Missouri women open up conference play with victory at Mississippi

The Missouri women opened up Southeastern Conference play on Thursday night with a nice victory on the road.

Bri Kulas paced the Tigers with a game-high 26 points as Missouri beat Mississippi 85-76 in Oxford, Miss.

The Tigers were hot from the outside, making 15 of 24 three-point attempts. Kulas had three threes, and Morgan Stock made five three-pointers on way to a 20-point outing. Morgan Eye also made five threes and ended up with 17 points.

Missouri improved to 12-2 on the season and will play at home against Arkansas on Sunday.

Mississippi dropped to 9-6 on the season.

This story was originally published January 3, 2014 at 12:04 AM with the headline "Missouri women open up conference play with victory at Mississippi."