COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season, earning a No. 7 seed in the Greensboro Region. Mizzou clinched its fourth consecutive berth to the Big Dance for the first time since 1983-86.
No. 7 Mizzou (23-10) will face No. 10 Drake (27-6) on Friday, March 22, in Iowa City. Tipoff is slated for approximately 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The winner will take on either No. 2 Iowa or No. 15 Mercer in the Second Round on Sunday, March 24.
With this season’s NCAA Tournament berth, Mizzou secured its 13th trip to the Big Dance, and the fourth under head coach Robin Pingeton.
It will be the fifth matchup between Mizzou and Drake, as the Lady Bulldogs currently hold a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series. Mizzou is 1-5 all-time against Iowa and 0-0 against Mercer.
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