Saturday, November 16
Green Bay, Wis.
1:00 P.M. CT
University of Missouri
at
Green Bay
First Road Trip of 2019-20 Ahead for Mizzou Women's Basketball on Saturday
11/15/2019 11:48:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Mizzou and Green Bay to tip at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+
| Mizzou at Green Bay | |||||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | TV | LISTEN | STATS | GAME NOTES |
| Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 1 p.m. CT | ESPN + | KTGR | Stats | Notes |
THE MATCHUP
- Mizzou Women's Basketball hits the road for the first time in the 2019-20 campaign, as Mizzou heads to Green Bay, Wis., for a matchup with the Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 16. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. CT on ESPN +, with Ted Stefaniak and Cordero Barkley on the call. After opening the season with a 97-89 overtime victory over Western Illinois on Nov. 5, the Tigers have dropped back-to-back games against Nebraska (90-85 OT on Nov. 10) and Northern Iowa (78-73 on Nov. 13). It is Mizzou's first 1-2 start since the 2010-11 season.
THE SERIES
- Saturday's matchup will be the fifth all-time game between the two programs, as Green Bay holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series. Last season, Green Bay defeated Mizzou, 56-49, on Nov. 16, 2018 at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers lone win in the series came on Dec. 30, 2001, as the Tigers won 79-72 in Columbia.
PRESEASON RECOGNITION FOR SMITH
- Senior guard Amber Smith was named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List, and was tabbed as an All-SEC Preseason First Team selection by the league's coaches for her efforts in the Black & Gold. Smith has become Mizzou's go-to scorer in her senior campaign, and has opened the season with a monster stat line of 22.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. She recorded her 11th and 12th career double-doubles against Western Illinois (Nov. 5) and Nebraska (Nov. 10). Her 27-point, 15-rebound performance against WIU was just the 18th game of 27+ points and 15+ rebounds in program history. Mizzou is an impressive 31-11 in Smith's career when she scores in double figures. Smith has improved in each season at Mizzou, as she averaged 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while recording 28 blocks and 31 steals in 2018-19, all career-highs. Smith posted eight double-doubles in 2018-19, as she became the fourth Mizzou player since 2010 (fifth occurrence) to record at eight or more double-doubles in a season.
THREE TIMES THE DOUBLE-DOUBLE
- Mizzou had three players - Amber Smith, Jordan Roundtree and Hannah Schuchts - record double-doubles against Nebraska (Nov. 20), marking the first time since Nov. 11, 2005 (vs. Clemson) Mizzou had three players record a double-double.
- With 20 points and 14 rebounds, Smith secured her second double-double of the season, and 12th of her career. Smith is the 11th Tiger in program history to post back-to-back 20-point games to start a season.
- Roundtree tallied 16 points (matched a career-high) and set a career-high with 10 rebounds, as she secured her first career double-double. This was also the second straight game that Roundtree has scored in double figures, marking the first time in her career she has scored in double figures in back-to-back games.
- For the second straight game, Schuchts recorded a double-double, as she scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Nebraska. This is the first time in her career she has recorded two-straight double-doubles.
FRESHMEN STAND OUTS
- Mizzou freshman guard Aijha Blackwell was among good company in her second career collegiate game, as she scored 21 points with four rebounds and four assists against Nebraska (Nov. 10).
- With her 21 points, Blackwell recorded the most points by a Mizzou freshman since Sophie Cunningham scored 23 against Texas in the 2016 NCAA Tournament (3/21/16).
- Against Northern Iowa (Nov. 13), freshman forward Hayley Frank posted career highs in 17 points, three-pointers (two), free throws (9-for-10) and minutes (24) in the game.
LEANING ON SMITH
- With the departure of Mizzou's all-time leading scorer, Sophie Cunningham, the Tigers will look to lean on senior guard Amber Smith in 2019-20. Smith was selected to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List and was tabbed a Preseason All-SEC First Team selection by the league's coaches after starting all 35 games in 2018-19 while averaging 12.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.5 minutes per game. Smith posted impressive shooting marks as well, as she shot 44.9 percent (169-for-376) from the field and 36.8 percent (39-for-106) from three.
- The versatile Tiger led Mizzou in rebounds (243), rebound average (6.9) and double-doubles (eight) in 2018-19, while setting career highs in assists (76), blocks (28) and steals (31).
- Good things seem to happen when Smith plays well, as Mizzou is 31-11 in her career when she scores in double figures.
- Smith recorded her 500th career rebound in the NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Iowa (March 24), and is 5 points away from 1,000 career points (995). When Smith records her 1,000th career point, she will become the 37th Tiger to join the 1,000-point club, and just the 25th player in program history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
- With less size on the roster, senior guard Amber Smith transitioned into more of a post-player role for Mizzou in 2018-19. She responded in great fashion for the Tigers, as she recorded eight double-doubles last season, a dramatic improvement from just two in her freshman and sophomore campaigns, combined.
- Smith has kept the double-double momentum going to start the 2019-20 season, as she recorded back-to-back double-doubles in Mizzou's first two games, her 11th and 12th of her career.
- Among active players in the SEC, Smith's 12 career double-doubles currently ranks fifth, trailing only LSU's Ayana Mitchell (28), Auburn's Unique Thompson (22), Tennessee's Rennia Davis (21) and Texas A&M's Ciera Johnson (14).
- Early on in the 2019-20 campaign, Smith's two double-doubles ranks fifth nationally.
- With her eight double-doubles last season, Smith joined an elite class of Tigers to record eight or more double-doubles in a single season, as she is just one of four Tigers since 2010 to do so. Smith joined BreAnna Brock (9, 2011-12), Jordan Frericks (12, 2014-15; 8, 2015-16) and Cierra Porter (12, 2016-17).
THREE-POINT SPECIALISTS
- One thing that will not change from past seasons is Mizzou's ability to connect from deep range. Seniors Jordan Chavis, Hannah Schuchts and Amber Smith, along with redshirt sophomore Haley Troup all have the capability to stretch the floor and drain the three-ball for the Tigers.
- Among all-time ranks, Schuchts and Smith each rank in Mizzou's top-10 all-time for three-point percentage (minimum 60 attempts). Schuchts currently ranks fourth at 39.3 percent, while Smith ranks ninth at 36.7 percent.
- Chavis and Smith will look to join Mizzou's top-10 all-time in threes made this season, as they rank 12th and 15th with 102 and 97 career threes, respectively.
- Schuchts' career night against Duke (11/25/18) at the Gulf Coast Showcase set a program single-game record, as her 6-for-6 mark from deep was the most made threes in a game without a miss in program history. Schuchts joined Tracy Lozier (5-for-5, at Northern Iowa, 12/11/12) and Lindsey Cunningham (5-for-5, vs. Arkansas, 2/12/17) as the only players in program history to record a perfect mark from three when making at least five triples.
- Troup's debut season in the Black & Gold was among the best in terms of three-point shooting from Mizzou freshmen, as she ranked sixth all-time in threes made (30) and seventh in three-point percentage (.361) among Mizzou freshmen.
- In 2018-19, Mizzou matched a program record for most threes made in as season, as their 292 tied a program record with the 2013-14 squad. The team's 36.0 percent success rate from deep also ranked fourth all-time in program history.
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