No. 5-seed Missouri is set to tip in 20-ish minutes against No. 12-seed Florida Gulf Coast. No. 4-seed Stanford plays No. 13-Gonzaga after. The winners play on Monday for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
Tune into ESPN2, like I am doing, to watch. I'll keep you updated here. To read up on FGCU: https://missouri.rivals.com/news/starting-five-missouri-vs-florida-gulf-coast.
QUARTER ONE
Cierra Porter puts in a layup, and FGCU's Nasrin Ulel puts in one of her own.
Sophie Cunningham makes two free throws. Missouri up 4-2, 7:18.
Three from Rosemarie Julian puts the Eagles up 5-4. Jordan Frericks looking really good on defense, has a couple of blocks so far.
Chavis gives away the ball on a past and the Eagles breakaway for an easy layup. 7-6 FGCU, 4:35.
Kayla Michael with a big three! She's kind of the secret weapon on the perimeter for the Tigers. Mizzou leads 9-7, 4:05
Frericks is ALL over the boards today. I guess it helps when she has a couple inches over the entire roster. She has 4 rebounds so far.
FGCU's Dow makes a layup to tie it at 9.
Cunningham makes both of her layups and Mizzou leads 11-9. 1:39.
Rosemarie Julien makes a layup to put FGCU up 12-11. Eagles making the Tigers work early.
END OF QUARTER ONE: FLORIDA GULF COAST 15, MISSOURI 11.
What's interesting is, with all this talk about FGCU's three-ball attack, they've only made 1-3 that quarter. We'll see if that changes moving forward.
QUARTER TWO
Cunningham gets a layup, but Dow gets one of her own and free throw by Julian puts FGCU up 18-13. 8:26.
A huge three from the Eagles puts them up 21-15, but then Michael adds one of her own. A layup gives FGCU the 23-18 lead, 6:45.
Media timeout (6:38): FGCU 26, Mizzou 18.
Cunningham avoids a drastic turnover and turns it into a layup 26-20 with 5:56 left.
Missouri is giving FGCU open lanes left and right. 28-20.
Then Cunningham puts in another layup. 28-22 with 4:52 left.
Julien puts in 1-2 FTs. 29-22, 4:40. Ulel misses both of hers about 20 seconds later.
Lauren Aldridge drives to the lane and is fouled. That's what Mizzou needs out of her. She makes both of her FTs.
Layup from Ulel, then a layup from Cunningham makes the score 31-26 with 2:25 left in the half.
Aldridge then fouls Dow. Still, that's much-needed aggressiveness from Aldridge.
Dow knocks in back-to-back three pointers, then Cattani puts in a layup. 41-30 with 30 seconds left.
HALFTIME: FGCU 41, Mizzou 32.
Cunningham has 18 points. Tigers are shooting 53 percent compared to the Eagle's 52. Turnovers are the issue: Missouri has 10 and FGCU has 12 points off of those.
QUARTER THREE
Cunningham is up to 22 points. FGCU leads 45-34.
Porter makes her second layup of the day. 45-38. Then, she (questionably) fouls Dow - which makes three.
Cunningham makes two free throws. 48-40 with 5:09 left.
Eagles haven't made a FG in the last 5:14. They still lead 48-40 with 4:07 left. Cunningham up to 24 points.
Another foul call on Jordan Frericks. She shouldn't have reached, looks like she's frustrated. That's her fourth, and Gradinjan makes one of her FTs. 50-42 with 3:35 left.
There's a big three from Cunningham. But two more FTs from FGCU makes it 52-45.
Aldridge with a three for herself. Tigers are within 4... but FGCU answers with a three. 57-50 1:38 left.
Porter draws her fourth foul. I will say, the refs are calling almost everything.
And an offensive foul on Cunningham. That's her third. She has 29 points right now.
Media timeout (12 sec): FGCU 61, Mizzou 53.
END OF Q3: FGCU 61, MISSOURI 53.
No offense besides Cunningham's 30 points. She is doing everything she can to will this team to victory, but she needs some more help.
QUARTER FOUR
They open the fourth quarter with an official review... on Cunningham. Had to come sometime, right? She was dribbling by a FGCU player and seemed to push her out of the way. Called it a foul on Cunningham, who has four now. Not good.
FGCU up 10. Cunningham is still playing. 8 minutes left.
Cunningham steals and finishes a layup. 69-59 FGCU 5:49.
Nelson DRAINS a three. The Eagles are feeling it, and they are up big. 72-59 5:31.
Frericks blocks a layup and is called for her fifth foul. The redshirt senior takes a seat on Missouri's bench.
And there's No. 5 for Porter. She's headed to the bench.
Just wide open lanes for FGCU. This has gotten ugly. Eagles lead 76-63 with 3:07 left.
Less than a minute to go. FGCU leads 78-66. Fouling HURTS.
Cunningham came around, trying to shoot the three and goes down hard because of her ankle. She's not leaving this game, though. "She's a tough nut," the announcer says.
