Sophomore guard Sophie Cunningham, 3, jumps up for a shot during Tuesday night's home game facing Western Illinois University.
Emil Lippe /Senior Staff Photographer
After reaching the final of the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Championship, Missouri women’s basketball returned to Columbia with a win to kick off a two-game homestand. The Tigers pulled out a 71-68 win on Tuesday over a gritty Western Illinois team that gave Missouri all it could handle.
Entering the game with a 5-1 record, Western Illinois stifled the Tigers offense by employing a zone defense for the full duration of the game.