Debutantes IPFW Offer First Summit League Test For UMKC Women

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1 UMKC vs. Mastodons (Summit League) Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Hilliard Ctr.) 12 p.m. Debutantes Offer First Summit League Test For UMKC Women game 9 Saturday, December 8 12 p.m. CST Fort Wayne, Ind. Hilliard Sports Center (2,700) Reigning Summit League Player of the Week Chazny Morris and the Kangaroos will look to extend their two-game winning streak on Saturday, as they visit. The game opens The Summit League portion of the schedule for UMKC s women, and is the first Game Of The Week featured matchup. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. CT from the Hilliard Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. By The Numbers Coming into Saturday s contest, UMKC has averaged a slightly lower offensive output on the season than, scoring 68.4 points per contest to s However, the Kangaroos have outperformed the Mastodons on the glass by better than four rebounds per game while maintaining better overall shooting marks on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ledger. UMKC has also recorded an average of four more swipes per game than its Saturday foe. fg% 3fg% ft% reb. ast to blk stl pts o pts o fg% UMKC About The Mastodons In their first contest as a member of The Summit League, made a splash, downing by a margin, and bring a 3-3 overall record into Saturday s contest. Entering his second year at the helm for, Chris Paul has put together a overall record. UMKC Against... Mastodons First meeting Last meeting - N/A Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Sat., November 3 Oklahoma Panhandle State University W, Fri., November 9 at Central Arkansas W, Sun., November 11 Air Force W, Wed., November 14 at Kansas L, Sat., November 17 Colorado State W, University of San Francisco/odwalla Classic Fri., November 23 at San Francisco L, Sat., November 24 vs. South Alabama L, Thurs., November 29 Saint Louis W, Mon., December 3 ^ Texas State (DH) W, Sat., December 8 12 p.m. Mon., December 10 6 p.m. Sat., December 15 1 p.m. Wed., December 19 8 p.m. Wed., January 2 6 p.m. Sat., January 5 (DH) 4 p.m. Mon., January 7 7 p.m. Sat., January 12 ^ (DH) 4 p.m. Sat., January 19 2 p.m. Mon., January 21 7 p.m. Sat., January 26 ^ (DH) 4 p.m. Mon., January 28 7 p.m. Sat., February 2 3:30 p.m. Mon., February 4 7 p.m. Sat., February 9 at 6 p.m. Sat., February 16 (DH) 4 p.m. Mon., February 18 7 p.m. Sat., February 23 at 2:05 p.m. Mon., February 25 at 7 p.m. Sat., March 1 ^ (DH) 4 p.m. Mon., March 3 7 p.m. March 8-11 Tulsa, Okla. TBA - Summit League contest ^ - Game Televised on Metro Sports All times Central Time Zone and subject to change UMKC Kangaroos 5-3 no. name ht. pos. yr. hometown (last school) pts. reb. fg% 3fg% ft% 10 Sierra Radke 5-8 G Sr. Lyons, Kan. (Seward Cty. CC) Taushelle Rushing 5-8 G Jr. Wynnewood, Okla. (Seward Cty. CC) Chazny Morris 5-10 G So., Calif. (Piedmont) Kalei Nance 6-0 F Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista) Alysa Klein 6-3 C Sr. Okoboji, Iowa (Okoboji) Mastodons 3-3 no. name ht. pos. yr. hometown (last school) pts. reb. fg% 3fg% ft% 14 Johnna Lewis-Carlisle 5-6 G Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Jordan Zuppe 5-7 G Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Ferndale) Tina Moen 6-0 G Jr. Oslo, Norway (Wang Toppidrett) 15 Maggie O Connell 6-0 F Jr Marion Iowa (Kirkwood CC) 50 Juliane Höhne 6-3 C Sr. Halle/Saale, Germany (Martin Luther Univ.) w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m

2 quickfacts institutional Location Kansas City, Mo. Founded 1933 Nickname Kangaroos Colors Blue and Gold Enrollment 14,221 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference The Summit League Arena Swinney Recreation Center Capacity 1,500 Chancellor Guy Bailey Director of Athletics Tim Hall Senior Associate AD/SWA Carla Wilson Web Site Athletics Dept. Phone Athletics Dept. Fax women s basketball First Year 1987 All-time record (.418) NAIA record (.768) Summit League record (.422) Last Post Season First Round Mid-Con Championship L vs. NCAA Tournament Record N/A coaching staff Head Coach Candace White-Whitaker (13-14, 6-8 Summit League) p; whitece@umkc.edu - e Associate Head Coach Brett Schneider p; schneiderbr@umkc.edu - e Assistant Coach Whitney Law p; laww@umkc.edu - e Wyketha Harrell p; harrellw@umkc.edu - e Graduate Assistant Monika Roberts p; mrvxf@umkc.edu - e the whitepaper Career Record (.481) Birthdate April 22, 1980 Hometown Canyon, Texas College Texas Tech, 2002 Valparaiso, 2004 Coaching Resume Head coach, UMKC 2007-present Assistant coach, UMKC Assistant coach, Valparaiso head coachcandace White-Whitaker Candace White-Whitaker was named the head coach of the UMKC women s basketball program on Mar. 19, White-Whitaker, who is the seventh head coach in the Division I era at UMKC, had previously been an assistant coach for two years before serving as the interim head coach during the season. After taking over on the sidelines for Bo Overton on Dec. 11, 2006, White-Whitaker 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 White-Whitaker s tutelage. Alysa Klein was selected as a first team all-conference selection, while Stephanie Brown was an honorable mention all-league honoree. Chazny Morris, meanwhile, was selected to the all-newcomer squad, and she was named the Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year. From , White-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, a venue where the Westerwinds had previously won 46-consecutive games. White-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, White-Whitaker helped guide the Kangaroos to the championship game of the 2005 Mid-Continent Tournament. It was the first time that any UMKC basketball team (men s or women s) had played in a tournament final. Overall, 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, White-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. White-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. White-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 White-Whitaker was also a member of the NJCAA National Team that played in Europe. A prolific playmaker, White-Whitaker finished her career with more than 830 assists in four years of collegiate basketball. A native of Canyon, Texas, White-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. White-Whitaker was married to Matt Whitaker on April 28, Playing Career Quick Hits Two-year starter (point guard) at Texas Tech Led the Lady Raiders to two consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances Named to the Big 12 All-Academic Team Two-year letterwinner at Seward County (Kan.) CC Averaged a career double-double (points, assists) at Seward County Led the nation in assists during the season NJCAA All-American Second season Texas Tech, in review Record Mid-Con Record/Finish 6-8/T-5th Final Ranking None Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/5 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Newcomers 4 mediainformation Women s Basketball Contact John Roushkolb - Graduate Assistant JohnRoushkolb@umkc.edu - e p c Sports Information Director James Allan allanjc@umkc.edu - e p c Mailing Address UMKC Athletics 5100 Rockhill Rd., SRC 201 Kansas City, MO Shipping Address UMKC Athletics 5030 Holmes, SRC 201 Kansas City, MO Press Row Swinney Recreation Center Municipal Auditorium usagerequest When referring to UMKC Athletics, please use UMKC, UMKC Kangaroos. or Kangaroos in all references. On June 1, 2007, the Mid-Continent Conference changed its name to The Summit League. w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 2

