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SOUTHBOUNDUMKC women’s basketball heads south

to play in the Fun in the Sun Tournament inPlaya del Carmen, Mexico. The Kangarooswill take on the Western KentuckyLady Hilltopers in the first roundon Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004 at 8p.m. CST.

LAST TIME OUTMegan Mahoney scored 13 of

her game high 15 points in the secondhalf as the No. 22 Kansas StateWildcats defeated the UMKC Kangaroos63-31, in Municipal Auditorium on Saturday(Dec. 11). A UMKC single-game record crowd of 2,611witnessed the game.

UMKC jumped out to a 3-0 on a free throw by sophomoreguard Jowan Ortega and a layup by junior center Liz Obrecht.After a 5-5 tie, Kansas State took the lead on a Shana Wheelerjumper and never trailed again.

The Kangaroos, now 2-6 overall, cut the Wildcats lead to sixpoints to begin the second half on a 5-0 run, capped by an Ortegalayup. However, cold shooting hurt UMKC as they convertedonly 12 of 47 attempts from the field for a 25.5 shooting percent-age.

Kansas State, 5-2, shot 36.9 percent from the floor, converting21 of 53 attempts. The Wildcats also held a 41-26 advantage inrebounding.

UMKC freshman forward Alysa Klein and senior guard KatieHoulehan tied for scoring honors with eight points each. Kleinalso led the Kangaroos in rebounds with seven rebounds to leadthe Kangaroos.

UMKC committed 25 turnovers, leading to 24 KSU points.The Wildcats committed 19 errors.

THE COACHESBo Overton is 2-6 in his first year as head coach at UMKC.

He comes to Kansas City after spending the last six seasons atOklahoma. While with the Sooners they compiled a 143-54record, winning three Big 12 championships and appearing in fiveNCAA Tournaments. In 2002 the Sooners played for the NationalChampionship game.

Mary Taylor Cowles is 45-27 in her third season as the headcoach of Western Kentucky. Cowles played for the Lady Toppersfrom 1987-91 and was assistant coach from 1995-97 and associ-ate head coach from 1997-2001.

Blair Savage is 6-2 in her first season as the head coach ofMemphis. Savage was the assistant at UM for nine years (1993-2002).

Jerry Finkbeiner is 105-102 in his eighth season at OralRoberts and 304-136 overall in 14 seasons. Finkbeiner becamethe winningest coach at ORU last season.

UMKC WOMEN’SBASKETBALL GAME NOTES

UMKC Probable Starters

No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb.3 Sammi Knapic G 5-8 Jr. 5.4 2.45 Jowan Ortega G 5-8 So. 10.6 4.011 Katie Houlehan G 5-9 Sr. 18.6 4.442 Courtney Farmer F 6-2 So. 2.3 2.950 Liz Obrecht F 6-3 Jr. 7.3 4.8

UMKC Reserves

No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb.13 Alysa Klein C 6-3 Fr. 4.6 5.422 Lindsay Fields G 5-8 Fr. 2.1 2.525 Marta Waalen F 6-1 Fr. 4.4 2.3

Western Kentucky Probable Starters

No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb.1 Tifany Zaragoza G 5-6 So. 5.6 2.1

10 Leslie Logsdon G 5-11 Sr. 11.9 2.334 Ti ffany Porter- Ta l b e r t G 5-7 Jr. 16.9 4.942 Crystal Kelly F 6-3 Fr. 18.1 8.954 Cacie Pope F 6-1 Fr. 9.6 7.1

Memphis Probable Starters

No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb.3 Victoria Crawford G 5-10 Sr. 14.4 6.410 Jennifer Sullivan G 5-10 Sr. 12.4 3.923 Devin Necaise G 5-8 So. 6.8 3.011 Raven Rogers F 5-10 Sr. 6.6 8.420 Kaneshi Hart F 6-1 Sr. 4.5 2.8

Oral Roberts Probable Starters

No.Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb.3 Leah Cannon G 5-5 Jr. 12.6 1.7

24 Katie Langford G 5-9 So. 8.0 2.415 Alycia Seay C 6-2 So. 6.4 3.620 Claudia Louis F 5-11 Sr. 7.6 4.921 Elisha Turek F 6-1 So. 21.0 10.6

UMKC at Fun in the Sun Tournament

UMKC vs. Western Kentucky

Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 19, 2004Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m.Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Playa del Carmen, MexicoFacility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fun in the Sun Gymnasium

Coaches

UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bo Overton (Oklahoma ‘83)Record at UMKC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6, First yearCareer Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sameAssistant Coaches: . . . .Erin McGinnis (Indiana ‘02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Candace White (Texas Tech ‘02)

Western Kentucky . . . . . .Mary Cowles (WKU ‘92) Record at WKU: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-27, four yearsCareer Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sameAssistant Coaches: . . . . . .David Graves (WKU ‘91)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carrie Daniels (Austin Peay ‘96) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamie Britt (WKU ‘01)

Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .Blair Savage (Arkansas ‘94) Record at Memphis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2, first yearCareer Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sameAssistant Coaches: . . . . . . . .Tom Cross (Texas ‘95)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helen Darling (Penn State ‘00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Angela Crosby

Oral Roberts . . .Jerry Finkbeiner (S. Nazarene ‘80) Record at ORU: . . . . . . . . . . . . .105-102, nine yearsCareer Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304-136, 14 yearsAssistant Coaches: . .Misti Cussen (S. Nazarene ‘93)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Wilberts (Okla. Christian ‘91)

Up Next For The Kangaroos

at Fun in the Sun Tournamentwinner/loser Memphis/Oral RobertsDate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 20, 2004Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBALocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Playa del Carmen, MexicoFacility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fun in the Sun Gymnasium

UP NEXTThe Kangaroos continue on the road when they travel to

Chicago, Ill. to take on the Chicago State Cougars on Monday, Jan.3, 2005 to start conference play. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CST.

