Mizzou 97, Western Illinois 89 - Game Notes
Mizzou 97, Western Illinois 89 (OT)
Nov. 5, 2019
Post Game Notes
- Mizzou’s 97 points scored were the most scored by Mizzou since Feb. 23, 2017 in a 100-65 victory over Ole Miss.
- Mizzou had five players score in double figures for the first time since an 88-54 win over Arkansas on Jan. 21, 2018.
- Senior guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) led the way with 27 points, one-point shy of her career-high and her seventh career 20-point game, while setting a new career-high in rebounds with 15. Smith also set a career-high in field goals with 11 and matched a career-high in steals with three.
- Smith’s 27-point, 15-rebound performance was her 11th career double-double, and the ninth since the beginning of last season.
- Smith’s production is just the 18th occurrence of 27+ points and 15+ rebounds in program history, and the first since Jordan Frericks’ 27-point, 17-rebound performance vs. Bradley on Dec. 6, 2014.
- Senior guard Jordan Chavis (Lexington, N.C.) surpassed her 2018-19 season-high in points (11) in the second quarter, as she matched her career-high with 18 points, tying her performance vs. Vanderbilt on Jan. 11, 2018.
- Chavis backed up her impressive performance with a career-high eight assists, as she played a career-high 41 minutes.
- Senior forward Hannah Schuchts (Tallahassee, Fla.) notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Tiger senior set a new career-high in rebounds with her first double-digit effort on the boards.
- Mizzou had two players record double-doubles for the first time since Sophie Cunningham and Smith each had double-doubles vs. Quinnipiac on Nov. 24, 2018.
- Junior guard Elle Brown (Columbia, Mo.) started the year off strong, tallying 15 points in 32 minutes, both career-highs. Her previous highs were seven points (last Nov. 19, 2018, vs. SIUE) and 13 minutes played (Nov. 24, 2017, vs. Coppin State).
- Brown also notched career-highs in assists (six), steals (two), field goals made (five) and free throws made (five).
- Senior guard Jordan Roundtree (St. Louis, Mo.) posted a career-high in free throws made, connecting on 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.
- Freshman forward Hayley Frank (Strafford, Mo.) and freshman guard AIjha Blackwell (Berkeley, Mo.) each started in their first collegiate contests, and scored seven points and one point, respectively.
