Without Hayley Frank, the climb to the summit of Rocky Top became even harder for Mizzou women’s basketball (11-11, 2-7 SEC) on Sunday.
By game’s end, the journey proved to be too difficult, as Tennessee (14-7, 7-2 SEC) blazed past the Tigers 80-69 behind a proficient offensive performance.
“I’m proud of our players. I thought we really battled,” head coach Robin Pingeton said after the game. “Tennessee threw the first punch, and it would have been easy to just kind of lay down, but we found a way to battle back, and we made a game out of it.