University of Missouri
Wichita State
@MizzouWBB Hosts Wake Forest Sunday Night on SEC Network
11/22/2015 1:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Wake Forest | Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Mo. | Sunday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. CT | Game Notes: Mizzou Radio: 100.5 FM & 1580 AM TV: SEC Network |
ZOU NOTES
• Mizzou has gotten out to a 3-0 start to the season with wins at Missouri State and Wichita State along with a home victory over UAPB.
• Wednesday's victory at Wichita State snapped the Shockers' 17-game home winning streak and the 37 points allowed are the fewest WSU has scored since Dec. 18, 1989, nearly 26 years ago.
• Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday. She finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals in her NCAA debut at Missouri State on Nov. 13. Cunningham leads the team in points (14.7), assists (3.3) and steals (2.7). She is the first McDonald's High School All-American to join the Mizzou Women's Basketball program.
• Last season, Mizzou defeated Wake Forest 79-64 on Dec. 20, 2014 in Winston-Salem. Junior forward Jordan Frericks (Quincy, Ill.) recorded game-highs with 20 points and nine rebounds in that contest.
• Senior Michelle Hudyn (Kitchener, Ontario) and sophomore Bri Porter (Columbia, Mo.) have set new career-highs in rebounding with 13 and eight, respectively, during the first two games of the season.
EARLY SEASON NOTABLES
• Mizzou head coach Robin Pingeton signed a new 5-year contract through the 2019-20 season that was announced on Oct. 2. She earned her 80th victory at Mizzou on Nov. 13 at Missouri State.
• Junior forward Jordan Frericks (Quincy, Ill.) was named second-team All-SEC last year after leading the team with 13.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. She tied a program record with 33 games started, equaling Lorraine Ferret's mark that had stood since the 1980-81 season.
• Senior guard Maddie Stock (Town & Country, Mo.) moved into sole possession of seventh in program history on Monday with 114 baskets from long range. She drained a career-high 54 triples in 2014-15.
• Mizzou has dominated the boards through the first three contests. The Tigers are averaging 45.0 rebounds per game compared to only 25.7 by the opposition.
• Last season, Mizzou ranked 12th in the country in field goal percentage defense (35.1). Through three games, the Tigers have limited the opposition to a 30.2 percent shooting percentage from the field and a 28.6 percent shooting line from beyond the 3-point arc.
ABOUT WAKE FOREST...
• The Demon Deacons are 3-0 in the early going after earning home victories over LSU (Nov. 13), East Tennessee State (Nov. 15) and Davidson (Nov. 17).
• Ariel Stephenson was named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 17.0 points per game during the opening weekend of the 2015-16 season.
• Eight Wake players have seen action through the first three games of the season.
• Four of those players are new to the program.
• Last season, Wake was 13-20 overall, 2-14 in the ACC, 9-8 in home games, 0-10 on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites.
