Missouri Tigers to meet K-State Wildcats for women’s hoops game in Kansas City
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- Mizzou will play Kansas State on Nov. 22 in Kansas City; it's the only revealed game.
- The neutral-site game will be played at the T-Mobile Center between the rivals.
- Grace Slaughter (18.7 ppg) will return for her senior season in 2026-27.
The Missouri Tigers’ women’s basketball team’s first opponent of the 2026-27 season has apparently been revealed: The Tigers will reportedly take on Kansas State in a non-conference game Nov. 22 in Kansas City.
The programs on opposite sides of the Missouri-Kansas border will play the neutral-site game at T-Mobile Center. It’s the only known contest on MU’s 2026-27 schedule, and was reported by the Columbia Daily Tribune.
The Tigers will also play in the ACC/SEC Challenge, taking on a foe from the opposing league sometime before Southeastern Conference play begins.
MU and K-State last squared off in 2023-24. The Wildcats beat the Tigers 84-56 in a neutral-site game at St. Joseph — former longtime head coach Robin Pingeton was still at the helm of Missouri’s program.
Now, Mizzou is entering its second season with Kellie Harper as head coach and is beginning to put together a schedule. The Tigers finished Harper’s 2025-26 debut season 17-17 and 4-12 in the SEC, both of which were better marks than the previous two seasons.
The Wildcats were in a similar position, finishing the regular season 19-18 and 8-10 in the Big 12. KSU, coached by Jeff Mittie, lost to Cal in the second round of the WBIT.
Harper’s star player, 18.7-points-per-game scorer Grace Slaughter from Grain Valley, will return for her senior season in 2026-27, but the rest of the roster largely centers around incoming transfers and freshmen. The Tigers’ four leading scorers after Slaughter either transferred or exhausted their eligibility, leaving Abbey Schreacke and Averi Kroenke as Harper’s other top returners.
The Tigers’ incoming freshman class is headlined by four-star prospects Natalya Hodge, Jada Maples and Khloe Ford, while guards McKenzie Mathurn and Nevaeh Caffey look to be high-impact transfers.
This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM with the headline "Missouri Tigers to meet K-State Wildcats for women’s hoops game in Kansas City."