UMKC WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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1 UMKC WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HOME SWEET HOME UMKC women s basketball returns to the friendly confines of Swinney Rec Center for a Mid-Continent Conference match-up with the defending conference champions Va l p a r a i s o. Ti p - o ff is set for 2 p.m. CST. UMKC Probable Starters No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. 3 Sammi Knapic G 5-8 Jr Jowan Ortega G 5-8 So Katie Houlehan G 5-9 Sr Courtney Farmer F 6-2 So Liz Obrecht F 6-3 Jr UMKC Reserves No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. 13 Alysa Klein C 6-3 Fr Lindsay Fields G 5-8 Fr Marta Waalen F 6-1 Fr Valparaiso Probable Starters No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. 3 Whitney Rushing F 6-2 Jr Holli Wilkins G 5-11 So Laura Kizyte G 5-9 Jr Van esha Brabson G 5-10 Jr Jelena Aleksic F 6-0 So Valparaiso Reserves No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. 11 Brittany Barbee G 5-4 Fr Laura Way G 5-9 Fr Lindsay Way G 5-8 Jr Ricquel Crockrom F 5-11 Fr Listen to UMKC Women s Basketball on the Internet Kangaroo fans can listen to the women s basketball teams home games on the internet. Simply go to the UMKC A t h l e t i c s home page at: LAST TIME OUT The UMKC women's basketball team lost its Mid-Continent Conference match-up at We s t e r n Illinois, 58-40, on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in Macomb, Ill. Junior forward Liz Obrecht and senior guard Katie Houlehan led the Kangaroos in double figures. Obrecht led UMKC (5-9 overall, 2-2 in the Mid-Con) with 13 points while Houlehan added 11 points in the loss. Freshman forward Marta Waalen pulled down a team high eight boards. The Kangaroos started off the game on a 6-0 run in the first two minutes but Western Illinois came back with a 6-3 run of its own, capped off by a three-pointer by Rachel Reed just before the media timeout. The Kangaroos never led again. Western Illinois (8-5, 3-0) was led by Zane Teilane's double-double (10 points-10 rebounds). Jessica Cook contributed a team high 14 points while Rita Castans added 12. THE COACHES Bo Overton is 5-9 in his first year as head coach at UMKC. He comes to Kansas City after spending the last six seasons at Oklahoma. While with the Sooners they compiled a record, winning three Big 12 championships and appearing in five NCAA Tournaments. In 2002 the Sooners played for the National Championship game. Keith Freeman is in his eleventh season as the head coach of the Valparaiso Crusaders. He is the all-time winningest coach at Valpo and in the Mid-Continent Conference. SWINNEY RECREATION CENTER UMKC calls Swinney Recreation Center its primary home court. Since the 1,500-seat on-campus facility opened to the p u b l i c in 1987, UMKC has fashioned an (.553) all-time record. The Kangaroos are (.615) at Swinney over the last three seasons. UP NEXT The Kangaroos travel to Rochester, Mich. to play a Mid- Continent conference match-up with Oakland. Tip-off in the O rena is set for 6 p.m. CST.

