Missouri State Lady Bears
Missouri Valley (21-2, 16-0)
Big Wins: 11/27 at FGCU (74-49), 11/28 vs Maryland (81-72), 1/23 Drake (78-63)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs Wake Forest (59-68), 12/19 South Dakota State (52-60)
Coach: Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Probable Starters:
Brice Calip, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.2 apg, 4.7 rpg
Elle Ruffridge, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.8 apg
Sydney Wilson, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.3 apg, 4.3 rpg
Jasmine Franklin, Junior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg
Abby Hipp, Senior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Key Role Players:
Emily Gartner, Senior, Center, 5.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Sydney Manning, Junior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.9 apg
Mya Bhinhar, Junior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.2 (91st in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.4 (33, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (97, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.2 (85, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (213, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.6 (189, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.3 (140, 5)
Rebound Margin: 10.3 (14, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (38, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (38, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2019 | NCAA | First Round win over DePaul |
2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Iowa State |
2019 | NCAA | Third Round loss to Stanford |
2018 | NIT | First Round win over Louisiana Tech |
2018 | NIT | Second Round loss to TCU |
2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M |
2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Tulsa |
2012 | NIT | First Round win over UMKC |
2012 | NIT | Second Round win over Memphis |
2012 | NIT | Third Round loss to Oklahoma State |
2011 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Rice |
2011 | NIT | Round of 32 loss to Arkansas |
2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts |
2010 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Samford |
2010 | NIT | Regional Semifinal loss to Illinois |
2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Purdue |
2005 | NIT | First Round win over Southern Methodist |
2005 | NIT | Second Round win over Gonzaga |
2005 | NIT | Third Round win over Texas A&M |
2005 | NIT | Semifinal win over Iowa |
2005 | NIT | Final win over West Virginia |
2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame |
*all team stats through 3/4