Spring Football's Arrived, The Morning Buzz: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Mizzou athletics and how to keep up with the Tigers.

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Today's Schedule

• Men's golf at Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, 11 a.m. CT, Live Stats
• Baseball home opener: Southeast Missouri at Mizzou, 5 p.m.,  ESPN+, Listen, Live Stats

Mizzou Results

• Women's Golf finished 10th at the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Ariz.
• Men's Golf finished the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas in ninth place (See below) 
• Women's basketball: Ole Miss 66, Missouri 45

Did you notice?

• Senior Jack Lundin continued to hold the lead at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas on Monday.  He carded a two-under 70 during the second round played under challenging conditions, putting him at -8 (66-70) for a two-stroke lead. 

• Melanie Walker finished 14th at the Westbrook Invitational at eight-under 208 (70-66-72).

• In the first week of National Qualifying Score (NQS) rankings, the gymnastics team was at 197.180, just .015 below the team's best NQS in program history set at the end of the 2022 regular season. NQS factors in a team's top six scores, three of which must be away. The top score is taken away, and the remaining five scores are averaged out. Overall, the team ranking is No. 13. 

• Football coach Eli Drinkwitz held his pre-spring practices press conference on Monday and had a pretty straightforward message:

New Season - Same Mentality #MIZ | #STP pic.twitter.com/xqbka5Mb8E

— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) February 27, 2024

Quote of the day

“There are two players that will be out because of injury. Issac Thompson and Sam Horn will miss the remainder of the spring. Issac is recovering from his injury in the summer. Sam had to have Tommy John surgery.”

- Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz on Monday. 

We'll leave you with this..

#Mizzou WBB lost its 9th-straight game tonight. Robin Pingeton says she so badly wants this team to break down that door and come out with a win in this final stretch.

"It's the most amazing team I've ever coached...that locker room is really special. I want it really bad for… pic.twitter.com/HNoQrKc1YK

— Nathalie Jones (@NathalieABC17) February 27, 2024

SEC Losing Streak for Mizzou Basketball, Men and Women, Reaches 23