Sophomore guard Sophie Cunningham is like the rising tide, raising all boats for Missouri women’s basketball.
Her presence — and 17.8-point scoring average, which ranks second in the SEC — has helped propel the Tigers into a new stratosphere within the conference and the national landscape during the last two seasons.
“She loves to compete, she loves the big stage, she loves the pressure, and that’s why she came to Mizzou — to help us take this program to places it hasn’t been in a long time,” Mizzou coach Robin Pingeton said. “She certainly has done all of that and more.