little A Look at The Cougars» Levens begins season one with the Cougars after serving the last fi ve seasons as an assistant at the University of Nevada. Regarded as one of the top assistants in the Western Athletic Conference, Levens becomes one of the youngest coaches in all of Division I basketball. At age 29, she is the third youngest behind Candace Whitaker, of UMKC, and Kendra Faustin, of Niagara. Levens, an All-American at Arizona State, has Illinois ties.» Along with Levens, there are three additional new faces on the coaching staff. Kevin Chaney comes to SIUE from Minnesota-Duluth where he served as an assistant coach. Laura Gonsalves was an All-American, played professionally and most recently coached as an assistant at Alaska-Fairbanks. Rebecca Little is the team s graduate assistant coach. She was recruited by Nevada but never played a game after learning she had developed a genetic heart condition called Ventricular Tachycardia.» Only three players on the roster have played previously for the Cougars. Seniors Jessie Stapleton and Brittany Imig played last season while Bethany Lee competed in nine games two seasons ago. The rest of the roster is new.» SIUE defeated Illinois-Springfi eld in the biggest opening game victory since when the Cougars downed Robert Morris by 44 points. Six players fi nished in double fi gures for the Cougars, led by 18 from senior Jenny Wuest.» SIUE has 16 games this season against NCAA Division I competition and nine against teams reclassifying to Division I. The Cougars are in year one of the reclassifi cation process to NCAA Division I. SIUE was accepted to the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1. 4

5 Game Notes» SIU Edwardsville Stats Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Illinois-Springfield vs SIU Edwardsville 11/15/08 2 pm at Edwardsville, Ill./Vadalabene Center Illinois-Springfield Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 32 SPROAT, Tiffany f RANDOLPH, Jeanell f STALEY, Erin g CORYELL, Susan g BLAIR, Alex g ALLEN, Chanel FRYE, Di'Andra SNYDER, Erika SNYDER, Emmarie FOLLMER, Rachael SHEPHERD, Shana MOORE, Lakeshia BERTUCCI, Natalie THOMPSON, Kelly GLOGOVSKY, Erin Team FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 SIU Edwardsville Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 STAPLETON, Jessie f WUEST, Jenny f DUNCAN, Melia g BEY, Ashley g MEADE, Madison g TAYLOR, Marquia IMIG, Brittany AFFOURTIT, Kate LEE, Bethany Team FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 Officials: Roger Cross, Mark Gines, Phillip Teer Technical fouls: Illinois-Springfield-None. SIU Edwardsville-None. Attendance: 715 Home opener for Cougars Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois-Springfield SIU Edwardsville

