Turnovers doom Mizzou against LSU in SEC opener

BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ)

Mizzou Women's Basketball committed 18 turnovers on Thursday night, propelling LSU to a 92-72 win on its home floor. The Baton Rouge Tigers turned Mizzou's giveaways into 29 points in this contest.

You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below.

After losing Thursday's SEC opener, Mizzou now holds a 9-5 overall record this season.

Mizzou grabbed an early 5-4 lead in the ballgame after a transition three-pointer from Ashton Judd. However, LSU started to pull away after posting a 14-6 scoring run.

Robin Pingeton's crew responded with a 9-0 scoring run of its own to retake the lead 22-20 after a triple from Hayley Frank. After a back-and-forth second quarter, LSU ended the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 39-32 lead into halftime.

After the break, LSU outscored Mizzou 32-17 in the third quarter, extending its lead to 71-49 heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. Mizzou did manage to outscore LSU in the fourth quarter but could not overcome the deficit.

Frank scored a team-high 22 points for Mizzou, hitting 8 of her 19 shots. Mama Dembele and Abby Feit also scored in double figures.

Up next - Mizzou returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 7 against Alabama. Tipoff at Mizzou Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m.