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March 13, 2001

Round #1
The 10th-seeded Missouri Tigers (20-9) head to Athens, Ga., where they will take on the No. 7 seeded Wisconsin Badgers (18-9) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. EST, Friday. The winner of the game will advance to the second round, where it will play the winner of the No. 2 seeded Georgia (26-5) vs. No. 15 seeded Liberty (18-11) game. The second round game is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m., Sunday. The games are hosted by Georgia and will be played in Stegeman Coliseum.

Radio Coverage
Missouri women's basketball is covered live on KFRU radio. David Lile and Jessica Jenkins offer all the action of Tiger women's hoops on 1400 AM.

Mizzou fans can also log onto the Missouri Tigers' Web site at www.MUTigers.com to get live coverage.

Television Coverage
ESPN will broadcast the Missouri-Wisconsin game on Friday at 7:00 p.m., EST. The network will also pick up Sunday's game featuring the winners of the MU-UW game versus the winner of the Georgia-Liberty game at 12:30 p.m. Please consult your local cable company for channel information in your area.

Missouri in the NCAA Tournament
Missouri heads into post season play toting a 20-9 record--its best since the 1989-90 season when MU was 20-8 as the Big Eight Conference champion. The Tigers last NCAA appearance was in 1994 where they were defeated 75-61 by Texas Tech in the first round. Missouri made five consecutive visits to the "Big Dance" from 1982-83. Mizzou owns two tournament victories over Oregon (59-53) in 1982 and Arkansas (66-65) in 1986.

The Tigers played in their first-ever Women's National Invitation Tournament last season. MU defeated Evansville 84-81 in the first round before it was knocked out in an 89-88 overtime heartbreaker against Arkansas.

Mizzou vs. Wisconsin
Missouri enters the NCAA Tournament backed with a 10-6 record in the competitive Big 12 Conference. Last week, the Tigers went 1-1 in the Big 12 Tournament as the leagues' fifth seed--its highest season finish as a Big 12 school. MU trampled Texas A&M in the first round (75-65), but were knocked out of the tournament by No. 17/21 Colorado with an 83-72 second round loss.

Wisconsin was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament in Grand Rapids, Mich., with an 80-68 loss to Illinois. The Badgers were seeded third heading into the competition after posting a 12-4 conference record--their best since 1996.

Much of the MU-UW game will hinge on the boards. Missouri averages 41 rebounds per game, including 15.55 offensive boards per contest. Wisconsin pulls down 39.3 rebounds with 13.8 offensive boards per outing. The Badgers hold their opponents to just 33.7 rebounds per game for a 5.6 rebounding margin.

The Tigers can edge the Badgers with their quick up-tempo defense. Missouri averages 10.7 steals per game and records 117 blocked shots on the season to average four per contest. Wisconsin averages 9.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per outing.

Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin has four athletes averaging in double figures. Jessie Stomski leads the team with 15.7 points and eight rebounds per game. She is shooting 55 percent from the field (168-305) and has 12 blocks on the season.

LaTonya Sims is second for the Badgers with 14.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. The forward is hitting 46 percent from the field and is second on the team with 29 steals and 18 blocks.

Tamara Moore is third with 12.7 points per game. The guard leads the team with 150 assists and 96 steals on the year. She averages 4.5 rebounds per game.

Nina Smith rounds out the quartet with 11.9 points per game. She is also third on the team with 5.3 rebounds. Smith leads UW shooting 60 percent from the floor (124-206) and has 23 blocks on the year.

Jane Albright is in her seventh year as head coach of the Badgers. She owns a 135-73 record at UW and a 4-7 career record in the NCAA Tournament as a coach for both Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

Series Shorts
The Tigers and the Badgers have paired up just once in MU's 30-year history. Missouri defeated Wisconsin 75-71 in Columbia, Mo., during the 1980-81 season. Mizzou is 12-12 against all-time Big Ten schools (lost to Illinois 92-74 this season).

Scouting No. 2 Georgia
Georgia (26-5) is ranked fourth in the nation by both the USA Today/ESPN and Associated Press polls. The Bulldogs defeated then No. 12/13 ranked Oklahoma (94-70), No. 5/6 Rutgers (82-53), No. 10/11 Florida (72-59), No. 9/10 Louisiana State (65-55) and No. 16/17 Vanderbilt (twice) during the 2000-2001 season. Georgia tied for second in the Southeastern Conference with an 11-3 league record and a 13-0 record on their home court. The Bulldogs won the SEC Tournament defeating Ole Miss (80-61), Arkansas (63-44) and Vanderbilt (62-60).

