AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team came out on top in a back and forth fight with Auburn on Sunday. The Tigers downed the other Tigers 62-56 at Auburn Arena. Hayley Frank continues to impress in her senior season, as she put up her second-straight 20 point game. The forward finished with 23
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball teams stayed perfect against the Kentucky Wildcats to open up SEC play on Thursday. Just one night after the men’s team knocked off No. 19 Kentucky, the women’s team downed the Wildcats 74-71 to improve to 12-2 this season. Watch the full post-game press conference with Robin Pingeton and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team has had an extra challenge added onto its SEC play preparations as a few players are struggling to get back to Columbia. “When you have international players there’s an importance of allowing that space for them to get home,” Pingeton said. “We were without three last night
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got down early against Illinois and couldn’t make a come back happen falling in the Braggin’ Rights matchup 76-66. In the first timeout of the game, the Tigers already trailed by eight and that lead was hard to diminish with the Illini shooting over 55% from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Grain Valley (46) Rock Bridge (51) FINAL Lutheran St. Charles (50) Hickman (42) FINAL Lutheran South (53) Southern Boone (45) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team has been working through finals week to get ready for the Braggin’ Rights matchup with Illinois on Sunday. “They’ve added a couple of key players in the transfers that have really elevated their program,” Pingeton said. “I really don’t see a lot of weaknesses on that roster
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got a fifth straight win Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena 74-61 against Jackson State. After maintaining just a slight lead at the half, the Tigers pulled away out of the locker room led by senior Hayley Frank with 21 points and four rebounds. Watch the full post-game
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got to give their starters a bit of a break in a dominant win against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday morning, as the Tigers coasted to an 83-36 win over the Mavericks. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton and players in the video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is set to take on Omaha Friday afternoon, but head coach Robin Pingeton said a big part of the team’s week has been focusing on the upcoming finals week. “This was a big week academically, we gave them Monday and Tuesday off,” Pingeton said. “I think sometimes
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TEMPE, Az. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers were led by Lauren Hansen and Hayley Frank on Sunday to win their second game of the Arizona State Classic. MU took down the home team Arizona State 71-60. Hansen had her third straight game with over 20 points, finishing with 23 on the day and four rebounds. Frank
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TEMPE, Az. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team had another hot game from beyond the arch taking down UMass 71-66 in the Arizona State Classic on Saturday. The Tigers were once again led by Lauren Hansen with 23 points, which is her second straight with over 20. Watch the full post-game press conference with head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After taking the first loss of the season against No. 11 Virginia Tech, the Mizzou women’s basketball team got back in the win column at Mizzou Arena Wednesday night against Saint Louis. The Tigers were powered by Lauren Hansen with 24 points shooting 6/11 from the three-point line. Watch extended highlights from
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fell to No. 11 Virginia Tech 73-57 in the Baha Mar Championships for the team’s first loss of the season. The Tigers led at the half, but VT went on a run in the third quarter outscoring Mizzou 23-9 in the third quarter. Watch the full press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first-ever Sophie Cunningham Classic presented by Norm Stewart will kick off on Friday, Dec. 2 and run through Sunday, Dec. 4. On Tuesday, Mizzou women’s basketball alums Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham and legendary coach Norm Stewart met with the media to preview the event. You can watch the full press conference
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball will play its sixth-straight home game on Wednesday night against Coastal Carolina. The Tigers are 5-0 to start the season with wins against Mississippi Valley State, SIUE and others. Head coach Dennis Gates said his team is getting better every day, but there’s still some areas they need
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team improved to 6-0 with a win over Wake Forest in the first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas. The Tigers beat the Demon Deacons handily, 69-47, on Monday evening. It was a standout defensive effort for MU, as the group held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou women’s basketball alums Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation ahead of the first-ever Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Tennessee-Martin kept the Mizzou women’s basketball team on their toes on Thursday night. There were a total of 14 lead changes, but MU came out on top in the 60-55 win. Shots weren’t falling quite as much for the Tigers in the first half. MU shot 37 percent from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Robin Pingeton announced Wednesday that the Mizzou women’s basketball team will be without their starting point guard Mama Dembele for an unknown amount of time after she underwent surgery on her nose. Dembele was injured Sunday against SEMO and Pingeton said her time line to return is unknown. Watch the
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