3 umkcroster no. name ht. pos. yr. hometown high school/last college 1 Sarah Stewart 5-10 G Fr. Houston, Texas Jesse J. Jones 3 Myleka Emerson 5-5 G So., Calif. El Cerrito 4 Kalei Nance 6-0 F Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista/Central Arizona College 10 Sierra Radke 5-6 G Sr. Lyons, Kan. Lyons/Seward County (Kan.) CC 13 Alysa Klein 6-3 C Sr. Okoboji, Iowa Okoboji 20 Taushelle Rushing 5-8 G Jr. Wynnewood, Okla. Wynnewood/Seward County (Kan.) CC 22 Lindsay Fields 5-8 G Sr. Austin, Texas Connally 23 Tarah Cullen 5-10 G RS So. West Point, Iowa Fort Madison Aquinas 24 Heather Wimberly 5-7 G RS Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington 25 Marta Waalen 6-1 F Sr. St. Paul, Minn. Central 33 Chazny Morris 5-10 G So., Calif. Piedmont 43 Brittny Picconi 5-10 G Sr. Thornton, Colo. Horizon/Xavier 52 Krystal VanHook 6-0 F Jr. Pine Bluff, Ark. Watson Chapel/Tyler JC coachingstaff head coach Candace White-Whitaker (2nd Season) associate head coach Brett Schneider (1st Season) assistant coach Whitney Law (2nd Season) Wyketha Harrell (1st Season) graduate assistant Monika Roberts (1st Season) pronunciationguide Myleka - mah-lee-kah Kalei - KAY-lee Taushelle - taw-shell Waalen - WALL-en Picconi - pick-own-ee Wyketha - wy-kee-tha Harrell - HAIR-ell Okoboji - oh-koh-bow-gee Individually, Johnna Lewis-Carlisle leads the Mastodons, scoring 21.8 points per contest, with Samantha Edwards adding 11.2 points per contest. Edwards is also the top glass cleaner for, averaging 6.2 boards per game. Lewis-Carlisle also leads the Mastodons with 11 steals and 18 assists on the year. Last Time Out For The Kangaroos The UMKC women s basketball team hosted Texas State on Monday night in its last nonconference tuneup. After a closely-fought first half, Chazny Morris exploded - scoring 17 of her game-high 30 points in the second - to pace the Kangaroos to a win. UMKC controlled the tip and took the first lead of the contest, at 5-2, but the teams would trade the lead back and forth nine times over the course of the first stanza. The Kangaroos were able to stretch the lead as high as four, leading with 11:16 left in the half. Texas State was able to wrest the lead back, pushing its cushion as high as three, holding a margin with 5:35 left in the half. Although the teams combined for 71 attempts in the first half, neither team was able to score over the final minute of the stanza and went into the half tied, The second half started out much like the first, as Taushelle Rushing opened with a pair of free throws for UMKC before Texas State answered for the 10th tie of the game, but the Kangaroos hit a cold stretch, coughing up the ball twice and missing on four straight attempts. Texas State was only able to stretch its margin out to four, leading with 17:56 left behind field goals from Marie Moser and Ashley Cole. Morris fired immediately back with a trey to cut the deficit to one, hitting a jumper at the 16:35 mark to re-take the lead for UMKC. The Kangaroos traded leads with the Bobcats nine more times over the next five minutes, before Texas State stretched its lead back out to four. Joyce Ekworomadu atoned for a turnover at the 11:19 mark, nailing a three to give the visitors a lead with 10:50 left. An unconventional four-point play with just over seven minutes left in the game sparked a 15-0 run for UMKC. Alysa Klein dropped in an easy layup off a feed from Sierra Radke, picking up a foul on the attempt. Klein missed on her trip to the line, but Marta Waalen cleaned up the board and laid the ball in to give UMKC a lead. Morris and Klein each chipped in four during the run. Texas State fired back with a six-point spurt, but couldn t close the gap as UMKC connected on eight of its nine trips to the free throw line over the final 2:19, rolling to a 12-point win. Morris led all scorers on the night with 30, pulling down eight rebounds as well. Klein and Radke finished in double figures for UMKC as well, with 15 and 13 points respectively. Radke also dished a game-high six assists, as UMKC piled up 16 helpers to just nine for Texas State. Ekworomadu and Brooke DeGrate each finished with 18 points for Texas State, with De- Grate grabbing 11 rebounds. The Bobcats outrebounded the Kangaroos on the night and also held a 12-9 edge in steals. The Kangaroos moved to 5-3 on the year, hitting at a 45.8 percent (27-59) success rate from the floor on the night. UMKC held Texas State to a 38.2 percent (29.76) mark on tne night and outshot the Bobcats by a 37.5 percent to 18.8 percent rate from distance. The Kangaroos took advantage of the charity stripe, connecting on 71.9 percent (23-32) of their efforts to just seven makes in nine tries for Texas State. Starting Fast In her first full season at the helm for UMKC, head coach Candace White-Whitaker jumped in with both feet, as her squad opened the regular season with four games over a span of eight days. The Kangaroos opened the campaign with a road contest at Central Arkansas on November 9 before returning home to face the Lady Falcons of Air Force on Sunday. After a mid-week jaunt to Lawrence to take on Kansas, UMKC wrapped up the busy stretch with a home game against Northern Colorado on November 17. The Kangaroos will be rewarded for the busy start with a holiday break, however, as UMKC is not scheduled to play a contest for a 12-day span stretching between December 19 and January 2. w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 3