2 UMKC vs. Valparaiso Date: January 15, 2005 Time: p.m. CST Location: Kansas City, Mo. Facility: Swinney Rec Center Coaches UMKC Bo Overton (Oklahoma 83) Record at UMKC: , First year Career Record: same Assistant Coaches:....Erin McGinnis (Indiana 02) Candace White (Texas Tech 02) Valparaiso Keith Freeman (Huntington 86) Record at VU: , 11 years Career Record: , 17 years Assistant Coaches: Steve Bruce (Ohio Wesleyan 81) Caroline McCombs (Valpo 01) Erika Roudebush (Cleveland St. 03) Up Next For The Kangaroos at Oakland Date: January 17, 2005 Time: p.m. CST Location: Rochester, Mich. Facility: Athletic Center Arena IT S UMKC Please refer to our institution as UMKC in all references, including game stories, recaps, box scores and schedules. SCORING FROM DOWNTOWN The Kangaroos play two regular season games this year at historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Kansas State on Dec. 11 and Southern Utah on Jan. 6. UMKC sports a (.627) all-time record in games played at the Auditorium. The last win for the Kangaroos at Municipal Auditorium was an victory over Southern Utah in the conference home opener on Jan. 6, THE SERIES Valparaiso leads the all-time series with UMKC Valpo holds a 6-4 edge against the Kangaroos at Swinney Rec Center. The Kangaroos won the first of the three meetings last season with a victory at home. However, Valpo got its revenge as they took the next two meetings, including the win in the semi-final round of the Mid-Con tournament (50-48 on Feb. 14, 2004 and on March 8, 2004). KANGAROOS ON TELEVISION U M K C will make four appearances on Metro Sports this season. The next game on the schedule to be broadcast is the February 21 contest against Oral Roberts in Swinney Rec C e n t e r. Metro Sports will also broadcast the first round of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament to be held in Tu l s a, Okla. on March 5-8. Play-by-play announcer Randall Hallett will call the shots, while Brenda VanLengen will provide the c o l o r. To see the replays of the Kangaroos first three games check the Metro Sports web site at www. k c m e t r o s p o r t s. c o m. KANGAROOS ON THE INTERNET Check out the official UMKC athletics homepage on the world wide web at the following address: The UMKC home page has player profiles, statistics, press releases and loads of other information on each of the Kangaroo teams including women s basketball. SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS Valparaiso is 9-5 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-Continent Conference thus far. The defending champions are a perfect 5-0 on the road this season. Leading the way for the Crusaders is reigning Mid-Con Player-of-the-Week senior Jenna Stangler, who is averaging 15.8 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game. Valpo is 6-0 when outrebounding opponents and 8-0 when shooting better than its opposition this season.

3 UMKC Women s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent...Time/Result N4!WASHBURN...L, N13!ST. LOUIS GOLDSTAR...W, N19 DRAKE...L, N22 at Creighton...L, N27 at Kansas...L, N29 NORTHERN COLORADO...W, D3 $Eastern Michigan...L, D4 $Mississippi Valley State...W, D7 TULSA...L, D11 KANSAS STATE...L, D19 #Western Kentucky...W, D20 #Oral Roberts...L, J3 at Chicago State...L, J6 SOUTHERN UTAH...W, J8 CENTENARY...W, J11 at Western Illinois...L, J15 VALPARAISO...2 P.M. J17 at Oakland...6 p.m. J19 WESTERN ILLINOIS...7 P.M. J25 ARKANSAS...7 P.M. J29 at Oral Roberts...2:05 p.m. J31 at IUPUI...6 p.m. F5 F10 F12 F14 F21 F26 F28 CHICAGO STATE...2 P.M. at Centenary...7 p.m. IUPUI...2 P.M. OAKLAND...7 P.M. ORAL ROBERTS...7 P.M. at Southern Utah...6:15 p.m. at Valparaiso...7:05 p.m. M5-8 at Mid-Continent Conference Tournament...TBA! indicates exhibition game $ at Missouri Tiger Classic, Columbia, Mo. # at Fun in the Sun Tournament, PlayaCar, Mexico Mid-Continent Conference game All times are Central and subject to change HOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS MEDIA INFORMATION UMKC Women s Basketball SID Kylee Davis Office Phone: Home Phone: Fax Number: Swinney Press Row: Municipal Press Row: davisky@umkc.edu Web site: umkckangaroos.com Sports Information Director Pat Madden Office Phone: Home Phone: maddenp@umkc.edu Beat Writer David Boyce Office Phone: dboyce@kcstar.com Internet Play-by-Play Randall Hallett rhallett@rockhursths.edu INTERVIEWS Interviews with players and coaches must be arranged through Kylee Davis in the sports information office. Coach Bo Overton will be available after a 10- minute cooling-off period following each home contest. He will be available for interviews following the post-game coaches show. The UMKC locker room is closed to the media. Requests for postgame interviews should be made through a sports information liaison.

