Mizzou falls to Florida in first round of SEC Tournament
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (KMIZ)
The Mizzou Women's Basketball season ends in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Robin Pingeton's crew lost to Florida 66-60 on Wednesday afternoon, despite a third quarter rally.
After leading for the majority of the first quarter, Mizzou allowed Florida to string together a 16-0 scoring run to start the second quarter, eventually leading to a 16-point halftime deficit. The Gators grabbed their biggest lead of the game when Aliyah Matharu hit one of her two free throws at the 6:22-mark of the third quarter to put Florida on top by 20 points. However, right after that, Mizzou responded with a 14-0 scoring run to cut that deficit down to 48-42. The Tigers pulled within three points of tying the game in the final quarter but were unable to close the gap.
Ashton Judd finished with a game-high 17 points. True freshman Grace Slaughter was the only other Tiger to score in double figures, ending the contest with 14 points. Mama Dembele was also a key contributor on both sides of the ball, scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds and posting seven assists and four steals.
While Mizzou finished with a higher three-point percentage than Florida, the Gators hit 43% of their total shots from the field while the Tigers recorded only a 35% field goal percentage.
Robin Pingeton's crew ended the 2023-2024 season with an 11-19 overall record and won just two of their 14 conference games in the regular season. Mizzou enters the offseason on a 12-game losing skid.