Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (11/08/2026) — Grace Slaughter poured in 25 points and Missouri's offense operated at a historic clip, as the Missouri Tigers rolled to a 106-59 victory over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Mizzou Arena on Sunday afternoon in front of 5,194 fans.
Result
The Missouri Tigers left no doubt from start to finish, shooting 56% from the field and 42% from three-point range to post their dominant 47-point win. Missouri's rebounding edge was equally commanding — the Tigers collected 52 boards to Tennessee Tech's 28 — and the Golden Eagles never found a foothold, with the game tied four times in the opening quarter before Missouri's superiority took over completely.
How It Happened
The game began as a competitive affair. Tennessee Tech's Karson Martin buried a 24-foot three-pointer at the 8:24 mark of the first quarter to knot the score at 5-5, and the Golden Eagles hung within striking distance through most of the opening period. With under a minute to play in the first, Natalya Hodge's 17-foot jumper pushed Missouri to a 22-19 lead heading into the second quarter.
Missouri steadily extended its advantage in the second quarter. Savannah Davis connected on a 24-foot three-pointer to push the lead to 32-24 at the 5:31 mark, and McKenzie Mathurin followed with a 27-footer to make it 37-24 barely a minute later. Tennessee Tech responded when Martin hit another three-pointer to trim the deficit to 10, but Slaughter answered immediately with a 25-foot three-pointer off a Tanyuel Welch assist to push Missouri back out to a 42-27 advantage. The Tigers took a 46-31 lead into halftime.
The third quarter is when Missouri put the game firmly out of reach. Nevaeh Caffey's 23-foot three-pointer extended the lead to 23 points at 61-38, and then Abbey Schreacke caught fire in a sequence that defined the afternoon. Schreacke drilled three consecutive three-pointers in the span of 87 seconds — from 25, 24, and 23 feet — during a 15-0 Missouri run that ballooned the lead from 66-40 to 78-40. McKenzie Mathurin and Natalya Hodge each added triples of their own to close the third quarter, and Missouri entered the fourth leading 78-41.
Turning Point
The decisive sequence came midway through the third quarter when Missouri went on a 15-0 run, turning a manageable 26-point deficit into a 38-point lead. Schreacke's three consecutive long-range bombs were the centerpiece — she hit from 25 feet, then 24 feet off a Mathurin assist, then 23 feet off a Hodge assist in rapid succession between the 3:09 and 2:02 marks. By the time Tennessee Tech scored again, the competitive portion of the game had ended. Missouri converted that sustained burst of scoring into an insurmountable advantage, outscoring the Golden Eagles 24-1 during the run's extended stretch.
Star of the Game
Grace Slaughter was the driving force for Missouri, finishing with 25 points and 6 rebounds on a night when she delivered multiple timely threes. She opened the scoring with a 25-foot three-pointer on Missouri's first possession, hit another from 28 feet in the first quarter during a back-and-forth stretch, and punished Tennessee Tech with a third three in the second quarter to push the lead to double digits for good. Slaughter's performance set the tone for a Missouri offense that never let the Golden Eagles within range after the midway point of the second quarter.
Tanyuel Welch posted a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds to go with 6 assists, providing the rebounding anchor on a night when Missouri owned the glass by 24 boards. Mathurin added 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Caffey contributed 13 points and 3 assists off the bench.
For Tennessee Tech, Amaya Redd led all Golden Eagles scorers with 13 points and 7 rebounds. LaReesha Cawthorn added 12 points and 6 rebounds, while Evie Freeman chipped in 11 points. The Golden Eagles shot just 37% from the field and 23% from three, finishing with 11 turnovers against Missouri's 8.
What It Means
For the Missouri Tigers, Sunday's performance showcased a balanced offensive attack capable of overwhelming an opponent from multiple angles — Slaughter's shot-making, Welch's interior presence and playmaking, and an impressive display of perimeter depth from multiple contributors gave the Tigers a lopsided advantage. Missouri's 42% three-point shooting and 56% overall field goal percentage represent the kind of efficiency that will make the Tigers a difficult matchup throughout the season.
For Tennessee Tech, the Golden Eagles will look to regroup after a performance where the shooting percentages and rebounding margin proved too steep a gap to overcome against a well-constructed SEC opponent.