4 this week inthe summit league conference overall ( , as of 12/7/07) W L Pct. Stk H A W L Pct. Stk H A N OT W W L W W L L UMKC W W W L W L L L L L L For the season, and are ineligible to compete in, as they are completing the transition to NCAA Divsion I membership. However, both schools are eligible to compete for the regular season championship. schedule/results Wednesday, December UMKC 80, Texas State 68 Boise State 64 Wednesday, December 5 Drake 58 McNeese State 79 Cleveland State 49 Thursday, December 81, 70 Saturday, December 8 1 p.m. UMKC 2:05 p.m. at 3 p.m at 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 10 7 p.m. at 7 p.m. UMKC 7:05 p.m. at UMKC In League Openers Candace White-Whitaker captured a win to open league play last season, downing Southern Utah Overall, UMKC is 6-7 in league openers, with a 2-2 record when opening the league slate away from home. The last time the Kangaroos opened the conference slate with a road win came in the season, when UMKC downed by a margin. In The Last, Win The First? Fans of UMKC women s basketball will certainly hope that head coach Candace White- Whitaker doesn t follow in the footsteps of the previous two coaches who captured victories in season openers for the Kangaroos. Both Bo Overton and Dana Eikenberg opened the final season of their respective tenures with victories. Overton picked up a decision over Northern Colorado to open the campaign before departing for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA mid-season, while Eikenberg downed Kansas by a margin before leaving after the season for Southern Illinois. Looking back to the first time the Kangaroos opened the road slate with a win also gives a bit of pause, as Jeff Tadtman dispatched Southeast Missouri State on the road by a scoreline in the final season of his tenure. UMKC would later forfeit the contest, although the result has not been Seconds Please... The Kangaroos win over Air Force marked just the third time since UMKC joined the Division I ranks that the Kangaroos started the season 2-0. Brian Agler is the last coach to accomplish that feat, doing so in back-to-back seasons in and The squad opened with a four-game winning streak en route to a 24-7 overall record, while the version of the Kangaroos mustered a three-game streak and finished with a record. Ironically the feat also marked the end of a coaching tenure at UMKC, as Agler departed following the campaign. Three-Point Play Thus far on the season, UMKC is still looking to find the range from deep. The Kangaroos have managed just over a 25 percent success rate from beyond the arc, hitting only 34 of their 133 attempts on the year. Ironically however, success has been a harbinger of doom for UMKC before Monday s win over Texas State, as the Kangaroos finished with a better shooting percentage from three-point range than Kansas in a road loss. Home Sweet Home Kansas City has been a welcome home for UMKC this season, as the Kangaroos hold a perfect 4-0 record at home. On the road, however, UMKC has picked up just one win, compiling a 1-2 record as visitor and an 0-1 neutral site record - although UMKC was the away team in that contest as well. That 70 s Show UMKC is a perfect 4-0 on the year when scoring 70 points or more, finishing two contests on 73 points. The Kangaroos downed Central Arkansas by a count to open the season before hanging on for a win over Saint Louis on Thursday night. UMKC also reached the 70-point plateau in its win over Colorado State and crested 80 points for the first time on the season against Texas State on Monday. On the flip side of the ledger, UMKC isn t so much a fan of the 50 s, having dropped both contests where they ended the evening with fewer than 59 points - losses at Kansas and against South Alabama. Speed Kills In UMKC s exhibition game against Oklahoma Panhandle State University, junior Taushelle Rushing nabbed eight steals in the game, including six in the first half. The mark matched the single-game record for the Kangaroos, set by Jennifer Sposato against Buffalo on February 2, 1997, although it won t go down in the books as the contest was an exhibition. She started the season with a flourish, swiping four on UMKC s 18 in the season opener at Central Arkansas, and has averaged just over three swipes per game thus far on the short season. At her current pace, Rushing would finish the year with the fourth-best singleseason mark in UMKC history, with 98. The transfer from Seward County CC set a single-season NJCAA Region XI record with 215 swipes as a sophomore, finishing with 303 on her career to put her second in the SCCC record books. Seeing Double UMKC has two players who are averaging double figures for the Kangaroos this season, led by Chazny Morris 20.1 points per game. The sophomore has scored in double figures in all eight games so far this season, with her 30 points against Texas State marking the first time since Katie Houlehan s 35-point outing against on January 20, 2003 that a Kangaroo player has crested the 30-point plateau. Seeing Double-double Double-doubles have been tantalizingly close in several contests for the Kangaroos this season, so it s not surprising that UMKC s first game to see a double-double saw two. Sierra Radke (14 pts, 11 a) and Kalei Nance (10 pts, 10 reb.) both hit the milestone for UMKC, although Nance will get credit for the first. Nance pulled in her 10th board with 2:31 left in the game, while Radke s 10th assist came at the 1:32 mark. In the regular season opener, Chazny Morris came up just two rebounds shy of the marker, grabbing eight boards to go with 24 points. She followed up that performance with another near miss in an 11-point, nine-rebound outing against Air Force. Alysa Klein also wound up just shy, scoring 15 and pulling down eight boards against Air Force. Klein once again fell short against South Alabama, needing just two more grabs to go with 27 points. In UMKC s exhibition contest against Oklahoma Panhandle State University, the Kangaroos had three players within reach of double-double marks on the night. Taushelle Rushing finished two steals shy of the double, dropping 10 points to go with her eight swipes on the afternoon. Krystal VanHook was also close, with her team-best 18 points and seven rebounds coming up just short as well. Heather Wimberly was the closest of the three, needing just one more dish to hit a double-double (10 pts, 9 a) on the day. She was also within reach of a triple-double, finishing with seven rebounds (3 o, 4 d) in the contest. w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m

