Mizzou's Pingeton secures historic victory: No. 500

The Missouri women's basketball team celebrates with Robin Pingeton after her 500th career head-coaching victory Sunday at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers beat Vanderbilt 69-46. Photo by Anne Rogers.COLUMBIA, MO. • Sophie Cunningham has known Robin Pingeton for more than eight years. Their relationship goes back to when Cunningham committed to Pingeton and the Missouri women’s basketball program when she was in eighth grade.

So it was fitting that Cunningham was the one who willed Pingeton to her 500th career victory on Sunday with a 69-46 win over Vanderbilt. Cunningham drained four straight 3-pointers to start the game and ended with 27 points in the win that took a backseat to Pingeton’s…