Women's Basketball Archives - Page 14 of 37

Seniors lead the way in opening night victory

Ben Pfeifer • November 14, 2019

Jordan Chavis stared up at the shot clock. Five seconds … four … three ... two. Well beyond the three-point line, she took a step to her left and drilled a contested three. Missouri found itself...

Missouri basketball gives sloppy performance, drops first game to Nebraska

Ben Pfeifer • November 13, 2019

In its second straight overtime matchup, the Missouri women’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 SEC) fell to its former Big 12 foe, the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten). The game was close, yet sloppy...

Missouri women prevail in overtime against Western Illinois

Eli Hoff • November 7, 2019

It wasn’t simple, but the Missouri women’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0 SEC) managed to survive an upset bid from Western Illinois (0-1, 0-0 Summit League) with a 97-89 overtime win on Tuesday night at...

Freshmen lead the way: what we learned from Missouri’s exhibition play

Ben Pfeifer • November 7, 2019

Entering a new, post-Sophie Cunningham era, Missouri’s women’s basketball entered exhibition play with high hopes. It beat down on Truman state. It ran Fontbonne out of the building. Scoring over...

‘More than just a number’: What the No. 33 jersey means to Aijha Blackwell

Eli Hoff • November 5, 2019

Aijha Blackwell thought she was late for a meeting. The Missouri basketball freshman had been pulled aside for an interview after a team practice. When she entered the locker room after, all her teammates...

High school rivalry fades away for talented Missouri freshmen

Eli Hoff • November 4, 2019

Before Missouri freshmen Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank were college teammates, they were high school rivals. Together, they’re part of one of the program’s best-ever recruiting classes. Blackwell,...

Amber Smith provides consistency during season full of changes

Kaylee Schreiner • November 4, 2019

As basketball season swings into full gear, the big concern for Missouri’s women’s basketball team seems to be who is going to step up now that some key seniors have graduated. Last season, the Tigers...

Former Tiger Sophie Cunningham discusses life in the WNBA

Owen Krucoff • August 7, 2019

It can be a bit surprising at first to see Sophie Cunningham in her Phoenix Mercury uniform. The Columbia native, who spent her entire upbringing surrounded by black and gold, now sports the purple and...

Missouri’s Sophie Cunningham drafted by Phoenix Mercury

Owen Krucoff • April 12, 2019

One of Columbia’s best-ever homegrown athletes is officially headed into the world of professional sports. Former Missouri women’s basketball star Sophie Cunningham learned the next step in her decorated...

Missouri loses to Iowa in NCAA Tournament, ending season

Wilson Moore • March 27, 2019

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Sophie Cunningham era at Mizzou – one that spanned four years, 128 games, and 4164 minutes – came to a close on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, as Missouri (24-11, 10-6 SEC) lost...

Missouri keeps season alive with NCAA Tournament win over Drake

Owen Krucoff • March 24, 2019

With a chance to take the final shot in a tie game, Missouri women’s basketball has a couple of shooting options that immediately come to mind. There’s senior Sophie Cunningham, the program’s all-time...

Missouri women headed to Iowa for opening rounds of NCAA Tournament

Owen Krucoff • March 19, 2019

The Tigers had been waiting for more than a week since the end of their SEC Tournament run, but the announcement of their spot in the NCAA women’s basketball Tournament still came earlier than expected. The...