5 Season Double-doubles Kalei Nance (10 pts, 10 reb) - vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 Sierra Radke (14 pts, 11 a) - vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 Half s Fine, Thanks... In seven of UMKC s first eight contests thus far, the half-time result has stood, with UMKC leading at the break in each of its four wins and trailing in each of its three losses. The Kangaroos have also picked up the win in the lone time that the teams went into the intermission tied. Winning Unselfishly UMKC has also made a habit of being unselfish on offense this season, holding a edge in assists thus far. The Kangaroos have finished six games with more assists than their opponents, winning five. The only contest to see the Kangaroos finish with more assists in a losing effort was a loss to South Alabama. A large part of that edge came against Saint Louis, as the Kangaroos dished out 21 helpers on the night. Helping Out Your Friends Sierra Radke s 11-assist outing against Saint Louis was not just a career best for the senior, it marked the first time since the season that a Kangaroo dished out 10 assists or more in a single game. The previous double-digit dish night came against, as Jowan Ortega handed out 10 dimes in a win on January 16, Ortega fell just shy of the double-double mark on the evening, however, finishing the night with eight points. Inside Out? Although she is a key inside threat for the Kangaroos, senior Alysa Klein can also hit the three ball with the best of them. Klein is 2-3 from outside the arc in her career after swishing a trey from the top of the key against South Alabama. The Okoboji, Iowa, native also drained her solo effort from distance during the season, hitting on January 6. Block Party Just three games into the season, Alysa Klein followed up on her record-setting performance from last year by capturing the top spot on the career blocks list at UMKC. Klein passed Lauren Powers, recording her 145th career swat with 7:09 left in the second half at Kansas. The Okoboji, Iowa, native s career average of 1.6 blks/gm is the third best in program history, and projects to a final mark of 170. However, a double-century mark is not out of reach should the senior return to the pace she enjoyed on the season. She hit a slight hiccup against San Francisco and South Alabama, as she failed to record a block in back-to-back games for the first time in better than a year. The last time Klein was without a rejection in consecutive games was on January 21 and 23, 2006, as she failed to register a block at either or. 1. Alysa Klein 151 b 95 g Lauren Powers 144 b 103 g Joy Ommen 75 b 21 g LaRonna Lassiter 63 b 103 g Georgia Bivens 61 b 53 g 1.2 On The Glass With the concentration on Alysa Klein s move last season into the second spot on the all-time blocks list at UMKC, her appearance among the top 10 rebounders slid under the radar. She moved into fifth place at Kansas and now has 555 grabs for her career. If she is able to duplicate her pace from the season, Klein can reach second spot on the list, although claiming a second top spot would take a monstrous effort. 1. Laurie Smith 864 r 123 g Stephanie Worthy 696 r 67 g Darci Haas 654 r 106 g Lauren Powers 600 r 103 g Alysa Klein 555 r 95 g Mary Michalski 524 r 55 g 9.5 Making It Count With her 27-point explosion against South Alabama, Alysa Klein moved into a third top-10 list at UMKC and now sits with 365 career field goal makes. She passed Amy Thompson, and now sets her sights on Liz Daney and Lauren Powers, who have 376 and 379 respectively. 1. Penny Waggener 123 g 613 fg Stephanie Worthy 67 g Julie Nill 85 g Katie Houlehan 115 g Laurie Smith 123 g 474 fg Darci Haas 106 g 418 fg Meredith Wilcox 104 g 401 fg Lauren Powers 103 g 379 fg Liz Daney 99 g 376 fg Alysa Klein 95 g 365 fg 3.8 Morris From Three Chazny Morris set a freshman record last season, nailing 37 of 84 attempts from threepoint range, a 44.0 percent mark, also good for the third-best all-time single-season mark, just three tenths of a percent behind Veda McNeal. Although Morris hasn t hit at a torrid pace to start the season, she sits just shy of the top five with a.381 success mark. 1. Eve Barry Broda Dickerson Julie Jenson Kelly Walden Veda McNeal Chazny Morris Wimberly Out After starting the first six games of the season for UMKC, Heather Wimberly has missed the last two games due to an injury, and is expected to miss this weekend s Summit League opening weekend. Debuting With Panache Freshman Sarah Stewart made her collegiate debut against Kansas looking like anything but a true freshman. Entering the game with just under four minutes left in the first half, she scored eight points, hitting three of her first four shots. She finished the night with a team-best 14 points, adding two rebounds. Seward County Connections With her success as a player at Seward County (Kan.) Community College, it is only reasonable that head coach Candace White-Whitaker would look close to home on the recruiting trail. Senior Sierra Radke and junior Taushelle Rushing both come to the Kangaroos following successful careers with the Lady Saints. kangarooson television Metro Sports will again be the television home of the UMKC women s basketball team for the season. The Kangaroos will make four appearances on the channel, available in the Kansas City metro area. UMKC will take on Texas State on Monday, December 3 to open the television slate. League contests against, and are also on tap for the season. w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 5

