⚓ Plunging into an action-packed weekend

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⛳ Men’s Golf sees quartet of Dores head to Jones Cup play

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Heading into the weekend, the Lady Dores (14-3) will pack their bags to battle an undefeated No. 6 LSU Tigers team (17-0) on the road:

• This week, Tigers duo Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow were named to the top-25 Midseason Wooden Award Watchlist

• Johnson is scoring 19.7 points per game to rank No. 5 in the SEC this season

• So far this season, she has four double-doubles, two of which she scored 20+ points and is the only SEC guard with multiple 20-point double-doubles

• Morrow leads the nation with 15 double-doubles and with 14.0 rebounds per game

• Pouring 18.1 points and 2.65 steals per game, she ranks No. 6 in the SEC in both categories

• Last night, the 2023 national champions downed the Tennessee Lady Vols as Morrow led the team with 23 points to officially reach 2,500+ points in her collegiate career

• The forward also claimed 21 rebounds

Men’s Basketball (13-2) butt heads with Missouri (12-3) to kick off the weekend before hosting South Carolina (10-5) next Wednesday:

• In the team’s SEC home opener, Missouri downed LSU, 83-67, as senior Tamar Bates tallied 20 points, eight rebounds, and three steals

• Missouri shot 46.3 percent on the night and roughly 50% from behind the arc, also winning the battle on the glass, 37-29, and at the free-throw line, 21-13

• A team with great defensive ability, Mizzou forced the Tigers into seven turnovers in the first nine minutes of play to eventually go on an 11-0 run

• Closing out the first half of the season, South Carolina sophomore Collin Murray-Boyles mounted 22 points to lead the Gamecocks past Presbyterian, 69-59

• The star forward went 6-10 shots from the floor and 10-14 from the charity stripe, adding nine rebounds

🎾 January 10-12 // Women’s Tennis competes at Miami Spring Invite in Coral Gables, Fla.

🏃‍♀️ January 11 // Women’s Track and Field hosts the Commodore Challenge on SEC Network+

🏀 January 11 // Men’s Basketball travels to face Missouri at 2:30 pm CT on SEC Network