Missouri women's basketball stumbling on the road in conference play
The Missouri women’s basketball team took on 10th-ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday in its eighth conference matchup of the season. The Aggies edged out the Tigers, 65-55, putting Missouri at 11-10 overall and 1-7 in conference.
Texas A&M beat Missouri at their own game, winning the turnover battle that the Tigers always seem to win. The Missouri women turned the ball over 19 times to the Aggie’s 14, also leading to an advantage in points off turnovers for Texas A&M.
Senior forward Jessra Johnson led the team with 15 points, but the Tigers’ 1-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc may have sealed their fate. Senior forward Amanda Hanneman continued her shooting slump, missing all four of her 3-point attempts.
The road conference loss is nothing new for Missouri women’s basketball. Since Big 12 play began this year, they have yet to get a win in an away game and are 0-4 in such contests this season. In fact, the Tigers have just one road win in conference in the past three seasons.
This history of foregone road trips includes multiple seasons in which Missouri failed to win even one conference road game, with this year shaping up to possibly be just the same.
The cold streak is not just a recent trend for the Tigers. Since Big 12 play began 14 years ago, the Missouri women have struggled on the road against conference teams, with a dismal 26-81 record in those games since it all began in 1996.
The Tigers will look to turn things around on Sunday, Feb. 7, as they take on nationally-ranked Iowa State at Mizzou Arena.