Mizzou guard Natalya Hodge (left), forward Khloe Ford (middle) and guard Grace Slaughter (right) celebrate against Little Rock on Friday in Little Rock, Arkansas. Slaughter led the Tigers with 23 points in a 73-50 win over the Trojans.
Mizzou guard Natalya Hodge (left), forward Khloe Ford (middle) and guard Grace Slaughter (right) celebrate against Little Rock on Friday in Little Rock, Arkansas. Slaughter led the Tigers with 23 points in a 73-50 win over the Trojans.
After one of the worst games of her career — a 7-point, 1-for-9 shooting performance against Howard — senior forward Grace Slaughter poured in a game-high 23 points to guide Missouri to a 73-50 win over Little Rock on Friday. Missouri is now 2-0 on the season.Â
With her 23 points, Slaughter moved up to No. 11 on Missouri's all-time leading scorer list, passing Sandie Prophete. Slaughter also tacked on seven rebounds.
She was supported by freshman point guard Natalya Hodge, who scored a next-best 15 points and dished out two assists off the bench.Â
Starting guard Nevaeh Caffey scored only three points but hauled in a team-high nine rebounds. Fellow starting guard Tanyuel Welch scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and tacked on two assists in 18 minutes.Â
Rounding out the starting lineup, freshman Khloe Ford and sophomore McKenzie Mathurin each dropped eight points, with Ford tacking on eight rebounds and Mathurin adding two.Â
Missouri ended the first quarter tied at 13-13 but performed better in the second period, holding a 35-26 lead entering halftime and keeping a firm grip on the lead until the final buzzer.Â
The Tigers shot just 5-for-19 from 3-point range but got to the free-throw line 19 times, sinking 14. Little Rock was worse in both facets, shooting 1-for-11 from 3-point range and 9-for-14 from the charity stripe.Â
Missouri also out-rebounded Little Rock 48-39 but lost the offensive-rebound battle 12-11.Â
The Tigers will next return to Columbia to host Tennessee Tech at 11 a.m. Monday at Mizzou Arena. Â
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