COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team wrapped up exhibition play with a 55-point win over Southwest Baptist at Mizzou Arena. You can watch the highlights from the Tigers’ win in the video player above. Junior guard Aijha Blackwell had a double-double with a team-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Hayley Frank and
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lindenwood (39) Mizzou (87) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Lebanon (1) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Blair Oaks (3) Hallsville (0) FINAL Odessa (3) California (0) FINAL Jefferson City (3) Pacific (0) FINAL Hickman (0)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin shared some insight on his team with reporters on Monday afternoon. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/n6oP2Q2VwAc Coach Matin said he liked how his team played in its two closed scrimmages against Creighton and Oklahoma State. He would not disclose
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones went one-on-one with Jefferson City basketball standout Hannah Linthacum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. Linthacum recently announced her commitment to play for the Mizzou women’s basketball team where she will join her two older sisters, Sarah and Micah. She will also join a long list
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC and national media is expecting the Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball teams to finish near the bottom of the conference this season. The Mizzou men were picked to finish 10th in the SEC. Meanwhile, the women were picked to finish 11th in the conference. Neither Tiger team had any players
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is preparing for the 2021-22 season. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton and several players on Monday. MU is coming off two straight nine win seasons. Coach Pingeton said her team is motivated to get this program back to its winning ways. The Tigers have not
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PHOENIX (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge star Sophie Cunningham scored a career-high 21 points in the Mercury’s playoff win over New York on Thursday night. Cunningham was 6-for-9 shooting from the field, including 6-for-7 from three-point range. She put Phoenix ahead by one point late in the fourth quarter with this three pointer here.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team released its non-conference schedule on Thursday. Mizzou will open up the regular season on Nov. 11 against Murray State. The Tigers first road game is on Nov. 17 against Saint Louis. MU’s toughest test will come on Dec. 5 as the Tigers are scheduled to travel to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is hosting his seventh annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said the camp set a new record with 315 kids participating this year. “The fact that the camp is continuously growing – I think that’s a testament to my staff and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team spent some time at the Special Olympics Missouri Training For Life Facility on Monday afternoon. Head coach Robin Pingeton and her squad played Minute To Win It with the athletes currently competing for a spot on Team Missouri. “These athletes are such amazing people, and it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Shannon Dufficy announced, in a post on Instagram, that she will be joining the Oregon Ducks next season. The Australia-native averaged 6.5 points per game for the Tigers. The 2020-2021 season was her first actually spent on the court for MU, as she had to sit out the previous season
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou and Rock Bridge star Sophie Cunningham in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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Fort Worth, Tex. The Mizzou women’s basketball team blew a 20-point second half lead in the opening round of the WNIT. The Tigers lost to Fresno State 78-75 on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs finished the game on a 9-0 run. They outscored the Tigers 26-13 in the fourth quarter. MU standout Aijha Blackwell finished with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is gearing up for its trip to the WNIT. The Tigers will face Fresno State in the first round on Friday at 2 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the tournament. You can watch our full
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team received an at-large bid to the WNIT on Monday night. The Tigers will open up tournament play against Fresno State on Friday at 2 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. Here’s a link to see the full bracket. Mizzou finished the regular season 9-11 overall and 5-9 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standouts Aijha Blackwell and Mama Dembele each earned SEC honors on Tuesday. The SEC named Blackwell to its All-SEC second team. The sophomore standout is averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds per game this season. She will likely become just the fifth MU player in program history to average
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a huge road win over Mississippi State. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs 77-57 on Sunday afternoon. Shug Dickson scored 16 points and brought down five rebounds to lead the Tigers. Aijha Blackwell finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. MU finishes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team led after each of the first three quarters on Thursday night, but the Tigers could not close out No. 20 Tennessee. The Lady Volunteers went on to beat the Tigers 78-73. https://youtu.be/gZMKjgM6GJQ MU was up 60-55 headed into the fourth quarter, but that’s when Rennia Davis went
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Three familiar faces made the short jump down Providence Road to Hickman High School, where they brought their Mizzou knowledge to a whole new program. The Kewpies named former MU women’s basketball standout Morgan Eye Scott as head coach over the summer. Since then, Scott added Jordan Roundtree and Michael Porter Sr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team dominated Florida on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat the Gators 96-80 on senior day. MU honored its two seniors Shug Dickson and Shannon Dufficy before the game. Dickson finished with a season-high 20 points, and Dufficy had a season-high 19 points. Aijha Blackwell returned to action after
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