#Life of an Intern: Mizzou and South Carolina to Tipoff on We Back Pat Night

No. 25 Mizzou (15-4, 4-1 SEC) and No. 19 South Carolina (12-5, 4-1 SEC) go head-to-head on We Back Pat night.

Tipoff will be held at Colonial Life Arena on Monday at 7 p.m.

Season Stat Leaders

Mizzou South Carolina

Points

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Sophie Cunningham (15.1 per game)

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Te'a Cooper (12.9 per game)

Rebounds

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Amber Smith (7.9 per game)

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Alexis Jennings (5.4 per game)

Assists

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Sophie Cunningham (3.3 per game)

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Tyasha Harris (4.3 per game)

Steals

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Sophie Cunningham (1.2 per game)

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Tyasha Harris (1.9 per game)

Blocks

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Amber Smith (1.2 per game)

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Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2.3 per game)

Team Notes

Mizzou

Mizzou enter this week's AP Rankings as the No. 25 seed.
The Tigers are 4-1 in SEC play.
Mizzou won their last against Georgia 61-35.

Player of the Game: Sophie Cunningham (23 pts, 8 rebs, 1 ast, 5 stls)

The Tigers held Georgia to 35 points in the last game.
Mizzou is No. 2 in field goal percentage defense (.353) and scoring defense (55.3 per game) in the SEC.
The Tigers were on a 40 or more percent shooting streak in eight games this season.
Mizzou has won five out of six games on the road this season.
Sophie Cunningham

Led Mizzou in points the last three years.
Scored 16.5 points per game in 11 consecutive games this season.
Scored 18 or more points in seven games this season.
Scored 20 points for the 40^th time in her career and a career-high five steals in the game versus Georgia.
SEC Statistics

No. 7 in field goal percentage (.473)
No. 9 in scoring (15.5 per game)
No. 11 in assists (3.2 per game)
Tied at No. 12 with Arkansas’s Kiara Williams in steals (1.4 per game)
No. 13 in free throw percentage (.773)
No. 14 in 3-point field goal per centage (.382)
No. 15 in rebounding (6.1 per game)
Tied at No. 17 with Alabama’s Cierra Johnson, Arkansas’s Chelsea Dungee, Tennessee’s Zaay Green and LSU’s Ayana Mitchell in blocks (0.4 per game).
Tied at No. 19 with teammate Lauren Aldridge and Georgia’s Gabby Connally in 3-point field goals made (5.4 per game).

Amber Smith

Recorded seven double-doubles this season.
Averaging 13.5 points per game this season.
SEC Statistics

No. 5 in rebounding (7.7 per game)
Tied at No. 7 with Alabama’s Ariyah Copeland, Vanderbilt’s Mariella Fasoula and LSU’s Faustine Aifuwa in blocks (1.1 per game).
No. 8 in field goal percentage (.462)
No. 15 in scoring (13.5 per game)
Tied at No. 19 with South Carolina’s Te’a Cooper, Texas A&M’s Chennedy Carter, Mississippi State’s Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Alabama’s Shaquera Wade, Kentucky’s Jaida Roper, Arkansas’s Jailyn Mason, and Tennessee’s Evina Westbrook and Rennia Davis in 3-point field goals made (3.2 per game).
Tied at No. 20 with Alabama’s Jasmine Walker, Arkansas’s Jailyn Mason, LSU’s Mercedes Brooks, Vanderbilt’s Kaleigh Clemons-Green and South Carolina’s Bianca Cuevas-Moore in steals (2.4 per game).
Tied at No. 22 with Ole Miss’s Crystal Allen in assists (2.2 per game).
No. 23 in free throw percentage (.683)
No. 32 in 3-point field goal percentage (.333)

Hannah Schuchts

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 8 with South Carolina’s Victaria Saxton in blocks (1.2 per game).
Tied at No. 24 with Florida’s Delicia Washington and LSU’s Mercedes Brooks in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game).
No. 30 in 3-point field goal percentage (.341)
Tied at No. 31 with Arkansas’s Chelsea Dungee in rebounding (4.2 per game).

Jordan Chavis

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 26 with Florida’s Kristina Moore and Danielle Rainey, Auburn’s Janiah McKay and Mississippi State’s Anriel Howard in 3-point field goals made (1.9 per game).
No. 46 in 3-point field goal percentage (.255)

Haley Troup

SEC Statistics

No. 20 in 3-pint field goal per centage (.353)
No. 21 in 3-point field goals made (2.8 per game)

Lauren Aldridge

SEC Statistics

No. 4 in 3-point field goal per centage (.436)
Tied at No. 9 with teammate Sophie Cunningham and Georgia’s Gabby Connally in 3-point field goals made (5.4 per game).
Tied at No. 18 with Arkansas’s A’Tyanna Gaulden in assists (2.5 per game).