4 Games led UMKC in Scoring Katie Houlehan...8 Liz Obrecht...3 Jowan Ortega...3 Alysa Klein...1 Sammi Knapic...1 Games led UMKC in Assists Sammi Knapic...7 Jowan Ortega...6 Katie Houlehan...2 Liz Obrecht...1 Games led UMKC in Sammi Knapic...5 Liz Obrecht...5 Katie Houlehan...2 Alysa Klein...2 Jowan Ortega...2 Marta Waalen...1 Games led UMKC in Steals Jowan Ortega...9 Sammi Knapic...4 Lindsay Fields...2 Katie Houlehan...2 Alysa Klein...1 UMKC vs. Valparaiso UMKC Women s Basketball Roster No. 3 Name Sammi Knapic ** Pos. 5-8 Ht. Jr. Yr. G Hometown/Last School Kingman, Kan./Hutchinson HS 5 Jowan Ortega* 5-8 So. G Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS 11 Katie Houlehan *** 5-9 Sr. G Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 13 Alysa Klein 6-3 Fr. C Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji HS 21 Heather Wimberly 5-8 Fr. G Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS 22 Lindsay Fields 5-8 Fr. G Austin, Texas/Connally HS 25 Marta Waalen 6-1 Fr. F St. Paul, Minn./Central HS 42 Courtney Farmer* 6-2 So. F Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS 50 Liz Obrecht ** 6-2 Jr. C Northville, Mich./Ladywood HS * indicates number of letters won at UMKC Head Coach: Bo Overton (Oklahoma, 83) Assistant Coaches: Erin McGinnis (Indiana, 02) and Candace White (Texas Tech, 02) Pronunciation Guide Katie HOULEHAN WHO-la-han JOWAN Ortega JOE-ann Sammi KNAPIC NAP-ick Marta WAALEN WALL-n Superlatives (Ties in game leader explains more than number of games played) Double Figure Scoring Games Katie Houlehan...12 Jowan Ortega...8 Liz Obrecht...7 Sammi Knapic...4 Marta Waalen...2 Lindsay Fields...1 UMKC s Biggest Lead 32 vs. Mississippi Valley State (78-46) - 12/4/04 UMKC s Biggest Deficit 32 vs. Kansas State (63-31) - 12/11/04 Most Points in First Half UMKC...43 vs. Drake Opponent...47 vs. Creighton Most Points in Second Half UMKC...49 vs. Mississippi Valley State Opponent...37 vs. Creighton Fewest Points in First Half UMKC...15 at Western Illinois Opponent 21 vs. Mississippi Valley State Fewest Points in Second Half UMKC...14 vs. Kansas State Opponent...21 vs. Kansas Starting Lineup Farmer, Obrecht, Knapic, Ortega, Houlehan...5-9

5 UMKC in when: Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Leading or tied with 5:00 left in Regulation Trailing with 5:00 left in Regulation In Overtime in Double Overtime UMKC Outrebounds Opponents (or even) UMKC is Outrebounded UMKC Commits More Turnovers (or even) UMKC Commits Fewer Turnovers UMKC has More Free Throw Attempts (or even) UMKC has Fewer Free Throw Attempts UMKC Shoots 50% or Better UMKC Shoots Less than 50% Opponent Shoots 50% or Better Opponent Shoots Less than 50% UMKC Shoots Better than Opponent UMKC Shoots Worse than Opponent UMKC Bench Outscores Opp. Bench (or even) UMKC Bench is Outscored by Opp. Bench UMKC Scores less than UMKC Scores between UMKC Scores between UMKC Scores between UMKC Scores between UMKC Scores between UMKC Scores over Opponent Scores less than Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores between Opponent Scores over Against NCAA Ranked Opponents On Mondays On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Saturdays On Sundays On Swinney Rec Center Court On Municipal Auditorium Court On Opponents Court On a Neutral Court In November In December In January In February In March UMKC Individual Highlights Double Figure Scoring Games Player Career Katie Houlehan Jowan Ortega 8 8 Liz Obrecht 7 11 Sammi Knapic 4 7 Marta Waalen 3 3 Double Figure Rebounding Games Player Career Sammi Knapic 1 1 Liz Obrecht 1 3 Double-Doubles Player Career Katie Houlehan (Points/Assists) -- 1 Sammi Knapic (Points/) 1 1 Liz Obrecht (Points/) Point Scoring Games Player Career Katie Houlehan 5 17 Jowan Ortega 2 2 Sammi Knapic Point Scoring Games Player Career Katie Houlehan -- 1 The Last Time UMKC... TEAM INDIVIDUAL Scored 100 points Had a triple-double 100 vs. Chicago State, 2/20/95 Kaycee Kapels vs. Chicago State, 1/2/99 Shot 60 percent from field 27 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast 60.4 (32-of-53) vs. Oral Roberts, 11/30/96 Veda McNeal vs. Chicago State, 3/4/93 Made 10 3-pointers 16 pts, 13 reb, 11 ast 10 vs. Chicago State, 2/8/03 Scored 40 points Had 60 rebounds 46 by Whitney Beckett 60 vs. Canisius, 12/21/99 vs. Grand Vi e w, 11 / 25 / 86 Had 50 rebounds Scored 30 points 54 at West Virginia, 12/30/03 35 by Katie Houlehan vs. Oakland, 1/20/03 Had 30 assists 30 at Chicago State, 1/18/92 Had 20 rebounds 23 by Stephanie Worthy Had six players score vs. MidAmerica Nazarene in double figures 2/17/86 6 vs. Chicago State, 2/20/95 Had 10 assists Had 15 steals 10 by Katie Houlehan 21 vs. Centenary, 1/10/04 vs. Oral Roberts, 1/25/03

