Mizzou women’s basketball drops first game of the season in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou women's basketball team fell to 2-1 on the season, on Sunday, after a 93-85 loss to St. Louis University on the road.

You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below.

Despite the loss, it was a good shooting day for MU. Four Tigers scored into double-digits, including a couple of 21 point efforts by freshman Grace Slaughter and sophomore Ashton Judd. Slaughter was 9-of-12 from the floor and Judd was 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, along with six boards.

Mama Dembele had a career-high 14 assists in the loss. She added on 11 points and eight rebounds. Fifth-year forward Hayley Frank also hit double-digits with 12 points.

The biggest stat of the afternoon, however, was the turnover battle. Pingeton's group lost that battle, 19-15.

Up next - Mizzou will return home to host North Alabama at the Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Tip off is at 7 p.m.