St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 10, 2019
Cunningham sets Mizzou scoring record but Tigers fall in SEC tourney
Missouri's Sophie Cunningham, center, drives against Mississippi State's Jazzmun Holmes (10) and Teaira McCowan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)A jumper with 3:50 left in the first quarter of Saturday’s Southeastern Conference tournament semifinal round sealed Sophie Cunningham’s fate in the Missouri women’s basketball record books.
With the shot, she became MU’s all-time leading scorer. Her 33-point effort gave her 2,157 career points, breaking Joni Davis’ 2,126-point record set in 1985.