Missouri women's basketball team suffers first loss of season

Sunday, November 14, 2010 | 7:39 p.m. CST; updated 1:32 p.m. CST, Monday, November 15, 2010
BY Tommy Piatchek Jr.

It was a moment that had to happen sooner or later. Robin Pingeton lost for the first time as the Missouri women's basketball head coach.

The Tigers (1-1) lost to Eastern Illinois, the defending Ohio Valley Conference champions, 81-73 on Sunday in Charleston, Ill. The loss ends a two-game road trip, which began with a 27-point win against Memphis on Friday.

Missouri trailed 32-21 at halftime and cut the lead to one point with less than eight minutes left in the game, but its second-half rally was not enough to overtake the Panthers.

Junior Christine Flores led the Tigers with 28 points and four blocks.

Sophomore Ta'Kenya Nixon had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Eastern Illinois (1-1).

Missouri plays next Thanksgiving weekend in the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They will face Tennessee, Georgetown and Georgia Tech.


Show Me the Errors (What's this?)

Report corrections or additions here. Leave comments below here.

You must be logged in to participate in the Show Me the Errors contest.

Comments

Leave a comment

Speak up and join the conversation! Make sure to follow the guidelines outlined below and register with our site. You must be logged in to comment. (Our full comment policy is here.)

  • Don't use obscene, profane or vulgar language.
  • Don't use language that makes personal attacks on fellow commenters or discriminates based on race, religion, gender or ethnicity.
  • Use your real first and last name when registering on the website. It will be published with every comment. (Read why we ask for that here.)
  • Don’t solicit or promote businesses.

We are not able to monitor every comment that comes through. If you see something objectionable, please click the "Report comment" link.

You must be logged in to comment.

Forget your password?

Don't have an account? Register here.

The Quad
advertisements