COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) Three members of head coach Robin Pingeton’s women’s baskeball team announced they will be entering the transfer portal. Redshirt-senior Ladazhia Williams, freshman Izzy Higginbottom, and freshman Kiya Dorroh will all be searching for a new home, after taking to Twitter on Tuesday morning. “I have entered my name into the portal as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team could not hang on for a win on Thursday night, as Drake downed the Tigers 83-78 in overtime. MU came out with a commanding lead, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the opening three minutes of the matchup, but Drake’s Maddie Petersen kept her team alive with 22
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will look to make a run in the WNIT for the second-straight year, as the Tigers will host Drake at Mizzou Arena on Thursday. You can watch the press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below. https://youtu.be/aH1Q0EMRVrc Pingeton’s group missed out on an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host Drake on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the opening round of the WNIT. If the Tigers win – they’ll face the winner of Kansas City/Northern Iowa in the second round. Here’s a link to the full bracket. MU accepted its bid to the WNIT on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team was not selected to this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Tigers have now missed the big dance the last three seasons. MU will still play in the postseason. Head coach Robin Pingeton’s group accepted a bid to the WNIT for the second-straight season on Sunday night. The Tigers
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fell short of an SEC Tournament run, as the Arkansas Razorbacks topped the Tigers in the second round, 61-52 in overtime, on Thursday. The seniors, Ladazhia Williams and Haley Troup, led the charge for MU. Troup finished with a team-high 21 points, along with six rebounds and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The SEC named two Mizzou women’s basketball standouts to its All-SEC second team on Tuesday. Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank were MU’s lone representatives in the SEC’s postseason awards. You can check out the full list here. Blackwell averaged 15.3 points and 13.3 rebounds per game during the regular season. The St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got the win it needed over No. 15 Florida on Saturday afternoon, taking down the Gators 78-73. With the win, MU finishes 7-9 in conference play. The Tigers started slow, but Hayley Frank pumped in some energy near the end of the first half. She scored 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team could not get it done against the Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday night, falling 78-63 in the final home game of the season. Ladazhia Williams, Aijha Blackwell, Kiya Dorroh, and Skylah Travis all did not suit up against the Cats. Mizzou did not release a statement on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped its four-game losing streak on Sunday as the Tigers pulled away for a 76-66 win over Mississippi State on senior day. MU honored its lone senior, LaDazhia Williams, before the game. Williams finished with three points and two rebounds. https://youtu.be/B74xnYtrd_4 Hayley Frank led MU with a
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team extended its losing streak to four games with a 74-49 loss to No. 21 Georgia on Thursday night. MU’s leading scorer Aijha Blackwell did not make the trip to Athens, so the scoring instead came from Hayley Frank, Ladazhia Williams, and Jayla Kelly with the co-team high
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to Arkansas at home on Sunday, despite leading by seven points at halftime. Arkansas pulled away in the second half to beat the Tigers 88-71. The Razorbacks outscored the Tigers 54-30 in the final two quarters. Arkansas out-rebounded Mizzou 49-37 for the game. https://youtu.be/UZt3Fqvuk1E Hayley Frank
Continue Reading KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team could not get an upset done on the road against the No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday. The Lady Vols took down the Tigers 76-62. Lauren Hansen finished with a game-high 22 points for Mizzou. It is the fourth time this season that junior has had a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will now host Ole Miss at 4 p.m. on Thursday due to the winter weather. The Tigers were originally scheduled to face the Rebels at 6 p.m. Students can attend the game for free by showing their student ID at the door, according to a release. MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team beat Alabama on the road 77-61 on Sunday night. LaDazhia Williams led MU with a team-high 18 points on 7-for-7 shooting. Lauren Hansen was right behind Williams with 17 points. Aijha Blackwell finished with another double-double. She had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Tigers are now
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ The Mizzou women’s basketball team came up short on the road against Mississippi State on Thursday night. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers 77-62 behind a game-high 27 points from Caterrion Thompson. MU falls to 15-6 overall and 4-4 in the SEC. Aijha Blackwell led the Tigers with 17 points and 16 rebounds.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite taking a two-point deficit into halftime, the Mizzou women’s basketball out-toughed Texas A&M in a 78-69 win on Sunday evening. Junior Hayley Frank led all scorers with 28 points, along with eight rebounds and two assists. Up next – the Tigers will hit the road to Mississippi State on Jan. 27.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 66-52 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Thursday night. It was MU’s first SEC road win of the season. The Tigers handled business in the Music City with four players hitting double-digit point totals. Lauren Hansen led the team with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standout Aijha Blackwell is the SEC Co-Player of the Week. The League announced its weekly honors on Tuesday. Blackwell scored a game-high 27 points and 13 rebounds in the Tigers loss to No. 13 Georgia on Monday night. The St. Louis native also had 26 points and 17 rebounds
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