Women's Basketball Archives - Page 35 of 38

Tigers hand No. 9 Tennessee first SEC loss 80-63

Tracy Cook • February 3, 2013

The Tigers received a standing ovation from the crowd Sunday as they defeated No. 9-ranked Tennessee, 80-63. After losing to Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., by 45 points earlier in this season, the Tigers...

Doty leads in assists and steals, but also in turnovers

Tracy Cook • February 1, 2013

Driving into the lane with her left hand, freshman point guard Lianna Doty kicked the ball out to sophomore guard Morgan Eye for a 3-pointer on the wing. Four minutes later, she connected with Sydney...

Turnovers cripple Tigers to a 58-50 loss

Matt Muenzberg • January 25, 2013

Coach Robin Pingeton rested her head on her hand and squeezed her eyes shut as if trying to forget a bad memory. “Tonight’s a tough night,” Pingeton said. “I felt like we let one get away.” Missouri...

Tigers lead nation in 3-pointers

Matt Muenzberg • December 7, 2012

Through the first month of the season, no team has benefited from 3-point shots as much as Missouri. In their first nine games, the Tigers averaged 9.3 3-point shots per game, the most in Division I women’s...

Women’s basketball 1-2 in Cancun Challenge

Zach Foor • November 27, 2012

If the women’s basketball three-game Cancun Challenge tournament resembled a Thanksgiving turkey, the Missouri Tigers got to indulge in a leg and a wing. During Thanksgiving weekend, the Tigers fell...

Morgan Eye has hot hand in win over Chicago State

Zach Foor • November 13, 2012

Sophomore guard Morgan Eye had what she called a “breakout game” in the Missouri women’s basketball team’s 88-55 win over Chicago State on Monday night. Eye converted on 4 for 6 attempts from...

Tigers sink Billikens in season-opener

Matt Muenzberg • November 9, 2012

Saint Louis coach Lisa Stone has won over 500 games in 26 years of being a bench manager in women’s college basketball, so certainly nothing Missouri would’ve done Friday night in its season-opener...

Missouri takes second exhibition with balanced attack

Matt Muenzberg • November 6, 2012

In its first exhibition game last week, Missouri rode senior guard Sydney Crafton’s 28 points to a win over Lincoln. On Tuesday night against Lindenwood in the team’s exhibition finale, no such hero...

Crafton shies from spotlight, not shots

Matt Muenzberg • November 2, 2012

Between Mizzou Madness’s 10-minute scrimmage and Tuesday’s exhibition against Lincoln, senior guard Sydney Crafton shot 16 for 18, a whopping 89 percent shooting clip. The rest of the team combined...

Crafton lifts Missouri in first exhibition

Matt Muenzberg • October 31, 2012

About halfway through the second half of Missouri women’s basketball’s first exhibition game of the year, senior guard Sydney Crafton finally came back to earth. Crafton had made nine straight shots...

Missouri’s youth consumes Mizzou Madness debut

Zach Foor • October 16, 2012

On Friday, Missouri women's basketball was placed in the national spotlight before the 2012-13 season. The event, Mizzou Madness, was part of an ESPN special that granted a look into the men's and women's...

Flores, Brock and Gee close out their Tiger careers

Sam Rourke • March 2, 2012

Senior leadership has been a staple on the court for the Missouri women’s basketball team this season. The team has relied on senior forwards Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock to lead the team in scoring...