Thursday, February 22
Columbia, Mo.
7:00 p.m. CT
University of Missouri
vs
Vanderbilt
No. 11 @MizzouWBB Faces Vanderbilt on Senior Night
2/21/2018 2:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network +
COLUMBIA, MO. - Winners of five in a row, No. 11 Mizzou wraps up its regular season home slate with a matchup against Vanderbilt. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus. Mizzou's trio of seniors, Jordan Frericks, Kayla Michael and Bri Porter, will be honored with a pregame Senior Ceremony at 6:40 p.m.
No. 11 Mizzou Takes on Vanderbilt on Senior Night
- Mizzou is 7-1 in its last eight home games against Top 25 opponents. The Tigers have won 42 of their last 48 overall games at home.
- Mizzou set a new attendance record with 11,092 fans attending Sunday's win. That victory over No. 11 Tennessee gave Mizzou two wins over Top-11 oppponents in the same season for the first time since 1993-94 when the Tigers beat No. 6 Kansas and No. 3 Colorado.
- The Tigers have won 15 of their last 20 regular season SEC. games. Mizzou owns a winning streak against eight of 13 SEC opponents.
- Mizzou has had a higher field goal percentage than its opponent in 25 of its 27 games this season.
- The Tigers have already clinched 22 wins, cementing three consecutive seasons with at least 22 wins for the first time since 1982-85. The win Sunday over Tennessee gave Mizzou 22 wins by Feb. 18. That is the quickest Mizzou has reached 22 wins in a season since the Tigers did so on Feb. 14 during the 1976-77 campaign. Mizzou needs one victory to reach 23 wins for the first time since 1983-84.
- Mizzou allows the 12th-fewest rebounds per game in the nation, as opponents grab just 30.7 per game. Coach Pingeton's squad ranks 15th in the nation in rebound margin.
- The Tigers rank first in the SEC in free throw percentage during league play, shooting 80.2 percent. Mizzou set a single-season program record last season, shooting 80.2 percent at the line.
- Mizzou has spent all 17 weeks of the season in the Top 25 in the AP poll. Since the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign, Mizzou has spent 30 weeks in the Top 25. Mizzou's No. 9 Coaches' Poll ranking is the highest in program history in the Coaches' Poll specifically.
- Junior Sophie Cunningham is the only player in the nation shooting at least 85 percent from the free throw line, 47 percent from 3-point range AND 56 percent from the field, arguably putting together the most efficient season by any player in the nation.
- Mizzou needs just one win to secure 23 victories in a campaign for the first time since 1983-84. Mizzou has won 23 games in a season just five times in program history (28 - 1976-77, 26 - 1977-78, 25 - 1983-84, 25 - 1982-83, 24 - 1981-82).
- Mizzou has won five consecutive games giving the Tigers their sixth win streak of five or more since 2014-15. Mizzou ripped off 13 consecutive wins after dropping the season opener. The stretch made history, matching the longest streak in program history and the longest since 2015, when Mizzou opened the 2015-16 campaign with 13 consecutive victories. The Tigers also secured 13 straight victories from Jan. 30, 1985 to March 9, 1985.
- The Tigers have been dominant at home. They have won 17 of their past 20 games at home. Mizzou has won 26 of its last 30 games at home and 42 of the last 48.
Mizzou vs. Vanderbilt
- Mizzou and Vanderbilt face off for the eighth time in their program histories. Mizzou has won two consecutive games in the series, both coming in Nashville.
- Mizzou hasn't beaten Vanderbilt at home since Jan. 30, 2014.
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