Mizzou freshman Ashton Judd makes a move toward the basket during the Tigers’ 62-56 win over Auburn, Sunday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Auburn Athletics)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri (13-2, 2-0)	10	19	19	14	62
Auburn (10-4, 0-2)	13	15	13	15	56

Cedric Williams
Senior Editor

AUBURN, AL — After opening the game with a shaky first quarter, the University of Missouri women’s basketball team delivered a strong final three quarters to pull out a tense 62-56 victory over Auburn in a Southeastern Conference game at Neville Arena.

Missouri made just four of 16 shots and even missed a free throw in the first period. But the Tigers then made 14 of their next 26 shots in the second and third periods to give themselves a lead they would never relinquish.

Senior Hayley Frank scored a game-high 23 points, which included four three-pointers, to lead Missouri to the win. Teammate Katlyn Gilbert added 14 points, including four layups — along with a jumper by Frank and a pair of free throws by Ashton Judd — in the third quarter that helped Mizzou grab its biggest lead at 46-36.

Auburn managed to get as close as three points midway through the fourth quarter, but Mizzou responded with a lane jumper by freshman Averi Kroenke, and back-to-back three-pointers by Frank and Judd to push its lead back to 10 with one minute to go.

That edge proved to be more than enough for a Mizzou win, as Auburn could only manage one basket and two free throws in the final 60 seconds.

The victory, which was Missouri’s second in a row and seventh in its last eight games, lifted the Tigers’ overall record to 13-2. Mizzou is also 2-0 in SEC play, while Auburn fell to 10-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

The Tigers will look to keep the win streak going when they travel to Tuscaloosa on Thursday, January 5, to play Alabama. That game will tip-off at 6 p.m., and will be streamed live on SEC+.

Mizzou’s next home game will come next Sunday, January 8, when the Tigers will host Arkansas in a 2 p.m. game at Mizzou Arena.

Missouri 62

##	Player	GS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	ORB-DRB	REB	PF	A	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
43	Hayley Frank	*	38	8-14	4-9	3-5	0-6	6	3	0	1	1	0	23
10	Katlyn Gilbert	*	31	6-10	0-0	2-3	1-4	5	1	1	4	0	4	14
13	Haley Troup	*	36	3-8	2-5	0-0	0-2	2	2	1	1	0	0	8
01	Lauren Hansen	*	22	0-6	0-5	0-0	0-3	3	3	2	2	0	2	0
32	Jayla Kelly	*	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
24	Ashton Judd		19	3-6	1-1	2-2	2-2	4	3	0	2	0	1	9
02	Sara-Rose Smith		16	1-3	0-0	2-4	2-4	6	3	0	1	0	0	4
04	Mama Dembele		14	1-3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	3	1	0	1	2
21	Averi Kroenke		10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2
20	Sarah Linthacum		4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
TM	TEAM		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-3	5	0	0	2	0	0	0
	Totals	–	200	23-53	7-21	9-14	7-26	33	22	9	16	1	8	62

Auburn 56

##	Player	GS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	ORB-DRB	REB	PF	A	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
05	Coulibaly,Aicha	*	32	7-15	0-3	6-8	1-6	7	2	1	2	0	0	20
03	Johnson,Jakayla	*	33	2-3	1-2	4-4	2-4	6	4	4	1	0	0	9
11	Levy,Romi	*	19	3-4	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	3	1	5	1	0	6
33	Richardson,Kharyssa	*	14	0-4	0-0	2-2	0-3	3	2	0	0	1	0	2
10	Shaw,Sydney	*	26	0-6	0-2	0-0	0-3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
02	Wells,Sania		27	3-8	1-5	1-1	0-1	1	2	0	2	0	1	8
01	Pratcher,Mya		20	0-4	0-0	5-6	1-2	3	1	1	2	0	1	5
04	Duhon,Kaitlyn		11	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	2	0	1	2
12	Bostic,Mar’shaun		9	1-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
51	Johnson,Precious		9	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TM	TEAM		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	–	200	18-50	2-12	18-21	4-24	28	16	9	15	2	5	56

2022 Missouri Tigers Upcoming Women’s Basketball Schedule

Thu., January 5 — at Alabama* — 6:30 pm

Sun., January 8 — vs. #24 Arkansas* — 2 pm

Thu., January 12 — vs. #9 LSU* — 6 pm

Sun., January 15 — at #1 South Carolina* — 12 pm

Sun., January 22 — vs. Tennessee* — 2 pm

Thu., January 26 — at Georgia* — 6 pm

Sun., January 29 — at Kentucky* — 2 pm

* – Denotes Southeastern Conference game

All Mizzou home games will be played at Mizzou Arena.