Mizzou women’s basketball was defeated by No. 11 Kentucky 74-52 on Sunday afternoon at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.<\/p>\n
Junior guard Grace Slaughter<\/a> led Mizzou with 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists.<\/p>\n Senior forward Jordana Reisma<\/a> added 10 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n Junior guard Lisa Thompson<\/a> pushed the pace and dished an assist to Abbey Schreacke<\/a> who opened the scoring for the Tigers with a triple from the left wing. A possession later, Thompson drove the length of the court and navigated the lane to give Mizzou an early three-point lead.<\/p>\n The team traded baskets in the back half of the frame. Slaughter scored three paint baskets to power Mizzou offensively.<\/p>\n Kentucky was able to match the offensive production and led 24-17 after one.<\/p>\n Mizzou trailed by 10 early in the second, but senior guard Saniah Tyler<\/a> connected on a triple from the left wing to cut into the advantage.<\/p>\n Missouri utilized a balanced attack before the half with a trio of Tigers finding the scoring column. Slaughter added a mid-range basket to bring Mizzou within eight, but a late score by the Wildcats saw the hosts with a 38-28 lead as the teams headed into the break.<\/p>\n Early in the third, Slaughter froze her defender on the left wing and elevated for a 3-pointer. Moments later, sophomore guard Chloe Sotell<\/a> grabbed an offensive rebound and found Schreacke at the top of the arc for a triple that sliced the deficit to seven.<\/p>\n Sotell finished just one shy of her career high with 12 boards.<\/p>\n Kentucky was able to stretch its lead in the heart of the third before a pair of layups by Slaughter and Reisma in the closing minutes saw the Wildcats lead 54-40 headed to the fourth.<\/p>\n