COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri hit 10 three-pointers in the first half and pushed past SIUE women's basketball 75-46 Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena.

The Tigers improved to 5-0 with a strong first half. Missouri led 50-17 at halftime after shooting 50 percent from the behind the three-point line (10-20).

"They were knocking everything down in the first half," said SIUE Head Coach Paula Buscher. "Missouri is obviously a very good team, but I like that we continued to fight and played hard in the third and fourth period."

SIUE outplayed the Tigers over the final 20 minutes.

"We were pretty resilient in the second half," said Buscher. "I thought we battled and came out and showed another level of toughness. That's what we needed for the full 40 minutes."

CoCo Moore led the Cougars with 13 points, scoring 11 in the second half. Gwen Adams added 11 points, including eight in the second half.

"Gwen came back with a great deal of emotion in the second half and had some good touches," said Buscher.

"I thought Donshel played her tail off," she added. Beck scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.

SIUE's defense held Missouri to 26.9 percent (7-26) shooting in the second half, including 1 of 12 from three-point range. Morgan Stock led the Tigers off the bench with 14 points behind a team-leading four three-pointers. Kayla McDowell scored 11, and Sophie Cunningham was Missouri's only starter in double figures with 10 points.

More than 55 percent of Missouri's shots were from three-point range. SIUE won the battle in the paint overall with a 24-22 edge.

"They (Missouri) do a great job of spacing the floor and spreading you out," added Buscher.

SIUE continues its busy week with two more games in the state of Missouri. The Cougars head west to take for the Plaza Lights Classic in Kansas City, Missouri. SIUE faces Stephen F. Austin in a 3:30 p.m. game Friday followed by a 3:30 p.m. contest Saturday against tournament host UMKC.

"Our focus for the weekend is to stick with our game plan and play a full 40 minutes," Buscher said.