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UMKC and Mizzou men’s golf make NCAA regionals

May 3, 2018 By Bill Pollock

After winning their second WAC Championship in the last three years, the UMKC men’s golf team will head to Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla., on May 14-16 for the NCAA Tournament Regional.

“I’m thrilled to get to go home, having grown-up in Oklahoma,” Head Coach J.W. VanDenBornsaid. “We’ve been fortunate to have been there in two of the last three years in Stillwater and now Norman. It’s a great facility and we are in a region with the defending national champions, so it’s a great field. Really, we are thrilled to be anywhere in the field, but it’s a little extra special for me and a couple of our guys who are also from Oklahoma. It worked out really well for us.”

The appearance is the fourth in school history for the Roos as they have appeared in 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. Previously the Roos have traveled to Zionsville, Ind. (2011), Fayetteville, Ark. (2013), and Stillwater, Okla. (2016).

The complete 2018 field

Mizzou Men’s Golf will make the program’s 14th appearance in NCAA tournament play as the Tigers were selected as the No. 8 seed in the 2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional. The Tigers will compete at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course from May 14-16, with eyes on advancing to the 2018 NCAA Championship Finals at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Under the direction of Head Coach Mark Leroux, Mizzou has advanced to an NCAA Regional eight times. Leroux and his team are looking to make another trip to the Championship Finals with their last trip being in 2014.

“I’m really proud of the season we’ve had so far,” Leroux said. “We’re so excited to continue our postseason appearances and meet the expectations we set for ourselves. We’re ready for the opportunity at next week’s NCAA Regional.”

Mizzou enters the postseason after a successful 2017-2018 season. The Tigers claimed their sixth-straight win at the Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate in the fall and added two wins in the spring at both the GCU Invitational and the Tiger Invitational.

Roos drop WAC opener at home to New Mexico State

January 6, 2017 By Bill Pollock

UMKC (7-10, 0-1) men’s basketball played tough against the league favorites from New Mexico State (14-2, 1-0) in a 77-64 loss on Thursday evening at Municipal Auditorium. The Aggies increased their winning streak to 12 games. LaVell Boyd led UMKC with 15 points and four rebounds while Kyle Steward added eight points and a career-high 12 boards.

“We just didn’t put ourselves in good position to start the game,” head coach Kareem Richardson said. “We’ve got to do a much better job coming out. With conference play, there is no time to keep our heads down. We’ve got to move on very, very quickly, a 1-day prep and be ready to roll on Saturday.”

UMKC is home Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. tipoff vs. UT Rio Grande Valley in downtown Kansas City.

Nixa’s Frerich turns on the speed late to punch her ticket to Rio in Women’s Steeplechase (VIDEO/AUDIO)

July 9, 2016 By Bill Pollock

Courtney Frerichs (back left), passes Colleen Quigley (back right) as they chase Emma Coburn. All three are U.S. Olympians (NBCSN screen shot)

What a year it’s been for Nixa, Missouri’s Courtney Frerichs. After graduating from UMKC, she just completed her first year of graduate studies at New Mexico. She led the Lady Lobos to the NCAA DI cross country title in the fall, and then won the 3,000 meter steeplechase and setting the collegiate record with a time of 9:24 at the NCAA Championships back in June.

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On Thursday night, Frerichs was back in Eugene, Oregon competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Emma Coburn won the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:17.48.

Frerichs was a distant fourth heading into the final lap well behind Coburn, Stephanie Garcia and Colleen Quigley. On the back stretch, Frerich kicked it in gear closing the gap. Garcia fell over the final barrier making it a three-person race down the stretch as Frerich’s pulled ahead of Quigley at the end, a teammate of hers from the Bowerman Track Club, for second place. All three are headed to Rio.

Watch the final lap

An excited and exhausted Frerich was interviewed by NBCSN after the race.

“This year couldn’t have gone more perfect,” said Frerichs. “To be with these two girls (Coburn and Quiqley), I’m just so happy.”

UMKC’s Rozner finishes 8th at NCAA D-I men’s golf championships

May 31, 2016 By Bill Pollock

Antoine Rozner (photo/UMKC Athletics)

UMKC men’s golfer Antoine Rozner tied for eighth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon. Rozner had rounds of 70-72-70-70 70 to finish at 2-over for the tournament.

“I hope to leave a strong legacy at our school,” Rozner told UMKCKangaroos.com. “UMKC deserves much better recognition nationwide. There are still too many people that don’t know much about us and what we do. Now there will be more people that know. I hope my teammates will battle hard the next few years just like we did this year. I’ll be watching closely.”

Oregon’s No. 6 Aaron Wise won the National Champion at 5-under beating USC’s No. 13 Rico Hoey by two shots and Vanderbilt’s No. 12 Matthias Schwab and Arizona State’s No. 3 Jon Rahm by four shots. Texas’ No. 5 Beau Hossler finished fourth at even-par, while Georgia’s No. 7 Lee McCoy and Alabama’s No. 8 Robby Shelton tied for sixth at 1-over. Illinois’ No. 4 Charlie Danielson tied for eighth with No. 46 Rozner at 2-over and the Fighting Illini’s No. 18 Thomas Detry, the Trojan’s Justin Suh and California’s No. 26 Collin Morikawa rounded out the top-10 at 3-over.

