THE MATCHUP

• Mizzou Women's Basketball will host No. 25 Arkansas at Mizzou for an SEC tilt on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Mizzou Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network with Eric Frede and Christy Thomaskutty on the call. Mizzou is looking to stop a two-game skid, while Arkansas enters the game ranked 25th in both the AP Top-25 and USA Today Coaches Poll. The Razorbacks are 17-4 on the season, 5-3 in SEC play, and have won four of its last five games.

THE SERIES

• Sunday's game will be the 25th meeting between the two programs, as Mizzou and Arkansas have pulled even with 12 wins a piece in the all-time series. It will be the second matchup of the series between the two schools, as Arkansas ended an eight-game Mizzou winning streak in the series with a 90-73 win in Fayetteville on Jan. 12.

ELITE FRESHMEN DUO

• Mizzou's elite freshmen duo of guard Aijha Blackwell and forward Hayley Frank have lived up to their billing so far this season, as they both currently rank among the top-30 in scoring in the SEC. Blackwell's scoring average of 13.2 points per game ranks fourth among SEC freshmen and 19th overall, while Frank's mark of 11.9 points per game ranks seventh among SEC freshmen and 29th overall. In program history, only seven freshmen have ever averaged double figures for the Tigers, and never has there been more than one in a single season. Currently, the duo's scoring averages ranks fifth and sixth all-time among Mizzou freshmen.

CAN'T GET PAST SCHUCHTS

• Redshirt senior forward Hannah Schuchts has led the way on the defensive end this season for the Tigers, as she leads the team in blocks with 42 and ranks fourth in the SEC with 2.0 blocks per game.
• Schuchts ranks eighth in Mizzou's top-10 all-time with 122 career blocks, and her senior mark of 42 blocks already ranks eighth all-time among Mizzou seniors. The Tiger senior has recorded multiple blocks in 15 games this season, and three or more blocks in four games.
• Schuchts produced two or more blocks in six consecutive games from Dec. 5 to Jan. 2, the longest streak of her career. Against South Dakota (Nov. 21), Schuchts matched a career-high with five blocks, the second time in her career she has hit that mark. 

BLACKWELL EMERGES

• Mizzou freshman guard Aijha Blackwell has settled into her own during her freshman campaign, scoring in double figures in 12 of her last 14 games. During the 14-game stretch, Blackwell is averaging 15.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Blackwell, the No. 9-ranked recruit in the Class of 2019, has posted three 20-point games this season, becoming the third freshman in program history to record three or more 20-point games, joining Julie Helm (11, 1996-97) and Sophie Cunningham (10, 2015-16).
• Blackwell scored 21 points against Nebraska (Nov. 10) and against Illinois (Dec. 20). Her 21 points against the Huskers was the most points by a Mizzou freshman since Sophie Cunningham scored 23 against Texas in the 2016 NCAA Tournament (3/21/16). She also posted 20 points to lead Mizzou to a 71-57 road win over Ole Miss (Jan. 19).
• Blackwell was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 10 after averaging 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game against Saint Louis (Dec. 5) and Kansas City (Dec. 8). The weekly conference honor was the first of Blackwell's career, and the first of the year for Mizzou.
• Blackwell posted her first career double-double in Mizzou's win against LSU, scoring 15 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds.
• Blackwell has scored eight or more points in all but two games this season, and has grabbed five or more rebounds in 17 contests. She is currently leads Mizzou in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (6.0 rpg) and assists (2.6 apg).

CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS

• Mizzou has put an emphasis on getting to the free throw line this season, as the Tigers have connected on an SEC-leading 73.9 percent of its freebies (272-for-368) this season. Mizzou has posted marks of 75 percent or better from the free throw line in 10 of 21 games this season, including nine games of 80 percent or better.
• Freshman forward Hayley Frank currently leads the SEC and ranks seventh nationally in free throw percentage at 90.6 percent (58-of-64).
• In total, six Tigers are shooting 80 percent or better from the charity stripe (min. 10 att.):