IT’S UMKCPlease refer to our institution as UMKC in all references,

including game stories, recaps, box scores and schedules.

SWINNEY RECREATION CENTERUMKC calls Swinney Recreation Center its primary home

court. Since the 1,500-seat on-campus facility opened to the public in1987, UMKC has fashioned an 82-67 (.550) all-time record. TheKangaroos are 15-10 (.600) at Swinney over the last three seasons.

SCORING FROM DOWNTOWNThe Kangaroos play two regular season games this year at his-

toric Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City. UMKCsports a 31-19 (.633) all-time record in games played at theAuditorium. The last win for the Kangaroos at MunicipalAuditorium was an 82-46 victory over Texas State on Dec. 18,2003.

THE SERIESU M K C trails the series with both Western Kentucky and

Memphis, 0-1 and 0-4 respectively. The last meeting with the LadyHilltopers was a 82-40 loss on January 16, 1994 in Bowling Green,Kentucky. The last meeting with the Tigers was on November 23,2001, a 71-43 loss in Memphis. The Kangaroos lead the series withOral Roberts 15-9 and won both contests last season.

KANGAROOS ON TELEVISIONU M K C will make four appearances on Metro Sports this sea-

son. The Kangaroos will broadcast the Kansas State game onDecember 11 and the Southern Utah on January 6 both games areat Municipal Auditorium. Metro Sports will broadcast theFebruary 21 contest against Oral Roberts in Swinney RecreationC e n t e r. Metro will also broadcast the first round of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament to be held in Tulsa, Okla. onMarch 5-8 and a game to be decided at a later date. P l a y - b y - p l a yannouncer Randall Hallett will call the shots, while BrendaVanLengen will provide the color.

KANGAROOS ON THE INTERNETCheck out the official UMKC athletics homepage on the world

wide web at the following address:www.umkckangaroos.com

The UMKC home page has player profiles, statistics, pressreleases and loads of other information on each of the Kangarooteams.

SCOUTING THE TOURNEYWestern Kentucky is 3-4 on the season with a key win overVanderbilt. Leading the Lady Lady Hilltopers is Crystal Kellyaveraging 18.1 ppg and 8.9 rpg. Memphis is 6-2 on the season andis led by Victoria Crawford’s 14.4 ppg and 6.4 rpg. Oral Roberts is5-2 on the season after starting 3-0. The Mid-Con foe has keys winover Texas State and Oklahoma State. Leading the way for theGolden Eagles is Elisha Turek averaging 21.0 ppg and 10.6 rpg.

MEDIA INFORMATION

UMKC Women’s Basketball SID Kylee DavisOffice Phone: 816.235.5838Home Phone: 816.695.3014Fax Number: 816.235.1035Swinney Press Row: 816.235.6903Municipal Press Row: 816.513.5217E-mail: [email protected] site: umkckangaroos.com

Sports Information Director Pat MaddenOffice Phone: 816.235.1034Home Phone: 816.523.0207E-mail: [email protected]

Beat Writer David BoyceOffice Phone: 816.234.4355E-mail: [email protected]

Internet Play-by-Play Randall HallettE-mail: [email protected]


2004-05 UMKCWomen’s Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent ..........................................Time/ResultN4 !WASHBURN ..........................................L, 54-87N13 !ST. LOUIS GOLDSTARS....................W, 82-74N19 DRAKE ....................................................L, 70-74N22 at Creighton ..............................................L, 64-84N27 at Kansas....................................................L, 47-36N29 NORTHERN COLORADO ..................W, 61-49

D3 $vs. Eastern Michigan ..............................L, 44-69D4 $Missouri or Mississippi Valley State......W, 78-48D7 TULSA......................................................L, 58-68D11 KANSAS STATE ....................................L, 31-63D19 #Western Kentucky ......................................8 p.m.D20 #Memphis or ORU..........................................TBA

J3 • at Chicago State..........................................7 p.m.J6 • SOUTHERN UTAH ................................4 P.M.J8 • CENTENARY ..........................................2 P.M.J11 • at Western Illinois ......................................7 p.m.J15 • VALPARAISO..........................................2 P.M.J17 • at Oakland ..................................................6 p.m.J19 • Western Illinois ..........................................7 p.m.J25 ARKANSAS................................................7 P.M.J29 • at Oral Roberts ......................................2:05 p.m.J31 • at IUPUI......................................................6 p.m.

F5 • CHICAGO STATE ..................................2 P.M.F10 • at Centenary................................................7 p.m.F12 • IUPUI ........................................................2 P.M.F21 • ORAL ROBERTS ....................................7 P.M.F26 • at Southern Utah....................................6:15 p.m.F28 • at Valparaiso ..........................................7:05 p.m.

M5-8 at Mid-Continent Conference Tournament......TBA

! indicates exhibition game$ at Missouri Tiger Classic, Columbia, Mo.# at Fun in the Sun Tournament, Cancun, Mexico• Mid-Continent Conference gameAll times are Central and subject to changeHOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS

INTERVIEWSInterviews with players and coaches must be arrangedthrough Kylee Davis in the sports information office.Coach Bo Overton will be available after a 10-minute cooling-off period following eachhome contest. He will be available for inter-views following the post-game coachesshow. The UMKC locker room isclosed to the media. Requests forpostgame interviews should bemade through a sports informationliaison.