Rozner is the second ‘Roo to ever appear in the NCAA Championship, joining Robert Russell, who appeared in the 1997 championship. Rozner was named to the PING Central All-Region Team after winning his second straight WAC Player of the Year honor earlier this season.

Story courtesy: UMKC Athletics

Men’s basketball recap: Missouri State falls to Shockers. UMKC drop road game to Grand Canyon

February 19, 2016 By Bill Pollock

Feb 18, 2016; Wichita, KS, USA; Missouri State Bears forward Obediah Church (5) pulls down a rebound in front of Wichita State Shockers guard Evan Wessel (3) at Charles Koch Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary Rohman/MLS/USA TODAY Sports

Missouri State Bears forward Obediah Church (5) Credit: Gary Rohman/MLS/USA TODAY Sports

Wichita State (20-7, 13-2 MVC) used pressure defense and solid inside play to pull away from visiting Missouri State early and never looked back in a 99-68 win over the Bears before a sellout crowd of 10,506 at Koch Arena Thursday.

Twelve different WSU players finished in the scoring column, led by 16 from Zach Brown and 15 apiece from All-American backcourt standouts Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker. The Shockers also shot 59.1 percent from the field, scored 50 points in the paint and posted 13 steals.

Freshman Obediah Church led MSU’s efforts with 14 points, 8 rebounds, a blocked shot and a pair of dunks while converting 7-of-8 from the field. Dequon Miller pitched in 12 points and 7 assists for the visitors, while Chris Kendrix scored 11.

MSU finished 25-of-59 (.424) from the field and 15-of-19 (.789) at the stripe while converting 3-of-14 (.214) shots from bonus distance. The Bears were out-rebounded by a narrow 35-32 margin, snagged 13 offensive rebounds and forced 10 WSU mishaps. But, the Bears’ 18 turnovers led directly to 29 Wichita State points, essentially defining the final margin.

Wichita State, which played before a sellout home crowd for the 44th consecutive time, was 39-of-66 from the field, 7-of-18 (.389) from long range and 14-for-18 (.778) at the stripe with just 10 offensive rebounds and 15 second-chance points.

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UMKC ran into a tough Grand Canyon squad on Thursday night that hit 10-of-20 from three-point range, and pulled away in the second half for a 78-66 victory over the Roos.

Martez Harrison finished with 18 points to lead the Roos, while LaVell Boyd tallied 13 points. Darnell Tillmanpulled down a team-best seven boards and two blocks. Braun led the Lopes with 26 points, including four threes. For the season he averaged 28.5 points against UMKC.

The Roos will look to salvage the road swing on Saturday when it heads to Utah Valley for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff.

College basketball recap: SLU and UMKC men lose on the road to Big XII teams

December 29, 2015 By Bill Pollock

UMKC was within six points of Oklahoma State with eight minutes to play, but went cold from the field and dropped a 61-43 decision on Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Roos head to USC-Upstate in Spartanburg, SC. on Saturday.

K-State went on a 12-1 to open a 21 point lead over the Saint Louis Billikens 66-45 with just over two minutes remaining. The Billikens lose 75-47. Their A-10 opener is Saturday at Rhode Island.

Defense plays a big role in UMKC’s win over UT-Martin. ‘Roos make it four in a row at home, heading to Iowa

December 2, 2015 By Bill Pollock

UMKC improves to 5-2 on the year.

UMKC made it four straight wins on Tuesday night at Municipal Auditorium, and did it with defense down the stretch, getting two huge stops with under a minute to play to take a 74-70 victory.

Junior Martez Harrison hit a huge step-back 18-foot jumper with 13.8 seconds left to make it a three-point game, then junior Kyle Steward hit a free throw after a UTM turnover with 5 seconds left to clinch it.

The two teams battled back and forth all night, with 15 lead changes.

Kansas City started to take control in the middle part of the second half when it held the Skyhawks without a field goal for a stretch of more than seven minutes. UMKC was up by as many as 10 with 7:15 to play.

Harrison finished with 24 points and five assists.

UMKC will be back on the road for their next two, starting on Saturday at Iowa for a 2 p.m. contest.

Basketball coach who is front and center of Louisville recruit scandal resigns at UMKC

October 23, 2015 By Bill Pollock

Andre McGee (photo/UMKCKangaroos.com)

Andre McGee, the former director of basketball operations of Louisville, who is a key figure in the recruiting scandal at the university, has resigned as an assistant coach with Missouri-Kansas City.

“The university deserves a full time assistant coach and I am not able to provide that to the basketball team while the false allegations against me are being investigated,” McGee wrote in a letter to UMKC athletic director Carla Wilson.

Allegations made in the book “Breaking Cardinal Rules” by Katina Powell state that McGee was the mastermind behind a recruiting ploy where he paid for prostitutes to strip and have sex with recruits and players at a dorm on the Louisville campus dating back to 2010.

