Poor 3-point shooting plagues Tigers in exhibition loss to Maryville
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Tigers fans’ first glimpse at the new era of women’s basketball may not have gone as expected.
Missouri suffered a 90-84 overtime loss Tuesday night in an exhibition game against the Maryville Saints at Mizzou Arena, marking the unofficial start to new head coach Kellie Harper’s tenure with the program.
You can watch the full postgame press conference with Harper, guard Grace Slaughter and forward Jordana Reisma in the video player below.
Missouri went 35.5% (27-of-76) from the field and shot a meager 10% (three-of-30) from beyond the arc. The Tigers went just two-of-19 from 3 during the first half.
The Tigers jumped to a 19-8 advantage in the opening period, but Maryville outscored Missouri 17-10 in the second quarter to cut MU’s advantage to 29-25 at halftime. The Saints outscored the Tigers again in the third quarter 25-16 to take a 50-45 lead.
The Tigers tallied 33 points in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 78-all and force an overtime, but Maryville outscored Missouri 12-6 in the extra frame.
Two Missouri players recorded double-doubles. Junior guard Grace Slaughter paced the Tigers with 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, while senior forward Jordan Reisma tallied 21 points and 11 rebounds. Junior guard Shannon Dowell came up with 19 points.
Sophomore guard Lindsey Schadewalt led the Saints with 23 points as Maryville went 39% (30-of-77) from the floor, including 35.3% (12-of-34) from behind the 3-point line. Sophomore guard Olivia Hahn totaled 13 points, while freshman forward Claire Lueken produced 12, senior guard Bree Shannon scored 11 and senior forward Liz Behan came up with 10.
The Tigers open their season against Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mizzou Arena.
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