Listen to UMKC Women’s Basketball on the InternetKangaroo fans can listen to the women’s basketball teamshome games on the internet. Simply go to the UMKCA t h l e t i c s home page at:

www.umkckangaroos.com

Games led UMKC in ScoringKatie Houlehan............................................................................6Alysa Klein..................................................................................1Sammi Knapic ............................................................................1Jowan Ortega ..............................................................................1

Games led UMKC in AssistsJowan Ortega ..............................................................................6Sammi Knapic ............................................................................2Katie Houlehan............................................................................1Liz Obrecht..................................................................................1

Games led UMKC in ReboundsLiz Obrecht..................................................................................3Alysa Klein..................................................................................2Sammi Knapic ............................................................................2Katie Houlehan............................................................................1Jowan Ortega ..............................................................................1

Games led UMKC in StealsJowan Ortega ..............................................................................4Sammi Knapic ............................................................................3Katie Houlehan............................................................................2Lindsay Fields ............................................................................1Alysa Klein..................................................................................1

Double Figure Scoring GamesKatie Houlehan............................................................................7Jowan Ortega ..............................................................................3Sammi Knapic ............................................................................2Liz Obrecht..................................................................................2Lindsay Fields ............................................................................1

UMKC’s Biggest Lead32 vs. Mississippi Valley State (78-46) - 12/4/04

UMKC’s Biggest Deficit32 vs. Kansas State (63-31) - 12/11/04

Most Points in First HalfUMKC......................................................................43 vs. DrakeOpponent ..........................................................47 vs. Creighton

Most Points in Second HalfUMKC..........................................49 vs. Mississippi Valley StateOpponent............................................................37 vs. Creighton

Fewest Points in First HalfUMKC....................................................16 vs. Eastern MichiganOpponent ....................................21 vs. Mississippi Valley State

Fewest Points in Second HalfUMKC ..........................................................14 vs. Kansas StateOpponent ................................................................21 vs. Kansas

Starting LineupFarmer, Obrecht,Knapic, Ortega, Houlehan ......................................................2-6


2004-05 Superlatives (Ties in game leader explains more than number of games played)

2003-04 UMKC Women’s Basketball RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School3 Sammi Knapic ** 5-8 Jr. G Kingman, Kan./Hutchinson HS5 Jowan Ortega* 5-8 So. G Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS11 Katie Houlehan *** 5-9 Sr. G Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS13 Alysa Klein 6-3 Fr. C Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji HS21 Heather Wimberly 5-8 Fr. G Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS22 Lindsay Fields 5-8 Fr. G Austin, Texas/Connally HS25 Marta Waalen 6-1 Fr. F St. Paul, Minn./Central HS42 Courtney Farmer* 6-2 So. F Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS50 Liz Obrecht ** 6-2 Jr. C Northville, Mich./Ladywood HS

* indicates number of letters won at UMKC

Head Coach: Bo Overton (Oklahoma, ‘83)Assistant Coaches: Erin McGinnis (Indiana, ‘02) and Candace White (Texas Tech, ‘02)

Pronunciation Guide

Katie HOULEHAN WHO-la-han JOWAN Ortega JOE-annSammi KNAPIC NAP-ick Marta WAALEN WALL-n


UMKC in 2004-05 when:Leading at Half ........................................................................1-0Trailing at Half..........................................................................1-6Tied at Half ..............................................................................0-0Leading or tied with 5:00 left in Regulation ............................1-1Trailing with 5:00 left in Regulation ........................................1-5In Overtime ..............................................................................0-0in Double Overtime ..................................................................0-0UMKC Outrebounds Opponents (or even) ..............................1-0UMKC is Outrebounded ..........................................................1-6UMKC Commits More Turnovers (or even)............................0-5UMKC Commits Fewer Turnovers ..........................................2-1UMKC has More Free Throw Attempts (or even) ..................1-1UMKC has Fewer Free Throw Attempts..................................1-5UMKC Shoots 50% or Better ..................................................0-1UMKC Shoots Less than 50%..................................................2-5Opponent Shoots 50% or Better ..............................................0-0Opponent Shoots Less than 50%..............................................2-6UMKC Shoots Better than Opponent ......................................2-4UMKC Shoots Worse than Opponent ......................................0-2UMKC Bench Outscores Opp. Bench (or even)......................2-0UMKC Bench is Outscored by Opp. Bench ............................0-6UMKC Scores less than 50 ......................................................0-3UMKC Scores between 50-59..................................................0-1UMKC Scores between 60-69..................................................1-1UMKC Scores between 70-79..................................................1-1UMKC Scores between 80-89..................................................0-0UMKC Scores between 90-99..................................................0-0UMKC Scores over 100............................................................0-0Opponent Scores less than 40 ..................................................0-0Opponent Scores between 40-49 ..............................................2-1Opponent Scores between 50-59 ..............................................0-0Opponent Scores between 60-69 ..............................................0-3Opponent Scores between 70-79 ..............................................0-1Opponent Scores between 80-89 ..............................................0-1Opponent Scores between 90-99 ..............................................0-0Opponent Scores over 100........................................................0-0Against NCAA Ranked Opponents ..........................................0-1On Mondays..............................................................................1-1On Tuesdays..............................................................................0-1On Wednesdays ........................................................................0-0On Thursdays............................................................................0-0On Fridays ................................................................................0-2On Saturdays ............................................................................0-2On Sundays ..............................................................................1-0On Swinney Rec Center Court..................................................1-2On Municipal Auditorium Court ..............................................0-1On Opponents Court ................................................................0-2On a Neutral Court....................................................................1-1In November ............................................................................1-3In December..............................................................................1-3In January .................................................................................0-0In February................................................................................0-0In March....................................................................................0-0

UMKC Individual Highlights

Double Figure Scoring Games

Player 2004-05 CareerKatie Houlehan 7 63Jowan Ortega 3 3Sammi Knapic 2 5Liz Obrecht 2 6Marta Waalen 1 1

Double Figure Rebounding Games

Player 2004-05 CareerLiz Obrecht -- 2

Double-Doubles

Player 2004-05 CareerKatie Houlehan (Points/Assists) -- 1

20-Point Scoring Games

Player 2004-05 CareerKatie Houlehan 4 16Jowan Ortega 1 1Sammi Knapic -- 1

30-Point Scoring Games

Player 2004-05 CareerKatie Houlehan -- 1

The Last Time UMKC...

