# 2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by twelfth-year head coach Robin Pingeton, played their home games at Mizzou Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 9–13 (5–9 SEC) to finish in tenth place in the conference. The Tigers were invited to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Fresno State in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Missouri Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shannon Dufficy | 5 | F | 6'2" | RS Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Oregon |
| Nadia Green | 10 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Shug Dickson | 12 | G | 5'9" | RS Senior | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Rutgers |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kiya Dorroh F | Tucson, AZ | AZ Compass Prep School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Izzy Higginbottom G | Batesville, AR | Batesville HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Sarah Linthacum F | Jefferson City, MO | Jefferson City HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Da'Necia Trusty F | Houston, TX | Alief Hastings HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

### Incoming transfer

Missouri Incoming Transfer :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Skylah Travis | 25 | F | 6'3" | RS Freshman | Weldon, NC | Old Dominion |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Lindenwood | W 87–39 | | 19 – Frank | 8 – Frank | 5 – Hansen | Mizzou Arena (625) Columbia, MO |
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 90–35 | | 21 – Blackwell | 10 – Blackwell | 8 – Troup | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Murray State | W 76–70 | 1–0 | 19 – Blackwell | 15 – Blackwell | 5 – Troup | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Morgan State | W 73–49 | 2–0 | 20 – Tied | 13 – Blackwell | 5 – Tied | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | W 69–53 | 3–0 | 17 – Higginbottom | 14 – Blackwell | 4 – Dembele | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Idaho State | W 75–47 | 4–0 | 18 – Higginbottom | 9 – Blackwell | 5 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Troy | W 76–63 | 5–0 | 20 – Tied | 18 – Blackwell | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (2,353) Columbia, MO |
| November 27, 2021* 2:30 pm | | vs. Columbia Christmas City Classic | W 87–80 | 6–0 | 29 – Frank | 8 – Frank | 6 – Higginbottom | Stabler Arena (576) Bethlehem, PA |
| November 28, 2021* | | at Lehigh Christmas City Classic | W 88–67 | 7–0 | 34 – Hansen | 7 – Tied | 7 – Troup | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 79–46 | 8–0 | 16 – Tied | 15 – Blackwell | 8 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 5 Baylor Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 68–70 | 8–1 | 20 – Blackwell | 16 – Blackwell | 6 – Troup | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 51–79 | 8–2 | 12 – Frank | 5 – Tied | 3 – Dembele | JQH Arena (5,288) Springfield, MO |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 69–55 | 9–2 | 20 – Blackwell | 20 – Blackwell | 4 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| December 20, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Southern | W 73–54 | 10–2 | 21 – Frank | 12 – Blackwell | 5 – Troup | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Illinois | W 84–65 | 11–2 | 18 – Blackwell | 15 – Blackwell | 3 – Tied | State Farm Center Champaign, IL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 1 South Carolina | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (1–0) | 21 – Tied | 12 – Williams | 4 – Troup | Mizzou Arena (6,139) Columbia, MO |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Auburn | W 72–63 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (2–0) | 25 – Williams | 14 – Blackwell | 5 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 73–83 | 13–3 (2–1) | 22 – Frank | 14 – Blackwell | 5 – Dembele | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 12 LSU | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (2–2) | 26 – Blackwell | 16 – Blackwell | 5 – Troup | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 13 Georgia | L 62–72 | 13–5 (2–3) | 27 – Blackwell | 13 – Blackwell | 3 – Blackwell | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | W 66–52 | 14–5 (3–3) | 15 – Hansen | 17 – Blackwell | 5 – Dembele | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | W 78–69 | 15–5 (4–3) | 28 – Frank | 14 – Blackwell | 7 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| January 27, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 62–77 | 15–6 (4–4) | 17 – Blackwell | 16 – Blackwell | 5 – Blackwell | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| January 30, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | W 77–61 | 16–6 (5–4) | 18 – Williams | 11 – Blackwell | 6 – Dembele | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 3, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | L 45–61 | 16–7 (5–5) | 24 – Williams | 10 – Blackwell | 2 – Troup | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| February 10, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 13 Tennessee | L 62–76 | 16–8 (5–6) | 22 – Hansen | 10 – Blackwell | 5 – Dembele | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Arkansas | L 71–88 | 16–9 (5–7) | 21 – Frank | 12 – Blackwell | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 21 Georgia | L 49–74 | 16–10 (5–8) | 10 – Tied | 5 – Kelly | 4 – Smith | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Mississippi State | W 76–66 | 17–10 (6–8) | 19 – Frank | 18 – Blackwell | 6 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Kentucky | L 63–78 | 17–11 (6–9) | 16 – Frank | 5 – Tied | 5 – Dembele | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| February 27, 2022 11:00 am, SECN | | at No. 15 Florida | W 78–73 | 18–11 (7–9) | 26 – Frank | 10 – Frank | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN | (9) | vs. (8) Arkansas Second Round | L 52–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–12 | 21 – Troup | 13 – Williams | 3 – Troup | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Drake First Round | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–13 | 27 – Blackwell | 10 – Blackwell | 4 – Frank | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||