Mizzou Women's Basketball Archives

Web Extra: Robin Pingeton previews game against Florida

February 14, 2020 4:17 PM Tyler Murry

Watch Robin Pingeton’s full interview ahead of Mizzou’s game against Florida on Sunday.

Mizzou WBB goes cold in second half, loses to LSU

February 10, 2020 9:41 PM Andrew Kauffman

BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost 66-58 to LSU on Monday night. The Tigers are now 6-18 overall and 3-8 in the SEC. LSU outscored MU 32-20 in the second half. Mizzou scored just six points in the third quarter. MU shot 2-13 from three-point range in the final two quarters.

Blackwell scores career-high in Mizzou’s win over Georgia

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Tyler Murry

ATHENS, Ga. – The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a, 73-65, win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 6-17 (3-7 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell scored a career-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds. Blackwell led the team and shot 7-12 from the field. As a team,

No. 13 Kentucky blows past Mizzou women’s basketball

January 30, 2020 10:14 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The difficult season for the Mizzou women’s basketball team continued as (13) Kentucky defeated the Tigers, 62-47. With the loss, the Tigers fall to 5-16 overall (2-6 SEC). Mizzou has now played six top-25 ranked teams in 2020. Mizzou struggled offensively and scored just 17 points in the first half. The Tigers

Web Extra: Mizzou women’s basketball prepares for No. 13 Kentucky

January 29, 2020 4:41 PM Tyler Murry

Hear from Robin Pingeton, Aijha Blackwell, Amber Smith on preparing for (13) Kentucky and what Kobe Bryant’s legacy is for them.

Mizzou women’s basketball loses on the road to No. 15 Texas A&M

January 26, 2020 5:43 PM Tyler Murry

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Mizzou women’s basketball team struggled on the road in a loss to (15) Texas A&M, 72-53. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 5-15 (2-5 SEC). The Tigers struggled to slow down the A&M offense that saw four players finish in double figures. Mizzou shot just 32.7 percent from the field

Blackwell leads Mizzou to win over Ole Miss

January 19, 2020 3:55 PM Tyler Murry

OXFORD, Miss, – The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped its three-game losing streak with a 71-57 win over the Ole Miss Rebels. With the victory, the Tigers improve to 5-14 (2-4 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell led the way for Mizzou with 20 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Chavis scored 11 points and added five assists.

Mizzou WBB can’t keep up with No. 1 South Carolina

January 16, 2020 10:00 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team was no match for No. 1 South Carolina. The Gamecocks beat the Tigers 78-45 on Thursday night. USC out-rebounded MU 62-31. The Tigers were 15-55 (27 percent) from the field. Aijha Blackwell led the Tigers with 13 points and six rebounds. She was the only MU player

Former Mizzou star raising money for Australian fire relief

January 16, 2020 2:48 PM Andrew Kauffman

MELBOURNE, Australia (KMIZ) Former MU women’s basketball star Sophie Cunningham is raising money to help people affected by the Australian fires. Cunningham is currently living in Australia as a member of the Melbourne Boomers. This summer, she will begin her second year with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. let’s make it rain in more

Web Extra: Mizzou women’s basketball prepares for No. 1 South Carolina

January 15, 2020 4:01 PM Tyler Murry

For the first time since 2015, the Mizzou women’s basketball team will host the top ranked team in the country. Mizzou faces (1) South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. You can hear from Robin Pingeton, Amber Smith and Jordan Roundtree ahead of the game.

Mizzou WBB player enters transfer portal

January 14, 2020 5:16 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri women’s basketball player Brittany Garner entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, according to an MU spokesman. “We wish her nothing but the best in the future,” the spokesman said. Garner averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds in 13 games this season. The six-foot-four forward had a career-high eight points

Mizzou WBB comes up short against No. 21 Arkansas

January 12, 2020 5:03 PM Andrew Kauffman

FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team came up short on the road against No. 21 Arkansas, 90-73 on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers got off to a hot start. They led the Hogs 22-14 after the first quarter. However, Arkansas came storming back to take a 34-30 lead at halftime. Freshman Hayley Frank had

Slow start leads to home loss for Mizzou women’s basketball

January 9, 2020 10:19 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to (13) Mississippi State, 79-64, after a slow start. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 4-12 (1-2 SEC). Haley Troup led Mizzou with 14 points off the bench. Hayley Frank added 13 points off the bench as well. However, Mizzou trailed by 22 points at halftime after turning the

Mizzou WBB gets set to host No. 13 Mississippi State

January 8, 2020 3:29 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host No. 13 Mississippi State on Thursday at 6 p.m. Head coach Robin Pingeton and her squad met with reporters on Wednesday. You can watch our extended interviews in the video player above. Mizzou is 4-11 overall, but the Tigers are coming off of a win.

Sunday Sit-Down with Matt Michaels

January 5, 2020 10:44 PM Tyler Murry

KTGR’s Matt Michaels joins ABC 17’s Tyler Murry to talk Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball.

Mizzou women’s basketball snaps losing streak

January 5, 2020 4:17 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team defeated LSU, 69-65, to end a five-game losing streak. With the win, Mizzou improves to 4-11 (1-1 SEC). The victory ends the longest losing streak in program history since the 2012-13 season. Aijha Blackwell was Mizzou’s best player in the game finishing with her first career double-double. Blackwell scored 15

Mizzou women’s basketball drops SEC opener

January 2, 2020 5:58 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team has now lost five straight games after a road loss to (22) Tennessee to kick off SEC action. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 3-11 (0-1 SEC). The Tigers are in the middle of their worst losing streak since the 2012-13 season. Despite the loss, Mizzou lead much of the

Decade Recap: Top Ten Sports Stories

December 30, 2019 12:03 AM Andrew Kauffman

The ABC 17 Sports Department came up with a list of the top ten most important sports stories of the decade. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. TOP TEN STORIES 10. Porter family returns to Columbia 9. Michael Sam becomes first openly gay player drafted in the NFL 8. Karissa

Mizzou women’s basketball drops home game to Illinois

December 20, 2019 3:32 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team has lost four straight games after a 58-51 loss to Illinois at home. The Tigers now fall to 3-10 on the season, which is the worst start since Robin Pingeton took over as head coach. Pingeton said, “We just have to keep fighting. That’s what winners do, and if you

Mizzou WBB suffers historic loss to Princeton

December 18, 2019 9:28 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost 68-33 to Princeton on Wednesday night. The Tigers are now 3-9 on the season. Mizzou’s 33 points tied the fewest by an MU team in program history. MU also scored 33 points in a loss to Kansas State on the road on Feb. 10, 2010. Mizzou’s

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