Spring Break
Why ain't you put Tennille in?" yelled a perhaps too enthusiastic fan of the women's basketball team. The Kangaroos were in the process of putting the finishing touches on what most people would term a "first-rate whupping" of Mid-Con rival Centenary. The Roos were in the lead by 30 with less than 10 minutes to go.
Two days after suffering an aerial assault from the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, the Kangaroos bounced back by thumping Oral Roberts so bad the Golden Eagles laid an egg. The loss to the Thunderbirds was the team's first conference loss and, unfortunately for Southern Utah, the Roos were looking for someone to take out their frustration on.
Senior guard Michael Watson only needed 36 points to become the Mid-Continent Conference's career points leader in men's basketball. On an electric Saturday night inside Municipal Auditorium, Watson gave his hometown crowd of 3,822 a superstar show with 40 points, scoring seven three-pointers, pulling down six rebounds, and draining 9-of-10 free throw attempts in UMKC's second-only win against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in 11 tries.
This week the men's tennis team dropped two. A third match was cancelled due to the weather. The season started off in no man's land, but the team of young players is expected to pick up the aces as the season continues. Saturday the team traveled to St.
