When the final buzzer went off, Missouri coach Robin Pingeton left the court with her 400th win. But she accepted the audience’s applause with a grim, close-lipped smile. “It wasn’t pretty, but...

The day sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham committed to Missouri in her junior year at Rock Bridge High School, she got a call from her sister, Sophie Cunningham. Sophie, an eighth-grader at the time,...

She knew it right away. “It was just one step that felt like my foot just snapped in half,” junior guard Lianna Doty said. Before she went in on a drive for the ball during practice Oct. 31, Doty...

Two different plays summed up the entirety of the game. The first was when Missouri sophomore forward Jordan Frericks hit a layup within seconds of the start of the game. The second was when Southeastern...

This is a team that, just a few days ago, beat a Division II team by only three points. This is a team that has been suffering through injuries since day one of the season — a team that had plenty of...

Lianna Doty hopped off on crutches on Wednesday night while her team headed into the locker room after a close win against Division II Lindenwood. The junior isn’t used to this. She’s not used to...

Kim Anderson is very clear in his approach to playing time: play defense or don’t play at all. “I think they have (bought into the defense-first mentality),” Anderson said of his players. “They...

From the sidelines of his team’s Wednesday night game against Missouri, Lindenwood coach Tony Francis could be heard yelling at his defense. “Know your shooters,” he told his players. Mizzou women’s...

Jordan Frericks said she sees a reminder of herself at practice. The sophomore forward said her teammate, freshman Bri Porter, is quiet, much like Frericks herself was a year ago. “I really didn’t...

Johnson County Community College might as well be Jayhawk country. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, the junior college belongs to the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. It may seem to be a...