Missouri Faces Kansas State
Columbia,
Mo.— The Tigers head to Manhattan, Kan. on Wednesday (Jan. 11), to take
on the Kansas State Wildcats. The two teams will face off at 7 p.m. in
Bramlage Coliseum.
LAST TIME OUT
The Tigers
put up a good fight against Texas Tech on Jan. 7. The Tigers and the
Lady Raiders traded baskets for an exciting 40 minutes of basketball
that saw the Lady Raiders improving to 14-0 on the season. The Tigers
dropped to 10-3 overall, 0-2 Big 12 with the 69-63 loss. Junior Sydney
Crafton made a huge impact on the court for the Tigers as she recorded
her first career double-double. She tallied 14 pts. and 12 rbs. on the
game. Senior Christine Flores tallied 16 points on the game to earn her
50th career double-figure scoring game.
UP NEXT
Mizzou
will see Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. before hosting rival Kansas on
Jan. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Fans outside of Columbia can catch the Border
Showdown on FSN, but if you are in town admission is only $3 for fans
who wear gold to the game. Stay tuned to MUTigers.com for more
information. Jan. 18, Missouri will head to Texas A&M for a
contest against the Aggies at 7 p.m. before hosting Oklahoma
State on Jan. 21 at Mizzou Arena.
SCOUTING KANSAS STATE
Receiving
votes in the AP Top 25 and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, Kansas State
holds an 11-3 overall record on the season, and the Wildcats are
undefeated in Conference play. Kansas State is coming off of a victory
over in-state rival, Kansas, and the team looks to continue its
seven-game home win streak. Brittany Chambers and Jalana Childs lead
the Wildcats, averaging 16.5 and 15.2 points per game. Both Mariah
White and Tasha Dickey have recorded 30 or more steals for Kansas State
this season.
SERIES HISTORY WITH KANSAS STATE
Missouri
is 35-44 against the Wildcats in program history. The two schools first
meeting came about in 1976. Missouri dropped 85-41 to Kansas State.
Last season the Wildcats snagged a a 60-55 overtime victory over Mizzou
at Mizzou Arena. The Wildcats also topped the Tigers 66-63 in
Manhattan. The Tigers’ last victory over Kansas State was in 2009 in a
52-43 win in Columbia. Mizzou has not won at Bramlage
Coliseum since Feb. 1, 2006 when the Tigers won 66-65.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE HISTORY
Missouri
is 254-301 in Big Eight/Big 12 series history. The Tigers have winning
records over several conference foes including Iowa State, Oklahoma and
Oklahoma State.
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