6 Select UMKC Freshman Records Scoring Player Year G FG Pts. Avg. 1. Katie Houlehan Amy Thompson Penny Waggener Darci Haas Cindy Todd Kim Hansen Latasha Jackson Teresa Grimes Laurie Smith Carlai Moore Assists Player Year G A Avg. 1. Erin Jones Penny Waggener Katie Wiberg Erin Pauk Sheila Wynn Lori Erickson Dorota Gburczyk Sammi Knapic Cindy Todd Latasha Jackson Katie Houlehan Charity Clay Field Goals Made Player Year G FG Avg. 1. Cindy Todd Amy Thompson Kim Hansen Penny Waggener Katie Houlehan Darci Haas Carlai Moore Laurie Smith Teresa Grimes Latasha Jackson Scoring Avg. Player Year G Pts. Avg. 1. Cindy Todd Penny Waggener Amy Thompson Katie Houlehan Darci Haas Laurie Smith Kim Hansen Latasha Jackson Teresa Grimes Maryann Mitts Select UMKC Freshman Records 3-Point Field Goals Made Player Year G 3FG Avg. 1. Katie Houlehan Latasha Jackson Erin Jones Darci Haas Jaime Wahlert Dorota Gburczyk Erin Pauk Lori Erickson Becky Mason Sammi Knapic Point Field Goal Pct. (minimum 50 attempts) Player Year 3FG 3FGA Pct. 1. Erin Pauk Katie Houlehan Becky Mason Sammi Knapic Erin Jones Lori Erickson Dorota Gburczyk Jaime Wahlert Darci Haas Latasha Jackson Free Throw Pct. (minimum 40 attempts) Player Year FT FTA Pct. 1. Katie Houlehan Sammi Knapic Erin Pauk Dorota Gburczyk Jaime Wahlert Becky Mason Stacey Ahrens Carlai Moore Charity Clay Erin Jones Games Started Player Year G GS Pct. 1. Julie Wilbers Darci Haas Amy Thompson Dorota Gburczyk Lori Erickson Erin Pauk Katie Houlehan Erin Jones Randi Meissner Sammi Knapic

7 Select UMKC Single-Season Records 3-Point Field Goals Made Player Year G 3FG Avg. 1. Veda McNeal Veda McNeal Kaycee Kapels Katie Houlehan Julie Jenson Kelly Walden Katie Houlehan Katie Houlehan Kaycee Kapels Corey Norman Point Field Goals Attempted Player Year G 3FGA Avg. 1. Veda McNeal Katie Houlehan Kaycee Kapels Katie Houlehan Kaycee Kapels Latasha Jackson Corey Norman Julie Jenson Veda McNeal Katie Houlehan Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 60 att.) Player Year 3FG 3FGA Pct. 1. Julie Jenson Veda McNeal Broda Dickerson Katie Houlehan Kelly Walden Kaycee Kapels Julie Jenson Kelly Yeakel Veda McNeal Kelly Yeakel Katie Houlehan Free Throws Pct. (min. 50 attempts) Player Year FT FTA Pct. 1. Julie Nill Katie Houlehan Kaycee Kapels Julie Nill Veda McNeal Teresa Adams Teresa Adams Staci Oliver Joy Ommen Amy Thompson Select UMKC Career Records Scoring Player Years G Pts. Avg. 1. Penny Waggener* , Laurie Smith* , Stephanie Worthy* , Katie Houlehan 2001-pres. 99 1, Julie Nill* , Darci Haas , Lauren Powers , Meredith Wilcox Veda McNeal Kaycee Kapels Point Field Goals Made Player Years G 3FG Avg. 1. Katie Houlehan p re s Veda McNeal Kaycee Kapels Julie Jenson Kelly Wa l d e n Latasha Jackson Sara A t a l l a Darci Haas Erin Jones Lee Rodgers Missy Munden To w n s e n d Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 60 att.) Player Years 3FG 3FGA Pct. 1. Eve Barry Broda Dickerson Julie Jenson Kelly Wa l d e n Veda McNeal Katie Houlehan p re s Kaycee Kapels Missy Munden To w n s e n d Tracey Olerich Jennifer Sposato C u r rent Players are in Bold *- played in the NAIAera at UMKC