6 Game Notes» UMKC Coaching Staff Candace Whitaker Head Coach Third Season Candace Whitaker was named the head coach of the UMKC women s basketball program on Mar. 19, Whitaker, who is the seventh head coach in the Division I era at UMKC, enters into her third season at the helm of the Kangaroos. She had previously been an assistant coach for two years before serving as the interim head coach during the season. During the season, Whitaker led her squad to an overall record, highlighted by a semifinal appearance at The Summit League Championship. With the Kangaroos 3-15 finish in conference play, UMKC entered the Championship as the No. 7 seed, where it would square off against No. 2 seed Western Illinois. Whitaker led her team to the upset of the Westerwinds, a feat they couldn t accomplish in two games during the regular season, to advance. The Kangaroos couldn t keep their momentum, however, as they suffered a close semifinal loss to IUPUI. Whitaker had a plethora of athletes earn honors for both their work on the floor and in the class room. Alysa Klein was named to The Summit League Championship all-tournament team and earned second team all-league honors along with teammate Chazny Morris. Morris was also recognized as The Summit League Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 4, Whitaker had three players named to The Summit League s Commissioner s List of Academic Excellence and had eight student-athletes land on the Winter/Spring Academic all-league team. Whitaker took over on the sidelines for Bo Overton on Dec. 11, 2006 and compiled an 8-11 record for the Kangaroos, while being one of the youngest head coaches in the nation at 26. In Mid-Con play, she guided her squad to a 6-8 overall record and a tie for fifth place in the Mid-Con regular season standings. A trio of players earned all-league honors under Whitaker s tutelage. Klein was selected as a first team all-conference selection, while Stephanie Brown was an honorable mention all-league honoree. Morris, meanwhile, was selected to the all-newcomer squad and she was named the Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year. From , Whitaker served as an assistant coach for the Kangaroos under Overton. During the campaign, UMKC improved three games in the Mid-Con regular season race, as they finished with an even 8-8 mark. In the regular season finale, UMKC became one of two league teams to post a win at Western Illinois, a venue where the Westerwinds had previously won 46-consecutive games. Whitaker guided Brown to first team all-conference and all-newcomer honors, as well as to the Newcomer of the Year accolade. Brown was the first UMKC player to be awarded the accomplishment. In her inaugural year in Kansas City, Whitaker helped guide the Kangaroos to the championship game of the 2005 Mid-Continent Tournament., UMKC finished overall and 5-11 in the league. Under her guidance, three players earned all-conference honors. Katie Houlehan was a first team all-league selection, while Klein was named to the all-newcomer team. Houlehan, Klein and Sammi Knapic were all selected to the 2005 Mid-Con all-tournament team. Prior to her appointment at UMKC, Whitaker spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Valparaiso. While at VALPO, she helped the team to two straight Mid-Continent Conference Tournament championships, two NCAA Tournament berths and two 20-win seasons. The NCAA appearances were the first in the history of the school. Whitaker arrived at Valparaiso after playing at Texas Tech for two seasons ( ). She led the team to a pair of Sweet Sixteen appearances as the Lady Raiders starting point guard under legendary coach Marsha Sharp. Prior to her two seasons at Texas Tech, she played two years at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kan., where her team was ranked number one in the nation in after finishing fifth nationally the season before. Whitaker was named an honorable mention National Junior College Athletic Association all-american after she averaged a double-double in assists and points. She also led the nation in assists under Head Coach Jim Littell in Whitaker was also a member of the NJCAA National Team that played in Europe. A prolific playmaker, Whitaker finished her career with more than 830 assists in four years of collegiate basketball. A native of Canyon, Texas, Whitaker received a bachelor of science degree in exercise sport science from Texas Tech in She also earned a master s degree in sports administration at Valparaiso in 2004, where she received the Athenaeum award for academics. She was married to Matt Whitaker on April 28, coaching staff Brett Schneider Associate Head Coach Second Season Wyketha Harrell Assistant Coach Second Season Leslie Howard Student Manager First Season Whitney Law Assistant Coach Third Season Jessica Trahan Director of Basketball Operations Myleka Emerson Student Assistant FirstSeason

7 Game Notes» UMKC Season Stats UMKC Women's Basketball UMKC Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2008) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 1 ALDRIDGE, Kristin DAVIS, Heather NANCE, Kalei THOMAS, LeAndrea HOWARD, Kenya DAVIS, Mariah ELDRIDGE, Brianna WIMBERLY, Heather TINNER, Jade MORRIS, Chazny HALSIG, Jessica BRIDGES, Simone Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UMKCW OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS 8 19 Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 9 9 Steals per game BLOCKS 2 7 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd UMKC Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/16/08 at Iowa State L * - Conference game 7

8 Game Notes» UMKC at Iowa State Box Score Official Basketball Box Score -- Game -- Final Statistics UMKC vs Iowa State 11/16/08 1 PM at Hilton Coliseum UMKC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 2 DAVIS, Heather * ELDRIDGE, Brianna * WIMBERLY, Heather * MORRIS, Chazny * NANCE, Kalei * ALDRIDGE, Kristin THOMAS, LeAndrea HOWARD, Kenya DAVIS, Mariah TINNER, Jade HALSIG, Jessica BRIDGES, Simone Team FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Iowa State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Bolte, Kelsey * Ezell, Heather * Nisleit, Amanda * Lacey, Alison * Wieben, Nicky * Stuckey, Denae Williams, Whitney Lightbourne, Genesis Rockall, Claire Yackley, Alexis Mosman, Shellie Arlen, Ashley Anderson, Jocelyn Team FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 Officials: Mary Day, Doug Miller, Greg Small Technical fouls: UMKC-None. Iowa State-None. Attendance: Fouled out: UMKC- #12 6:39 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UMKC Iowa State Last FG - UMKCW 2nd-02:10, ISU 2nd-02:21. Largest lead - UMKCW by 3 1st-16:14, ISU by 37 2nd-02:21. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UMKCW ISU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 2 times. 8

