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National Avenue 2018-19 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 28 Conference Championships • 1992 & 2001 Final Fours • Nine All-Americans • Three Sweet 16 Appearances • Nine Academic All-Americans • 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 2005 WNIT Champions 2018-19 Schedule (24-9, 16-2 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Game Summary O29 #1 Central Missouri (EX) L, 64-70 NCAA Tournament (EX) N4 Lincoln W, 100-54 Second Round (KOZL) N10 at Wichita State L, 60-63 (OT) No. 11 Missouri State Lady Bears N13 at #16 Missouri (SECN+) L, 61-65 (24-9, 16-2 MVC) N17 Ball State (ESPN3) W, 74-54 N24 at Santa Clara L, 73-77 at D1 at North Texas L, 76-83 (OT) No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones D4 (RV) South Dakota (ESPN+) L, 74-85 (26-8, 13-5 Big 12) D9 at (RV) Indiana (BTN) L, 74-98 MISSOURI STATE IOWA STATE D16 #21 Gonzaga (KOZL) L, 67-70 Lady Bears Cyclones Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 D20 vs. Louisiana Tech1 W, 82-70 Overall............................... 24-9 Overall............................... 26-8 Tip: 8:02 p.m. (Central) 1 D21 vs. SIU Edwardsville W, 68-65 MVC ................................... 16-2 Big 12 ................................ 13-5 Location: Ames, Iowa D30 Little Rock (ESPN+) W, 48-44 Home ................................... 9-4 Home ................................. 17-2 9-5 6-5 (ESPN+) Road .................................... Road .................................... Site: Hilton Coliseum (14,384) J4 Indiana State* W, 71-58 Neutral ................................ 6-0 Neutral ................................ 3-1 J6 Evansville* (KOZL) W, 88-66 AP Rank .............................. NR AP Rank ............................... 13 Radio: KTXR 101.3 FM (ESPN+) Coaches Rank .................... NR Coaches Rank ..................... 13 J13 Southern Illinois* W, 66-51 (Tom Ladd, Lynne Miller) (ESPN3) J18 at Bradley* W, 68-56 Head Coach .........Kellie Harper Head Coach ..........Bill Fennelly TV: ESPN J20 at Illinois State* (KOZL) W, 59-47 Career Record ............ 284-207 Career Record ............ 671-314 (ESPN+) MSU Record ................. 117-78 ISU Record ................. 505-261 (Brenda VanLengen, Andraya Carter) J25 Loyola* W, 84-49 vs. Iowa State ..................... 0-0 vs. Missouri State .............. 0-0 J27 Valparaiso* (KOZL) W, 108-63 Live Audio: RadioSpringfield.com (ESPN+) Last Game .................W, 89-74 Last Game .................W, 97-61 F1 at (RV) Drake* W, 85-79 ..........................vs. #24 DePaul ................vs. New Mexico State Live Video: ESPN.com/Watch | ESPN App F3 at UNI* (ESPN3) W, 63-58 Next Game ........................ TBD Next Game ........................ TBD Live Stats: NCAA.com F8 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) W, 70-58 F15 Illinois State* (ESPN+) L, 56-60 F17 Bradley* (ESPN+) W, 82-60 Starting Five - Storylines for the NCAA Second Round F22 at Valparaiso* (ESPN+) W, 77-58 1) Missouri State (24-9, 16-2 MVC) won the MVC Tournament championship and finished second in the F24 at Loyola* (ESPN+) W, 85-58 regular season standings. The Lady Bears are 23-2 since a Dec. 16 loss to Gonzaga, and are making their M1 UNI* (ESPN+) W, 58-48 15th NCAA Tournament appearance. MSU is coming off three consecutive games scoring at least 89 points M3 #23 Drake* (KOZL) L, 61-70 for the first time in school history, and has defeated AP Top 25 opponents in consecutive games for the first M7 at Evansville* (ESPN+) W, 88-46 time since beating No. 11 Rutgers and fifth-ranked Duke on March 19 and 24, 2001. M9 at Indiana State* (KOZL) W, 76-66 2) The Lady Bears went 16-2 in MVC play for the sixth time in school history, and are 31-5 in league play M15 vs. Loyola2 (ESPN+) W, 59-50 the last two seasons. In Valley games this season, MSU led the league in scoring defense (58.4), rebound M16 vs. UNI2 (ESPN+) W, 89-64 margin (+10.9), offensive rebounds (14.6) and turnover margin (+4.67). 2 (ESPN+) M17 vs. #21 Drake W, 94-79 Missouri State went 9-0 in MVC road games for the first time ever this season. The current overall nine- 3) M23 vs. #24 DePaul3 (ESPN2) W, 89-78 game road win streak ties a school record set by the 1992 Final Four team. Including a pair of neutral site M25 at #13 Iowa State3 (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. contests in Kansas City before Christmas, the MVC Tournament and Saturday’s NCAA win, the Lady Bears Home games played in JQH Arena (Springfield, Mo.) have won 15 straight games away from Springfield, last losing Dec. 9 at Indiana. *Missouri Valley Conference games 4) The Lady Bears have won the rebounding battle 29 times in 33 games this year, and rank in the top 25 EXExhibition game; nationally in rebound margin (+9.0) and both offensive (.380) and defensive (.749) rebound percentage. 