6 Youth Is Served Sophomore Chazny Morris made an immediate impact after winning a spot in the starting rotation a third of the way through the season. She finished the year averaging 8.9 pts/gm, good for third on the team and enough to earn a spot on the all-newcomer team and win the 2007 Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year award - marking the second consecutive season that a Kangaroo laid claim to the honor. She finished with a.440 mark from beyond the arc, the best-ever single-season freshman (and third-best overall) mark in program history. After capping her season with a 21-point performance against in the Mid-Con Tournament, Morris looks to grow into a leadership role as an underclassman this year for the Kangaroos. Youth Is Served Again... Currently the youngest head coach at the Division I level, Candace White-Whitaker is also one of the youngest head coaches in recent women s basketball history. At the time of her appointment as the interim head coach last year, White-Whitaker was just 26 years, 239 days old. She comes from a strong background of young coaches, as her mentor at Valparaiso, Keith Freeman, made his entry into the profession at the tender age of 19. Freeman helmed the women s basketball team at Huntington (Ind.) College during the season. Although impressive, White-Whitaker isn t even the youngest head coach at her own institution. That honor belongs to Meredith Smith, head softball coach, who was a mere 25 years, 166 days old at the time of her appointment. UMKC has a history of taking a chance on young coaches, as no fewer than nine coaches have been appointed before their 30th birthday. Angela Garbe was the youngest, taking the reins of the women s tennis team in September 1991 at the age of 22 years, 264 days. Texas Home Cooking In addition to his local ties - he served as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1998 to associate head coach Brett Schneider claims the same hometown as head coach Candace White-Whitaker. A strong recruiter, Schneider has a strong family background in basketball, as his father Bob claimed over 1,000 victories over a 43-year career. His brother, Brandon, currently serves as head women s basketball coach for Emporia State University, while his sister, Brooke, was a letterwinner at West Texas A&M. Klein, Morris Tabbed As Preseason All-Summit Stars UMKC landed two players on all-conference teams during the preseason polling of coaches, media and sports information directors in The Summit League. Alysa Klein was tabbed as a first team honoree, while Chazny Morris was named to the second team. The Kangaroos fell two spots in this year s preseason rankings, as they were predicted to finish seventh out of the league s 10 teams. was again selected as the preseason favorite despite garnering only 10 first-place votes to 14 for debutantes South Dakota State University. Kangaroos Add Two During Early Signing Period UMKC head coach Candace White-Whitaker announced two additions to the Kangaroo roster for the season during the early signing period. Heather Davis and Mariah Davis (no relation) will both continue their playing careers and education at UMKC. Heather Davis, a 5-7 guard from Muskogee, Okla., earned preseason second-team allstate honors from Oklahoma Tipoff magazine this year, following up on a second-team all-conference season as a junior. Mariah Davis, a 6-0 forward from Hercules, Calif., averaged a double-double (13.5 pts, 10.4 reb) last season for Hercules High School, adding 94 blocks, 31 assists and 29 steals to pace her team to a second-place finish in the North Coast Section Division III tournament. Davis was tabbed as a first team all-league selection as well as earning all-tournament team honors at the River City Classic. Kangaroo Recruiting Class Ranked 38th In The Nation UMKC s 2007 recruiting class was ranked the 38th-best in the nation by the Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. This is the first time that a UMKC women s basketball recruiting class has been recognized by a national publication. Kangaroos On The Web New for the season, fans can now watch all of the action of UMKC women s basketball via Summit TV. All of UMKC s non-conference home games as well as every game of the inaugural season in The Summit League will stream live through the World Wide Web as part of the Summit TV package. For more information or to subscribe, visit and click on the Summit TV icon. A full-season package is just $49.95, with individual game purchases also available. As part of the full-season package, fans will also have access to On-Demand games, allowing fans to watch any game from the season. Reaching For New Heights The season marks the first for The Summit League, formerly known as the Mid- Continent Conference. The name change is part of a larger initiative, called The Summit Plan, launched by the league s President s Council in June The initiative looks to improve the overall athletic image of the conference and bring a more intense focus to the overall welfare of the student-athletes at the member institutions. In addition to the name change, the league welcomes three new schools to the mix for the season., University and University join the conference to push its ranks to 10. Valparaiso, a founding member of the conference, departed for the Horizon League at the conclusion of the academic year. w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m

7 #23Tarah Cullen RS So Guard West Point, Iowa Fort Madison Aquinas at central arkansassaw a career-high nine minutes, recording two blocks, a steal and an assist vs. air forcescored two points and grabbed a rebound in five minutes at kansasgrabbed one rebound in two minutes of action at Central Arkansas Air Force at Kansas Colorado State at San Francisco vs. South Alabama -- dnp -- Saint Louis -- dnp -- Texas State -- dnp -- at at at points: 3, 1/20/07 rebounds: 2 at Oklahoma Christian, 12/1/06 fgm: 1 (four times) fga: 4 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/07 3fgm: 1, 1/20/07 3fga: 3 vs. Colorado State, 11/1707 ftm: -- fta: 1 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/07 assists: 1 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/07 steals: 1 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/07 blocks: 2 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/07 minutes: 9 at Central Arkansas, 11/09/ Redshirt season Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 7

8 #3Myleka Emerson So. 5-5 Guard, Calif. El Cerrito at Central Arkansas -- dnp -- Air Force -- dnp -- at Kansas -- dnp -- Colorado State -- dnp -- at San Francisco -- dnp -- vs. South Alabama -- dnp -- Saint Louis -- dnp -- Texas State -- dnp -- at at at roo itemplayed two seasons at El Cerrito High School with UMKC teammate Chazny Morris Saw action in half of UMKC s contests on the season, compiling 71 minutes in her 15 appearances... career-best game came against, as she matched a career-high with five points to go along with three assists in eight minutes of action. high schoolaveraged 14.1 points, 3.0 assists, 2.1 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game at El Cerrito High School... twice named to the all-accal first team, she was also a San Francisco Chronicle all-metro honorable mention selection in led her high school team to four consecutive 20-win seasons and three section championship appearances... led her team to a 25-6 overall record as a senior, which included a sectional championship win for the Lady Gauchos... selected the Most Valuable Player of both the Nike Tournament of Champions and the West Coast Jamboree during both the 2004 and 2005 seasons. personalborn June 29, daughter of XL and Carrie Emerson... chemistry major. points: 5 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/30/06 rebounds: 1 (five times) fgm: 2 (twice) fga: 7 (twice) 3fgm: 1 (twice) 3fga: 3 vs., 2/19/07 ftm: 2 vs., 1/13/07 fta: 2 (three times) assists: 3 vs., 2/19/07 steals: 1 (twice) blocks: -- minutes: 17 vs., 02/17/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 8