9 #1 Kristin Aldridge G» 5-7» Fr.» Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * ooo SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 9

10 #2 heather davis G» 5-7» Fr.» Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 10

11 #4 The Summit League kalei nance F» 6-0» Sr.» Phoeniz, Ariz. (Central Ariz. College) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 11

12 #4 kalei nance Career GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Central Arkansas (11/9/07) * Air Force (11/1//07) * at Kansas (11/14/07) * Colorado State (11/17/07) * * at San Francisco (11/23/07) * * vs. South Alabama (11/24/07) * * Saint Louis (11/29/07) * * Texas State (12/3/07) * * at IPFW (12/8/07) * * at Oakland (12/10/07) * * at Missouri (12/15/07) * at Northern Colorado (12/19/08) * Newman (1/2/08) * Western Illinois (1/5/08) * IUPUI (1/7/08) * Southern Utah (1/12/08) * at North Dakota State (1/19/08) * at South Dakota State (1/21/08) * Centenary (1/26/08) * Oral Roberts (1/28/08) * at IUPUI (2/2/08) * * at Western Illinois (2/4/08) * at Southern Utah (2/9/08) * South Dakota State (2/16/08) * North Dakota State (2/18/08) * at Oral Roberts (2/23/08) * at Centenary (2/25/08) * * Oakland (3/1/08) * * IPFW (3/3/08) * vs. Western Illinois (3/8/08) * vs. IUPUI (3/10/08) *

13 #10 leandrea thomas G» 5-6» Fr.» Kansas City, Mo. (Hickman Mills HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 13

14 #12 kenya howard G/F» 6-0» Jr.» Chicago, Ill. (Cloud County CC) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 14

15 #14 mariah davis F» 6-0» Fr.» Hercules, Calif. (Hercules HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 15

16 #15 tarah cullen G» 5-10» RJr.» West Point, Iowa (Fort Madison Aquinas HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 16

17 #15 tarah cullen Career GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Central Arkansas (11/9/07) * Air Force (11/1//07) * at Kansas (11/14/07) * Colorado State (11/17/07) * at San Francisco (11/23/07) * at IPFW (12/8/07) * at Oakland (12/10/07) * at Missouri (12/15/07) * at Northern Colorado (12/19/08) * Newman (1/2/08) * Southern Utah (1/12/08) * at North Dakota State (1/19/08) * at IUPUI (2/2/08) * at Western Illinois (2/4/08) * at Southern Utah (2/9/08) * GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. Northern Colorado (11/11/06) * Oklahoma Christian (12/1/06) * at Oakland (1/20/07) * Oakland (2/19/07) *

18 #22 brianna eldridge G» 5-10» Fr.» Stillwell, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 18

19 #24 heather wimberly G» 5-7» RSr.» Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 19

