How Missouri alum Sophie Cunningham played in Fever season opener
How Missouri alum Sophie Cunningham played in Fever season opener
Calum McAndrew, Columbia Daily Tribune Sat, May 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM UTC
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Sophie Cunningham’s second season with the Indiana Fever is under way.
The former Missouri women’s basketball star scored three points and had four rebounds as the Indiana Fever lost to the Dallas Wings 107-104 in a thrilling season-opener Saturday in Indianapolis.
The Mizzou alum was relatively quiet from the floor, as she finished 1-of-2 shooting from the field. Her lone field goal was a second-quarter corner 3-pointer, which was her only attempt from behind the arc in the game.
Cunningham added three assists in the season-opening game and had no turnovers. She finished with a -5 plus/minus over 26 minutes on the floor.
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Kelsey Mitchell led the game with 30 points and four assists for the Fever. Aliyah Boston scored 23 points and Caitlin Clark had 20 points and seven assists in the loss.
Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 22 points, and Paige Bueckers and Odyssey Sims both had 20-point games.
The Fever trailed the Wings by nine points at the half. Both Clark and Mitchell had chances in the final 10 seconds of the game from 3-point range to tie the score, but neither player could get their shot to fall.
Cunningham was an unrestricted free agent this offseason but re-signed with the Fever on a one-year deal in April. She will also be a studio analyst and WNBA contributor for USA Network this season.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) celebrates a 3-pointer Saturday, May 9, 2026, during the first half of the Fever’s season opener game at Gainbridge FIeldhouse in Indianapolis.
Cunningham was inducted as a member of Missouri Athletics’ 2025 Hall of Fame Class. The Rock Bridge High grad is the Mizzou women’s basketball team’s all-time leading scorer with 2,187 points. The Tigers have not been to the NCAA Tournament since Cunningham graduated in 2019.
Indiana and Cunningham next play Wednesday, May 13, against the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles.
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