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Athletics Communications 901 S. National Avenue 2015-16 Game Notes Springfield, Mo. 65897 Ben Adamson (WBB SID) Assistant Director O: 417-836-4584 [email protected] MISSOURI STATE MissouriStateBears.com Twitter/MSULadyBears Lady Bear Basketball Facebook/LadyBears 26 Conference Championships • 1992 & 2001 Final Fours • Nine All-Americans • Three Sweet 16 Appearances • Nine Academic All-Americans • 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 2005 WNIT Champions 2015-16 Schedule (2-2, 0-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Tournament Summary N2 Lyon College (Exh.) W, 92-45 Missouri State Lady Bears (2-2/0-0 MVC) N8 Quincy (Exh.) W, 73-54 N13 Missouri (ESPN3^) L, 55-71 at N17 MidAmerica Nazarene (ESPN3^) W, 88-61 Gulf Coast Showcase N19 Ole Miss (SECN+) W, 91-78 N23 Oklahoma State (ESPN3^) L, 55-74 Dates: Fri.-Sun., Nov. 27-29, 2015 N27 Stanford1 (YouTube) 12:30 p.m. Tips: Friday - 12:30 p.m. (Central) 1 (YouTube) N28 Dayton or Maine TBA Saturday - 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. N29 Louisville/LSU/Marist/Purdue1 (YouTube) TBA MISSOURI STATE STANFORD D2 Arkansas (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. Lady Bears Cardinal Sunday - TBA D5 Eastern Kentucky (ESPN3^) 7:05 p.m. Location: Estero, Fla. Overall................................. 2-2 Overall................................. 3-1 D12 Oral Roberts (ESPN3^) 7:05 p.m. MVC ..................................... 0-0 Pac-12 ................................. 0-0 Site: Germain Arena (7,181) D17 Middle Tennessee (KOZL) 11:00 a.m. Home ................................... 1-2 Home ................................... 1-1 D20 Little Rock (KOZL) 3:00 p.m. Road .................................... 1-0 Road .................................... 2-0 Radio: KWTO 98.7 FM (Fri.) (ESPN3) Neutral ................................ 0-0 Neutral ................................ 0-0 J1 Illinois State* 1:05 p.m. AP Rank .............................. NR AP Rank ............................... 13 KTXR 101.3 FM (Sat.-Sun.) J3 Indiana State* (KOZL) 1:05 p.m. ESPN Rank ......................... NR ESPN Rank .......................... 16 (Tom Ladd, Lynne Miller) J8 Drake* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. Head Coach .........Kellie Harper Head Coach .. Tara VanDerveer (ESPN3^) TV: None J10 UNI* 2:05 p.m. Career Record ............ 201-163 Career Record ............ 956-218 J15 Bradley* (KOZL) 7:00 p.m. Missouri State Record ... 34-34 Stanford Record ......... 804-167 Live Audio: RadioSpringfield.com vs. Stanford ........................ 0-0 vs. Missouri State .............. 1-0 J17 Loyola* (ESPN3) 2:05 p.m. Live Video: YouTube.com J22 Evansville* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. Last Game ................... L, 55-74 Last Game .................. L, 58-61 (bd Global channel) J24 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3^) 7:05 p.m. ...................vs. Oklahoma State ..........................vs. Santa Clara (KOZL) Next Game ....vs. Dayton/Maine Next Game ....vs. Dayton/Maine Live Stats: GulfCoastShowcase.com J30 Wichita State* 2:00 p.m. ............. Nov. 28, 10 a.m./4 p.m. ............. Nov. 28, 10 a.m./4 p.m. F5 UNI* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. F7 Drake* (KOZL) 2:00 p.m. Tournament Overview F12 Loyola* (ESPN3^) 7:05 p.m. F14 Bradley* (ESPN3^) 2:05 p.m. Missouri State (2-2) heads south for the Thanksgiving holiday for three games in the F19 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. prestigious Gulf Coast Showcase. The Lady Bears open with 13th-ranked Stanford at F21 Evansville* (KOZL) 1:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Central on Friday, and continue with either Dayton or Maine on Saturday. F27 Wichita State* (ESPN3) 2:05 p.m. Sunday’s contest will be against Louisville, LSU, Marist or Purdue, as seven of the M3 Indiana State* (ESPN3^) 7:05 p.m. M5 Illinois State* (ESPN3^) 2:05 p.m. eight teams in the field, including MSU, participated in a postseason tournament in M10-13 MVC Tournament2 TBD 2014-15. Missouri State alumni in the Southwest Florida area over the holiday are invited to Home games played in JQH Arena (Springfield, Mo.) attend a MarooNation event on Friday, Nov. 27, from 5-7 p.m. in the Driftwood Room *Missouri Valley Conference games EXExhibition game; at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa (5001 Coconut Road, Bonita 1Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) Springs, Fla.). The gathering will offer an opportunity to meet fellow Bears and learn 2Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (Moline, Ill.) about Lady Bears basketball from Head Coach Kellie Harper. 