Thursday is World Down Syndrome Day and it also happened to be a day of practice for the Missouri Tigers women’s basketball team ahead of its first-round NCAA tournament game against the No. 10-seed Drake Bulldogs.
Missouri coach Robin Pingeton’s son has Down syndrome, so her Tigers decided to surprise her as they got ready to kick off the postseason in Iowa City, Iowa. For No. 7-seed Missouri’s final practice, the Tigers all showed up in brightly colored socks to show their support.
Pretty cool moment at the Missouri women’s basketball team practice. The team surprised Robin Pingeton today by wearing bright socks to support national Down Syndrome Day.