9 #22Lindsay Fields Sr. 5-8 Guard Austin, Texas Connally at central arkansasscored five points in eight minutes, grabbing one rebound vs. air forceequaled a career high with three assists, adding two points and grabbing a rebound at san franciscoscored two points and added an assist in five minutes vs. texas statehit three of four free throws and grabbed a rebound at Central Arkansas Air Force at Kansas Colorado State * at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis Texas State at at at points: 11 vs. Northern Colorado, 11/29/04 rebounds: 6 vs., 1/6/05 fgm: 3 (twice) fga: 8 at, 1/29/05 3fgm: 1 (twice) 3fga: 1 (10 times) ftm: 4 vs. Northern Colorado, 11/29/04 fta: 5 vs. Northern Colorado, 11/29/04 assists: 3 (six times) steals: 3 (twice) blocks: 1 at, 1/29/05 minutes: 40 (twice) Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m

10 #13Alysa Klein Sr. 6-3 Center Okoboji, Iowa Okoboji at Central Arkansas * Air Force * at Kansas * Colorado State * at San Francisco * vs. South Alabama * Saint Louis * Texas State * at at at at central arkansasscored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds in 23 minutes after being limited by foul trouble vs. air forceled the team with 15 points, swatting four blocks and pulling in eight rebounds at kansasscored five points and grabbed 12 rebounds, recording four blocks to take the all-time career lead at UMKC with 145 vs. colorado stateone of three Kangaroos with perfect marks at the freethrow line, scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds at san franciscoscored five points and grabbed three rebounds vs. south alabamascored a career-high 27 points, including her second career trey, adding eight rebounds and an assist vs. saint louisscored eight points and grabbed three rebounds, adding two blocks and an assist vs. texas statescored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds, adding two blocks points: 27 vs. South Alabama, 11/24/07 rebounds: 17 at, 2/5/07 fgm: 10 vs. South Alabama, 11/24/07 fga: 19 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 3fgm: 1 (twice) 3fga: 1 (three times) ftm: 7 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/05 fta: 10 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/05 assists: 4 vs., 1/15/07 steals: 3 (twice) blocks: 7 (twice) minutes: 40 vs. Central Arkansas, 12/20/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 10

11 #33Chazny Morris So Guard, Calif. Piedmont at Central Arkansas * Air Force * at Kansas * Colorado State * at San Francisco * vs. South Alabama * Saint Louis * Texas State * at at at at central arkansasled the Kangaroos with a career-best 24 points on an 8- of-10 free-throw shooting effort... pulled in eight rebounds, adding an assist, a block and five steals vs. air forcenearly missed tallying her second carer double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds at kansasfinished the night with 13 points and seven rebounds, adding an assist in 25 minutes vs. colorado stateone of three Kangaroos with perfect free throw marks on the afternoon, leading all scorers with 23 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing two assists at san franciscoscored 22 points to lead the team, adding six rebounds and a steal vs. south alabamamatched a career high with two blocks, adding 18 points, five rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes vs. saint louisscored a team-high 21 points, adding three assists, six rebounds and two assists vs. texas statescored a career-best 30 points, pulling down eight rebounds and adding four assists and two blocks points: 30 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 rebounds: 10 at Oklahoma Christian, 12/1/06 fgm: 10 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 fga: 22 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 3fgm: 5 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 3fga: 16 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 ftm: 8 (twice) fta: 11 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 assists: 4 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 steals: 5 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 blocks: 2 (five times) minutes: 42 vs., 2/17/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 11

12 #4Kalei Nance Jr. 6-0 Forward Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista at central arkansasscored two points and grabbed two rebounds in 14 minutes of action vs. air forcescored six points and added one steal in seven minutes at kansasgrabbed five rebounds and scored six points, adding a block and a steal vs. colorado stategrabbed a team-high 10 rebounds, adding five points and a block at san franciscoscored three points and grabbed two rebounds vs. south alabamapulled in a team-best eight rebounds on the night, adding three points vs. saint louisrecorded her first career double-double, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 rebounds... added three assists and two steals as well vs. texas statescored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds, adding an assist and a steal at Central Arkansas Air Force at Kansas Colorado State * at San Francisco * vs. South Alabama * Saint Louis * Texas State * at at at points: 10 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 rebounds: 10 (twice) fgm: 4 (twice) fga: 12 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 3fgm: -- 3fga: 1 at Kansas, 11/14/07 ftm: 2 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 fta: 2 (four times) assists: 3 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 steals: 2 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 blocks: 1 (twice) minutes: 29 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 12

13 #43Brittny Picconi Sr Guard Thornton, Colo. Horizon at central arkansaspicked up one foul in two minutes of action vs. colorado statecontributed an assist in four minutes of action at san franciscoscored three points in four minutes of action vs. saint louisscored six points and grabbed two rebounds at Central Arkansas Air Force -- dnp -- at Kansas -- dnp -- Colorado State at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis Texas State at at at points: 29 vs. Wichita State, 12/17/05 rebounds: 7 vs., 1/7/06 fgm: 10 vs. Wichita State, 12/17/05 fga: 31 vs. Wichita State, 12/17/05 3fgm: 5 (twice) 3fga: 14 (three times) ftm: 6 (twice) fta: 7 vs., 1/15/07 assists: 5 (twice) steals: 3, 1/20/07 blocks: 2 (twice) minutes: 41, 2/27/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 13

14 #10Sierra Radke Sr. 5-6 Guard Lyons, Kan. Lyons HS at Central Arkansas Air Force at Kansas Colorado State at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis * Texas State * at at at at central arkansasscored eight points on 5-of-6 shooting from the free throw line, dishing three assists on the night vs. air forcehit both free throw attempts on the afternoon, scoring five points, handing out three assists and grabbing two boards at kansasscored five points, including a first-half buzzer-beater, and dished out two assists vs. colorado stateone of three Kangaroos with a perfect free throw mark on the afternoon; broke the game open with four consecutive makes and added an assist and three rebounds at san franciscoscored three points, adding two assists and a steal vs. south alabamadished a team-best four assists and scored three points vs. saint louisplayed the entire 40 minutes against Saint Louis, scoring 14 points and dishing 11 assists to record her first career double-double... also grabbed six boards and three steals on the night vs. texas statescored 13 points and handed out six assists, hitting at a perfect 8-of-8 clip from the free throw line points: 14 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 rebounds: 6 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 fgm: 3 (twice) fga: 8 (twice) 3fgm: 2 (twice) 3fga: 6 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 ftm: 8 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 fta: 9 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 assists: 11 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 steals: 3 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 blocks: -- minutes: 40 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 14

