Two women who used to patrol the sidelines in Springfield will be working together for a third time.

Missouri Tigers guard/forward Aidan Shaw announced ... “Coach Gates contacted me as soon as he got his job,” Shaw told The Star after renewing his pledge to MU in 2022.

The Missouri Valley Conference was ranked 11th ... including 46 from the Valley. The Journal Star will track the MVC players to use the portal in the aftermath of the 2024-25 season.

Sophomore guard Grace Grocholski, right, was the only Gophers player to make a three pointer in Thursday's victory over Toledo. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The Gophers' Tori McKinney (21) tries to get off a shot against the defense of Missouri State's Lainie Douglas (2) in the first half Sunday in a WBIT second-round game in Springfield, Mo.