COLUMBIA, MO. • As players to her left and right erupted out of their chairs, Missouri women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton stayed in her seat to watch the celebration unfold.
For the first time in her six years at Mizzou, the Tigers are heading to the NCAA Tournament. She wanted a front-row seat for the party.
“I really wanted to see how our girls responded,” she said Monday at Mizzou Arena, shortly after the Tigers officially punched their NCAA dance card with a bid to the tourney. They have a first-round game against Brigham Young in Austin, Texas.