# 2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team

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. They were defeated by Omaha in the first round of the Summit League tournament.

## 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.

### 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 |
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### Preseason All-Summit League

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

## 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 | 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. |||||||||
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