Saturday, December 19
Columbia, Mo.
12:30 P.M. CT
University of Missouri
vs
Oral Roberts
Mizzou Women's Basketball to Host Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois this Weekend
12/18/2020 6:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Mizzou to play at 12:30 pm CT on Saturday and Sunday on SEC Network +
| MIZZOU HOSTS BACK-TO-BACK GAMES AT MIZZOU ARENA | |||||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | TV | LISTEN | STATS | GAME NOTES |
| Oral Roberts | Columbia, Mo. | Saturday, Dec. 19 | 12:30 p.m. CT | SEC Network + | KTGR | Stats | Notes |
| Southern Illinois | Columbia, Mo. | Sunday, Dec. 20 | 12:30 p.m. CT | SEC Network + | KTGR | Stats | |
THE MATCHUP
- Mizzou Women's Basketball continues its hectic stretch of non-conference play on Saturday and Sunday, as the Tigers will play its third and fourth games in six days. First up, Mizzou will host Oral Roberts on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 12:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network +. Then, Mizzou will play Southern Illinois on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network +. Mizzou is coming off a 84-45 win over New Orleans on Wednesday, as the Tigers recorded its largest margin of victory in five seasons. Mizzou leads the all-time series between both schools, holding a 6-0 advantage over the Golden Eagles and a 8-5 advantage over the Salukis. Sunday's game will feature the return of former Mizzou Head Coach Cindy Stein, who went 185-177 in 12 seasons (1998-2010) on the Tiger bench and former Mizzou student-athlete Christelle N'Garsanet, who serve as the head coach and assistant coach, respectively, for Southern Illinois.
SEARCH FOR 800
- Mizzou enters the weekend just one win short of its 800th program victory. With one more win, Mizzou would become just the 74th team in NCAA Division-I history to reach 800 wins. Mizzou has had four head coaches in its program history, with current head coach Robin Pingeton leading the Tigers for the past 11 seasons with a mark of 182-142. Mizzou was also previously coached by Alexis Jarrett (1974-75, 9-8), Joann Rutherford (1975-98, 423-261) and Cindy Stein (1998-10, 185-177).
DAY IN THE MIDDLE
- A much needed presence in the middle of the paint, redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams has become a go-to offensive option through her first three games in the Black & Gold. She has scored in double figures in each of Mizzou's three games, first scoring 18 points in her Mizzou debut over North Alabama (Nov. 27), then 15 points against Missouri State (Dec. 14) and 14 points against New Orleans (Dec. 16). It marks the first time in her career she has scored in double figures in three consecutive games. She has been highly efficient in her offensive output as well, as she is shooting 76.0 percent (19-of-25) thorough Mizzou's first three games.
RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
- In Mizzou's first three games, the sensational sophomore duo of guard Aijha Blackwell and forward Hayley Frank have picked up right where they left off from a season-ago, as they are averaging 15.7 and 14.0 points per game, respectively. In Mizzou's season-opening win over North Alabama (Nov. 27), Frank led the way for the Tigers with 24 points and pulled in 11 rebounds for her first career double-double, while Blackwell scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds for her eighth career double-double. It marked the fourth time in Frank's career she has reached 20 points and the ninth time for Blackwell. It was also the second time the pair have reached 20 points in the same game, with the other occurrence happening in a 82-67 win over Ole Miss on Feb. 23, 2020.
NOTES FROM LAST TIME OUT
- With the win, Mizzou improves to 3-1 all-time against New Orleans and 3-0 all-time against the Privateers in Columbia.
- Mizzou's 39-point margin of victory was its largest since a 42-point victory over Southeast Missouri State (74-32) on Dec. 2, 2015.
- The Tigers shot 63.2 percent from the field (36-of-57), the 10th-best mark in program history and their best mark since a 65.9 percent (27-of-41) performance against Ole Miss on Jan. 3, 2019. It was just the 24th time in school history Mizzou has shot 60 percent or better from the field, and the fifth time under head coach Robin Pingeton.
