MU women suffer blowout loss to Tennessee on the road
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The No. 22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers made quick work of the Mizzou women’s basketball team on Thursday.
The Tigers suffered a road loss in the form of a 98-53 Southeastern Conference romp by the Lady Volunteers.
Tennessee (16-6, 8-2 SEC) jumped out to a 29-13 lead after the opening quarter and stretched its advantage to a staggering 53-22 at halftime. The Volunteers outscored the Tigers 23-12 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 76-34.
The Tigers made just four of their 23 3-point attempts and went just 30% (16-of-54) from the floor. Junior guard Grace Slaughter led Mizzou with 20 points, while junior guard Shannon Dowel scored 11.
Senior forward Janiah Barker directed the Lady Volunteers with a game-high 22 points as Tennessee went 52% (39-of-75) from the field. Junior guard Talaysia Cooper totaled 17 points, junior guard Alyssa Latham put up 15, senior guard Nya Robertson had 14 and freshman guard Deniya Prawl came up with 13.
Prawl and freshman guard Jaida Civil pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds apiece as the Lady Volunteers dominated the Tigers on the boards 49-30.
Mizzou committed 21 turnovers on Thursday compered to Tennessee’s 10.
The Tigers (16-11, 4-8) host Auburn at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at Mizzou Arena.
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