| Match | Location | Day/Time (CT) | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Thursday // 7:00 p.m. | Live Video+ |
GAME 31: MIZZOU AT NORTHERN IOWA
POSTSEASON WNIT
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
Tip-off: 7:00 p.m. CT
Arena: McLeod Center (6,650)
Radio: KTGR 100.5 FM, 103.1 FM and 1580 AM
Live Scoring: www.uni.statbroadcast.com
Live Video: www.UNIPanthers.com
The Tigers will kick off the first round of the 2015 WNIT at Northern Iowa on Thursday. The winner of Thursday's game will continue on to the second round to face either Kansas State or Akron. The third round of the tournament will take place March 25-27 followed by the quarterfinal round March 28-30. Semifinals are scheduled for April 1-2 with the Championship game set for 2 p.m. on April 4. The championship round will air on CBS.
Last Time vs. Northern Iowa
Mizzou opened the 2009-10 season against the Panthers, earning a 74-57 win to start the year. Seniors Amanda Hanneman and Marissa Scott each scored career highs to lead Mizzou. Hanneman paced the Tigers with a personal best 26 points, including six three-pointers, while Scott added 11, also a career best. Then a junior, RaeShara Brown joined the pair in double figures with 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and senior Toy Richbow led Missouri with eight boards.
Pingeton vs. Northern Iowa
The Panthers are a familiar opponent for head coach Robin Pingeton who spent seven seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference coaching the Illilnois State Redbirds. During that stretch, Pingeton's teams accumulated a 7-10 record against Northern Iowa.
Scouting UNI
Led by former Missouri assistant coach, Tanya Warren, the Panthers are 17-14 on the season coming off of an MVC Tournament loss to Wichita State. The Panthers finished with a 12-6 record in conference play, and junior Stephanie Davison was named the league's sixth woman of the year. Davison averages 8.6 points and 3.8 rebounds off the bench for UNI.
Quick Hits
• Going into the SEC Tournament, Mizzou was riding a four-game win streak, which stood as the longest active win streak in SEC at that time. Mizzou has not earned four consecutive league wins since 2005-06. The Tigers' four wins to finish conference play mark the best regular season finish for a Tiger team since the 1984-85 season when Mizzou won 10 conference games leading up to the Big Eight Tournament.
•Mizzou's win over the 12th-ranked Aggies marks the first time the Tigers have defeated a ranked opponent on the road since Feb. 17, 2007 when Mizzou topped No. 19 Nebraska.
•WIth Mizzou's win over Arkansas, the Tigers improved to 7-9 in SEC play. Mizzou's seven league wins stand as the best record for a team in league play since the 2005-06 season when the Tigers finished Big 12 play 10-6.
• Mizzou earned a No. 7 seed in this year's SEC Tournament, marking the highest seeding since the 2006 Big 12 Tournament when the Tigers entered as the No. 4 seed.
• Mizzou's two seniors, Bree Fowler and Morgay Eye, have amassed 64 wins throughout their four-year careers. Mizzou has not seen a senior class with more wins since the 06-07 senior class who tallied 66 wins through four seasons.
• It's no secret that sophomore Jordan Frericks is Mizzou's weapon on the glass. She is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game and stands as the first Tiger to average almost 10 rebounds per game since Kesha Bonds averaged 10.1 rpg in the 1997-98 season.
• #RoadWarrior: In road games this year, Jordan Frericks averages an impressive 18.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She accounts for 30-percent of the team's points and 27-percent of the team's rebounds in road games.
• In 28 games this season the Tigers have allowed just six teams to shoot better than 40-percent in a game. In fact, the Tigers have limited opponents to less than 37-percent shooting in 18 games, winning 14 of those 18 contests.
• The 41 points Mizzou allowed Arkansas are the fewest that the Tigers have ever allowed in an SEC regular season game since joining the league. The Tigers also held Florida to just 47 points. Prior to that the the fewest points Mizzou allowed an opponent stood at 53 by Vanderbilt in the 2012-13 SEC Tournament.
• A big reason why Mizzou's defense has been so stingy is the fact that they are limiting opponents to 34.8-percent shooting this season, second in the SEC and the 10th in the nation.
• The Tigers have also made a living on limiting second-chance points this season. In 11 games this year, Mizzou has limited its opponent to single-digit second-chance points. The last time coming against Arkansas in Columbia, when the Razorbacks allowed the Tigers just six second-chance points. Mizzou averages 13.3 second chance points per game while only allowing opponents an average of 10.6.