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Kansas City ends 2019 with wins over Toledo, South Dakota

Kansas City ends 2019 with wins over Toledo, South Dakota

Steven Abramo
December 30, 2019

Nursing a 13-point lead with five minutes remaining in Kansas City's game against Toledo, injured Roo Jahshire Hardnett shouted from the bench after teammate Javan White drew a foul in the lane.  “Look at my team out here working,” he exlaimed.  This positive...

Athletics sees increase in ticket revenue, stagnant attendance following rebranding

Athletics sees increase in ticket revenue, stagnant attendance following rebranding

Kayl Auch
December 4, 2019

When UMKC hired Dr. Brandon Martin as a new athletics director in December 2018, he was tasked with restructuring nearly the entire athletics department. Since then, Martin has created the ‘Roo Promise,’ hired three people to help with external relations and rebranded...

Kansas City volleyball wins fifth in a row, falls to New Mexico State

Kansas City volleyball wins fifth in a row, falls to New Mexico State

Mackenzie Wilson
November 18, 2019

The confident play of the Kansas City volleyball team led them to a sweep the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) last week for a fifth win in a row in their second-to-last last conference game (25-22, 25-21, 25-12).  "We weren't as offensively efficient as we...

Kansas City men’s basketball falls in three straight road games

Kansas City men’s basketball falls in three straight road games

Kennedy Bright
November 17, 2019

Foul trouble, rebounding, and a lack of efficient shooting doomed the Kansas City men’s basketball team on their first road trip of the season, as the Roos fell in all three contests.  Kansas City vs Oklahoma State The Roos lost their first game of the year to Big...

Women’s basketball comes up short in back-and-forth battle against Davidson

Women’s basketball comes up short in back-and-forth battle against Davidson

Logan Lazarczyk
November 17, 2019

Kansas City’s women’s basketball team fell to Davidson 64-74 in a hard fought loss last Saturday at Swinney Center. The Roos opened up the game in a 1-3-1 zone defense that gave the Wildcats problems for much of the first quarter. Davidson had to settle for contested...

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