The Bulldogs have five athletes hitting double figures. Coco Miller leads the team with 15.9 points. She has 61 steals on the year and 96 assists. She averages 4.0 rebounds per game. Kelly Miller is right behind her sister with 15.8 points. She leads the team with 145 assists and 64 steals. She is also second on the team shooting 51 percent from the field, including a team high 47 percent from 3-point range (49-104). Kelly was honored as the SEC Player of the Year. Both sisters were named to the Women's Basketball Journal All-American teams.

Deanna Nolan is third for Georgia with 13.3 points per game. She averages 3.8 rebounds and is fourth on the team with 71 assists and 44 steals. Christi Thomas is fourth with 12.1 points and ranks second on the team with 6.4 rebounds per contest. She has 38 blocks on the year and leads the team shooting 52 percent from the floor. Tawana McDonald averages 10.0 points per game and leads the Bulldogs with 6.8 rebounds per game, including 147 defensive boards. She also leads the team with 96 blocked shots on the year.

Andy Landers is in his 22nd season with Georgia. He owns a 518-152 record as a Bulldog.

Series Shorts
Missouri is 0-2 against Georgia. The Tigers fell to the Bulldogs 70-67 in the Mid-America Classic Tournament in 1984-85. That season, Mizzou posted a 22-9 season record as the Big Eight Conference champion. Georgia claimed its second victory over MU during the 1986-87 season when the Bulldogs defeated the Tigers 80-67 in Athens, Ga.

Scouting No. 15 Liberty
Liberty (18-11) jumps into the East Region as the No. 15 seed. The Flames garnered an NCAA Tournament bid after winning the Big South Tournament. Liberty finished conference play with a 12-2 mark.

This is Liberty's second trip to Athens, Ga., in the past three years. In 1999, the Flames entered the tournament as the 14th-seed facing then No. 3 seeded Georgia in the first round. This is Liberty's third consecutive season in the NCAA tournament, as it played Louisiana State as the 14th-seed last year as well.

Liberty is led by forward/center Michelle Fricke who averages 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Rachel Young is second on the team with 8.3 points. She leads the Flames with 82 assists and 45 steals on the year. She is shooting 45 percent from the floor netting 88-of-197 attempts.

Meribeth Feenstra leads Liberty with 68 blocks. She averages 7.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest. Irene Sloof tops the Flames from 3-point range. She is hitting 38 percent from behind the arc (32-of-84). She is second on the team with 66 assists. She averages 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest.

Carey Green is in his second season with the Flames. This is Missour's first match-up against Liberty.

Last Time Out: CU 83, MU 72
Missouri was knocked out of the Big 12 Tournament with an 83-72 second round loss to No. 17/24 Colorado. The defeat brings Missouri to a 20-9 record with a 10-6 conference mark.

The Tigers struggled from the beginning of the game allowing Colorado an 8-4 lead at the 16-minute mark. CU advanced its margin scoring six unanswered points before freshman Evan Unrau broke the Buffaloes grip with a layup. Colorado center Britt Hartshorn wreaked havoc for the Tigers scoring in double figures within the first nine minutes of the game. She led the Buffaloes with 16 points to exit the first half with a 40-25 advantage.

Colorado opened the second period with a five-point run to boost the Buffaloes to a 20-point lead. The Tigers ignited a fire scoring 11 unanswered points to bridge the gap 39-50 with 14:07 to go into the game. Senior Marlena Williams sparked the blaze with five back-to-back points and two steals. Despite the effort however, the Tigers were unable to cover the deficit and fell to the Buffaloes 83-72.

Williams led the Tigers scoring 14 points--all in the second half. Freshman Evan Unrau and junior Natalie Bright also scored in double figures with 13 points. Unrau led the team with nine rebounds, including five offensive boards.

Post Season Honors
Missouri has enjoyed quite a bit of success in Cindy Stein's third year as head coach, and the accolades are beginning to flow.

? Senior Amanda Lassiter was named to the All-Big 12 first team and to the Women's Basketball News Service's College AA fourth team.