TEAM INDIVIDUALScored 100 points Had a triple-double100 vs. Chicago State, 2/20/95 Kaycee Kapels

vs. Chicago State, 1/2/99Shot 60 percent from field 27 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast60.4 (32-of-53) vs. Oral Roberts, 11/30/96 Veda McNeal

vs. Chicago State, 3/4/93Made 10 3-pointers 16 pts, 13 reb, 11 ast10 vs. Chicago State, 2/8/03

Scored 40 pointsHad 60 rebounds 46 by Whitney Beckett60 vs. Canisius, 12/21/99 vs. Grand Vi e w, 11 / 2 5 / 8 6

Had 50 rebounds Scored 30 points54 at West Virginia, 12/30/03 35 by Katie Houlehan

vs. Oakland, 1/20/03Had 30 assists30 at Chicago State, 1/18/92 Had 20 rebounds

23 by Stephanie WorthyHad six players score vs. MidAmerica Naz.in double figures 2/17/866 vs. Chicago State, 2/20/95

Had 10 assistsHad 15 steals 10 by Katie Houlehan21 vs. Centenary, 1/10/04 vs. Oral Roberts, 1/25/03

Select UMKC Freshman Records

ScoringPlayer Year G FG Pts. Avg.

1. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 126 351 12.52. Amy Thompson 1994-95 27 133 342 12.73. Penny Waggener 1981-82 23 131 334 14.54. Darci Haas 1994-95 27 116 329 12.25. Cindy Todd 1980-81 21 134 323 15.46. Kim Hansen 2001-02 28 132 308 11.07. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 100 286 10.68. Teresa Grimes 1995-96 27 110 283 10.59. Laurie Smith 1981-82 23 113 275 11.910. Carlai Moore 2002-03 28 114 273 9.8

AssistsPlayer Year G A Avg.

1. Erin Jones 1994-95 27 115 4.32. Penny Waggener 1981-82 23 89 3.93. Katie Wiberg 2001-02 28 89 3.24. Erin Pauk 2003-04 29 85 2.95. Sheila Wynn 1981-82 23 73 3.26. Lori Erickson 2000-01 27 68 2.57. Dorota Gburczyk 1999-00 28 67 2.48. Sammi Knapic 2002-03 28 64 2.39. Cindy Todd 1980-81 21 63 3.010. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 58 2.110. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 58 2.110. Charity Clay 2001-02 28 58 2.1

Field Goals MadePlayer Year G FG Avg.

1. Cindy Todd 1980-81 21 134 6.42. Amy Thompson 1994-95 27 133 4.93. Kim Hansen 2001-02 28 132 4.74. Penny Waggener 1981-82 23 131 5.75. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 126 4.56. Darci Haas 1994-95 27 116 4.37. Carlai Moore 2002-03 28 114 4.18. Laurie Smith 1981-82 23 113 4.99. Teresa Grimes 1995-96 27 110 4.110. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 100 3.7

Scoring Avg.Player Year G Pts. Avg.

1. Cindy Todd 1980-81 21 323 15.42. Penny Waggener 1981-82 23 334 14.53. Amy Thompson 1994-95 27 342 12.74. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 351 12.55. Darci Haas 1994-95 27 329 12.26. Laurie Smith 1981-82 23 275 11.97. Kim Hansen 2001-02 28 308 11.08. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 286 10.69. Teresa Grimes 1995-96 27 283 10.510. Maryann Mitts 1987-88 25 248 9.9

Select UMKC Freshman Records

3-Point Field Goals MadePlayer Year G 3FG Avg.

1. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 60 2.12. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 41 1.53. Erin Jones 1994-95 27 39 1.44. Darci Haas 1994-95 27 37 1.45. Jaime Wahlert 1993-94 27 29 1.16. Dorota Gburczyk 1999-00 28 28 1.07. Erin Pauk 2003-04 29 26 0.98. Lori Erickson 2000-01 27 25 0.99. Becky Mason 2000-01 19 23 1.210. Sammi Knapic 2002-03 28 18 0.6

3-Point Field Goal Pct. (minimum 50 attempts)Player Year 3FG 3FGA Pct.

1. Erin Pauk 2003-04 26 66 .3942. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 60 160 .3753. Becky Mason 2000-01 23 62 .3714. Sammi Knapic 2002-03 18 50 .3605. Erin Jones 1994-95 39 111 .3516. Lori Erickson 2000-01 25 73 .3427. Dorota Gburczyk 1999-00 28 90 .3118. Jaime Wahlert 1993-94 29 95 .3059. Darci Haas 1994-95 37 122 .30310. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 41 154 .266

Free Throw Pct. (minimum 40 attempts)Player Year FT FTA Pct.

1. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 39 44 .8862. Sammi Knapic 2002-03 40 49 .8163. Erin Pauk 2003-04 52 64 .8134. Dorota Gburczyk 1999-00 35 44 .7955. Jaime Wahlert 1993-94 31 40 .7756. Becky Mason 2000-01 31 41 .7567. Stacey Ahrens 1990-91 61 81 .7538. Carlai Moore 2002-03 45 61 .7389. Charity Clay 2001-02 52 71 .73210. Erin Jones 1994-95 46 63 .730

Games StartedPlayer Year G GS Pct.

1. Julie Wilbers 1992-93 27 27 1.002. Darci Haas 1994-95 27 27 1.003. Amy Thompson 1994-95 27 26 0.964. Dorota Gburczyk 1999-00 28 26 0.935. Lori Erickson 2000-01 27 25 0.935. Erin Pauk 2003-04 29 25 0.867. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 24 0.868. Erin Jones 1994-95 27 22 0.819. Randi Meissner 2001-02 27 19 0.7010. Sammi Knapic 2002-03 28 17 0.61


Select UMKC Single-Season Records

3-Point Field Goals MadePlayer Year G 3FG Avg.

