BATON ROUGE, La. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball (6-18, 3-8 SEC) fell on
the road to LSU (17-5, 7-3 SEC, 66-58, on Monday evening at the Pete Maravich
Assembly Center. Mizzou held a four-point lead at halftime, but was handcuffed
by a 20-point second half. Freshman
Aijha Blackwell (Berkeley, Mo.) recorded her second consecutive
double-double with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. It marked the
eighth straight game Blackwell has scored in double figures. TURNING
POINTLSU
turned up its defense in the second half, as Mizzou’s four-point halftime lead
dwindled to a 44-44 tie at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter,
LSU came out quick, as an 18-4 run gave the Purple and Gold Tigers a 14-point
lead at 62-48. Mizzou was unable to get closer than eight after the LSU run. TOP
TIGERS<ol>
 <li>Blackwell led the Tigers in scoring (12) and rebounding
 (14) while posting her third career double-double.</li><li>Freshman forward Hayley Frank (Strafford,
 Mo.) scored 11 points while grabbing three rebounds and dishing out three
 assists. </li><li>Senior guard Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) scored
 11 points and had eight rebounds in the game.</li>
 </ol>NOTES<ol>
 <li>Mizzou shot 41.8 percent (23-of-55) from the field, the
 14th time this season they have shot 40 percent or better in a
 game.</li><li>Blackwell recorded her second consecutive and
 third double-double of the season with a team-high 12 points and 14
 rebounds.</li><li>With 12 points, Blackwell scored in double
 figures for the eighth consecutive game, the 15th time in the
 last 17 games and the 17th time overall this season.</li><li>The freshman guard moved up three spots on the
 all-time Mizzou freshmen scoring list, as she now ranks third with 329
 points. Blackwell passed Shakara Jones (327, 2007-08, Julie Maxey (326,
 1976-77) and Cindy Kiser (325, 1976-77). </li><li>Blackwell grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in
 the game, her third game with 10+ boards and her 20th game with
 at least five rebounds. </li><li>Frank scored 11 points in the game, her 16th
 game in double figures this season. </li><li>With 11 points, Smith scored in double figures
 for the 14th time this season and the 54th time in
 her career.</li><li>Smith moved up to No. 21 on the Mizzou all-time
 scoring list with 1,225 points, passing Lisa Sandbothe (1,218 points,
 1987-91).</li><li>Smith also grabbed eight rebounds in the game,
 the 14th time this season and the 61st time in her
 career she has recorded at least five rebounds. </li>
 </ol>UP NEXTNext, Mizzou return home to Mizzou Arena to host
Florida on Sunday, Feb. 16. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.

Missouri women come up short at LSU 66-58