The offseason ahead of Year 2 of Kellie Harper’s tenure in Columbia appears to be complete.
Missouri women’s basketballwill head into the 2026-27 season, barring any late additions to the roster, with a 13-player roster that includes five returners from last year’s team, a five-player high school signing class andthree transfer newcomers.
Mizzou, if it wants, has room to add two more players. But, it looks very much like the team is set.
Harper indicated via her social media account that the Tigers’ roster fornext year is now complete,and the team has updated its official online roster to include all of the team’s offseason signings.
Grace Slaughter is joined by Abbey Schreacke, Averi Kroenke, Sydney Mains and Reka Toman as the Tigers’ returners. Mizzou landed guard McKenzie Mathurin from Michigan, point guard Nevaeh Caffey from Indiana and guard Tanyuel Welch from Arizona.
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Mizzou’s 2026 signing class includes guards Natalya Hodge and Jada Maples and most of the Tigers’ frontcourt options for next season with forwards Ellie Mueller, Khloe Ford and Cecilie Brandimore.
Five players left Mizzou via the transfer portal, including two starters from last year’s roster.
With the transfer portal now slowing down nationwide, here’s where Mizzou’s outgoing players have landed.
Chloe Sotell transferring fromMissourito Maryland
Perhaps Mizzou’s most significant loss of this transfer portal window, Sotell is headed to the Big Ten to play for Maryland in her junior season.
In 34 games with 27 starts, Sotell filled up the stat sheet with 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game. The 6-foot shooting guard from Stamford, Connecticut, was one of Mizzou’s better shooters after transferring in from Pepperdine, knocking down 37.2% of her looks from behind the arc on 5.6 attempts per game.
Sotell played the second-most minutes on the roster last season. She’ll play for a Maryland team that has not missed the Big Dance in the past 16 years underlongtime head coach Brenda Frese.
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Shannon Dowell, California
Dowell is teaming up with a coach who also hails from the greater St. Louis metro area, as the O’Fallon, Illinois, native will play for Ladue grad and Cal coach Charmin Smith next season.
The guard is another significant loss, as she was Mizzou’s second-leading scorer with 14.9 points per game. Dowell, who transferred to Mizzou from Illinois State, averaged 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.5 turnovers per outing.
In last season’s ACC/SEC Challenge matchup between Mizzou and Cal, Dowell scored a go-ahead layup with one second remaining to cap a 20-point night.
California missed the NCAA Tournament last season with a 21-15 record and 9-9 mark in ACC play.
![Florida guard Alexia Dizeko (9) pressures Missouri guard Shannon Dowell (1) during the first half of an NCAA Women’s basketball game at Exactech Arena in the Steven C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL on Sunday, January 18, 2026. [Keli Wakeley/Gainesville Sun]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_usatoday_us_articles_590/785079c697b83384e61b08038a64c1e7)
Hannah Linthacum, Missouri State
For the first time since the 2018-19 season, there will not be a Linthacum sister on the Mizzou roster.
Like her older sister, Sarah Linthacum, did after the 2023-24 season, Hannah Linthacum is transferring from Mizzou to Missouri State. She did not play last year due to injury in Harper’s first season.
In her two previous seasons with Missouri, Hannah Linthacum averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Missouri State won the Conference USA Tournament title last year and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time under head coach Beth Cunningham.
Lisa Thompson, Utah State
Thompson made 10 starts for the Tigers in her lone season with the program, averaging 3.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in 32 total appearances. She is a Joliet, Illinois, native and transferred to Mizzou last offseason from Rutgers.
Utah State went 6-24 in the 2025-26 season and is coached by Wesley Brooks.
Ma’Riya Vincent, Wichita State
Vincent played a reserve role for Mizzou in her sophomore year, averaging 8.3 minutes on the floor over 26 total games. She recorded 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.
One of the last recruits of the Robin Pingeton era at Missouri, Vincent was the No. 4-ranked high school player out of Texas in the 2024 signing class. She is heading west to play for Wichita State to play for head coach Terry Nooner.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune:Which Missouri women’s basketball left via transfer portal in offseason?
The offseason ahead of Year 2 of Kellie Harper’s tenure in Columbia appears to be complete. Missouri women’s basketballwill head i...
