University of Missouri
Duquesne
Mizzou Earns 76-65 Win Over Duquesne
1/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The University of Missouri women's basketball team earned its seventh consecutive win with a 76-65 victory over the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Tigers improve to 8-4 on the season while the Dukes fall to 10-5.
Senior Alyssa Hollins led the Tigers with 19 points and eight rebounds while freshman Christine Flores exploded for a career high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor. Sophomore RaeShara Brown paced the team in boards with nine rebounds.
The game went back and forth over the opening minutes with neither squad gaining an advantage. Dusquesne held a slim 12-10 lead five minutes in but junior Marissa Scott sank a turnaround jumper off the glass to knot the score at 12-12 with 13:38 on the clock. A minute later, Hollins hit a three as the Tigers took a 15-12 advantage.
Two three-pointers by junior Amanda Hanneman ignited the Tiger offense and a layup from redshirt freshman Bekah Mills off an assist from Brown put Missouri up five, 25-20, with 9:46 left in the first. Mizzou upped its advantage to six, 28-22, after freshman Kendra Frazier converted a pair of free throws a minute later.
Flores then hit three consecutive baskets and two free throws from junior Toy Richbow gave Mizzou its biggest lead of the first half, nine, at 36-27 with 1:47 on the clock. Another basket and two free throws from Flores closed out scoring in the first frame as the Tigers entered the break on top 40-28.
After the Dukes cut Mizzou's lead to seven, 44-37, the Tigers reeled off eight consecutive points, capped by a breakaway layup from Hanneman, for a 52-37 Tiger advantage.
Duquesne came back and got within single-digits at 60-51 with but Mizzou ran off a 9-0 run for a 18-point advantage, 69-51, with 6:14 remaining.
Mizzou returns home to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule with s Mizzou basketball double-header on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The women open the day with a 5 p.m. game against Chicago State and the men follow at 8 p.m. with a contest against Coppin State. Missouri then opens Big 12 Conference play against No. 3 Texas A&M at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Mizzou Arena.
