COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou women’s basketball blew past Tennessee Tech 106-59 in the annual Field Trip Day contest on Monday at Mizzou Arena.

Senior guard Grace Slaughter led Mizzou with 25 points and six rebounds.

Fifth-year guard Tanyaul Welch tallied a double double with 18 points and led the team with rebounds with 12 and six assists.

Sophomore guard McKenzie Mathurin contributed 14 points and six boards.

Defensively, freshman forward Ellie Muller grabbed 11 rebounds and swatted five shots. Muller is the first Tiger to have back-to-back contests with four or more blocks since Christene Flores on Dec. 3, 2011, and Dec. 7, 2011.

Slaughter buried a pair of triples in the opening five minutes to lead Mizzou early, but Tennessee Tech kept the contest within three points.

Four different Tigers contributed offensively down the stretch in the opening quarter, as Mizzou led 22-19 after one.

A layup from Freshman forward Khloe Ford elevated the Tigers’ offense in the second as the bucket jumpstarted a 10-2 run. Slaughter scored four to accelerate the charge.

Moments later, Mathurin connected on a contested 3-pointer from the left wing to give Mizzou a 37-24 advantage.

The Tigers continued to pour it on offensively as Welch, Slaughter and sophomore guard Neveah Caffey chipped in on a 7-0 run before the half, as Mizzou led 46-31 at the break.

Slaughter and Mathurin combined for 28 points in the first half to spearhead the effort.

Ford scored six quick points in the opening minutes of the third to put the Tigers ahead by 20 points.

A 3-point barrage by Mizzou ballooned the advantage in the frame as senior guard Abbey Schreacke hit a trio of triples and Caffey, Mathurin and freshman Natalya Hodge added makes from beyond the arc. The six triples saw the Tigers lead 78-41 headed into the fourth.

Six Tigers found the scoring column in the final quarter led by Welch who totaled 10 as Mizzou eased to the victory.

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Mizzou will host UT-Martin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mizzou Arena. The contest will be broadcast on SECN+ and over the radio on the Mizzou Tigers app.