1Roo Holiday Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) MSU’s rebound margin is the second-best in school history, behind only the 1975 club at plus-9.9. 2Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (Moline, Ill.) Missouri State has made more free throws than the opposition in 22 of the last 24 games, connecting on 3 5) NCAA Tournament 1st & 2nd Rounds (Ames, Iowa) 340 foul shots during that span compared to 278 total attempts for opponents. The Lady Bears rank in the Most regular season games broadcast on KTXR (101.3 FM) top 21 nationally in both free throw makes and attempts. KOZL indicates games televised locally as part of MSU TV Network, simulcast on ESPN3 or ESPN+ Missouri State’s Probable Starting Lineup ESPN3/ESPN+ indicates MSU, MVC or host institution No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other Notes production of The Valley on ESPN, available on ESPN.com/ 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Sr. 13.1 4.2 3.3 apg Scored 1,009 career points Watch and the ESPN app 4 Abby Hipp F 6-2 So. 4.6 3.1 48% FG 50+% FG in 38 of 62 career games SECN+ indicates SEC Network production on ESPN3, 11 Brice Calip G 5-8 So. 10.3 4.1 2.2 apg 1.36 career ast:turnover | 2.00 in MVC available on ESPN.com/Watch and the ESPN app 22 Alexa Willard G 6-2 Jr. 12.4 2.4 84% FT MVC Tournament MVP BTN indicates game will air on Big Ten Network and stream at BTN2go.com 32 Jasmine Franklin F 6-1 Fr. 9.3 7.6 56% FG Leads MVC Fr. in rebs, blocks and FG% *starters based on last game Times listed are Central and subject to change Off the Bench MissouriStateBears.com 2 Elle Ruffridge G 5-3 So. 3.7 1.7 80% FT Iowa record holder for pts, 3s, assists 12 Sydney Schultz F 6-2 So. 1.6 0.6 -- HS record holder for career rebs, blocks /MissouriStBears 21 Sydney Wilson G 5-11 Fr. 3.7 2.9 41% 3FG Two-time 1st-team all-state in HS /LadyBears 23 Mya Bhinhar G 5-9 Fr. 3.1 1.6 1.5 apg 1st on team with 5.0 assists/40 minutes @MissouriStBears 24 Bri Ellis G 5-7 So. 1.6 0.7 -- Won three state titles in high school @MSULadyBears 25 Dariauna Lewis F 6-0 Fr. 3.6 3.3 49% FG Set HS record for pts and rebs as a Sr. 30 Shameka Ealy F 6-1 Jr. 5.9 3.2 -- Will miss rest of season with right ACL tear 34 Sydney Manning G 5-9 Fr. 4.2 2.6 -- Six games this year with 3+ 3-pointers /MissouriStBears 50 Emily Gartner C 6-4 So. 4.2 4.3 46% FG 92-for-188 (.489) FG last 46 games Pronunciations: Bhinhar (BIN-harr); Bri (Bree); Calip (KAY-lip); Dariauna (dairy-awna); Ealy (EE-lee); Elle (Ellie); Mya (MY-uh). Game 34 - Missouri State at Iowa State, NCAA Second Round - March 25, 2019 Pronunciation Guide Missouri State Numerical Roster Bhinhar .......................BIN-harr No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Bri ..........................Bree 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Sr. Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen High) Calip ........................KAY-lip 2 Elle Ruffridge G 5-3 So. Pocahontas, Iowa (Pocahontas Area High) Dariauna ..................... dairy-auna 4 Abby Hipp F 6-2 So. Kansas City, Mo. (St. Pius X High) Ealy .........................EE-lee 11 Brice Calip G 5-8 So. Sapulpa, Okla. (Sapulpa High) Elle ...........................Ellie 12 Sydney Schultz F 6-2 So. Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East High) Mya .........................MY-uh 21 Sydney Wilson G 5-11 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East High) 22 Alexa Willard G 6-2 Jr. Lebanon, Mo. (Stoutland High) 23 Mya Bhinhar G 5-9 Fr. Owasso, Okla. (Owasso High) Breakdown By Experience 24 Bri Ellis G 5-7 So. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High) Senior ...............................1 25 Dariauna Lewis F 6-0 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (North High) Danielle Gitzen 30 Shameka Ealy F 6-1 Jr. Russellville, Ark. (Russellville High) Juniors ..............................2 32 Jasmine Franklin F 6-1 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High) Shameka Ealy, Alexa Willard 34 Sydney Manning G 5-9 Fr. Edmond, Okla. (Cashion High) Sophomores ..........................6 50 Emily Gartner C 6-4 So. Hiawatha, Kan. (Hiawatha High) Brice Calip, Bri Ellis, Emily Gartner, Abby Hipp, Elle Ruffridge, Sydney Schultz Head Coach: Kellie Harper (Tennessee, ’99), sixth year Freshmen . .5 Assistant Coach: Jon Harper (Auburn, ‘99), sixth year Mya Bhinhar, Jasmine Franklin, Assistant Coach: Jessica Jackson (Western Carolina, ’10), first year Dariauna Lewis, Sydney Manning, Sydney Wilson Assistant Coach: Jackie Stiles (Missouri State, ’01), sixth year Ashley Houts (Georgia, ‘10), second year Returning Letterwinners . 9 Director of Basketball Operations: Danielle Gitzen, Shameka Ealy, Alexa Willard, Brice Calip, Bri Ellis, NCAA Tournament History Abby Hipp, Emily Gartner, Missouri State boasts a rich NCAA Tournament history with 15 total appearances, Final Four Elle Ruffridge, Sydney Schultz trips in 1992 and 2001, and a Sweet Sixteen in 1993.