D’Moi M. Hodge takes record for Most Steals by a Missouri Tiger
USA- [British] Virgin Islands basketballer D’Moi M. Hodge is now the all-time record holder for steals in one season by a University of Missouri player.
Hodge broke the Tigers’ single-season steal record, which Lynn Hardy set at 76 during the 1986-87 campaign, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, entering the game with 73 steals and leaving with 78.
The record-breaking steal came with 11:34 remaining in the game, and Hodge turned it into a three-pointer to tie the game at 59. It was the first time Missouri had pulled even with LSU since the Bayou Bengals hit a three-pointer just 12 seconds into the first half.
Missouri Tigers also came out with a 81-76 comeback victory against Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Missouri's D'Moi M. Hodge (5) heads to
the basket as Illinois' Sencire Harris (1) defends during the second
half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in St.
Louis. Missouri won 93-71. 23-points, 5 steals for Hodge
Hodge ended the game with 23 points and five steals.
The Virgin Islander, Hodge, said he didn’t realize what he had done in the moment and that he had also hoped to catch Hardy in Mizzou Arena.
“I really didn’t know how many steals I had, honestly, until after the game,” Hodge said. “I was never thinking about the records during the game. I just keep telling (MU athletics associate director of strategic communications) Jason (Veniskey), I don’t want to break it away, I want to break it at home,” an article from Columbia Daily Tribune stated today, March 2, 2023.
The guard from the [British] Virgin Islands acknowledged that breaking the record still meant a lot to him, even if it did come in Baton Rouge. It also helped that the moment was big.