1. Veda McNeal 1992-93 27 87 3.22. Veda McNeal 1991-92 31 66 2.13. Kaycee Kapels 1998-99 26 64 2.54. Katie Houlehan 2003-04 29 63 2.25. Julie Jenson 1992-93 27 62 2.36. Kelly Walden 1991-92 31 60 1.96. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 60 2.18. Katie Houlehan 2002-03 28 59 2.19. Kaycee Kapels 1999-00 27 53 2.0

10. Corey Norman 1994-95 27 46 1.7

3-Point Field Goals AttemptedPlayer Year G 3FGA Avg.

1. Veda McNeal 1992-93 27 230 8.52. Katie Houlehan 2002-03 28 171 6.13. Kaycee Kapels 1999-00 27 162 6.04. Katie Houlehan 2001-02 28 160 5.75. Kaycee Kapels 1998-99 26 158 6.16. Latasha Jackson 1994-95 27 154 5.76. Corey Norman 1994-95 27 154 5.76. Julie Jenson 1992-93 27 154 5.79. Veda McNeal 1991-92 31 149 4.8

10. Katie Houlehan 2003-04 29 149 5.1

3-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 60 att.)Player Year 3FG 3FGA Pct.

1. Julie Jenson 1991-92 36 78 .4622. Veda McNeal 1991-92 66 149 .4433. Broda Dickerson 1987-88 31 73 .4254. Katie Houlehan 2003-04 63 149 .4235. Kelly Walden 1991-92 60 143 .4206. Kaycee Kapels 1998-99 64 158 .4057. Julie Jenson 1992-93 62 154 .4038. Kelly Yeakel 1999-00 26 67 .3889. Veda McNeal 1992-93 87 230 .378

10. Kelly Yeakel 2000-01 36 96 .375Katie Houlehan 2001-02 60 160 .375

Free Throws Pct. (min. 50 attempts)Player Year FT FTA Pct.

1. Julie Nill 1983-84 81 88 .9202. Katie Houlehan 2002-03 72 81 .8893. Kaycee Kapels 1999-00 91 106 .8584. Julie Nill 1982-83 70 82 .8545. Veda McNeal 1992-93 65 77 .8446. Teresa Adams 1986-87 80 95 .8427. Teresa Adams 1987-88 100 120 .8338. Staci Oliver 1990-91 48 58 .8289. Joy Ommen 1983-84 76 93 .817

10. Amy Thompson 1997-98 77 96 .802

Select UMKC Career Records

ScoringPlayer Years G Pts. Avg.

1. Penny Waggener 1981-85 123 1,475 12.02. Laurie Smith 1981-85 123 1,282 10.43. Stephanie Worthy 1984-86 67 1,268 18.94. Katie Houlehan 2001-pres. 94 1,174 12.55. Julie Nill 1981-84 85 1,166 13.76. Darci Haas 1994-98 106 1,146 10.87. Lauren Powers 1997-01 103 1,038 10.18. Meredith Wilcox 1984-88 104 976 9.49. Veda McNeal 1989-93 99 959 9.7

10. Kaycee Kapels 1996-00 80 919 11.5

3-Point Field Goals MadePlayer Years G 3FG Avg.

1 . Katie Houlehan 2 0 0 1 - p re s . 9 4 2 0 4 2 . 12 . Veda McNeal 1 9 8 9 - 9 3 9 9 1 7 4 1 . 83 . Kaycee Kapels 1 9 9 6 - 0 0 8 0 1 2 8 1 . 64 . Julie Jenson 1 9 9 1 - 9 3 5 8 9 8 1 . 75 . Kelly Wa l d e n 1 9 9 0 - 9 2 5 9 9 5 1 . 66 . Latasha Jackson 1 9 9 4 - 9 8 1 0 8 8 5 0 . 87 . Sara A t a l l a 1 9 9 6 - 0 0 1 0 2 6 9 0 . 78 . Darci Haas 1 9 9 4 - 9 8 1 0 6 6 0 0 . 69 . Erin Jones 1 9 9 4 - 9 6 5 4 5 4 1 . 0

1 0 . Lee Rodgers 1 9 9 3 - 9 6 5 4 5 0 0 . 9Missy Munden To w n s e n d 1 9 9 5 - 9 7 5 1 5 0 1 . 0

3-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 60 att.)Player Years 3FG 3FGA Pct.

1 . Eve Barry 1 9 9 0 - 9 2 2 8 6 1 . 4 5 92 . Broda Dickerson 1 9 8 7 - 8 8 3 1 7 3 . 4 2 53 . Julie Jenson 1 9 9 1 - 9 3 9 8 2 3 2 . 4 2 24 . Kelly Wa l d e n 1 9 9 0 - 9 2 9 5 2 4 3 . 3 9 15 . Veda McNeal 1 9 8 9 - 9 3 1 7 4 4 5 2 . 3 8 56 . Katie Houlehan 2 0 0 1 - p re s .2 0 4 5 3 9 . 3 7 87 . Kaycee Kapels 1 9 9 6 - 0 0 1 2 8 3 6 4 . 3 5 28 . Missy Munden To w n s e n d 1 9 9 5 - 9 7 5 0 1 5 2 . 3 2 99 . Tracey Olerich 1 9 9 4 - 9 6 1 9 6 0 . 3 1 7

1 0 . Jennifer Sposato 1 9 9 6 - 9 8 3 4 11 0 . 3 0 9

C u r rent Players are in Bold


• Had a season high 19 points against Drake (11 / 1 9 / 0 4 )• Missed several games prior to Mid-Con Tournament with a recurring back injury• Played seven minutes at point, but did not score in quarterfinals vs. Southern Utah• Scored season-high eight points in win at Oakland (1-24-04)• Recorded six assists and zero turnovers in 69-45 victory over IUPUI(1-26-04) • Matched a career-high with six assists in season opener against Kansas (11-21-03) • Point guard started 17 games (all 14 conference games) in 2002-03• Named Mid-Con Player- o f - t h e - Week after scoring career-best 23 points in a