? Senior Marlena Williams was an honorable mention All-Big 12 player.

? Three Tigers were named to the academic All-Big 12 first team. Kerensa Barr, Natalie Bright and Christa Millham each posted a grade point average above 3.2 for the honors.

In the Record Books
? Senior Amanda Lassiter has set another Missouri record netting 55 3-point field goals in a single season. Julie Helm set the previous record during the 1996-97 season with 32. In conjunction, Lassiter also topped MU's record for 3-point field goal attempts in a single-season with 167 (previously set by Stacy Williams with 100 in 1991-92). She ranks third in MU record books with 90 career 3-pointers.

? Missouri set a new single-game attendance record when 10,126 fans came out to support the Tigers against Kansas. The mark tops MU's record set last season when 6,227 fans cheered for Mizzou against Oklahoma.

? The Tigers tied a single-game team record for 3-point field goals made for the second time this season with 11 against Kansas. The mark tops their previous record when they knocked down 10-of-25 shot from 3-point range against Iowa State.

? The Tigers set a season single-game team record with 12 blocked shots against Nebraska. The standing record was set in 1983-84 when Missouri had 14 blocked shots against Iowa State.

? Senior Tracy Franklin looks to set a new record in 3-point field goal percentage this season. She is shooting 42 percent from 3-point range. She has netted 45-of-107 3-point attempts this year and ranks eighth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage. The record is held by Sandi Prophete who shot 41 percent (13-31) during the 1987-88 season.

? Missouri set a single-season team record netting 173 3-point field goals this season. The previous record was set in 1996-97 with 70 3-pointers made. Likewise, the Tigers topped the season-record for 3-pointers attempted with 485 besting the previous record of 228 also in 1996-97.

Looking at Lassiter
Senior Amanda Lassiter leads the Tigers with 18.9 points and is second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. Lassiter has scored in double-digits in 28-of-29 games this season including a career-high with 31 points against San Diego State--her second +30-point game of her career. She owns 15 games scoring 20-or-more points including 10-of-17 conference games. She recorded 21 points against then No. 13 Texas Tech, 22 points against then No. 12 Texas and 21 and 20 points against No. 7 Iowa State

The forward is second on the team with 182 rebounds, including a team-high 140 defensive boards. She also tops the Tigers with 91 steals to rank second in Mizzou season record books and is tied for seventh with 177 career steals. She is also second on the team with 73 assists on the year.

Blocking Report
Lassiter has 62 blocks this season to lead the team and top the Big 12. Her six blocks against Nebraska set the Big 12 Conference 2000 single-game high.

Lassiter set the Missouri single-game high with seven against Western Kentucky last year and set the single-season blocked shots record as a junior with 69. She moves up as Missouri's third all-time blocker (131) to top Nikki Smith who had 125 blocks from 1992-95.

Her 2000-2001 season mark also ranks second in season-blocked shots, just seven away from her record high. Lassiter is the only athlete appearing in the Top 10 who has played under three years. She is averaging 2.13 blocks per game.

In the NCAA
Lassiter continues to top the charts as one of the country's finest players. According to the latest NCAA statistics released March 5, the senior is ranked 11th in the nation in blocked shots, is 22nd in overall scoring and 22nd in steals.

Watching Williams
Center/forward Marlena Williams is rounding out her collegiate career looking to make her mark. In the Tigers' game against Baylor, she scored a career-high 34 points to lead the team. It is the first +30 point game for the senior. She was 12-for-21 from the floor including 2-for-4 from 3-point range. She also had a perfect game at the foul line hitting 8-of-8. Williams had five rebounds, two blocks and three steals against the Bears.

In four other league games this year she has posted season highs in points and rebounds. She scored her previous career-high 24 points against Colorado hitting 10-of-19 from the field and 1-for-1 from 3-point range. She also had five assists in the game. Against Iowa State, Williams led the team with 20 points to record her third highest career mark. She scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Texas A&M and had season-highs with eight rebounds and five steals against Texas.

Williams led the Tigers in their Big 12 Tournament victory over TA&M with 18 points. She also pulled down nine rebounds in the game and led the team with four assists. In Mizzou's second round game, she led the team with 14 points shooting 6-of-11 from the floor with four rebounds and two steals.

