COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will open up SEC play on Thursday at 2 p.m. against Alabama. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton on Wednesday ahead of the matchup. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. The Tigers are 4-1 after non-conference play. Mizzou is currently on
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got an easy 39-point victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday, in a special day at Mizzou Arena. Former Mizzou head coach Cindy Stein returned to Columbia for the first time since she resigned in 2010. Cool moment: Robin Pingeton greets former Mizzou head coach Cindy Stein ahead
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team thoroughly outshot and out-rebounded Oral Roberts in a 88-49 victory on Saturday. The win marked the program’s 800th win in its history. The Tigers finished the afternoon shooting 54 percent from the field, while Oral Roberts shot with just 25 percent accuracy. Ladazhia Williams had another big
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team dominated New Orleans on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Privateers 84-45 to improve to 2-1 on the season. We spoke with HC Robin Pingeton after the game. You can hear the full interview in the video player below. Mizzou guard Aijha Blackwell had a game-high 16
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team had a tough test in its return from a 17-day COVID-19 hiatus. The Tigers lost to No. 20 Missouri State 72-58 on Monday night. Mizzou is now 1-1 on the season. Mizzou forward LaDazhia Williams led the Tigers with 15 points and eight rebounds. Mizzou guard Hayley
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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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