The NCAA and University of Louisville police as well as school administrators are all investigating the claims.

McGee joined the staff as an Assistant Coach in April of 2014. He came to Kansas City after spending the previous four seasons as part of the University of Louisville staff, where he worked with ‘Roos Head Coach Kareem Richardson.

Mizzou and Missouri State volleyball starts 3-0. Southeast hosted Saint Louis and UMKC finish. D-I volleyball recap

August 31, 2015 By Bill Pollock

Mizzou wins their first tournament of the season (photo/Mizzou Athletics)

–Mizzou Volleyball closed out its 2015 Tiger Invitational Saturday evening inside the Hearnes Center with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-17) sweep of North Texas.

Junior Carly Kan, redshirt sophomore Kira Larson, and freshman Alyssa Munlyn were each named to the All-Tournament Team for their standout weekends. Kan was named MVP of this weekend’s tournament, as she earned 50 kills on .430 hitting with 31 digs in three matches.

Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team

Carly Kan – Junior – Missouri – Outside Hitter *Named MVP*
Alyssa Munlyn – Freshman – Missouri – Middle Blocker
Kira Larson – Redshirt Sophomore – Missouri – Right Side / Middle Blocker
Jenni Fassbender – Senior – North Dakota State – Outside Hitter
Brianna Rasmusson – Sophomore – North Dakota State – Setter / Outside Hitter
Carnae Dillard – Senior – North Texas – Outside Hitter
Lourdes Rosario – Redshirt Freshman – Winthrop – Outside Hitter / Opposite

–The Missouri State volleyball team earned a 3-2 win over Western Michigan and a sweep of host Milwaukee Saturday to finish the Pepsi Panther Invitational with their first 3-0 start since the 2010 season.

Senior Kinsey Batten was named tournament MVP, while sophomores Lily Johnson and Lynsey Wright joined her on the all-tournament team.

Missouri State hosts the annual Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational at Hammons Student Center Sept. 4-5. The Bears open with Miami (Fla.) on Friday, and play Oral Roberts and Marquette on Saturday.

Southeast Missouri State volleyball (photo/GoSoutheast.com)

–The UMKC volleyball team (2-1) closed out its opening weekend of play at the Redhawks Invitational with a 3-0 win over host Southeast Missouri State (0-3).

Tournament Results
1st – Arkansas State (3-0)
2nd – Missouri-Kansas City (2-1)
3rd – Saint Louis (1-2)
4th – Southeast Missouri (0-3)

All-Tournament Team
Drew Jones (MVP) – Arkansas State
Markie Schaedig – Arkansas State
Darby Graff – Arkansas State
Sydney Crimmins – Missouri-Kansas City
Taryn Miller – Missouri-Kansas City
Meredith Boe – Saint Louis
Nzingha Clarke – Southeast Missouri

Missouri-Kansas City used a late first set rally to fuel a 3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-14) win over Southeast Missouri Saturday, the final day of the Drury Hotels Redhawks Invitational.

Southeast had a 23-18 lead in the opening set, but couldn’t close it out. Missouri-Kansas City erased the deficit with an 8-1 run to edge the Redhawks, 26-24.

That boost was all the Roos needed.

Missouri-Kansas City took control with a 10-5 lead early in the second set and went on to win 25-15. The Roos, who were ahead by one (11-10) in the final set, mounted a six-point surge to polish off their sweep with a 25-14 victory.

Clarke led Southeast with 12 kills and a .632 attack percentage. She played strong from the get-go, recording five kills and a .714 hitting percentage in the first set alone. Clarke finished the tournament, hitting .267 with an average of 1.10 blocks per set. She was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

Afterwards, Redhawks coach Julie Yankus commented on the tournament. “We were happy to host for the first weekend and our staff did a great job of running the tournament. We had some great home crowds to play in front of and we appreciate all of the support. It was a very competitive weekend and we deinitely got better by playing some highly competitive teams.”

Southeast heads to the Gardner-Webb Tournament on Sept. 4-5.

Tournament Results
1st – Arkansas State (3-0)
2nd – Missouri-Kansas City (2-1)
3rd – Saint Louis (1-2)
4th – Southeast Missouri (0-3)

All-Tournament Team
Drew Jones (MVP) – Arkansas State
Markie Schaedig – Arkansas State
Darby Graff – Arkansas State
Sydney Crimmins – Missouri-Kansas City
Taryn Miller – Missouri-Kansas City
Meredith Boe – Saint Louis
Nzingha Clarke – Southeast Missouri

Defensive breakdowns for the ‘Roos leads to loss at Seattle. UMKC allowed too many easy buckets

February 19, 2015 By Bill Pollock

“It was probably one of our poorest defensive efforts in league play,” UMKC Head Coach Kareem Richardson said. “We had too many defensive breakdowns tonight, and they had way too many points on open lay-ups and dunks.”

Seattle shot 54 percent, including 10 second-chance points on nine offensive rebounds to hand the Kangaroos a 74-56 loss.

As a team the ‘Roos shot 44 percent in the game, while getting out-rebounded 31-22. Seattle had 18 assists to only 10 turnovers in the game.