73-62 win over Oral Roberts (1-25-03)• Had career-best six assists in 54-50 home win over Saint Louis (1-3-03)• Athree-time Kansas Class 6Aall-state performer at Hutchinson High School• Helped lead coach Tom Clark’s squad to three state tournament appearances

Knapic’s Career HighsPoints 23 vs. Oral Roberts (1-25-03)Rebounds 7 vs. Texas A&M-CC (1-28-03)Assists 6 4-times (11-29-04, most recent)Blocks 1 three timesSteals 4 Twice, most recent (11-19-04)FGs 6 vs. Drake (11-19-04)3-PT FGs 5 vs. Drake (11-19-04)FTs 12 vs. Oral Roberts (1-25-03)


SAMMI KNAPIC 5-8 • Junior • Guard • Kingman, Kan./Hutchinson High School#3

3-Point Fieldgoals ReboundsG-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Bl S Pts Avg

2002-2003 28-17 588 21.0 52-134 .388 18-50 .360 40-49 .816 20 54 74 2.6 92-4 64 75 3 29 162 5.82003-2004 21-4 274 13.0 17-56 .380 3-18 .167 11-13 .816 3 19 22 1.0 34-1 46 26 0 10 48 2.32004-2005 8-8 277 34.6 14-69 .203 10-40 .250 5-9 .556 2 17 19 2.4 17-0 30 31 0 14 43 5.4Totals 57-29 1139 20.0 83-259 .320 31-108 .287 56-71 .789 25 90 115 2.0 143-5 140 132 3 53 253 4.4

KNAPIC CAREER STATS


2002-2003 14-14 328 23.4 34-74 .459 13-30 .433 26-31 .839 12 27 39 2.8 48-2 34 38 2 17 107 7.62003-2004 11-0 154 14.0 12-31 .387 1-9 .111 7-8 .875 1 11 12 1.1 18-1 27 9 0 4 32 2.9Totals 25-14 482 19.3 46-105 .438 14-39 .439 33-39 .846 13 38 51 2.0 66-3 61 47 2 21 139 5.6

KNAPIC IN THE MID-CON

• Has scored double figures in the last three games

• Had a career high 20 points against Mississippi Valley State (12/4/04)

• Was named to the MU State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team

• Averaging 2.5 points per game coming off the bench in 26 of 28 games in 2003-04

• Had solid effort with four points, four assists and three steals in win vs. IUPUI (1-26-04)

• Scored seven points at Western Michigan (11-26-03) and at South Florida (11-30-03)

• Hit first collegiate shot, a 3-pointer, in win over Kansas (11-21-03)

• A two-time, first-team all-conference selection at Wayzata High School

• An honorable mention all-America by Street & Smith prior to her senior year

• Also a four-year letterwinner for the WHS track & field team

Ortega’s Career Highs Points 20 vs. MVS (12-4-04) Rebounds 7 3-times (12-7-04, most recent)Assists 7 vs. Drake (11-19-04)Blocks 1 4-times (11-22-04, most recent)Steals 7 vs. MVS (12-4-04)FGs 8 vs. MVS (12-4-04)3-PT FGs 3 vs. Tulsa (12-7-04)FTs 5 vs. Creighton (11-22-04)

JOWAN ORTEGA5-8 • Sophomore • Guard • Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata High School #5


2003-2004 26-0 281 10.8 22-58 .379 1-15 .067 19-27 .704 14 23 37 1.4 22-0 21 16 3 22 64 2.52004-2005 8-8 304 38.0 32-66 .485 5-12 .417 16-23 .696 11 21 32 4.0 20-0 28 32 3 27 85 10.6Total 34-8 585 17.2 54-124 .435 6-27 .222 35-50 .700 25 44 69 2.0 42-0 49 48 6 49 149 4.4

ORTEGA’S CAREER STATS


2003-2004 14-0 117 8.4 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 6-10 .600 7 14 21 1.5 9-0 15 8 1 9 22 1.6

ORTEGA IN THE MID-CON



• Became UMKC’s all-time Division I scorer against Tulsa (12-7-04)• Was named to the MU State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team• A second-team preseason all-Mid-Continent Conference in 2003-04• Was named to Kansas City Magazine’s list of “52 People You Ought to Meet” in 2004• S c h o o l ’s all-time leading 3-point shooter hit five treys and had game-high 24 points vs.

Southern Utah in 71-65 quarterfinal win (3-6-04)• Hit 6-of-7 3-point attempts in UMKC’s 83-69 win at Centenary (2-23-04) • Ranked 22nd in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.420) entering week• Averaging 10.5 points per game, including a 26-point effort at Tulsa• Was an honorable-mention selection in the Mid-Con last season• A second-team all-conference pick in 2002-03; led team in scoring (13.5 ppg) • Led Mid-Con and ranked 9th in the nation in FT pct. in 2002-03 (72-of-81, 88.9) • Became fastest player in school history to hit 100 3-pointers at Valparaiso (2-1-03)• Scored career-high 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting (6-of-8 from 3-point range) in

69-63 win over Oakland (1-30-03)• Named to the Mid-Con’s all-freshman team in 2001-02

Houlehan’s Career HighsPoints 35 vs. Oakland (1-20-03)Rebounds 9 Twice (12-4-04, most recent)Assists 10 vs. Oral Roberts (1-25-03)Blocks 3 vs. Oakland (2-9-04)Steals 4 two timesFGs 12 vs. Oakland (1-20-03)3-PT FGs 7 vs. McNeese State (12-7-02)FTs 7 Twice (3-6-04, most recent)