The senior sparked Missouri's 65-60 come-from-behind victory over Kansas State scoring four points, two rebounds and an assist in two minutes of play. Before fouling out with 41 seconds left in the game, Williams scored 10 points, had six rebounds and three assists. Against Kansas, Williams scored six of the last 11 overtime points to help the Tigers defeat the Jayhawks 89-84.

Williams scored in double figures in 11-of-17 conference games, including two +20 point games against Colorado and Iowa State. She has 21 double-digit games on the year. Williams is second averaging 12.9 points per game.

Unrau Update
Evan Unrau has scored in double figures in eight games, including her career- high 18 points against then No. 12 ranked Texas, hitting 8-of-10 from the field. She scored 16 points against Wisconsin-Milwaukee shooting 6-for-7 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the foul line against the Panthers. She pulled down a season-high 11 defensive boards against Arkansas and had nine offensive boards against Illinois State.

Unrau leads the Tigers shooting 58 percent from the field netting 94-of-162 attempts. The freshman has 14 games on the season shooting 60 percent or above, including perfect games against Eastern Illinois and Kansas (4-for-4). Unrau was 7-of-8 against Southern Illinois and 6-for-7 against Kansas (2/24). She also owns six perfect games from the free throw line.

Bringing Down the Boards
Unrau recorded a career best 20 rebounds, including 11 offensive boards against Texas A&M. That marked the first time a Mizzou player has had 20 rebounds in a single game since the 1998 season when Kesha Bonds had 23 boards against Colorado. Unrau came back to top the Aggies in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament with 11 rebounds. She also led the team with nine boards against Colorado in the second round. Unrau leads the Tigers with 85 offensive and 210 total rebounds on the season. She has seven double figure rebound games to date and tops the charts averaging 7.2 rebounds per game.

Barr Brief
Starting point guard Kerensa Barr recorded her sixth double-digit game of the season and her second back-to-back scoring career-high points. Against Nebraska (2/13), she set a career mark with 17 to top her previous high of 13 points scored against Kansas (2/10). Barr had three consecutive games in double figures as she also scored 15 points against Baylor. She also hit her career-high with nine rebounds against the Bears. Barr scored 11 points against Kansas State (1/20) and had seven rebounds against the Wildcats. Barr was second on the team scoring 14 points against Colorado (2/28). She dished out six assists and pulled down eight rebounds.

In the Big 12 Tournament, Barr scored 13 points against Texas A&M, hitting 7-of-8 shots from the foul line. She also had eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in the game. Against Colorado, she scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds and five assists.

The sophomore leads the Tigers with 136 assists on the year. Barr is ranked fifth in Missouri's all-time season assists charts (Dee Dee Polk is fourth with 139 assists during the 1982-83 season). Barr averages 4.7 assists per game and hit her season-high with nine against No. 7 Iowa State (1/17). She has 235 career assists to date.

Barr is fifth on the team averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. She is second on the team with 62 offensive rebounds and 58 steals.

Franklin Forecast
Guard Tracy Franklin was named Big 12 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 12-18. She led the Tigers to a come-from-behind victory over Kansas with a career-high 24 points, topping her previous career-high of 18 points against Eastern Illinois earlier in the year. The 5-10 senior guard shot 58 percent from the field, netting 7-of-12 shots in the game including 5-of-8 from 3-point range. Against Kansas State, Franklin scored 15 points while playing 37 minutes without a single turnover.

Franklin also hit season marks against Southern Illinois pulling down 11 rebounds and grabbing nine steals. In conference play, she has slowly emerged from a slump. She scored eight points against Colorado and hit her seventh double-digit game of the year against Iowa State with 11 points (1/17). Against Nebraska, she scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds. In her second match-up against the Cyclones, Franklin scored eight points and grabbed two steals. The senior was second on the team with 11 points against then No. 10 Oklahoma and 15 points vs. KSU.

Franklin is third on the team averaging 9.6 points per game. She has 12 games on the year scoring in double figures. She tops the charts hitting 45-of-107 shots from 3-point range to lead the team shooting 42 percent from behind the arc. Her nine steals against SIU set a Big 12 Conference 2000 season single-game record.

Bright Spot
Natalie Bright is proving her versatility in her new role on the Tigers' squad this year. The junior started 28-of-30 games she played in last season to average 7.3 points and come in second on the team with 86 assists.

