Missouri Tigers
SEC (24-7, 11-5)
Big Wins: 11/25 at California (55-52), 1/7 South Carolina (83-74), 2/18 Tennessee (77-73)
Bad Losses: 11/10 vs Western Kentucky (76-79), 1/4 LSU (65-69), 1/25 at Georgia (50-62)
Coach: Robin Pingeton
Probable Starters:
Sophie Cunningham, Junior, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 4.8 rpg
Amber Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
Lauren Aldridge, Junior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.6 apg
Jordan Frericks, Senior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
Cierra Porter, Junior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Key Role Players:
Jordan Chavis, Sophomore, Guard, 5.5 ppg
Kayla Michael, Senior, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.7 (73rd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.6 (75, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.6 (17, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.3 (30, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (43, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.3 (13, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.5 (34, 2)
Rebound Margin: 8.8 (15, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (38, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.8 (110, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over South Florida
2017 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida State
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over BYU
2016 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas
2015 NIT First Round win over Northern Iowa
2015 NIT Second Round win over Kansas State
2015 NIT Third Round loss to Michigan
2014 NIT First Round loss to Creighton
2013 NIT First Round loss to Eastern Illinois
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Wyoming
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas Tech
2004 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Stanford
2003 NIT First Round win over Western Illinois
2003 NIT Second Round win over Ball State
2003 NIT Third Round loss to Colorado State
2002 NIT First Round loss to Alabama
*all team stats through 3/1