KATIE HOULEHAN 5-9 • Senior • Guard • Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege High School#11


2001-2002 28-24 833 29.8 126-321 .393 60-160 .375 39-44 .886 25 56 81 2.9 50-0 58 68 4 28 351 12.52002-2003 28-28 878 31.4 124-310 .400 59-171 .345 72-81 .889 38 44 82 2.9 58-1 86 78 8 30 379 13.52003-2004 29-22 837 28.9 101-264 .383 63-149 .423 30-34 .882 37 47 84 2.9 50-0 53 37 7 27 295 10.22004-2005 8-8 294 36.8 53-137 .387 22-59 .373 21-23 .913 7 28 35 4.4 12-0 22 20 4 13 149 18.6Totals 93-89 2842 30.6 404-1032.391 204-539 .378 162-182 .890 107 175 282 3.0 170-1 219 203 23 98 1174 12.6

HOULEHAN’S CAREER STATS


2001-2002 14-14 444 31.7 59-165 .358 23-81 .284 23-25 .920 15 31 46 3.3 19-0 30 33 2 15 164 11.72002-2003 14-14 446 31.9 66-150 .440 32-87 .368 34-39 .872 19 27 46 3.3 27-0 49 33 3 18 198 14.12003-2004 16-14 497 31.1 57-147 .388 33-72 .458 8-10 .800 21 34 55 3.4 26-0 35 17 5 18 155 9.7Totals 44-42 1387 31.5 182-462 .393 88-240 .367 65-74 .878 55 92 147 3.3 72-0 114 83 8 51 517 11.8

HOULEHAN IN THE MID-CON


LINDSAY FIELDS 5-8 • Freshman • Guard • Austin, Texas/Connally High School #22

HEATHER WIMBERLY5-7 • Freshman • Guard • Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS#21

• Scored career high 11 points against Northern Colorado (11/29/04)• A two-year letterwinner in basketball at John B. Connally High School• Was an all-district honorable mention player her junior season• Was a first-team all-district her senior season• Named the school's athlete-of-the-year in both 2003 and 2004 • Helped lead team to state tournament in 2004

• A McDonald's all-America nominee as a senior at Booker T. Washington• Earned Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state honors as a senior• Was an all-conference selection in 2002-03.


2004-2005 8-0 176 22.0 4-18 .222 1-2 .500 8-13 .615 7 13 20 2.5 14-0 10 12 0 5 17 2.1

FIELDS’ CAREER STATS

Klein’s Career HighsPoints 9 Twice (12-4-04, most recent)Rebounds 7 vs. MVS (12-4-04)Blocks 5 vs. MVS (12-4-04)FGs 4 3-times (12-4-04, most recent)

Fields’ Career HighsPoints 11 vs. UNC (11-29-04)Rebounds 5 vs. UNC (11-29-04)Assists 3 vs. UNC (11-29-04)Steals 3 vs. UNC (11-29-04)FGs 3 vs. UNC (11-29-04)FTs 4 vs. UNC (11-29-04)

ALYSA KLEIN 6-3 • Freshman • Center • Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji High School #13


2004-2005 8-0 136 17.0 17-41 .415 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 11 32 43 5.4 10-0 0 13 9 6 37 4.6

KLEIN’S CAREER STATS

• Had a career high nine points against Mississippi Valley State and Creighton• A Class 2Aall-state selection as a junior in 2002-03• Four-year letterwinner at Okoboji High School in Milford, Iowa• School's all-time leder in rebounds, blocked shots and field goal percentage • Only player in Pioneers' history to record 1,000 career points• Was ranked among the top five shot blockers in the state of Iowa

in 2001-02 and 2002-03.


• Had a career high seven rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (12-4-04)• Was 2-for-2 with a blocked shot in UMKC’s 79-52 win at Oral Roberts (2-2-04)• Had four points, five rebounds and two assists at Western Michigan (11 - 2 6 - 0 3 )• Made collegiate debut against Kansas (11 - 2 1 - 0 3 )• Outstanding prep shot blocker could be a key to Kangaroos’success this season• Finesse around basket and shooting touch make her an offensive threat • Averaged 15 points and was a McDonald’s all-America nominee last season at Bellevue West High School

• Earned all-state honors three times for the T h u n d e r b i r d s

Farmer’s Career HighsPoints 4 6-times (12-4-04, most recent)Rebounds 7 vs. MVS (12-4-04)Assists 2 at W. Michigan (11-26-03)Blocks 1 four times (11-19-04, most recent)Steals 1 three times (1-10-04, most recent)FGs 2 5-times (12-4-04, most recent)FTs 2 at W. Michigan (11-26-03)

COURTNEY FARMER 6-2 • Sophomore • Forward • Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS #42


2003-2004 17-0 87 5.1 9-18 .500 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 6 14 20 1.2 19-1 2 6 3 3 21 1.22004-2005 8-8 124 15.5 9-27 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 21 23 2.9 15-2 1 9 1 3 18 2.3Totals 25-8 213 8.5 18-45 .400 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 8 35 43 1.7 34-3 3 15 4 6 39 1.6

FARMER’S CAREER STATS


2003-2004 8-0 40 5.0 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 5 7 0.9 8-0 0 1 3 1 13 1.6

FARMER IN THE MID-CON

MARTA WAALEN 6-1 • Freshman • Forward • St. Paul, Minn./Central High School#25

• Had a career high 11 points against Mississippi Valley State (12/4/04)• Averaged 8.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per game as a junior • Played for coach Sara Rennie at Central High School• Recorded six double-doubles in 2002-03• Had a 15-point, 15-reound effort against Harding• Was named to Associate Press all-state honorable mention team her junior season• Was a two-time all-conference performer who helped lead Central to conference

titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003• Helped the squad to a third-place state tournament finish as freshman in 2000-01.


