Two University of Missouri athletic programs have been recognized by the NCAA with a public recognition award for their respective multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, announced on Wednesday. The women's basketball and women's golf teams both received the honor for the third consecutive year as the programs posted an APR in the top 10 percent in their sports.
In an effort to keep the Mizzou Sports Park clean and beautiful, the Missouri women's basketball team took part in the second annual Mizzou Sports Park Staff and Student-Athlete Clean Up Day on Wednesday, May 5. All administrative offices and sports programs spent a part of their day picking up trash around the entire Mizzou Sports Park.
The University of Missouri women's basketball team will once again welcome girls from across the Midwest to campus for the Tigers' annual summer camps this June and July. Registration is now open for all four camps. Online registration is encouraged.
Robin Pingeton has been named the fourth Head Women's Basketball Coach at Mizzou. Pingeton, who has 15 years of head coaching experience, spent the last seven years as the head coach at Illinois State.
Brittainey Raven scored 11 points and No. 15 Texas held off Missouri 64-59 in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament Thursday. Amanda Hanneman kept the Tigers in the game, making a career-high seven 3-pointers and finishing with a game-high 21 points. Jessra Johnson had 11 points.