2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team

2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record10–21 (6–10 Summit)
Head coach
  • Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (3rd season)
Associate head coachWanika Owsley
Assistant coaches
  • Stacy Stephens
  • Alexis Lawrence
  • Sammy Smith
Home arenaSwinney Recreation Center
2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 4   .882
Oral Roberts 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
6 – 10   .375 12 – 21   .364
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Omaha 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Denver 2 – 14   .125 9 – 21   .300
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roos, led by third-year head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, play their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 3–13 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for last place.[1] They were defeated by Omaha in the first round of the Summit League tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the Summit League released the preseason coaches poll. Kansas City was picked to finish eighth in the Summit League regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

Summit League preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 562 (34)
2 Oral Roberts 479 (1)
3 North Dakota State 427 (1)
4 South Dakota 363
5 St. Thomas 336
6 Denver 220
7 North Dakota 188
8 Kansas City 144
9 Omaha 116

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Summit League

No Roos were named to the first or second Preseason All-Summit League teams.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Emani Bennett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit, Missouri
G 1 Nikole Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Memphis Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Elauni Bennett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit, Missouri
G 3 Alayna Contreras 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Cochise College Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 5 Tamia Ugass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Roseville Area High School Saint Paul, Minnesota
F 10 Funmi Amode 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Salt Lake Community College London, United Kingdom
F 11 Kelby Bannerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Davidson Hampshire, Illinois
G 12 Dea Pushkolli 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Duquesne Pristina, Kosovo
F 15 Kaia Ponder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Morgan State Dallas, Texas
F/C 20 Chloe Dallas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Wabash Valley College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 21 Lisa Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Johnson County Community College Kansas City, Missouri
G 22 Ana Oliveira Dias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Salt Lake Community College Porto Feliz, Brazil
G 23 Alyssa Febres 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan High School Yonkers, New York
G 24 Zaire Harrell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School St. Louis, Missouri
F/C 44 Zanaa Cordis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr New Orleans Junction City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Saint Mary W 98–21  –
   –      –      –    Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm 		at Utah State W 80–77  1–0
  29 – Contreras   12 – Ugass   2 – Tied  Smith Spectrum (502)
Logan, UT
November 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 48–72  1–1
  11 – Ugass   7 – Ugass   3 – Oliveira Dias  UCCU Center (539)
Orem, UT
November 9, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		William Jewell W 74–32  2–1
  13 – Em. Bennett   8 – Em. Bennett   4 – Febres  Swinney Recreation Center (355)
Kansas City, MO
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 43–62  2–2
  12 – Tied   7 – Em. Bennett   6 – Oliveira Dias  Western Hall (623)
Macomb, IL
November 19, 2024*
11:00 am, Bulldogs All-Access 		at Alabama A&M L 52–57  2–3
  11 – Tied   7 – El. Bennett   3 – Oliveira Dias  AAMU Event Center (4,237)
Huntsville, AL
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Lindenwood L 62–67  2–4
  20 – Em. Bennett   8 – Ugass   3 – Oliveira Dias  Swinney Recreation Center (643)
Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 25 Nebraska L 38–84  2–5
  11 – Em. Bennett   7 – Tied   1 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,753)
Lincoln, NE
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		UT Dallas W 94–60  3–5
  15 – Em. Bennett   7 – Em. Bennett   7 – Thomas  Swinney Recreation Center (141)
Kansas City, MO
December 4, 2024*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 57–74  3–6
  15 – Contreras   13 – El. Bennett   3 – Oliveira Dias  Hornets Nest (329)
Sacramento, CA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		Idaho State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 50–67  3–7
  23 – Em. Bennett   10 – Harrell   3 – Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (212)
Kansas City, MO
December 11, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 49–79  3–8
  15 – Em. Bennett   8 – Bannerman   2 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (3,004)
Lawrence, KS
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 61–89  3–9
  22 – Contreras   8 – Bannerman   5 – Oliveira Dias  Reynolds Center (1,471)
Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
UTRGV Holiday Classic 		L 59–64  3–10
  27 – Em. Bennett   10 – Bannerman   5 – Thomas  UTRGV Fieldhouse (85)
Edinburg, TX
December 20, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Holiday Classic 		L 54–71  3–11
  20 – Contreras   9 – El. Bennett   6 – Thomas  UTRGV Fieldhouse (258)
Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		Westminster (MO) W 103–49  4–11
  22 – Em. Bennett   21 – El. Bennett   7 – Thomas  Swinney Recreation Center (225)
Kansas City, MO
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 0–2 Forfeit[a]  4–12
(0–1) 		 26 – Tied   9 – Harrell   6 – Thomas  Schoenecker Arena (274)
St. Paul, MN
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota L 60–63  4–13
(0–2) 		 16 – Contreras   7 – El. Bennett   3 – Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (345)
Kansas City, MO
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 61–78  4–14
(0–3) 		 24 – Contreras   5 – Tied   1 – Tied  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,848)
Brookings, SD
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Denver W 73–66 OT 5–14
(1–3) 		 31 – Contreras   8 – Tied   5 – Oliveira Dias  Swinney Recreation Center (392)
Kansas City, MO
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State W 56–51  6–14
(2–3) 		 16 – Em. Bennett   8 – Ugass   4 – Contreras  Swinney Recreation Center (313)
Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts L 61–74  6–15
(2–4) 		 20 – Contreras   10 – Ugass   3 – Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (372)
Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha W 66–65  7–15
(3–4) 		 32 – Contreras   12 – Ugass   4 – Tied  Baxter Arena (475)
Omaha, NE
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota W 77–54  8–15
(4–4) 		 24 – Em. Bennett   10 – Thomas   9 – Thomas  Swinney Recreation Center (365)
Kansas City, MO
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver W 73–65  9–15
(5–4) 		 30 – Em. Bennett   9 – El. Bennett   4 – Thomas  Hamilton Gymnasium (351)
Denver, CO
February 8, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha L 56–65  9–16
(5–5) 		 15 – El. Bennett   8 – El. Bennett   6 – Oliveira Dias  Swinney Recreation Center (566)
Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota L 56–63  9–17
(5–6) 		 22 – Contreras   10 – El. Bennett   3 – Oliveira Dias  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,419)
Vermillion, SD
February 15, 2025
5:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 88–109  9–18
(5–7) 		 33 – Contreras   14 – El. Bennett   3 – Contreras  Mabee Center (1,311)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2025
1:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas W 91–82  10–18
(6–7) 		 22 – Tied   11 – Ugass   6 – Contreras  Swinney Recreation Center (419)
Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 60–80  10–19
(6–8) 		 24 – Contreras   7 – Harrell   4 – Thomas  Swinney Recreation Center (714)
Kansas City, MO
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State L 67–93  10–20
(6–9) 		 16 – Contreras   6 – El. Bennett   5 – Oliveira Dias  Scheels Center (685)
Fargo, ND
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota L 79–83  10–21
(6–10) 		 35 – Contreras   12 – El. Bennett   3 – Thomas  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,713)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2025
2:30 pm, SLN 		(6) vs. (3) North Dakota State
Quarterfinals 		      Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ The game was originally won by Kansas City 76–69. However, on January 7, Kansas City self-reported a rules violation, resulting in a St. Thomas forfeit win. Despite this, the stats from the game will still be counted.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "KC Roos women's team falls to Omaha in first round of Summit League hoops tourney". AOL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Jackrabbits tabbed to win fifth straight #SummitWBB crown". The Summit League. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "NCAA Violation results in forfeit for women's basketball". Roo News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kansas City Roos 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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