COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball is officially returning to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season. The Tigers have now earned berths in the back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time since 1985-86.

Mizzou clinched a No. 6 seed in the Stockton (Calif.) region, it was announced Monday. Mizzou will face No. 11-seed South Florida at 4 p.m. CT on Friday on ESPN2 at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on the campus of Florida State University. The winner of the opening round game will take on the the winner of the game between Florida State and Western Illinois on Sunday in the second round.

The Tigers will make their 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, seeking a win in back-to-back tournaments for the first time in program history. It’s the 24th overall postseason tournament selection for Mizzou. The Tigers are 5-10 all-time in the Big Dance after downing BYU in the opening round of last season’s NCAA Tournament.

— Mizzou Athletics —