2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball team

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	10–18 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Marsha Frese (4th year)
Assistant coach	Meredith Doyle
Assistant coach	Danielle Gratton
Assistant coach	Pat Filien
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center Municipal Auditorium

2015–16 WAC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1		.929			26	–	5		.839
UTRGV	9	–	5		.643			19	–	14		.576
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6		.571			16	–	15		.516
Utah Valley	8	–	6		.571			16	–	15		.516
Cal State Bakersfield	8	–	6		.571			12	–	19		.387
UMKC	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Seattle	3	–	11		.214			9	–	21		.300
Chicago State	2	–	12		.143			4	–	25		.138
† 2016 WAC Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Kangaroos are led by coach Marsha Frese. They will play most of their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center, with two taking place at Municipal Auditorium. UMKC entered the season as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–18, 5–9 in WAC play to finish sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Women's Tournament to Utah Valley.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown
1	Daijane Dillard	Guard	5–4	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA
2	Kristen Moore	Forward	6–0	RS Freshman	Chicago, IL
3	Sierra Bone	Guard	5–10	Sophomore	Flower Mound, TX
5	India Johnson	Guard	5–6	Junior	Overland Park, KS
10	Aries Washington	Guard	5–9	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO
11	Justice Collins	Guard	5–7	Junior	Springfield, IL
12	Kelsey Barrett	Guard	5–10	Junior	Kansas City, MO
13	Taylor Leathers	Guard/Forward	6–0	Senior	Overland Park, KS
15	Ceidra Coleman	Forward	6–0	Junior	Bryan, TX
21	Grace Mitchell	Forward	6–0	Junior	Plano, TX
22	Samantha Waldron	Guard	5–11	Sophomore	Omaha, NE
23	LaDerica Paul	Guard	5–8	Freshman	Dallas, TX
32	Kiana Law	Forward	6–1	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, PA
41	Paige Husa	Center	6–1	Sophomore	Fairbury, NE

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:30 PM		Rockhurst	L 52–58		Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 1:00 PM		North Florida	L 55–62	0–1	Swinney Recreation Center (156) Kansas City, MO
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 48–70	0–2	Klotsche Center (516) Milwaukee, WI
11/20/2015* 6:00 PM		at Southeast Missouri State	L 65–78	0–3	Show Me Center (642) Cape Girardeau, MO
11/27/2015* 1:00 PM		Indiana State Plaza Lights Classic	L 47–77	0–4	Swinney Recreation Center (296) Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015* 3:30 PM		SIU Edwardsville Plaza Lights Classic	L 58–63	0–5	Swinney Recreation Center (189) Kansas City, MO
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Nebraska–Omaha	L 42–57	0–6	Baxter Arena (655) Omaha, NE
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM		Stephens College	W 76–46	1–6	Swinney Recreation Center (218) Kansas City, MO
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, TWCS KC		at Kansas	W 47–44	2–6	Allen Fieldhouse (1,736) Lawrence, KS
12/12/2015* 1:00 PM, WAC DN		Denver	W 68–58	3–6	Municipal Auditorium (207) Kansas City, MO
12/19/2015* 1:00 PM, KSMO		Bethany	W 64–51	4–6	Municipal Auditorium (209) Kansas City, MO
12/22/2015* 1:00 PM		at #15 Northwestern	L 38–80	4–7	Welsh-Ryan Arena (625) Evanston, IL
12/30/2015* 3:00 PM		at Towson	L 47–70	4–8	SECU Arena (382) Towson, MD
01/02/2016* 1:00 PM		at Morgan State	W 59–50	5–8	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (58) Baltimore, MD
WAC regular season
01/07/2016 9:00 PM, WAC DN		at Seattle	L 63–69	5–9 (0–1)	Connolly Center (234) Seattle, WA
01/09/2016 5:00 PM		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 56–40	6–9 (1–1)	Icardo Center (490) Bakersfield, CA
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, WAC DN		New Mexico State	L 62–68	6–10 (1–2)	Swinney Recreation Center (231) Kansas City, MO
01/16/2016 2:00 PM, WAC DN		UTRGV	L 53–62	6–11 (1–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (247) Kansas City, MO
01/21/2016 6:00 PM, WAC DN		at Utah Valley	L 71–79	6–12 (1–4)	UCCU Center (222) Orem, UT
01/24/2016 3:00 PM, WAC DN		at Grand Canyon	W 63–57	7–12 (2–4)	GCU Arena (217) Phoenix, AZ
01/30/2016 2:00 PM		at Chicago State	L 72–77 ^OT	7–13 (2–5)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (231) Chicago, IL
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, WAC DN		Cal State Bakersfield	L 68–78	7–14 (2–6)	Swinney Recreation Center (286) Kansas City, MO
02/06/2015 1:00 PM		Seattle	W 64–43	8–14 (3–6)	Swinney Recreation Center (248) Kansas City, MO
02/13/2016 1:00 PM, WAC DN		at UTRGV	W 59–57	9–14 (4–6)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (668) Edinburg, TX
02/18/2015 7:00 PM		Grand Canyon	L 59–68	9–15 (4–7)	Swinney Recreation Center (365) Kansas City, MO
02/20/2016 2:00 PM, WAC DN		Utah Valley	L 44–58	9–16 (4–8)	Swinney Recreation Center (411) Kansas City, MO
02/27/2016 3:00 PM		at New Mexico State	L 74–78 ^OT	9–17 (4–9)	Pan American Center (1,142) Las Cruces, NM
03/05/2016 2:00 PM		Chicago State	W 67–50	10–17 (5–9)	Swinney Recreation Center (472) Kansas City, MO
WAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 4:00 PM, WAC DN		vs. Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 53–61	10–18	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

References

1. "2015-16 UMKC Kangaroos Women's Basketball Schedule". UMKC athletics. Retrieved 2015-08-26.