Akira Levy

SEC Statistics

No. 28 in assists (1.8 per game)

South Carolina

South Carolina dropped to No. 19 in this week's AP Rankings.
The Gamecocks are 4-1 in SEC play.
South Carolina lost to No. 7 Mississippi State 89-74 on Thursday.

Player of the Game: Te’a Cooper (27 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk)

Tyasha Harris

Averaging 10.0 points per game.
No. 8 in program all-time assists (410).
No. 16 in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.8).
SEC Statistics

No. 3 in free throw percentage (.860)
No. 7 in assists (4.3 per game)
Tied at No. 7 with Auburn’s Unique Thompson, Mississippi State’s Jordan Danberry and Tennessee’s Meme Jackson in steals (1.9 per game).
No. 18 in 3-point field goals made (3.7 per game)
Tied at No. 19 with teammate Te’a Cooper, Arkansas’s Taylah Thomas, Tennessee’s Rae Burrell, Ole Miss’s Shandricka Sessom and Mississippi State’s Xaria Wiggins in blocks (0.4 per game).
No. 28 in 3-point field goal percentage (.344)
No. 33 in scoring (10.0 per game)

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan

Finished in double-figures the last five games.
Has over 100 blocks in her career.
Needs 10 more blocks to move up to No. 9 in the program’s block list.
SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 3 with Georgia’s Jenna Staiti in blocks (2.3 per game).
No. 26 in rebounding (5.2 per game)
No. 38 in scoring (9.5 per game)

Nelly Perry

29 points away from reaching the 1,000^th point mark.
SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 18 with Arkansas’s Alexis Tolefree, Kentucky’s Tatyana Wyatt, Mississippi State’s Jordan Danberry, Tennessee’s Cheridene Green and Ole Miss’s Gabby Crawford in blocks (0.4 per game).

Alexis Jennings

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 12 with Texas A&M’s N’Dea Jones and Tennessee’s Kasiyahna Kushkituah (0.8 per game).
No. 27 in rebounding (5.4 per game)
No. 37 in scoring (9.5 per game)

Te’a Cooper

SEC Statistics

No. 11 in free throw per centage (.800)
Tied at No. 15 with Texas A&M’s Chennedy Carter in assists (3.1 per game).
Tied at No. 16 with Arkansas’s Malica Monk, Florida’s Kiara Smith, and LSU’s Jaelyn Richard-Harris in steals (1.4 per game).
Tied at No. 18 with Texas A&M’s Kayla Wells in scoring (12.9 per game).
Tied at No. 19 with Texas A&M’s Chennedy Carter, Mizzou’s Amber Smith, Mississippi State’s Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Alabama’s Shaquera Wade, Kentucky’s Jaida Roper, Arkansas’s Jailyn Mason and Tennessee’s Evina Westbrook and Rennia Davis in 3-point filed goals made (3.5 per game).
Tied at No. 19 with teammate Tyasha Harris, Arkansas’s Taylah Thomas, Tennessee’s Rae Burrell, Ole Miss’s Shandricka Sessom and Mississippi State’s Xaria Wiggins in blocks (0.4 per game).
No. 41 in 3-point field goal percentage (.282)

Lele Grissett

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 13 with Kentucky’s Maci Morris and Alabama’s Ashley Knight in blocks (0.7 per game).
Tied at No. 23 with Florida’s Zada Williams in rebounding (5.5 per game).

Bianca Cuevas-Moore

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 20 with Mizzou’s Amber Smith, Alabama’s Jasmine Walker, Arkansas’s Jailyn Mason, LSU’s Mercedes Brooks and Vanderbilt’s Kaleigh Clemons-Green in steals (1.4 per game).
Tied at No. 25 with Florida’s Kiara Smith in 3-point field goals made (2.8 per game).
No. 35 in 3-point field goal percentage (.310)

Bianca Jackson

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 22 with Texas A&M’s Kayla Wells in 3-point field goals made (3.0 per game).
No. 24 in 3-point field goal percentage (.347)

Destanni Henderson

SEC Statistics

No. 17 in 3-point field goal percentage (.375)
Tied at No. 23 with Tennessee’s Zaay Green and Arkansas’s Bailey Zimmerman in 3-point field goals made (2.8 per game).