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2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

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2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashleen Bracey
  • Chris Bracey
  • Jenny Putnam
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Florida 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Missouri 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Arkansas 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Alabama 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 16 19   .457
Auburn 2 14   .125 10 18   .357
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by twelfth-year head coach Robin Pingeton, played their home games at Mizzou Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 9–13 (5–9 SEC) to finish in tenth place in the conference. The Tigers were invited to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Fresno State in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Missouri Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Shannon Dufficy 5 F 6'2" RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Oregon
Nadia Green 10 G 5'10" Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Shug Dickson 12 G 5'9" RS Senior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Rutgers

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kiya Dorroh
F
Tucson, AZ AZ Compass Prep School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Izzy Higginbottom
G
Batesville, AR Batesville HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Sarah Linthacum
F
Jefferson City, MO Jefferson City HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Da'Necia Trusty
F
Houston, TX Alief Hastings HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfer

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Missouri Incoming Transfer
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Skylah Travis 25 F 6'3" RS Freshman Weldon, NC Old Dominion
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Roster

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2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 LaDazhia Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Lakewood Ranch HS
South Carolina
Bradenton, FL
G 1 Lauren Hansen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ward Melville HS
Auburn
Long Island, NY
G 2 Sara-Rose Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia
G 4 Mama Dembele 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So IES Joaquim Blume Manlleu, Spain
G 13 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Gadsden City HS Gadsden, AL
F 20 Sarah Linthacum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO
F 24 Kiya Dorroh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr AZ Compass Prep School Tucson, AZ
F 25 Skylah Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Weldon HS
Old Dominion
Weldon, NC
G 30 Izzy Higginbottom 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Batesville HS Batesville, AR
C 32 Jayla Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Parkway Central HS Chesterfield, MO
G 33 Aijha Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cardinal Ritter College Prep HS Berkeley, MO
F 34 Da'Necia Trusty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Alief Hastings HS Houston, TX
F 40 Micah Linthacum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO
F 43 Hayley Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Strafford HS Strafford, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:00 pm
Lindenwood W 87–39 
 19  Frank   8  Frank   5  Hansen  Mizzou Arena (625)
Columbia, MO
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 90–35 
 21  Blackwell   10  Blackwell   8  Troup  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Murray State W 76–70  1–0
 19  Blackwell   15  Blackwell   5  Troup  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Morgan State W 73–49  2–0
 20  Tied   13  Blackwell   5  Tied  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis W 69–53  3–0
 17  Higginbottom   14  Blackwell   4  Dembele  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Idaho State W 75–47  4–0
 18  Higginbottom   9  Blackwell   5  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN
Troy W 76–63  5–0
 20  Tied   18  Blackwell   3  Tied  Mizzou Arena (2,353)
Columbia, MO
November 27, 2021*
2:30 pm
vs. Columbia
Christmas City Classic
W 87–80  6–0
 29  Frank   8  Frank   6  Higginbottom  Stabler Arena (576)
Bethlehem, PA
November 28, 2021*
at Lehigh
Christmas City Classic
W 88–67  7–0
 34  Hansen   7  Tied   7  Troup  Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
SIU Edwardsville W 79–46  8–0
 16  Tied   15  Blackwell   8  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 5 Baylor
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 68–70  8–1
 20  Blackwell   16  Blackwell   6  Troup  Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 51–79  8–2
 12  Frank   5  Tied   3  Dembele  JQH Arena (5,288)
Springfield, MO
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Alabama A&M W 69–55  9–2
 20  Blackwell   20  Blackwell   4  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 20, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Southern W 73–54  10–2
 21  Frank   12  Blackwell   5  Troup  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 22, 2021*
12:00 pm, BTN+
at Illinois W 84–65  11–2
 18  Blackwell   15  Blackwell   3  Tied  State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
SEC regular season
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 1 South Carolina W 70–69 OT 12–2
(1–0)
 21  Tied   12  Williams   4  Troup  Mizzou Arena (6,139)
Columbia, MO
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Auburn W 72–63 OT 13–2
(2–0)
 25  Williams   14  Blackwell   5  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 9, 2022
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas L 73–83  13–3
(2–1)
 22  Frank   14  Blackwell   5  Dembele  Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 12 LSU L 85–87 OT 13–4
(2–2)
 26  Blackwell   16  Blackwell   5  Troup  Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 17, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 Georgia L 62–72  13–5
(2–3)
 27  Blackwell   13  Blackwell   3  Blackwell  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt W 66–52  14–5
(3–3)
 15  Hansen   17  Blackwell   5  Dembele  Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2022
5:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M W 78–69  15–5
(4–3)
 28  Frank   14  Blackwell   7  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 27, 2022
5:30 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 62–77  15–6
(4–4)
 17  Blackwell   16  Blackwell   5  Blackwell  Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 30, 2022
5:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 77–61  16–6
(5–4)
 18  Williams   11  Blackwell   6  Dembele  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 3, 2022
4:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss L 45–61  16–7
(5–5)
 24  Williams   10  Blackwell   2  Troup  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 10, 2022
5:30 pm, SECN
at No. 13 Tennessee L 62–76  16–8
(5–6)
 22  Hansen   10  Blackwell   5  Dembele  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, SECN+
Arkansas L 71–88  16–9
(5–7)
 21  Frank   12  Blackwell   3  Tied  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 21 Georgia L 49–74  16–10
(5–8)
 10  Tied   5  Kelly   4  Smith  Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm, SECN+
Mississippi State W 76–66  17–10
(6–8)
 19  Frank   18  Blackwell   6  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Kentucky L 63–78  17–11
(6–9)
 16  Frank   5  Tied   5  Dembele  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 27, 2022
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 15 Florida W 78–73  18–11
(7–9)
 26  Frank   10  Frank   3  Tied  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022
12:00 pm, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Arkansas
Second Round
L 52–61 OT 18–12
 21  Troup   13  Williams   3  Troup  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
WNIT
March 17, 2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
Drake
First Round
L 78–83 OT 18–13
 27  Blackwell   10  Blackwell   4  Frank  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mizzou Women's Basketball Lands Transfer Skylah Travis". mutigers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "SEC Announces Mizzou Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.