3NCAA Division I Championship (TBD) Most regular season games broadcast on KTXR (101.3 FM) KOZL indicates games televised locally as part of MSU TV Network, with other affiliates listed on page 5 Missouri State’s Probable Starting Lineup ESPN3^ indicates MSU production of The Valley on No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other Notes ESPN3, available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN 4 Kenzie Williams G 5-11 R-Sr. 13.3 4..3 50% 3FG Preseason first-team all-MVC app 12 Hillary Chvatal F 6-1 Sr. 8.5 5.5 50% FG Top 4 in MVC in Rebs. and FG% in 2015 ESPN3 indicates MVC or opponent production of The Valley on ESPN3, available on WatchESPN.com and the 21 Aubrey Buckley F 6-2 So. 6.5 2.5 75% FT 1 of 6 true Fr. to start 30+ games for MSU WatchESPN app 22 Tyonna Snow G 5-10 Sr. 9.3 4.0 3.8 spg Ranks 6th in MSU history in steals SECN+ indicates SEC Network production on ESPN3, 25 Riley Rose G 5-8 Fr. 5.0 3.0 3.3 apg 1st true Fr. to start opener since 2010 available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app *starters based on last game YouTube indicates game will be streamed live at Youtube.com on the bd Global channel. Off the Bench Times listed are Central and subject to change 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Fr. 2.0 1.3 1.3 apg Holds HS record for career reb. and st. 2 Lexi Hughes G 5-8 Jr. 5.8 1.3 39% 3FG 15th in MSU history in 3 FGM 3 Lee Ann Polowy G 5-7 So. 2.0 0.8 -- HS record holder for career points, 3s 5 Liza Fruendt G 5-10 So. 125 2.5 -- 10+ points in 16 of 29 career games MissouriStateBears.com 13 Audrey Holt F 6-1 So. 2.0 3.0 1.0 bpg Appeared in 36 of 37 possible career games 15 Grace Vander Weide G 5-11 Fr. 2.0 2.3 -- Iowa Class 5A POY in 2015 Follow your Lady Bears on 34 Rachel Swartz F 6-3 Jr. 2.5 1.8 -- Shot 42% in MVC games last season @MissouriStBears / @MSULadyBears 40 Onye Osemenam F 6-3 Jr. 1.5 2.3 -- Averages 2.36 blocks/40 minutes in career Facebook.com/MissouriStBears & / *2014-15 statistics listed; projected lineup based on starters from previous game Pronunciations: Chvatal (QUAW-tull, rhymes with bottle); Fruendt (rhymes with fluent); Liza (LIE-zuh); Onye (OH-nee); Osemenam (oh-SIM-uh-nim); Polowy (puh- LadyBears LOW-vee); Tyonna (tee-AW-nuh); Weide (WHY-dee). Games 5-7 - Missouri State at Gulf Coast Showcase - November 27-29, 2015 Pronunciation Guide Missouri State Numerical Roster Chvatal ......QUAW-tle (rhymes with bottle) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Liza ........................LIE-zuh 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Fr. Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen) Fruendt ...............Rhymes with fluent 2 Lexi Hughes G 5-8 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Bishop Miege) Kenzie .......................KEN-zee 3 Lee Ann Polowy G 5-7 So. Jefferson City, Mo. (Blair Oaks) Onye ........................OH-nee Osemenam.................oh-SIM-uh-nim 4 Kenzie Williams G 5-11 R-Sr. Mt. Vernon, Mo. (Mt. Vernon) Polowy ...................puh-LOW-vee 5 Liza Fruendt G 5-10 So. Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) Tyonna .................... tee-AW-nuh 12 Hillary Chvatal F 6-1 Sr. Atwood, Kan. (Rawlins County) Vander Weide ................... WHY-dee 13 Audrey Holt F 6-1 So. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) Breakdown By Experience 15 Grace Vander Weide G 5-11 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 21 Aubrey Buckley F 6-2 So. Springfield, Mo. (Parkview) Seniors ..............................3 Hillary Chvatal, Tyonna Snow 22 Tyonna Snow G 5-10 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Kenzie Williams 25 Riley Rose G 5-8 Fr. Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) Juniors ..............................3 34 Rachel Swartz F 6-3 Jr. Stanwood, Wash. (Stanwood) Lexi Hughes, Onye Osemenam 40 Onye Osemenam F 6-3 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Maranatha Christian Academy) Rachel Swartz Head Coach: Kellie Harper (Tennessee, ’99), third year Sophomores ..........................4 Assistant Coach: Jon Harper (Auburn, ‘99), third year Aubrey Buckley, Liza Fruendt Assistant Coach: Jackie Stiles (Missouri State, ’01), third year Audrey Holt, Lee Ann Polowy Assistant Coach: Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis, ’05), third year Freshmen . .3 Director of Basketball Operations: Scott Moore (Concordia, ‘96), third year Danielle Gitzen, Riley Rose Grace Vander Weide Series History Returning Letterwinners ...............10 Missouri State is 0-1 against Stanford, falling 74-63 at the Cardinal in December 1993. Aubrey Buckley, Hillary Chvatal The Lady Bears defeated Maine, 64-62, in the only meeting in December 1999. MSU Liza Fruendt, Audrey Holt Lexi Hughes, Onye Osemenam has never faced Dayton in women’s basketball. Lee Ann Polowy, Tyonna Snow As for the opposite side of the bracket, MSU is 0-2 against Louisville in two meetings Rachel Swartz, Kenzie Williams that occurred over the last four seasons, 1-1 against LSU, 0-2 versus Purdue including Letterwinners Not Returning.............2 a match-up in the 2001 Final Four, and has not played Marist. NiJay Gaines, Riley Israel Returning Starters .....................4 Scouting Stanford Aubrey Buckley, Hillary Chvatal Tyonna Snow, Kenzie Williams Stanford is ranked 13th in the AP poll and 16th in the Coaches’ Poll this week with a 3-1 record. The Cardinal are led by Lili Thompson, who averages 18.3 points and shoots Starters not returning...................1 NiJay Gaines 46 percent from beyond the arc as one of three players who score in double figures.