2025–26 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team

2025–26 Kansas City Roos women's basketball
2025–26 Kansas City Roos women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	7–23 (4–12 Summit)
Head coach	Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (4th season);
Associate head coach	Wanika Owsley
Assistant coaches	Stacy Stephens; La'Karis Salter; Sammy Smith;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center

2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	15	–	1	.938	29	–	4	.879
South Dakota State †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
South Dakota	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
Oral Roberts	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
St. Thomas	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Denver	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Kansas City	4	–	12	.250	7	–	23	.233
Omaha	3	–	13	.188	6	–	27	.182
North Dakota	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roos, who were led by fourth-year head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as members of the Summit League.

The Roos finished the regular season 7–22 overall, and 4–12 in the Summit League to finish in seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to South Dakota State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2024–25 season 10–21, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They upset #3 seed North Dakota State,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Oral Roberts in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 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)	Jr	Lee's Summit North High School	Lee's Summit, Missouri
G	1	Nikole Thomas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Elauni Bennett	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Lee's Summit North High School	Lee's Summit, Missouri
G	3	Lailah Hatcher	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Link Academy	Kansas City, Missouri
G	5	Tierra Trotter	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	GS	UT Rio Grande Valley	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F	10	Funmi Amode	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Salt Lake Community College	London, England
F	11	Kelby Bannerman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Davidson	Hampshire, Illinois
F	12	Claudia Frances	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	I.E.S. Font de Sant Lluís	Valencia, Spain
G	13	Carleigh Andrews	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Palm Beach Atlantic	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
F	22	Jumoke Adaramoye	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Saint Leo	Ekiti, Nigeria
G	23	Alyssa Febres	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Monsignor Scanlan High School	Yonkers, New York
G	24	Zaire Harrell	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	MICDS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	25	Jamyah Winter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Lincoln Memorial	Milan, Illinois
G	33	Hallie Majoros	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Milwaukee	Sagamore Hills, Ohio
G	44	Trinity Chears	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Texas A&M International	South Holland, Illinois

Head coach

Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma)

Assistant coach(es)

Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State)
Stacy Stephens (Texas)
La'Karis Salter (Mississippi)
Sammy Smith (Texas A&M)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2025* 6:00 pm		Missouri Baptist	W 78–39	–	–	–	–	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas	L 64–74	0–1	29 – Em. Bennett	14 – Harrell	7 – Trotter	Allen Fieldhouse (3,581) Lawrence, KS
November 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		William Jewell	W 90–35	1–1	23 – Em. Bennett	14 – El. Bennett	5 – Febres	Swinney Recreation Center (271) Kansas City, MO
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 61–89	1–2	19 – El. Bennett	8 – El. Bennett	4 – Trotter	Lloyd Noble Center (4,049) Norman, OK
November 17, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 71–80	1–3	26 – El. Bennett	8 – El. Bennett	6 – Febres	Robert F. Hyland Arena (634) St. Charles, MO
November 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, SLN		Hesston	W 121−43	2−3	28 – Bannerman	9 – Bannerman	9 – Hatcher	Swinney Recreation Center (925) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN		UTEP	L 64−75	2−4	16 – Em. Bennett	7 – Harrell	4 – Harrell	Swinney Recreation Center (283) Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		Austin Peay	L 46–66	2–5	15 – El. Bennett	7 – Harrell	5 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (259) Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 59–72	2–6	13 – Winter	10 – El. Bennett	3 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (510) Greeley, CO
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 79–85 ^OT	2–7	27 – Em. Bennett	7 – Adaramoye	3 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (225) Kansas City, MO
December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN		Utah Valley	L 58–64	2–8	27 – Em. Bennett	15 – Amode	3 – Harrell	Swinney Recreation Center (301) Kansas City, MO
December 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas	L 77–92	2–9	18 – Tied	10 – Harrell	7 – Harrell	Bud Walton Arena (2,036) Fayetteville, AR
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, SLN		Haskell Indian Nations	W 109−59	3−9	27 – El. Bennett	15 – El. Bennett	7 – Febres	Swinney Recreation Center (225) Kansas City, MO
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 67–71	3–10	21 – Trotter	11 – Em. Bennett	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (2,950) Columbia, MO
Summit League regular season
December 31, 2025 5:00 pm, SLN		Omaha	W 61–59	4–10 (1–0)	18 – El. Bennett	10 – El. Bennett	6 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (269) Kansas City, MO
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota	L 47–67	4–11 (1–1)	10 – Bannerman	7 – El. Bennett	3 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (351) Kansas City, MO
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	L 54–77	4–12 (1–2)	14 – El. Bennett	8 – El. Bennett	2 – Trotter	Scheels Center (887) Fargo, ND
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	W 77–56	5–12 (2–2)	22 – Harrell	9 – Harrell	5 – Febres	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,378) Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 65–81	5–13 (2–3)	20 – El. Bennett	12 – El. Bennett	5 – Febres	Mabee Center (791) Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	W 75–60	6–13 (3–3)	20 – El. Bennett	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (304) Kansas City, MO
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	L 54–64	6–14 (3–4)	14 – Em. Bennett	10 – Bannerman	2 – Trotter	Hamilton Gymnasium (372) Denver, CO
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State	L 63–76	6–15 (3–5)	21 – Em. Bennett	6 – El. Bennett	7 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (224) Kansas City, MO
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 60–59	7–15 (4–5)	19 – Trotter	9 – Bannerman	3 – Tied	Baxter Arena (1,221) Omaha, NE
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State	L 49–74	7–16 (4–6)	9 – Tied (2)	5 – Em. Bennett	2 – Harrell	Swinney Recreation Center (351) Kansas City, MO
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota	L 58–68	7–17 (4–7)	13 – Em. Bennett	11 – El. Bennett	4 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (437) Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	L 65–70 ^OT	7–18 (4–8)	20 – Trotter	9 – El. Bennett	6 – Trotter	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 40–93	7–19 (4–9)	14 – Em. Bennett	8 – El. Bennett	2 – Harrell	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,897) Brookings, SD
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		Denver	L 63–79	7–20 (4–10)	20 – Em. Bennett	11 – El. Bennett	6 – Trotter	Swinney Recreation Center (323) Kansas City, MO
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts	L 68–70	7–21 (4–11)	20 – Trotter	14 – Harrell	3 – Bannerman	Swinney Recreation Center (478) Kansas City, MO
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	L 71–73	7–22 (4–12)	22 – El. Bennett	16 – El. Bennett	7 – Febres	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (705) St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2026* 12:00 pm, SLN	(7)	vs. (2) South Dakota State Quarterfinal	L 61–75	7–23	15 – Tied (2)	9 – El. Bennett	4 – Tied (2)	Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,176) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ "Worst first half of the season dooms Bison women". InForum. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ "Kansas City Roos vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles - Final Score - March 08, 2025". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ "Kansas City Roos 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[2] "Worst first half of the season dooms Bison women". InForum. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[3] "Kansas City Roos vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles - Final Score - March 08, 2025". FOX Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[4] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

[5] "Kansas City Roos 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2026.

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