This year, Bright has come off the bench as one of the key contributors. In the second round of the Big 12 Tournament, she was second on the team scoring13 points. She was 4-of-9 from the field, including two 3-pointers. Against Iowa State (1/17) the junior rejuvenated the team's efforts hitting two key 3-pointers. She scored eight points and had two steals. Against Texas, she again revamped the Tigers with five points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of play.

Bright hit double figures against Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Texas Tech. She had a perfect game against the Panthers hitting 4-for-4 from the field, 1-for-1 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Against the Lady Raiders, Bright downed 3-for-4 from the field (2-for-3 from 3-point range) and 5-for-5 at the foul line.

The junior has started two games this season against Nebraska and Iowa State (1/31). She scored four points for the Tigers with six rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Huskers. Bright scored nine points and pulled down four boards against the Cyclones.

Bright is shooting 42 percent from the field overall and 40 percent from 3-point range (18-of-45). She averages 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Tigers in the Big 12
Mizzou finished the season ranked fifth above No. 24 ranked Baylor and No. 22 ranked Texas in league standings, that finished sixth and seventh respectively.

The Tigers are coming off a record setting season. In their last victory over No. 17/21 ranked Colorado, Mizzou recorded its best conference record in a decade as a member of both the Big 12 and Big Eight conferences. It was also the Tigers best season finish since 1982-83 when MU also went 19-8. Missouri's 10-6 conference mark is its first winning record as a member of the Big 12.

? The Tigers set a 2000-2001 season high hitting 42 field goals against Eastern Illinois. That mark ranks second in conference season highs

? Missouri had a season mark with 12 blocked shots against Nebraska. It is the second best total in a single game this year..

? Missouri went 14-for-14 from the free throw line against Kentucky to lead the Big 12 in single-game free throw percentage.

Home Stand
Missouri finished the 2000-2001 season going 11-1 on their home court, including wins over two ranked teams in then No. 12 Texas and No. 17/21 Colorado. It is the most wins MU has recorded in the Hearnes Center since 1982-83 when Mizzou posted an 11-0 mark and finished second in the Big Eight Conference.

Sweeping the Field
The Tigers swept Kansas, Nebraska and Kansas State during regular season conference play. It is the first time MU has swept KU since 1985-86, the first time it has swept Nebraska since 1989-90 and the first time it has swept Kansas State since 1992-93.

The last time Missouri had a three-team conference sweep was the 1989-90 season when the Tigers topped Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma as a member of the Big Eight Conference.

Burning Down the House
Missouri blazed into Lawrence, Kan., to defeat the Jayhawks 69-55. It was the first time the Tigers have won in Allen Fieldhouse since 1989. Likewise, MU's victory over Nebraska in the Bob Devaney Center is the first game the Tigers have won in Lincoln, Neb., since 1990.

Seeing Double
Evan Unrau has posted four double-doubles in her inaugural year on the Mizzou squad. She scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds against No. 12 Texas shooting 80 percent from the field (8-of-10) and 100 percent from the foul line.

The forward also recorded double-double games this year with 16 points and 20 rebounds against Texas A&M, 15 points and 10 rebounds against Southern Illinois and with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Illinois State.

Senior Amanda Lassiter has also posted four double-double games in 2000-2001. She led the day in MU's 68-52 victory over Texas with 22 points and 10 rebounds. She also recorded doubles against Arkansas (22-11), Kentucky (19-10) and San Diego State (31-11).

Rebounding Report
Mizzou is averaging 41.0 rebounds per game, including a season-high 59 boards against Texas A&M. Freshman Evan Unrau recorded 20 rebounds in the game, including 11 offensive boards.

The Tigers are keeping their opponents to just 38.9 rebounds per contest for a +2.1 rebounding margin. Missouri owns a season mark against the Texas Longhorns with 33 defensive rebounds. The Tigers pulled down 26 offensive boards against Texas A&M for the season-high.

Assist Average
The Tigers have dished out 462 assists so far this season to average 15.9 assists per game to top their opponents who only average 12.5 assists per outing. In their first five games this season, the Tigers out assisted their opponents 94-42. Missouri recorded a season-high 26 assists against Eastern Illinois (11/17).

Block Breakdown
Missouri is topping the charts with 117 blocks on the year to average 4.0 blocks per game. MU's opponents have only knocked down 86 blocks this season. The Tigers have recorded 13 games in 2000-2001 with five or more blocks, including their season-high 12 blocks against Nebraska. Missouri has also knocked down six blocks against Pepperdine, Lipscomb, Illinois State, Colorado, Iowa State and Kansas State.

