ATHENS, Ga. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball earned its third SEC win of the season on
Thursday, as the Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 73-65, at Stegeman
Coliseum. Mizzou played its best when it mattered most, as the Tigers committed
zero turnovers, made 13-of-14 shots from the free throw line and outscored the
Bulldogs 25-16 in the game’s final quarter. Freshman
guard Aijha Blackwell (Berkeley, Mo.) recorded her second career
double-double as she paced the Tigers with 26 points and 11 rebounds, both
career-highs. TURNING
POINTDown
one point entering the fourth quarter, Blackwell and senior guard Jordan
Roundtree (St. Louis, Mo.) started the final period with back-to-back
threes, giving Mizzou a five-point lead. From that point on, the Bulldogs were
never able to come closer than five points from Mizzou, as the Tigers sank 92.9
percent (13-of-14) of its shots from the charity stripe to seal the victory.TOP
TIGERS<ol>
 <li>Blackwell was impressive once again, as she led the
 Tigers in points (26) and rebounds (11) while shooting 7-of-12 from the
 field, 3-of-3 from three and 9-of-12 from the free throw line.</li><li>Senior guard Jordan Chavis (Lexington,
 N.C.) was crucial for Mizzou, scoring 16 points while shooting 4-of-6 from
 the field, 3-of-3 from three and 5-of-5 from the free throw line.</li><li>Freshman forward Hayley Frank (Strafford, Mo.)
 scored nine points and had five rebounds in the game while sinking a
 perfect 4-of-4 shots from the free throw line.</li>
 </ol>NOTES<ol>
 <li>Mizzou shot 82.6 percent (19-of-23) from the free throw
 line, marking the 13th time this season the Tigers have shot
 over 75 percent or better from the line and the 11th time they
 have made at least 80 percent from the charity stripe. The Tigers continue
 to lead the SEC in free throw percentage at 74.8 percent (308-for-412)
 this season.</li><li>Mizzou shot 47.8 percent (22-of-46) from the
 field, the 13th time this season they have shot 40 percent or
 better in a game.</li><li>The Tigers made 10 threes in the game, the sixth
 time this season they have made double-digit threes. Mizzou shot 52.6
 percent (10-of-19) from deep, its second-best mark of the season and the
 fourth time they have shot 50 percent or better from three.</li><li>Blackwell continued her spectacular freshman
 campaign, as she recorded her fourth 20-point game and second
 double-double of the season while setting career-highs in points (26,
 rebounds (11, three-pointers (three) and free throws made (nine).</li><li>Blackwell is one of three Tiger freshmen in
 program history to record four 20-point games, joining Julie Helm (11,
 1996-97) and Sophie Cunningham (10, 2015-16). She has now scored in double
 figures in 14 of her last 16 games, and in 16 games overall this season.</li><li>Blackwell’s 11 rebounds marked her second game
 with 10+ boards, and the 19th time she has at least five
 rebounds.&nbsp; </li><li>The Tiger freshman moved up four spots on the
 Mizzou freshmen scoring list, as she now ranks sixth with 317 points,
 passing Kesha Bonds (310, 1995-96, Joni Davis (309, 1995-96, Kathy
 Stevenson (293, 1976-77) and Sharon Farrah (292, 1975-76).</li><li>With 16 points, Chavis scored in double figures
 for the eighth time this season and the 21st time in her
 career. It was also the second time this season and the fifth time in her
 career she has scored 15+ points.</li><li>The Tiger senior drained three shots from beyond
 the three-point line in the game, marking the 15th time this
 season and 38th time in her career she has made multiple
 three-pointers. </li><li>Chavis moved to seventh all-time in program
 history with 139 threes, passing Morgan Stock (138, 2012-16).</li><li>The Lexington, N.C. native set career-high in
 free throws made, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.</li><li>With nine points, senior guard Amber Smith
 (Shreveport, La.) moved 22nd on Mizzou’s all-time scoring list
 with 1,214 points, passing Shakara Jones (1,206 points, 2007-11).</li><li>Frank, the SEC’s leader in free throw percentage,
 was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to improve to 91.4 percent
 (64-of-70) from the charity stripe this season. She is currently on pace
 to have the best free throw shooting season in program history, as she
 ranks ahead of Carlynn Savant (.912, 2006-07).</li>
 </ol>UP NEXTMizzou
will stay on the road for its next contest, as the Tigers head to Baton Rouge,
La., to face LSU on Monday, Feb. 10. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. CT on SEC
Network.--- MU Athletics ---

Mizzou women snap 3-game skid with win at Georgia 73-65