Spring Break
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women cruise past Southern Utah U.
David Cordill
Issue date: 1/8/07 Section: Sports
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Freshman guard Chazny Morris led the Kangaroos with 13 points in a game that UMKC controlled from the opening tip. Senior center Stephanie Brown netted 12 points on the afternoon for the Roos, while junior center Alysa Klein contributed 10 in the home-court effort.
The 4-11 Kangaroos, playing in their first game since a Dec. 31 loss at Texas Christian University, led by as many as 24 points before halftime and 19 in the second half. The win gave UMKC Interim Head Coach Candace White her second victory.
"It was a lot of fun," White said. "We were getting a lot of people into the game. We practiced for a week ... we were ready to get out on the floor and show how we knew we could play."
UMKC shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the first half. Junior guard Brittny Picconi connected on her first three trey attempts, and Klein went five for seven during the first 20 minutes. The Kangaroos were up 35-18 at the intermission.
Southern Utah closed the gap quickly in the early stages of the second half with an 8-0 run. Field goals from SUU sophomore forward Emily Mothershed and sophomore guard Heather Hillock, along with consecutive baskets from sophomore forward Anne Westwood, brought the Thunderbirds within nine points at the 17:00 mark.
Coach White called a timeout for the Roos before things got out of hand.
"[Southern Utah] came out ready to play in the second half," White said on the Thunderbird's quick second-half start. "We didn't quite meet their intensity. They were getting open looks."
The Kangaroos responded by scoring 10 unanswered points of their own, including back-to-back three pointers from Morris and sophomore guard Tobey Beer to start the run.
The Thunderbirds answered right back with a pair of treys from Hillock and freshman forward Aubrey Mackintosh, bringing Southern Utah to within 10 at the 13:03 mark.
The firestorm of three pointers continued and UMKC increased its lead to 16 as sophomore guard Heather Wimberly and Morris connected from behind the arc, putting them ahead 51-35 with 11:57 remaining in the game.
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