20 #24 heather wimberly Career GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Central Arkansas (11/9/07) * * Air Force (11/1//07) * * at Kansas (11/14/07) * * Colorado State (11/17/07) * * at San Francisco (11/23/07) * * vs. South Alabama (11/24/07) * * Southern Utah (1/12/08) * at North Dakota State (1/19/08) * at South Dakota State (1/21/08) * * Centenary (1/26/08) * * Oral Roberts (1/28/08) * * GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. Northern Colorado (11/11/06) * at Colorado State (11/13/06) * at Kansas (11/16/06) * Boston University (11/18/06) * * vs. Louisiana-Monroe (11/24/06) * * at Texas State (11/25/06) * * at Wichita State (11/28/06) * * at Oklahoma State (11/30/06) * * Oklahoma Christian (12/1/06) * Kansas State (12/9/06) * at Chicago State (12/18/06) * Central Arkansas (12/20/06) * at TCU (12/31/06) * Southern Utah (1/6/07) * Chicago State (1/8/07) * Oral Roberts (1/13/07) * Centenary (1/15/07) * at Oakland (1/20/07) * at IUPUI (1/22/07) * Western Ilinois (1/27/07) * Valparaiso (1/29/07) * at Southern Utah (2/5/07 * at Centenary (2/10/07) * * at Oral Roberts (2/12/07) * * IUPUI (2/17/07) * * Oakland (2/19/07) * at Valpariso (2/24/07) * * at Western Illinois (2/26/07) * * vs. Oral Roberts (3/4/07) * * GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Drake (11/18/05) * at Tulsa (11/20/05) * vs. New Mexico State (11/25/05) * vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (11/26/05) * at Wichita State (11/29/05) * at Arkansas (12/04/05) * at Kansas (12/7/05) * at Kansas State (12/11/05) * Wichita State (12/17/05) * at Northern Colorado (12/20/05) * at Valparaiso (12/30/05) * at Southern Utah (1/2/06) * at Chicago State (1/4/06) * Centenary (1/7/06) * IUPUI (1/14/06) * Oakland (1/16/06) * at IUPUI (1/21/06) * at Oral Roberts (1/23/06) * at Centenary (1/28/06) * Chicago State (2/6/06) * Western Illinois (2/13/06) * Oral Roberts (2/18/06) * Southern Utah (2/20/06) * at Western Illinois (2/27/06) * vs. Valparaiso (3/5/06) *

21 #32 jade tinner F» 6-0» Fr.» Canyon, Texas (Canyon HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS at Iowa State (11/16/08) * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) The Summit League League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS 21

22 #33 The Summit League Chazny morris G» 5-10» Jr.» Oakland, Calif. (Piedmont HS) GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Iowa State (11/16/08) * * SIU Edwardsville (11/19/08) North Texas (11/22/08) at Cal Poly (11/28/08) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (11/29/08) Tulsa (12/3/08) Northern Colorado (12/13/08) at Northern Arizona (12/16/08) at Colorado (12/20/08) at Air Force (12/22/08) Central Missouri (12/31/08) League ONLY GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. 22

23 #33 Chazny morris Career GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. at Central Arkansas (11/9/07) * * Air Force (11/1//07) * * at Kansas (11/14/07) * * Colorado State (11/17/07) * * at San Francisco (11/23/07) * * vs. South Alabama (11/24/07) * * Saint Louis (11/29/07) * * Texas State (12/3/07) * * at IPFW (12/8/07) * * at Oakland (12/10/07) * * at Missouri (12/15/07) * * at Northern Colorado (12/19/08) * * Southern Utah (1/12/08) * at North Dakota State (1/19/08) * at South Dakota State (1/21/08) * Centenary (1/26/08) * * Oral Roberts (1/28/08) * * at IUPUI (2/2/08) * * at Western Illinois (2/4/08) * * at Southern Utah (2/9/08) * * South Dakota State (2/16/08) * * North Dakota State (2/18/08) * * at Oral Roberts (2/23/08) * * at Centenary (2/25/08) * * Oakland (3/1/08) * * IPFW (3/3/08) * vs. Western Illinois (3/8/08) * * vs. IUPUI (3/10/08) * * GP GS FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB PF A TO BLK STL MIN PTS AVG. Northern Colorado (11/11/06) * at Colorado State (11/13/06) * at Kansas (11/16/06) * Boston University (11/18/06) * vs. Louisiana-Monroe (11/24/06) * at Texas State (11/25/06) * at Wichita State (11/28/06) * at Oklahoma State (11/30/06) * Oklahoma Christian (12/1/06) * at Saint Louis (12/6/06) * * Kansas State (12/9/06) * * at Chicago State (12/18/06) * * Central Arkansas (12/20/06) * * at TCU (12/31/06) * * Southern Utah (1/6/07) * * Chicago State (1/8/07) * * Oral Roberts (1/13/07) * * Centenary (1/15/07) * * at Oakland (1/20/07) * * at IUPUI (1/22/07) * * Western Ilinois (1/27/07) * * Valparaiso (1/29/07) * * at Southern Utah (2/5/07 * * at Centenary (2/10/07) * * at Oral Roberts (2/12/07) * * IUPUI (2/17/07) * * Oakland (2/19/07) * * at Valpariso (2/24/07) * * at Western Illinois (2/26/07) * * vs. Oral Roberts (3/4/07) * *