8 SAMMI KNAPIC #35-8 Junior Guard Kingman, Kan./Hutchinson High School Knapic s Career Highs Points 23 vs. Oral Roberts ( ) 15 vs. SUU (1-6-05) Assists 9 vs. CSU (1-3-05) Blocks 1 3-times (1-8-05, most recent) Steals 4 Twice ( , most recent) FGs 6 vs. Drake ( ) 3-PT FGs 5 vs. Drake ( ) FTs 12 vs. Oral Roberts ( ) Recorded first career double-double against Southern Utah (1-6-05) with 14 points and a career high 15 rebounds Recorded career high 9 assists at Chicago State (1-3-05) Had a season high 19 points against Drake ( ) Missed several games prior to Mid-Con Tournament with a recurring back injury Scored season-high eight points in win at Oakland ( ) Recorded six assists and zero turnovers in victory over IUPUI( ) Point guard started 17 games (all 14 conference games) in Named Mid-Con Player- o f - t h e - Week after scoring career-best 23 points in a win over Oral Roberts ( ) Had career-best six assists in home win over Saint Louis (1-3-03) High School Athree-time Kansas Class 6Aall-state performer at Hutchinson High School Helped lead coach Tom Clark s squad to three state tournament appearances KNAPIC CAREER STATS Totals KNAPIC IN THE MID-CON Totals

9 JOWAN ORTEGA 5-8 Sophomore Guard Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata High School# Has scored double figures in eight of the last ten games Had a career high 24 points against Western Kentucky ( ) in the Fun in the Sun Shootout in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Was named to the MU State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team Recorded a career high seven steals vs. Mississippi Valley State ( ) Averaged 2.5 points per game coming off the bench in 26 of 28 games in Scored seven points at Western Michigan ( ) and at South Florida ( ) Hit first collegiate shot, a 3-pointer, in win over Kansas ( ) High School A two-time, first-team all-conference selection at Wayzata High School An honorable mention all-america by Street & Smith prior to her senior year Also a four-year letterwinner for the WHS track & field team Ortega s Career Highs Points 24 vs. WKU ( ) 7 4-times (1-3-05, most recent) Assists 7 vs. Drake ( ) Blocks 2 vs. Kansas ( ) Steals 7 vs. MVS ( ) FGs 10 vs. WKU ( ) 3-PT FGs 3 vs. Tulsa ( ) FTs 5 vs. Creighton ( ) ORTEGA S CAREER STATS Total ORTEGA IN THE MID-CON Total

10 KATIE HOULEHAN #115-9 Senior Guard Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege High School Houlehan s Career Highs Points 35 vs. Oakland ( ) 9 Twice ( , most recent) Assists 10 vs. Oral Roberts ( ) Blocks 3 vs. Oakland (2-9-04) Steals 4 two times FGs 12 vs. Oakland ( ) 3-PT FGs 7 vs. McNeese State ( ) FTs 8 vs. Tulsa ( ) Has scored in double figures 12 times this season...has 68 career double-figure scoring games Was named to the Fun in the Sun Shootout All-Tournament Team Became UMKC s all-time Division I scorer against Tulsa ( ) Was named to the MU State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team A second-team preseason all-mid-continent Conference in Was named to Kansas City Magazine s list of 52 People You Ought to Meet in S c h o o l s all-time leading 3-point shooter hit five treys and had game-high 24 points vs. Southern Utah in quarterfinal win (3-6-04) Hit 6-of-7 3-point attempts in UMKC s win at Centenary ( ) Averaging 10.5 points per game, including a 26-point effort at Tulsa Was an honorable-mention selection in the Mid-Con in A second-team all-conference pick, leading team in scoring (13.5 ppg) Led Mid-Con and ranked 9th in the nation in FT pct. (72-of-81, 88.9) Became fastest player in school history to hit pointers (at Valparaiso, ) Scored career-high 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting (6-of-8 from 3-point range) in win over Oakland ( ) Named to the Mid-Con s all-freshman team in HOULEHAN S CAREER STATS Totals HOULEHAN IN THE MID-CON Totals

