COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 sports director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Sterk said he’s confident Mizzou will play at South Carolina on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. MU has not played a game
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou will play in eight games non-conference games before heading into a 16-game SEC slate, beginning on November 27. It will be a tough schedule for Robin Pingeton’s squad, as six of the non-conference teams captured 17 wins or more in the past season, including one with a conference championship. MU will
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Robin Pingeton and the Mizzou basketball will make room for four new players on their roster, after National Signing Day. The Tigers made it official with Sarah Linthacum, Izzy Higginbottom, Kiya Dorroh, and Da’Necia Trusty. Linthacum follows her sister Micah to Mizzou, from Jefferson City High School. However, the MU legacy does
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton said her team is excited to have a chance to play, since it feels like years since last season. “Everybody’s journey has been a little bit different over the past six months,” she said. “We didn’t get our girls back on campus until August. We tried
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics announced it is moving to digital only ticketing for football and men’s and women’s basketball games starting this fall. Fans will no longer be able to print their tickets, according to a release from MU. For those without a smartphone, the Mizzou athletics ticket office will provide an alternative option.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is holding the 6th annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said 178 kids signed up to participate in this year’s camp. There are two separate sessions. Ages 8-11 go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Ages 12-16 go from 2 p.m. to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Hickman Kewpies named Missouri alum Morgan Eye Scott as the new girls basketball coach. Please welcome Morgan Scott as Hickman‘s new Head Girls Basketball Coach! We look forward to the positive impact she will make on our students, student athletes and the Hickman community. Go Kewpies!🟣🟡— Hickman Athletics (@KewpAthletics) June 13,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Mizzou football and men’s and women’s basketball teams’ are allowed to workout on campus for the first time in three months. MU allowed voluntary workouts to begin for those three teams starting Monday. Before arriving back on campus, every student-athlete was tested for COVID-19. Deputy Athletics Director Nick Joos
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BATESVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) Four-star guard Izzy Higginbottom committed to play for the Mizzou women’s basketball team on Monday night. committed🖤💛🐯 pic.twitter.com/PJParzMk2P— Izzy Higginbottom (@izzymoney30) May 11, 2020 The Batesville, Ark. native is the No. 13 point guard and No. 57 overall prospect in the Class of 2021, according to ESPN’s rankings. “Over this quarantine, I’ve
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ABC 17’s Tyler Murry spoke with Jefferson City forward Sarah Linthacum about committing to play for Mizzou and join her sister, Micah.
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Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton met with reporters, virtually, to talk about her team and the offseason.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou basketball stars Sophie and Lindsey 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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GREENVILLE, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to Tennessee 64-51 in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday night. MU’s season is officially over. Aijha Blackwell had a team-high 13 points, but she was just 3-17 from the field. MU was up 34-26 at halftime, but Tennessee outscored the Tigers 38-17
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team beat Ole Miss 64-53 on Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. Aijha Blackwell led MU with 16 points and six rebounds. Senior Jordan Chavis scored 11 points for the Tigers. MU was 9-20 from three-point range. The Tigers shot 50% from the field.
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Mizzou women’s basketball coach Rob Pingeton previews Mizzou’s opening game against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Despite another career day from Aijha Blackwell, the Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to Alabama on the road, 73-61. The Tigers are now 8-21 (5-11 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell had her fourth double-double in a row and her fifth in the last six games. Blackwell scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost its final home game of the season on Thursday night. Auburn beat MU 95-82. Freshman Aijha Blackwell finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. She was 9-14 from the field and played 39 minutes. The Tigers are now 8-20 overall and 5-10 in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team beat Ole Miss 82-67 on senior night. The Tigers are now 8-19 overall and 5-9 in SEC play. MU honored its four seniors before the game, Amber Smith, Hannah Schuchts, Jordan Roundtree and Jordan Chavis. The seniors combined to score 29 points on senior night, but it
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Hear from Robin Pingeton, Amber Smith, Jordan Chavis and Hayley Frank as the Mizzou women’s basketball team gets ready for senior night Sunday against Ole Miss at 5 p.m.
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NASHVILLE – The youth movement is well underway for the Mizzou women’s basketball team as a pair of freshmen led the Tigers to a, 78-66, win over Vanderbilt. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 7-19 (4-9 SEC). Freshman Hayley Frank led the way with 24 points while freshman Aijha Blackwell had 18 points and 14
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