Mizzou WBB Scores Lowest Season Opener Total in Program History; The Buzz, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

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Mizzou guard Tilda Sjokvist goes for a layup against Vermont in Roy L, Patrick Memorial Gymnasium on Monday, Nov. 3, 2024 / Mizzou Athletics

Missouri women's basketball made history Monday night, but not in the way it would've hoped for.

The Tigers scored their lowest point total in a season opener in program history, falling to Vermont in a 62-46 loss. Despite Grace Slaughter's 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe, a stretch of just 12 team points in the second and third quarter held them back from starting off with a win.

Missouri committed a total of 26 turnovers compared to Vermont's 19, which helped allow the Catamount to get some extra scoring opportunities and build a large lead.

It may be just one game, but losing to a mid major that wasn't an NCAA Tournament entry last season was quite the opposite of an ideal start for a Tiger team looking to avenge an 11-19 finish. In what'e expected to be Robin Pingeton's last year has at the helm, results like this will only make that more of a likelihood.

"I do not recognize the team that I saw today," Pingeton said. "I've got a lot of belief in them, I think we have a lot of talent on that team...they've got it in them, they'll be ok."

Missouri gets a chance to redeem itself in its home opener against Southern University at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Today's Schedule

• No games scheduled today.

Mizzou Results

• Men's basketball falls to Memphis Tigers in season-opener, 83-75.

Did you notice?

• The game time for Missouri football's away matchup against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 16 has been announced:

🚨𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏🚨

🏈 at South Carolina
⏰ SAT, Nov 16 @ 3:15 PM CT
📺 @secnetwork
📍Williams-Brice Stadium #MIZ 🐯🏈 pic.twitter.com/eJhbVum9wX

— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) November 4, 2024

• Despite the loss, check out this emphatic dunk from forward Trent Pierce Monday night:

👀👀

Not messing around early. Timeout Memphis.#MIZ 🐯 @trentpierce22 pic.twitter.com/wKhtgjijpa

— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) November 5, 2024

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