Mizzou Women's Basketball Archives

Mizzou set to return following COVID-19 cancelations

December 13, 2020 12:42 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will reopen its season against No. 21 Missouri State, following a string of cancelations due to COVID-19. The Tigers canceled and/or postponed four games, following the season opener against North Alabama, due to a positive case of COVID-19 and contact tracing. Robin Pingeton said she was away

Missouri State vs. Mizzou, pushed back one day

December 10, 2020 2:53 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team moved its matchup with No. 21 Missouri State to Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 P.M. The Tigers originally scheduled the game for Sunday. Robin Pingeton’s squad has not played since the season opener on November 27, against North Alabama, due to COVID-19. Since then, the team has

Mizzou WBB cancels next three games due to COVID-19

November 30, 2020 6:39 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball game against Morehead State scheduled for Wednesday night is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Tigers have also canceled their next two games after that – versus TCU and at Texas Tech. Schedule Update#Mizzou's next 3 games will be canceled📰 https://t.co/D71Pj8aPYT pic.twitter.com/NNSCZjbiEi— Mizzou Women’s Basketball (@MizzouWBB) December 1,

Mizzou women postpone Sunday matchup due to COVID-19

November 29, 2020 11:52 AM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will not make the trip to St. Louis to meet the SLU Billikens due to COVID-19 related issues. In a tweet, the Billikens said the postponement is due to COVID concerns within Mizzou’s program. Today's women's basketball game between Saint Louis and Missouri at Chaifetz Arena

Sunday Sit-down with the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Eric Blum

November 29, 2020 10:08 PM Nathalie Jones

ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Eric Blum, the Mizzou beat writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune, in this week’s virtual edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Mizzou women find leadership in their season-opening win

November 27, 2020 9:20 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball started off their season with a 96-78 win over North Alabama on Friday night. Robin Pingeton’s squad featured two players with double-doubles on the night. Hayley Frank claimed her first-ever double-double, with a team-high of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Blackwell finished the night with 21 points

Mizzou WBB gets set for home opener

November 24, 2020 2:30 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will open up its season at home on Friday at 6 p.m. against North Alabama. Head coach Robin Pingeton met with reporters Tuesday to preview the matchup. You can hear the full news conference in the video player above. We also spoke with Mizzou standouts Aijha Blackwell,

Mizzou’s Blackwell named to preseason All-SEC second team

November 17, 2020 6:56 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standout Aijha Blackwell was named to the preseason All-SEC second team on Tuesday. Blackwell is entering her second season with the Tigers. She averaged 15 points and seven rebounds a game as a freshman. As a team, MU was selected to finish 10th in the SEC in the preseason

Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk

November 15, 2020 10:22 PM Andrew Kauffman

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

MU women’s basketball releases 2020-2021 schedule

November 13, 2020 2:38 PM Nathalie Jones

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

Mizzou women’s basketball will make room for four new signees

November 12, 2020 11:52 AM Nathalie Jones

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

Mizzou women’s basketball gives its first update since last season

October 29, 2020 2:40 PM Nathalie Jones

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

Mizzou athletics moves to digital ticketing

July 27, 2020 11:30 AM Andrew Kauffman

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.

Former Mizzou star holds 6th annual Camp Bowers

July 6, 2020 5:54 PM Andrew Kauffman

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

Hickman names former Missouri star as new coach

June 13, 2020 6:22 PM Nathalie Jones

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,

Mizzou football, basketball players arrive back on campus for voluntary workouts

June 8, 2020 6:49 PM Andrew Kauffman

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

Mizzou WBB lands commitment from four-star guard

May 12, 2020 7:16 PM Andrew Kauffman

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

Web Extra: Jefferson City basketball star Sarah Linthacum talks about committing to Mizzou

April 17, 2020 3:26 PM Tyler Murry

ABC 17’s Tyler Murry spoke with Jefferson City forward Sarah Linthacum about committing to play for Mizzou and join her sister, Micah.

Web Extra: Robin Pingeton speaks about signings and staying home

April 16, 2020 4:28 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton met with reporters, virtually, to talk about her team and the offseason.

Sunday Sit-down with the Cunningham sisters

March 15, 2020 9:52 PM Andrew Kauffman

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.