15 #20Taushelle Rushing Jr. 5-8 Guard Wynnewood, Okla. Wynnewood at Central Arkansas * Air Force * at Kansas * Colorado State * at San Francisco * vs. South Alabama * Saint Louis * Texas State * at at at at central arkansasscored nine points and grabbed four rebounds, dishing three assists and picking up four steals vs. air forceshot at a 67.5 percent clip from the floor, scoring 11 points and grabbing two rebounds at kansasscored six points and swiped three steals, adding two assists vs. colorado statematched her career-best four steals, adding 10 points and seven rebounds at san franciscoscored 11 points and dished two assists, adding four rebounds and four steals vs. south alabamagrabbed two steals and two rebounds, adding three assists vs. saint louisscored 10 points in the night, swiping three and pulling down three rebounds vs. texas statescored six points, dishing three assists and swiping a careerbest five points: 11 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 rebounds: 7 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 fgm: 5 (twice) fga: 9 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 3fgm: 2 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 3fga: 4 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 ftm: 5 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 fta: 7 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 assists: 3 (three times) steals: 5 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 blocks: -- minutes: 40- at San Francisco, 11/23/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 15

16 #1Sarah Stewart Fr Guard Houston, Texas Jesse J. Jones at kansasscored 14 points on her collegiate debut, grabbing two rebounds as well vs. colorado statescored seven points and grabbed three rebounds, adding a block in seven minutes of action at san franciscoscored two points and pulled down a rebound vs. texas stategrabbed three rebounds and recorded a block in three minutes of action at Central Arkansas -- dnp -- Air Force -- dnp-- at Kansas Colorado State at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis -- dnp -- Texas State at at at points: 14 at Kansas, 11/14/07 rebounds: 3 (twice) fgm: 5 at Kansas, 11/14/07 fga: 13 at Kansas, 11/14/07 3fgm: 4 at Kansas, 11/14/07 3fga: 11 at Kansas, 11/14/07 ftm: -- fta: 2 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 assists: -- steals: -- blocks: 1 (twice) minutes: 20 at Kansas, 11/14/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 16

17 #52Krystal VanHook Jr Forward Pine Bluff, Ark. Watson Chapel at central arkansasscored five points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, swiping two and adding three steals vs. air forcescored four points and grabbed six rebounds, adding a block and an assist at kansasgrabbed a rebound and recorded two blocks in 12 minutes vs. colorado statedished an assist and scored two points, adding a steal and three rebounds in 17 minutes at san franciscoscored nine points and pulled down four rebounds vs. south alabamagrabbed three boards and scored three points, picking up an assist and a steal as well vs. saint louisscored four points, adding an assist, a steal and two boards vs. texas statedished two assists and pulled in two rebounds at Central Arkansas * Air Force * at Kansas * Colorado State at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis Texas State at at at points: 9 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 rebounds: 8 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 fgm: 4 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 fga: 9 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 3fgm: -- 3fga: -- ftm: 2 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 fta: 4 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 assists: 3 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 steals: 2 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 blocks: 2 at Kansas, 11/14/07 minutes: 22 at San Francisco, 11/23/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 17

18 #25Marta Waalen Sr. 6-1 Forward St. Paul, Minn. Central at central arkansaspicked up a career-high four steals in 17 minutes, scoring five points and grabbing two rebounds vs. air forcescored four points, hitting both of her efforts from the floor, pulling down seven rebounds as well at san franciscoscored two points and grabbed four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. saint louispulled down five rebounds at Central Arkansas Air Force at Kansas Colorado State -- dnp -- at San Francisco vs. South Alabama Saint Louis Texas State at at at points: 14 vs., 1/6/05 rebounds: 9 (three times) fgm: 6 vs., 1/6/05 fga: 12 at, 2/10/05 3fgm: 1 (14 times) 3fga: 7 vs., 1/19/05 ftm: 3 (twice) fta: 4 (twice) assists: 5 vs., 2/12/05 steals: 4 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 blocks: 3 (three times) minutes: 33 vs. Chicago State, 2/5/ Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 18

19 #24Heather Wimberly RS Jr. 5-7 Guard Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington at central arkansasdished five assists and corralled one steal in 23 minutes, grabbing one rebound as well vs. air forcescored five points and handed out three assists at kansasscored nine points and grabbed four rebounds, adding a steal and two assists vs. colorado statehanded out a game-high seven assists, scoring nine points and swiping one at san franciscopulled down a career-high six rebounds, adding four points, five assists and three steals vs. south alabamadished three assists and grabbed two boards and two steals at Central Arkansas * Air Force * at Kansas * Colorado State * at San Francisco * vs. South Alabama * Saint Louis -- dnp -- Texas State -- dnp -- at at at points: 17 at Kansas, 11/16/06 rebounds: 6 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 fgm: 5 at Kansas, 11/16/06 fga: 10 at Kansas, 11/16/06 3fgm: 2 (twice) 3fga: 3 vs., 2/19/07 ftm: 7 at Kansas, 11/16/06 fta: 9 at Kansas, 11/16/06 assists: 8 (twice) steals: 5 at, 2/10/07 blocks: 1 (twice) minutes: 35, 2/26/ Redshirt season Career w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 19

20 overallstatistics total 3-pts rebounds ## player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off-def-tot avg pf-fo a to blk stl pts avg 33 MORRIS, Chazny KLEIN, Alysa RUSHING, Taushelle RADKE, Sierra NANCE, Kalei STEWART, Sarah WIMBERLY, Heather VANHOOK, Krystal WAALEN, Marta FIELDS, Lindsay PICCONI, Brittny CULLEN, Tarah TM TEAM Total Opponents OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Attend 11/09/07 at Central Arkansas W /11/07 AIR FORCE W /14/07 at Kansas L /17/07 COLORADO STATE W /23/07 at San Francisco L /24/07 vs South Alabama L /29/07 SAINT LOUIS W /03/07 TEXAS STATE W Team Statistics UMKC 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 REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 2 - Home win streak 4 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total UMKC Opponents w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 20

