Spring Break
Freshman guard Chazny Morris' desperation lay-up in the final seconds rolled off the cylinder and the University of Missouri-Kansas City women came up empty in a late bid for victory against the Crusaders of Valparaiso University (Valpo) last Monday night at Swinney Recreation Center.
Is Dominique Johnson, University of Missouri- Kansas City's freshman point guard for the men's basketball team, the future of Kangaroo basketball at the point? Johnson, perhaps better known around campus as "Domo," says with quiet confidence he certainly thinks so and fully expects to "run the show" for the Roos in upcoming seasons.
The UMKC rifle team set out guns a'blazin' in the first month of 2007. The team faced off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb., in a dual meet and finished January competing in the Roger Withrow Invitational in Murray, Ky. Though they had an impressive showing in Nebraska, the Roos were off the mark in falling to the Cornhusker squad 4616-4426.
UMKC took to the road Saturday night in Cedar City, Utah, and came up short again. The team extended its winless road record to 0-11 for the season as Southern Utah University rolled to a 66-59 victory. The Kangaroos only win away from Kansas City during the 2006-2007 basketball season was on a neutral site at the Great Alaska Shootout in November.
Doctors say we should "stay active" and "keep in shape," but the activities they suggest are always singularly boring. Playing a "real" team sport like soccer or basketball can be fun, but it often requires a pre-existing skill level not everyone has. As a result, many new sports have begun to appear.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City pared its nationwide search for a new athletic director to two candidates. The candidates are Tim Hall, associate athletics director in charge of development at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio; and Todd Reeser, assistant athletics director and executive director of the Golden Knights Club for the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Fla.
Blue Jay women too much for Roos The UMKC women's tennis team faced a difficult early test and fell at the hands of the Creighton University Blue Jays 7-0 in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 1. The matches were not close. The Roos managed to win just one game in the entire singles competition as junior Ashkara Reddy lost to Creighton senior Katie Chiu 0-6, 1-6.