11 ALYSA KLEIN 6-3 Freshman Center Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji High School# Had a career high nine points against Mississippi Valley State and Creighton Grabbed a career high seven boards against Mississippi Valley State and Kansas State High School A Class 2Aall-state selection as a junior in Four-year letterwinner at Okoboji High School in Milford, Iowa School's all-time leader in rebounds, blocked shots and field goal percentage Only player in Pioneers' history to record 1,000 career points Was ranked among the top five shot blockers in the state of Iowa in and Klein s Career Highs Points 9 Twice ( , most recent) 7 Twice ( , most recent) Blocks 5 vs. MVS ( ) FGs 4 5-times (1-3-05, most recent) KLEIN S CAREER STATS KLEIN IN THE MID-CON #21 High HEATHER WIMBERLY 5-7 Freshman Guard Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS School A McDonald's all-america nominee as a senior at Booker T. Washington Earned Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state honors as a senior Was an all-conference selection in

12 LINDSAY FIELDS 5-8 Freshman Guard Austin, Texas/Connally High School # Pulled down a career high six rebounds against Southern Utah (1-6-05) Scored career high 11 points against Northern Colorado ( ) High School A two-year letterwinner in basketball at John B. Connally High School Was an all-district honorable mention player her junior season Was a first-team all-district her senior season Named the school's athlete-of-the-year in both 2003 and 2004 Helped lead team to state tournament in 2004 Fields Career Highs Points 11 vs. UNC ( ) 6 vs. SUU (1-6-05) Assists 3 vs. UNC ( ) Steals 3 vs. UNC ( ) FGs 3 vs. UNC ( ) FTs 4 vs. UNC ( ) FIELDS CAREER STATS FIELDS IN THE MID-CON MARTA WAALEN 6-1 Freshman Forward St. Paul, Minn./Central High School # Waalen s Career Highs Points 14 vs. SUU (1-6-05) 8 vs. WIU ( ) Blocks 3 vs. EMU ( ) Assists 2 vs. EMU ( ) Steals 2 Twice ( , most recent) FGs 6 vs. SUU (1-6-05) FTs 2 vs. SUU (1-6-05) Grabbed career best eight rebounds at Western Illinois ( ) Had a career high 14 points (on a career best six field goals) against Southern Utah (1-6-05) High School Averaged 8.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per game as a junior Played for coach Sara Rennie at Central High School Recorded six double-doubles in Had a 15-point, 15-reound effort against Harding Was named to Associate Press all-state honorable mention team her junior season Was a two-time all-conference performer who helped lead Central to conference titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003 Helped the squad to a third-place state tournament finish as freshman in WAALEN S CAREER STATS WAALEN IN THE MID-CON

13 HS#42 COURTNEY FARMER 6-2 Sophomore Forward Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West Had a career night against Southern Utah with six points and two blocks (1-6-05) Had a career high seven rebounds against Mississippi Valley State ( ) Was 2-for-2 with a blocked shot in UMKC s win at Oral Roberts (2-2-04) Had four points, five rebounds and two assists at Western Michigan ( ) Made collegiate debut against Kansas ( ) High School Averaged 15 points and was a McDonald s all-america nominee senior season at Bellevue West High School Earned all-state honors three times for the T h u n d e r b i r d s Farmer s Career Highs Points 6 vs. SUU (1-6-05) 7 vs. MVS ( ) Assists 2 Twice (1-8-05, most recent) Blocks 2 vs. SUU (1-6-05) Steals 1 Several ( , most recent) FGs 3 vs. Kansas ( ) FTs 4 vs. SUU (1-6-05) FARMER S CAREER STATS Totals FARMER IN THE MID-CON Totals

