COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Mizzou Women’s Basketball (8-0) forced 22 turnovers and held Southeast Missouri (4-4) to 20 percent shooting from the field as the Tigers cruised to a 74-32 victory to remain undefeated Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The 8-0 start is the first for the Tigers since the 1982-83 season.

Mizzou went on a 41-2 run between the second and third periods to notch its sixth straight win over Southeast.

Freshman guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) led all scorers with 15 points, to go with six rebounds and three assists. Junior forward Jordan Frericks (Quincy, Ill.) added 13 points and freshman forward Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) tallied 12 points on the evening.

The Tigers raced out to an 18-8 first quarter lead courtesy of a relentless effort defensively, holding Southeast to its lowest first-quarter scoring output of the season. Mizzou also cashed in on some early Redhawks mistakes, converting nine turnovers into 16 points to take command early in the contest.

Mizzou complemented its dominant defense with a 21-point second quarter, finishing the period on a 14-0 run to carry a 39-15 lead into halftime. Porter entered the break with the best half of her career, scoring 12 points.

It was more of the same following the intermission, as Frericks tallied six early points and led the Tigers on a 12-0 run to begin the second half. In all, Mizzou scored 26 unanswered points between the second the third periods. The Tigers added another 15-0 run to close the third quarter, holding the Redhawks to only two points in the period.

Sophomore forward Bri Porter (Columbia, Mo.) added four points in the fourth quarter as the Tigers completed their eighth game of the season without a blemish in the loss column.

Mizzou will look to stay unbeaten on Dec. 7 as the Tigers take on Loyola Marymount at 7 p.m. CT at Mizzou Arena.

— Mizzou Athletics —