Colorado finished the Big 12 Conference season with 156 blocked shots, Texas A&M was second with 119 and Missouri finished third. In their match-up against Texas A&M and their first game against Colorado, the Tigers bested both the Aggies (5-to-3) and Buffaloes (6-to-4).

Victory Margin
The Tigers' 96-43 win over Lipscomb tops the season as MU's largest margin of victory. The biggest margin an MU team has won by is 98 points versus Bethany College in 1977.

Mizzou has defeated seven teams this year by more than 20 points, including a 47-point triumph over Eastern Illinois and a 35-point win over Kentucky. The Tigers recorded their largest margin of victory over a Big 12 opponent when they trampled Nebraska 83-55 for a 28-point win.

Mizzou in the Rankings
For seven weeks this season, the Tigers received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. After defeating No. 12 Texas, Missouri received 18 votes from AP writers--its highest number of votes on the year. The Tigers enter the NCAA first round with 10 votes in the AP Poll.

The Tigers come in 42nd in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, which ranks teams according to strength of schedule versus that of their opponents. Missouri was 63rd at the beginning of the season, and climbed into the 35th slot, its highest rank this year, after its one-point loss to ISU.

Tigers vs. Ranked Opponents
Missouri's 13-point triumph over then No. 12 Texas was the largest winning margin over a ranked team since the 1995-96 season when the Tigers defeated No. 20 Kansas 86-66. The Tigers also defeated No. 17/22 ranked Colorado in their final home game of the season. In the last six seasons, Missouri has claimed eight victories over ranked opponents, all in the Hearnes Center.

Hitting the Three
The Tigers have shot 40 percent or above from 3-point range in 14 of their 29 games. Missouri hit a season-high 57 percent from the 3-point arc against San Diego State when the Tigers downed 8-of-14 attempts. Missouri shot 50 percent from the arc against Kansas setting a new MU record with 11 field goals made (22 attempted). Tracy Franklin leads the team shooting 42 percent from 3-point range (45-of-107). Natalie Bright is second for Tigers shooting 40 percent (18-of-45). Amanda Lassiter leads the Tigers with 55 3-point field goals made and 167 shots attempted (33 percent).

Topping Ten
Four Tiger athletes routinely hit double figures, including Amanda Lassiter who is 28-for-29. She scored a career-high 31 points against San Diego State. Marlena Williams owns 21 double-digit games, including two +20-point and one +30-point games. She scored a career-high 34 points against Baylor, scored 24 points against Colorado and 20 points against Iowa State (1/31). Tracy Franklin has 12 double figure games and freshman Evan Unrau posts eight. Franklin and Unrau hit career-highs with 24 points against Kansas and 18 points against then No. 12 Texas, respectively.

Making the Grade
The Tiger women's basketball team is proving they can get it done on and off the court. Junior Christa Millham, an elementary education major, was one of 25 Missouri athletes to post an athletic department-high with a 3.82 grade point average for the 2000 fall semester. Joining Millham in the spotlight, seven other athletes were named to the Student-Athlete Dean's List: Kerensa Barr, Tracy Franklin, Amy Loftus, Tracy Lozier, Wendy Okeson, Evan Unrau and Terianne Wolford.

Tiger Cheering Section
The Missouri women's basketball program is on the rise and fans are taking notice. The Tigers began selling season tickets for the first time last year and recorded over 500 season purchases in 1999-2000. Midway through this season, Missouri has upped its season ticket numbers to over 800 holders. The Tigers average 2,424 fans to rank 35th in the nation in women's basketball attendance.

Missouri has boosted its season high during Big 12 Conference play. In the home opener against Texas, 2,422 fans populated the Hearnes Center for Toy Day. Missouri had its third-largest crowd of the year when 2,062 fans cheered on the Tigers in their win over Kansas State. Missouri hit a new season-high against Iowa State (1/31) with 2,654 spectators.

Mizzou set a school record against Kansas when 10,126 fans cheered the Tigers to an overtime victory over the Jayhawks. The previous record was set at 6,227 last year against Oklahoma. The record is the nation's 47th largest crowd attending an NCAA Division I women's basketball game this season.