2004-2005 8-0 126 15.8 14-28 .500 4-7 .571 3-6 .500 4 14 18 2.3 5-0 4 7 6 3 35 4.4

WAALEN’S CAREER STATS

Waalen’s Career HighsPoints 11 vs. MVS (12-4-04)Rebounds 5 vs. Tulsa (12-7-04)Blocks 3 vs. EMU (12-3-04)Assists 2 vs. EMU (12-3-04)Steals 2 vs. EMU (12-3-04)FGs 5 vs. MVS (12-4-04)


• Tied her career high 12 points against Northern Colorado (11 - 2 9 - 0 4 )• Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes at Centenary (2-23-04)• Had 16 rebounds and nine points, including putback to force overtime at W. Vi rg i n i a• Had four points, five rebounds (all offensive) and three assists in 13 minutes of 69-45 victory over IUPUI (1-26-04)

• Made first collegiate start in 63-50 win over Kansas (11-21-03)• Averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game as a freshman• Had 12 points, eight rebounds in loss at Creighton (11-24-02)• Scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds at Oakland (2-15-03)• Atwo-time first-team all-Catholic league performer at Ladywood High School • Averaged a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) as a senior in 2001-02• Shot 48 percent from the floor and 78 percent from the free throw line in 2001-02

Obrecht’s Career HighsPoints 12 twice (11-29-04, most recent)Rebounds 16 vs. Texas State (12-18-03)Assists 3 3-times (2-23-04, most recent)Blocks 1 4-times (11-19-04 most recent)Steals 2 twice (2-2-04, most recent)FGs 6 vs. UNC (11-29-04)FTs 5 vs. Southern Utah (2-10-03)

LIZ OBRECHT6-1 • Junior • Center • Northville, Mich./Ladywood High School#50


2002-2003 25-0 256 10.2 30-65 .462 0-0 .000 21-26 .808 31 35 66 2.6 43-2 5 40 2 6 81 3.22003-2004 29-25 472 16.3 57-148 .385 0-0 .000 16-31 .516 81 54 135 4.7 76-0 24 48 2 16 130 4.52004-2005 8-8 163 20.4 26-56 .464 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 19 19 38 4.8 22-0 1 16 2 2 58 7.3Totals 62-33 893 14.4 113-269 .420 0-0 .000 43-68 .632 131 108 239 3.9 141-2 30 104 6 24 269 4.3

OBRECHT’S CAREER STATS


2002-2003 14-14 328 23.4 34-74 .459 13-30 .433 26-31 .839 12 27 39 2.8 48-2 34 38 2 17 107 7.62003-2004 16-12 240 15.0 35-79 .443 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 33 29 62 3.9 39-0 11 25 1 10 78 4.9Totals 30-26 568 18.9 69-153 .451 13-30 .433 34-44 .773 45 56 101 3.4 87-2 45 63 3 27 185 6.1

OBRECHT IN THE MID-CON


BO OVERTON Head Coach, First Season (Oklahoma ‘83)

Bo Overton, a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, was named women's basketball coachat UMKC June 7, 2004.

Prior to his appointment at UMKC, Overton spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, where the Soonerscompiled a 143-54 record. During Overton's tenure, Oklahoma won three Big 12 Conference regular season titles. OUalso advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times, including an appearance in the 2002 NCAA NationalChampionship game.

Overton, the starting point guard for the Sooners in the early 1980s, is considered one of the top recruiters in thecountry. The native of Ada, Okla., worked with all phases of the Oklahoma women's basketball program.

Overton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Oklahoma men's basketball program in 1983-84,followed by a year each as an assistant coach with the Continental Basketball Association's Pensacola (Fla.) Tornadoes(1985-86) and Oral Roberts University (1987-88). He then landed his first head coaching position at Murray StateJunior College in Tishomingo, Okla. After a two-year stay at MSJC, Overton returned to Oral Roberts to assist coachKen Trickey. He remained with the Golden Eagles for two seasons before accepting an assistant coach position atSouthwest Texas State under current Kansas State men's head coach Jim Wooldridge. Overton's and Wooldridge's work-ing relationship extended over five years and two institutions as the pair teamed up for one year at Southwest Texas andfour years at Louisiana Tech (1994-98).

During his four seasons as a player for the Sooners (1980-83), Overton led the team in assists his final three seasonsand currently ranks third on the school's all-time assists list with 517. He also ranks second on the Sooners' career listin free throw percentage after he converted 85.2 percent of his shots (184-of-216). He concluded his collegiate playingcareer by leading Oklahoma to the NCAA Mideast Regional and a second-place Big Eight Conference finish.

Overton became the 22nd player in OU men's basketball history to be drafted professionally. He was selected by thePhoenix Suns in 1983 NBA Draft.

He was a four-year letterwinner at Ada High School, earning Oklahoma Coaches, Tulsa World and Daily OklahomanPlayer-of-the-Year recognition in 1979. Overton was also a member of the McDonald's and National High SchoolCoaches Association All-America squads. He received the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award in 1979, which is presentedannually to the top athlete in each sport at the Oklahoma state high school championships.

Overton is a 1983 graduate of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree in communications.

What They Are Saying About Bo Overton:"Bo has an amazing feel for the game. He's been around it all his life and sees and understands it on an exceptional

level. He's a unique person who has helped us turn the Oklahoma program into something special." Oklahoma women'sbasketball coach Sherri Coale

“Bo Overton will be a tremendous addition to the UMKC family. With an extensive history in the basketball world,Bo brings a wealth of understanding to the women's game and further, a passion for winning that shall only continue.He is clear about his ambitions, pragmatic in his approach, and ultimately dedicated to the cause. With a strong com-municative stance, there is absolutely no question that Bo will guide this program to great heights." Stacey Dales-Schumann, a former Oklahoma women's basketball standout who currently plays for the Washington Mystics of theWNBA and is an analyst for ESPN women's college basketball.

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