The Tigers and Jayhawks played in Columbia for the first time in 10 years on Saturday, but the visiting Kansas squad won easily, 95-67. Graduate guards D’Moi Hodge and Nick Honor led the team in scoring with 15 apiece.
Last season’s Border Showdown saw a 102-65 win for the Jayhawks. This year the game will be on Missouri’s home court, and the Tigers are heading in undefeated.
The MizzouRec dedicated court in honor of the NWBA’s winningest coach Ron Lykins. Holding the record for most wins in program history, Lykins plans to continue coaching at MU after retiring from Paralympic coaching.
Ahead of their highly anticipated showdown against Kansas, the Tigers held off the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks despite an exceptional performance from the road underdogs.
‘It was just a matter of time’: After a disappointing loss to Virginia Tech, Missouri women’s basketball looked to get back in the win column against Saint Louis despite the absence of graduate guard Katlyn Gilbert.
Missouri head coach Robin Pingeton stressed the team’s need to improve their “controllables,” after a win against the Skyhawks. This post-game takeaway rang true for the team’s performance in the Bahamas.
After beginning its season 5-0, Missouri women’s basketball competed in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, earning a win against Wake Forest and falling to Virginia Tech.
