COLUMBIA, Mo.  – Mizzou Women's Basketball used a well-balanced offensive attack to run past Tennessee-Martin, 80-69, on an icy Saturday afternoon in Mid-Missouri. Four players scored in double-figures, marking the sixth time Mizzou has accomplished that this season, as the Tigers shot 27-for-56 from the floor and held off a comeback attempt from the Skyhawks in the fourth quarter for the win. Mizzou improves to 9-3 on the season.

Senior guard Sierra Michaelis (Mercer, Mo.) poured in a game-high 23 points to lead Mizzou. The reigning SEC Co-Player of the Week has reached the 20-point plateau in two of the last three games. She drained five three-pointers Saturday and moved to third all-time in program history for career three-pointers made with 143 triples. 

Sophomore guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) tallied 21 points, six rebounds and three assists and sophomore Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) posted 19 points and 14 rebounds to secure her fifth double-double of the season. The 14 boards for Porter were one shy of a career-high. Senior Lindsey Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) added 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in the win.

Mizzou dominated the first half of play thanks to Sophie Cunningham and Porter. Together, they were responsible for Mizzou's first 14 points. The Tigers raced out to a 25-17 lead after a bucket down low from Cunningham.

Mizzou went on to outscore UT-Martin, 26-4, in the opening half of action. The dominance in the paint allowed the Tigers to string together a 13-3 second-quarter run and build a 16-point advantage. The Cunningham-Porter duo combined for 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting with 11 rebounds and two assists in the first half as Mizzou entered halftime up 43-27.

Coming out in the second half, Michaelis caught fire, connecting on back-to-back triples to get Mizzou's offense going. She stayed hot, finishing with five 3-pointers in the third quarter alone.

UT-Martin cut the lead to just nine points midway through the fourth quarter, but Mizzou was able to hang on behind efficient free throw shooting and stout defense, limiting UT-Martin to just 2-for-9 shooting down the stretch. The Tigers finished 18-of-23 from the foul line.

Mizzou will be back in action Monday against UC-Riverside at 7 p.m. inside Mizzou Arena. For all the latest on Mizzou Women's Basketball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouWBB.

Postgame Notes

• Mizzou now leads the all-time series with UT-Martin, 6-0.
• Mizzou has now won 31 consecutive non-conference home games inside Mizzou Arena.
• Mizzou had four players score in double-figures on Saturday, marking the sixth time Mizzou has accomplished that feat this season. Mizzou is 5-1 in such contests.
• Cierra Porter tallied her team-best fifth double-double of the season on Saturday, the sixth of her career as well.  Her 14 boards were just one off of her career-high.
• Sophie Cunningham tallied her 29^th career game scoring in double figures in her career. Saturday was her 12^th game going over the 20-point mark in her career.
• Sierra Michaelis tallied five 3-pointers in the third quarter alone.
• Michaelis scored 23 points in the game. It is her second 20-point outing in three games as she is averaging 20.3 points per game in that span, connecting on 13 shots from distance.
• Mizzou has now outscored its opponents, 94-68, during the third quarter in its last four wins.
• Mizzou now improves to 8-0 when leading at halftime this season.
• Mizzou shot 78.3 percent from the free throw line in the game as it continues to lead the SEC in free throw shooting. Mizzou has been above 70 percent in 10 games this season and 75 percent six times.