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Women's Basketball Primed to Face Omaha on Friday

Columbia, Mo. – The University of Missouri Women's basketball team is scheduled to face the University of Nebraska-Omaha in a non-conference matchup at 11:30 a.m. Friday, December 9th at Mizzou Arena. The broadcast will air live on SECN+ and KTGR.

Missouri enters the game 9-1 on the season following a road victory on Saturday versus Arizona State. Seniors Lauren Hansen and Hayley Frank combined for a total of 46 points to help lift the Tigers to the win.

Hansen's impact was shown through her shooting performance as she made 10-of-15 shots from the field, making it the most efficient scoring effort this season at 66.7%. She has now recorded 23+ points in three straight games becoming the first Tiger to do so since Sophie Cunningham in 2016-17.

Frank also played her role as the senior connected on 9-of-17 shots including three 3-pointers and recorded a team best +/- of 17.

Graduate guard Sara-Rose Smith further helped to uplift the Tigers in their victory with her performance off the bench recording her third double-double of the season playing 34 minutes. Smith is one of two players in the nation with 3+ double-doubles off the bench this year.

Friday is the first matchup between these two teams since Missouri earned a 90-71 victory in 1979. Mizzou is looking to extend its three-game win streak with a victory over the Mavericks.

Omaha enters the contest at 4-4 after coming up short in overtime against California-Bakersfield last Sunday.

The Mavericks are led by graduate forward Elena Pilakouta who is averaging 14.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Season tickets for the 2022-23 campaign are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting ticketmaster.com/Mizzou. For more information, call the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS.

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Players Mentioned

Hayley Frank

#43 Hayley Frank

F
6' 1"
Junior
Lauren Hansen

#1 Lauren Hansen

G
5' 8"
Junior
Sara-Rose Smith

#2 Sara-Rose Smith

G
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Hayley Frank

#43 Hayley Frank

6' 1"
Junior
F
Lauren Hansen

#1 Lauren Hansen

5' 8"
Junior
G
Sara-Rose Smith

#2 Sara-Rose Smith

6' 1"
Sophomore
G