Athletics Communications 901 S. National Avenue 2017-18 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 27 Conference Championships • 1992 & 2001 Final Fours • Nine All-Americans • Three Sweet 16 Appearances • Nine Academic All-Americans • 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 2005 WNIT Champions 2017-18 Schedule (14-10, 10-3 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Game Summary N5 Lindenwood (Exh.) W, 75-48 Missouri State Lady Bears (ESPN3) N13 at Ball State L, 58-70 (14-10, 10-3 MVC) N15 Central Missouri (ESPN3^) W, 62-36 N19 #16/23 Missouri (ESPN3^) L, 59-69 at N23 vs. #8/9 Baylor1 (FloHoops) L, 58-100 Loyola Ramblers N24/25 vs. Penn1 (FloHoops) L, 60-65 (5-18, 3-9 MVC) N29 at Wichita State (KOZL) L, 58-72 D4 at Little Rock L, 51-63 D7 Wichita State (ESPN3^) W, 94-71 Date: Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 MISSOURI STATE LOYOLA D10 Oral Roberts (ESPN3^) W, 76-66 Lady Bears Ramblers Tip: 7:02 p.m. (Central) D16 Northwestern (KOZL) W, 90-59 14-10 5-18 Location: Chicago, Ill. D19 at Alabama (SECN+) L, 61-65 Overall............................. Overall............................... MVC ................................... 10-3 MVC ..................................... 3-9 D29 at Indiana State* (ESPN3) W, 77-63 Home ................................... 9-2 Home ................................... 3-6 Site: Gentile Arena (4,963) D31 at Evansville* (ESPN3) W, 95-65 Road .................................... 5-6 Road .................................. 2-12 Radio: KTXR 101.3 FM (KOZL) Neutral ................................ 0-2 Neutral ................................ 0-0 J5 Drake* L, 68-80 AP Rank .............................. NR AP Rank .............................. NR (Tom Ladd) J7 UNI* (ESPN3^) W, 62-52 ESPN Rank ......................... NR ESPN Rank ......................... NR J12 at Illinois State* (KOZL) W, 56-50 TV: ESPN3 Head Coach .........Kellie Harper Head Coach ...........Kate Achter (ESPN3) J14 at Bradley* W, 71-65 Career Record ............ 253-196 Career Record .................. 7-46 Live Audio: RadioSpringfield.com J19 Valparaiso* (ESPN3^) W, 83-60 Missouri State Record ... 86-67 LUC Record ...................... 7-46 vs. Loyola ........................... 8-1 vs. Missouri State .............. 0-3 Live Video: ESPN.com/Watch | ESPN App J21 Loyola* (ESPN3^) W, 75-36 J26 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) L, 69-71 (ot) Last Game .................W, 75-58 Last Game .................. L, 53-63 Live Stats: LoyolaRamblers.com (ESPN3) ......................... vs. Illinois State ............................vs. Valparaiso F2 at UNI* W, 57-52 ...........at Valparaiso ....................vs. SIU Next Game Next Game F4 at Drake* (ESPN3) L, 65-84 .......................... Feb. 18, 3 p.m. .......................... Feb. 18, 1 p.m. F9 Bradley* (ESPN3) W, 74-54 F11 Illinois State* (ESPN3^) W, 75-58 Game Overview F16 at Loyola* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. F18 at Valparaiso* (KOZL) 3:00 p.m. Missouri State makes its final road trip of the regular season this weekend for a pair of F23 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3^) 7:00 p.m. games on the northeastern side of the Missouri Valley Conference footprint. (KOZL) M1 Evansville* 7:00 p.m. The Lady Bears (14-10, 10-3 MVC) visit Loyola (5-18, 3-9) at 7 p.m. Friday and M3 Indiana State* (ESPN3^) 2:00 p.m. league newcomer Valparaiso (11-12, 4-8) at 3 p.m. Sunday in a game that will air on M8-11 MVC Tournament2 (ESPN3) TBD KOZL in Springfield and on MSU TV Network affiliates. Home games played in JQH Arena (Springfield, Mo.) Missouri State is 5-2 on the MVC road this season and is one win away from posting *Missouri Valley Conference games six road conference wins for a fourth consecutive season, helping the Lady Bears to a EXExhibition game; 1Junkanoo Jam (Bimini, Bahamas) 22-7 record in their last 29 MVC road contests and 17-5 mark in their last 22 games in 2Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Illinois. (Moline, Ill.) The Lady Bears sit a game ahead of UNI in the Valley standings with three week- Most regular season games broadcast on KTXR (101.3 FM) ends to play, and own a season sweep of the Panther this year. Southern Illinois is 8-5 KOZL indicates games televised locally as part of MSU TV Network and in fourth place, and visits Springfield on Feb. 23. ESPN3^ indicates MSU production of The Valley on ESPN3, available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app ESPN3 indicates MVC or opponent production of The Valley on ESPN3, available on WatchESPN.com and the Missouri State’s Probable Starting Lineup WatchESPN app No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other Notes SECN+ indicates SEC Network production on ESPN3, 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Jr. 7.6 3.8 2.3 apg 