- Mizzou's 51 team rebounds is its best mark since recording 52 against Western Illinois on Nov. 6, 2018), while its 22 assists is its best since recording 24 against Vanderbilt on Feb. 22, 2018.
- Sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell scored 16 points to lead the Tigers, marking the first time this season and the 16th time in her career she's led the team in scoring. It also marked the 27th time in her career she has reached double figures, and the 19th time she has scored at least 15 points.
- The Tiger sophomore also added a team-high eight rebounds, the 30th time in her career she has recorded at least five rebounds.
- Redshirt junior LaDazhia Williams continued her scorching-hot start to the season with 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field, her third consecutive game scoring in double figures and her fourth career game in double figures.
- Williams also matched a career-high with two blocks, the fourth time she's reached that mark.
- Sophomore guard Lauren Hansen played her best game as a Tiger to-date, as she scored 12 points and drained two three-pointers.
- Redshirt senior guard Shug Dickson recorded her 27th career-game in double figures with 10 points, and added a career-high six assists.
- Freshman guard Mama Dembele had a team-high six assists, a career-high in her short career so far.
- Freshman forward Sara-Rose Smith provided a career-high six rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.
NOTES FROM MIZZOU'S WIN OVER UNA
- With the win over North Alabama on Nov. 27, Mizzou improved to 38-9 all-time in season-openers and 39-8 all-time in home-openers.
- Mizzou's 96 points are the most the Tigers have scored since a 97-89 season-opening overtime win over Western Illinois on Nov. 5, 2019. It is the most points Mizzou has scored in a regulation game since scoring 100 against Ole Miss on Feb. 23, 2017.
- Mizzou shot 58.5 percent (38-of-65) from the floor in the game, its best shooting mark since shooting 65.9 percent (27-of-41) from the field against Ole Miss on Jan. 3, 2019.
- Sophomore forward Hayley Frank's 24-point, 11-rebound performance was her first career double-double and set a new career-high for rebounds. It was also the eighth time in her career she has led Mizzou in scoring and was her fourth career 20-point game.
- Sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell had her eighth career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. It marked the ninth time in her career she has reached 20-points.
- The sophomore duo's performance marked the first time since Nov. 10, 2019 Mizzou had two players record a double-double in the same game. In that contest against Nebraska, Amber Smith (20 pts. / 14 rebs.), Jordan Roundtree (16 pts. / 10 rebs.) and Hannah Schuchts (13 pts. / 10 rebs.) notched double-doubles.
- Redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams set a new career-high with 18 points, surpassing her previous high of 11 she set against Western Carolina on Nov. 30, 2017. Williams also set career highs in minutes (21), field goals made (eight) and free throws made (two).
- Redshirt junior guard Haley Troup had five assists in the game, marking just the fourth time in her career she hit that mark.
- Every player on Mizzou's roster played in the game, including eight who made their debut in the Black & Gold. In addition to Williams and Dufficy, freshman guard Mama Dembele, sophomore guard Lauren Hansen, freshman guard Sara-Rose Smith, redshirt senior guard Shug Dickson, redshirt freshman forward Micah Linthacum and freshman center Jayla Kelly all made their Mizzou debuts. Williams and Dembele started the game.
- Dembele (eight points) and Linthacum (two points) recorded their first career collegiate points in the game.
HOT SHOOTING
- Mizzou shot the lights out against New Orleans (Dec. 16), as the Tigers shot an incredible 63.2 percent (36-of-57) from the field.
- Mizzou's shooting performance was 10th-best mark in program history and their best mark since a 65.9 percent (27-of-41) performance against Ole Miss on Jan. 3, 2019. It was just the 24th time in school history Mizzou has shot 60 percent or better from the field, and the fifth time under head coach Robin Pingeton.
- Since the 1977-78 season (43 seasons), Mizzou has shot better than 60 percent from the field just 24 times, with five occurrences (20.8 percent) happening under head coach Robin Pingeton.
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