Mizzou Women's Basketball Can't Stop Tide, The Buzz: Monday, Jan. 8, 2024
Your daily briefing on what's going on with Mizzou athletics and how to keep up with the Tigers.
In this story:
Today is ... National Clean Off Your Desk Day.
Follow us on:
- X (formerly known as Twitter), at @MizzouCentralFN
- Facebook at MizzouCentral
- YouTube
- Newsletter
Today's Schedule:
No games scheduled
Mizzou Results
- Women's basketball: Alabama 79, Mizzou 64. Senior forward Hayley Frank led Missouri with 15 points and added seven rebounds. Frank's effort was enough to see her move past Sharon Farrah for fifth on the program's all-time scoring leaderboard.
Did You Notice?
- The Tigers ended the opening frame with their best shooting performance of the season in an opening quarter at 71.4 percent (10-for-14).
- Alabama and Mizzou were tied at halftime at 41 The Crimson Tide pulled away by limiting the Tigers to six points in the third quarter. Mizzou cut the deficit to five points before the visiting team closed out with a 10-0 run.
- Senior guard Mama Dembele tallied her fourth career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. All four of Dembele's double-doubles have come during her senior campaign.
Quote of the Day:
"I was at football practice in 1996 ad watching the defensive backs do their one-on-one drills. I heard a couple of them say, 'Grab that baby an take it to the house!' I was just like, 'Hmmm, I kind of like that.' So I started using that."
— Announcer Mike Kelly in "100 Things Missouri Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die"