8.8 ppg, 52% FG in last 28 MVC games available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app 5 Liza Fruendt G 5-10 Sr. 16.4 3.8 1.8 apg Leads MVC in scoring Times listed are Central and subject to change 11 Brice Calip G 5-8 RFr. 7.0 4.3 2.7 apg 1.52:1 assist:turnover | 2.22:1 in MVC 21 Aubrey Buckley F 6-2 Sr. 9.8 5.9 1.2 spg Drawn 23 charges this season MissouriStateBears.com 22 Alexa Willard G 6-2 So. 10.7 2.1 46% FG 12.4 ppg, 1% FG in last 17 games *starters based on last game Off the Bench /MissouriStBears 2 Elle Ruffridge G 5-3 Fr. 3.7 2.0 1.0 apg Iowa record holder for pts, 3s, assists /LadyBears 3 Lee Ann Polowy G 5-7 Sr. 3.2 1.8 40% 3FG HS record holder for career points, 3s 4 Abby Hipp F 6-2 Fr. 3.7 2.5 51% FG 50+% FG in 16 games this year @MissouriStBears 12 Sydney Schultz F 6-2 Fr. 0.3 0.6 -- HS record holder for career rebs, blocks @MSULadyBears 13 Audrey Holt F 6-1 Sr. 4.3 3.0 1.8 apg Will not play rest of season (concussions) 30 Shameka Ealy F 6-1 So. 3.6 6.1 0.6 bpg Avg 2.9 blocks and 11.1 rebs/40 in career /MissouriStBears 34 Bri Ellis G 5-7 RFr. 0.3 0.6 -- Won three state titles in high school 50 Emily Gartner C 6-4 RFr. 3.0 3.1 44% FG 18-for-28 (.643) FG last 5 games Pronunciations: Bri (Bree); Calip (KAY-lip); Ealy (EE-lee); Elle (Ellie); Fruendt (rhymes with fluent); Liza (LIE-zuh); Polowy (puh-LOW-vee) Game 25 - Missouri State at Loyola - February 16, 2018 Pronunciation Guide Missouri State Numerical Roster Bri ..........................Bree No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Calip ........................KAY-lip 1 Danielle Gitzen G 5-10 Jr. Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen High) Ealy .........................EE-lee 2 Elle Ruffridge G 5-3 Fr. Pocahontas, Iowa (Pocahontas Area High) Elle ...........................Ellie 3 Lee Ann Polowy G 5-7 Sr. Jefferson City, Mo. (Blair Oaks High) Fruendt ...............Rhymes with fluent 4 Abby Hipp F 6-2 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (St. Pius X High) Liza ........................LIE-zuh 5 Liza Fruendt G 5-10 Sr. Batavia, Ill. (Batavia High) Polowy ...................puh-LOW-vee 11 Brice Calip G 5-8 RFr. Sapulpa, Okla. (Sapulpa High) 12 Sydney Schultz F 6-2 Fr. Aurora, Ill. (Oswego East High) 13 Audrey Holt F 6-1 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High) Breakdown By Experience 21 Aubrey Buckley F 6-2 Sr. Springfield, Mo. (Parkview High) Seniors ..............................4 22 Alexa Willard G 6-2 So. Lebanon, Mo. (Stoutland High) Aubrey Buckley, Liza Fruendt Audrey Holt, Lee Ann Polowy 30 Shameka Ealy F 6-1 So. Russellville, Ark. (Russellville High) 34 Bri Ellis G 5-7 RFr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High) Juniors ..............................1 50 Emily Gartner C 6-4 RFr. Hiawatha, Kan. (Hiawatha High) Danielle Gitzen Sophomores ..........................2 Head Coach: Kellie Harper (Tennessee, ’99), fifth year Shameka Ealy, Alexa Willard Assistant Coach: Jon Harper (Auburn, ‘99), fifth year Freshmen . .6 Assistant Coach: Jackie Stiles (Missouri State, ’01), fifth year Brice Calip, Bri Ellis Assistant Coach: Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis, ’05), fifth year Emily Gartner, Abby Hipp Elle Ruffridge, Sydney Schultz Director of Basketball Operations: Ashley Houts (Georgia, ‘10), first year Returning Letterwinners ................7 Series History Aubrey Buckley, Shameka Ealy Liza Fruendt, Danielle Gitzen Missouri State is 8-3 all-time against Loyola, including an 8-1 mark since Ramblers joined Audrey Holt, Lee Ann Polowy the MVC. The Lady Bears are 3-3 in Chicago, with a loss in the first league meeting in 2014 Alexa Willard and two setbacks in the early 1980s. Letterwinners Not Returning.............3 Lexi Hughes, Onye Osemenam Scouting Loyola Rachel Swartz Loyola is 5-18 overall and 3-9 in Valley games. Freshman Abby O’Connor leads the Ram- Returning Starters .....................4 blers in scoring (10.1) and rebounding (5.5), and LUC averages just 52.9 points per game Aubrey Buckley, Liza Fruendt compared to 67.5 for opponents. Loyola shoots 36.7 percent overall, 29.2 percent from Audrey Holt, Alexa Willard beyond the arc and 71.9 percent at the foul line. Starters not returning...................1 Lexi Hughes First Meeting with Loyola Breakdown By Height After trailing 9-7 after 10 minutes, Missouri State shot 55 percent and out-scored the Ram- 6-4 .......................Emily Gartner blers by 41 points over the final three quarters in a 75-36 win on Jan. 21 in Springfield. 6-2 ..................... Aubrey Buckley Liza Fruendt scored 29 points and buried five 3-pointers in Kellie Harper’s 250th career ..........................Abby Hipp win. Missouri State led 49-29 on the boards, with Emily Gartner grabbing nine caroms, and ......................Sydney Schultz limited Loyola to 22 percent shooting.