FINAL: FGCU 80, Missouri 70. The Tigers end their season 24-8.
Tune into ESPN2, like I am doing, to watch. I'll keep you updated here. To read up on FGCU: https://missouri.rivals.com/news/starting-five-missouri-vs-florida-gulf-coast.
QUARTER ONE
Cierra Porter puts in a layup, and FGCU's Nasrin Ulel puts in one of her own.
Sophie Cunningham makes two free throws. Missouri up 4-2, 7:18.
Three from Rosemarie Julian puts the Eagles up 5-4. Jordan Frericks looking really good on defense, has a couple of blocks so far.
Chavis gives away the ball on a past and the Eagles breakaway for an easy layup. 7-6 FGCU, 4:35.
Kayla Michael with a big three! She's kind of the secret weapon on the perimeter for the Tigers. Mizzou leads 9-7, 4:05
Frericks is ALL over the boards today. I guess it helps when she has a couple inches over the entire roster. She has 4 rebounds so far.
FGCU's Dow makes a layup to tie it at 9.
Cunningham makes both of her layups and Mizzou leads 11-9. 1:39.
Rosemarie Julien makes a layup to put FGCU up 12-11. Eagles making the Tigers work early.
END OF QUARTER ONE: FLORIDA GULF COAST 15, MISSOURI 11.
What's interesting is, with all this talk about FGCU's three-ball attack, they've only made 1-3 that quarter. We'll see if that changes moving forward.
QUARTER TWO
Cunningham gets a layup, but Dow gets one of her own and free throw by Julian puts FGCU up 18-13. 8:26.
A huge three from the Eagles puts them up 21-15, but then Michael adds one of her own. A layup gives FGCU the 23-18 lead, 6:45.
Media timeout (6:38): FGCU 26, Mizzou 18.
Cunningham avoids a drastic turnover and turns it into a layup 26-20 with 5:56 left.
Missouri is giving FGCU open lanes left and right. 28-20.
Then Cunningham puts in another layup. 28-22 with 4:52 left.
Julien puts in 1-2 FTs. 29-22, 4:40. Ulel misses both of hers about 20 seconds later.
Lauren Aldridge drives to the lane and is fouled. That's what Mizzou needs out of her. She makes both of her FTs.
Layup from Ulel, then a layup from Cunningham makes the score 31-26 with 2:25 left in the half.
Aldridge then fouls Dow. Still, that's much-needed aggressiveness from Aldridge.
Dow knocks in back-to-back three pointers, then Cattani puts in a layup. 41-30 with 30 seconds left.
HALFTIME: FGCU 41, Mizzou 32.
Cunningham has 18 points. Tigers are shooting 53 percent compared to the Eagle's 52. Turnovers are the issue: Missouri has 10 and FGCU has 12 points off of those.
QUARTER THREE
Cunningham is up to 22 points. FGCU leads 45-34.
Porter makes her second layup of the day. 45-38. Then, she (questionably) fouls Dow - which makes three.
Cunningham makes two free throws. 48-40 with 5:09 left.
Eagles haven't made a FG in the last 5:14. They still lead 48-40 with 4:07 left. Cunningham up to 24 points.
Another foul call on Jordan Frericks. She shouldn't have reached, looks like she's frustrated. That's her fourth, and Gradinjan makes one of her FTs. 50-42 with 3:35 left.
There's a big three from Cunningham. But two more FTs from FGCU makes it 52-45.
Aldridge with a three for herself. Tigers are within 4... but FGCU answers with a three. 57-50 1:38 left.
Porter draws her fourth foul. I will say, the refs are calling almost everything.
And an offensive foul on Cunningham. That's her third. She has 29 points right now.
Media timeout (12 sec): FGCU 61, Mizzou 53.
END OF Q3: FGCU 61, MISSOURI 53.
No offense besides Cunningham's 30 points. She is doing everything she can to will this team to victory, but she needs some more help.
QUARTER FOUR
They open the fourth quarter with an official review... on Cunningham. Had to come sometime, right? She was dribbling by a FGCU player and seemed to push her out of the way. Called it a foul on Cunningham, who has four now. Not good.
FGCU up 10. Cunningham is still playing. 8 minutes left.
Cunningham steals and finishes a layup. 69-59 FGCU 5:49.
Nelson DRAINS a three. The Eagles are feeling it, and they are up big. 72-59 5:31.
Frericks blocks a layup and is called for her fifth foul. The redshirt senior takes a seat on Missouri's bench.
And there's No. 5 for Porter. She's headed to the bench.
Just wide open lanes for FGCU. This has gotten ugly. Eagles lead 76-63 with 3:07 left.
Less than a minute to go. FGCU leads 78-66. Fouling HURTS.
Cunningham came around, trying to shoot the three and goes down hard because of her ankle. She's not leaving this game, though. "She's a tough nut," the announcer says.
FINAL: FGCU 80, Missouri 70. The Tigers end their season 24-8.
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