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	7–19 (4–9 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	12	–	0	1.000	23	–	2	.920
South Dakota	10	–	2	.833	20	–	6	.769
South Dakota State	10	–	2	.833	20	–	6	.769
Oral Roberts	6	–	6	.500	13	–	12	.520
St. Thomas	6	–	6	.500	13	–	13	.500
Kansas City	4	–	9	.308	7	–	19	.269
Denver	3	–	10	.231	9	–	17	.346
North Dakota	3	–	10	.231	7	–	20	.259
Omaha	2	–	11	.154	4	–	24	.143

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roos, led by fourth-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 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	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						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 21, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN	Oral Roberts						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at St. Thomas						Lee & Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBD, SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center 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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