21 bests and worsts umkc individualhighs opponents 30 Chazny Morris - vs. Texas State, 12/03/07 10 Alysa Klein - 11/24/07, Morris - 12/03/07 22 Chazny Morris - vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 points field goals field goal attempts 27 Dominique Carter - San Francisco, 11/23/07 10 Dominique Carter - San Francisco, 11/23/07 19 Alecia Steele - Air Force, 11/11/ Taushelle Rushing - vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 fg percentage (min. 7 att.).833 McIntosh - 11/14/07; Carter - 11/23/07 5 Chazny Morris - vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 22 Chazny Morris - vs. Colorado State, 11/17/ Sarah Stewart - at Kansas, 11/14/07 8 three times; last: Morris, Radke - 12/03/07 11 Chazny Morris - vs. Texas State, 12/03/07 3-pt. field goals 3-pt. field goal attempts 3-pt. fg percentage (min. 4 att.) free throws free throw attempts 4 Meagan Nickell - Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 8 Hunter - 11/17/07; Paganelli - 11/29/ Meagan Nickell - Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 7 Jamie Davis - Air Force, 11/11/07 9 Anderson - 11/9/07; Davis - 11/11/ twice; last: Radke (8-8) - vs. Tx. State, 12/3/07 12 Alysa Klein - at Kansas, 11/14/07 11 Sierra Radke - vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 4 Alysa Klein - 11/11/07, 11/14/07 5 Morris - 11/9/07, Rushing - 12/3/07 ft percentage (min. 6 att.) rebounds assists blocked shots steals.778 Jamie Davis - Air Force, 11/11/07 14 Olden - 11/23/07; Kemesyz - 11/29/07 7 Shay Rollins, San Francisco, 11/23/07 4 Meaghen Kelleybrew - Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 5 Shakira Nettles - South Alabama, 11/24/07 umkc teamhighs opponents 80 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 28 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 69 vs. Air Force, 11/11/ vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 7 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 30 vs. Colorado State, 11/17/ vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 23 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07; vs Texas State 12/3/07 35 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/ vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 45 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07; vs. Colo. State, 11/17/07 21 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07 7 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07, at Kansas, 11/14/07 18 at Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 24 vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 28 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 points field goals field goal attempts fg percentage 3-pt. field goals 3-pt. fg attempts 3-pt. fg percentage free throws ft attempts ft percentage rebounds assists blocked shots steals turnovers fouls 78 San Francisco, 11/23/07 29 Texas State, 12/3/07 76 Texas State, 12/3/ San Francisco, 11/23/07 8 South Alabama, 11/24/07 20 South Alabama, 11/24/ Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 25 San Francisco, 11/23/07 32 San Francisco, 11/23/ South Alabama, 11/24/07 47 Kansas, 11/14/07 18 San Francisco, 11/23/07 7 Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 12 Kansas, 11/14/07; Texas State, 12/3/07 26 Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 26 Central Arkansas, 11/9/07 umkc teamlows opponents 55 vs. South Alabama, 11/24/07 19 at Kansas, 11/14/07; vs. South Alabama, 11/24/07 50 vs. South Alabama, 11/24/ at Kansas, 11/14/ three times; vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 15 vs. Air Force, 11/11/ at San Francisco, 11/23/07 11 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 17 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07; vs. Colorado State, 11/17/ at Kansas, 11/14/07 30 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 8 at Kansas, 11/14/07 0 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 7 at Kansas, 11/14/07; vs. Colorado State, 11/17/07 16 vs. Air Force, 11/11/07 14 vs. Saint Louis, 11/29/07; vs. Texas State, 12/3/07 points field goals fg attempts fg percentage 3-pt. field goals 3-pt. fg attempts 3-pt. fg percentage free throws ft attempts ft percentage rebounds assists blocked shots steals turnovers fouls 59 Air Force, 11/11/07 18 Air Force, 11/11/07 53 Air Force, 11/11/ Air Force, 11/11/07 3 Kansas, 11/14/07 13 Central Arkansas, 11/9/ Texas State, 12/3/07 6 Colorado State, 11/17/07 12 Colorado State, 11/17/ Colorado State, 11/17/07 35 Colorado State, 11/17/07 8 Colorado State, 11/17/07 0 South Alabama, 11/24/07 5 at San Francisco, 11/23/07 15 South Alabama, 11/24/07 13 San Franciso, 11/23/07 w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 21

22 results by... venue home 4-0 road 1-2 neutral 0-1 uniform When wearing white 4-0 When wearing blue 1-3 by day Sunday 1-0 Monday 1-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 1-0 Friday 1-1 Saturday 1-1 on television Metro Sports 1-0 Opponent TV 0-1 no television 4-2 at the half UMKC leading 4-0 UMKC trailing 0-3 score tied 1-0 when it s equal free throw attempts 0-0 free throw percentage 0-0 field goal percentage 0-0 three point percentage 0-0 rebounds 0-0 assists 0-0 turnovers 0-0 steals 0-0 scoring 1-0 umkc 80+ opp umkc opp umkc opp umkc opp umkc -49 opp. 0-0 free throw shooting 0-0 umkc 80% or better opp umkc less than 80% opp umkc more ft attempts opp umkc better ft pct. opp. 1-3 field goal shooting 0-0 umkc at least 50% opp umkc less than 50% opp umkc higher fg pct. opp. 0-2 three point shooting 0-0 umkc at least 40% opp umkc less than 40% opp umkc higher 3fg pct. opp. 4-2 by the stats 2-0 umkc more rebounds opp umkc more assists opp umkc fewer turnovers opp umkc more steals opp. 1-2 w w w. u m k c k a n g a r o o s. c o m 22