14 # UMKC vs. Valparaiso LIZ OBRECHT Junior Center Northville, Mich./Ladywood High School Obrecht s Career Highs Points 16 vs. SUU (1-6-05) 16 vs. Texas State ( ) Assists 3 3-times ( , most recent) Blocks 2 vs. Centenary (1-8-05) Steals 2 3-times ( , most recent) FGs 6 Several (1-8-05, most recent) FTs 5 vs. Southern Utah ( ) Recorded career high 16 points against Southern Utah (1-6-05) Had first double-double of the season against Western Kentucky (12/19/04) with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the Fun in the Sun Shootout in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes at Centenary ( ) Had 16 rebounds and nine points, including putback to force overtime at W. Vi rg i n i a Had four points, five rebounds (all offensive) and three assists in 13 minutes of victory over IUPUI ( ) Made first collegiate start in win over Kansas ( ) Averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game as a freshman Had 12 points, eight rebounds in loss at Creighton ( ) Scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds at Oakland ( ) High School Atwo-time first-team all-catholic league performer at Ladywood High School Averaged a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) as a senior in Shot 48 percent from the floor and 78 percent from the free throw line as a senior OBRECHT S CAREER STATS Totals OBRECHT IN THE MID-CON Totals

15 UMKC at Western Illinois BO OVERTON Head Coach, First Season (Oklahoma 83) Bo Overton, a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, was named women's basketball coach at UMKC June 7, Prior to his appointment at UMKC, Overton spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, where the Sooners compiled a record. During Overton's tenure, Oklahoma won three Big 12 Conference regular season titles. OU also advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times, including an appearance in the 2002 NCAA National Championship game. Overton, the starting point guard for the Sooners in the early 1980s, is considered one of the top recruiters in the country. The native of Ada, Okla., worked with all phases of the Oklahoma women's basketball program. Overton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Oklahoma men's basketball program in , followed by a year each as an assistant coach with the Continental Basketball Association's Pensacola (Fla.) Tornadoes ( ) and Oral Roberts University ( ). He then landed his first head coaching position at Murray State Junior College in Tishomingo, Okla. After a two-year stay at MSJC, Overton returned to Oral Roberts to assist coach Ken Trickey. He remained with the Golden Eagles for two seasons before accepting an assistant coach position at Southwest Texas State under current Kansas State men's head coach Jim Wooldridge. Overton's and Wooldridge's working relationship extended over five years and two institutions as the pair teamed up for one year at Southwest Texas and four years at Louisiana Tech ( ). During his four seasons as a player for the Sooners ( ), Overton led the team in assists his final three seasons and currently ranks third on the school's all-time assists list with 517. He also ranks second on the Sooners' career list in free throw percentage after he converted 85.2 percent of his shots (184-of-216). He concluded his collegiate playing career by leading Oklahoma to the NCAA Mideast Regional and a second-place Big Eight Conference finish. Overton became the 22nd player in OU men's basketball history to be drafted professionally. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in 1983 NBA Draft. He was a four-year letterwinner at Ada High School, earning Oklahoma Coaches, Tulsa World and Daily Oklahoman Player-of-the-Year recognition in Overton was also a member of the McDonald's and National High School Coaches Association All-America squads. He received the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award in 1979, which is presented annually to the top athlete in each sport at the Oklahoma state high school championships. Overton is a 1983 graduate of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree in communications. What They Are Saying About Bo Overton: "Bo has an amazing feel for the game. He's been around it all his life and sees and understands it on an exceptional level. He's a unique person who has helped us turn the Oklahoma program into something special." Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale Bo Overton will be a tremendous addition to the UMKC family. With an extensive history in the basketball world, Bo brings a wealth of understanding to the women's game and further, a passion for winning that shall only continue. He is clear about his ambitions, pragmatic in his approach, and ultimately dedicated to the cause. With a strong communicative stance, there is absolutely no question that Bo will guide this program to great heights." Stacey Dales- Schumann, a former Oklahoma women's basketball standout who currently plays for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and is an analyst for ESPN women's college basketball.