2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team
2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball | |
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WBIT, First Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 23–10 (15–5 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Darren Guensch |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Great Southern Bank Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second-year head coach Beth Cunningham, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Bears finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 14–6 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would lose to Nebraska in the first round.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 6:30 pm |
Missouri Western | L 57–65 | – |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,574) Springfield, MO | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 52–47 | 1–0 |
Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 67–79 | 1–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (923) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
November 22, 2023* 7:30 pm |
Southeast Missouri State | W 74–66 | 2–1 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,783) Springfield, MO | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | L 51–82 | 2–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,009) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
December 1, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tulane | W 70–60 | 3–2 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,922) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | L 63–81 | 3–3 |
Mizzou Arena (3,894) Columbia, MO | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wichita State | W 72–65 | 4–3 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,001) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 20, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
BYU Lady Bear Classic |
W 56–55 | 5–3 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,619) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Kentucky Lady Bear Classic |
W 69–68 | 6–3 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,674) Springfield, MO | |||||||
MVC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | W 54–52 | 7–3 (1–0) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,111) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 67–47 | 8–3 (2–0) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,656) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UIC | W 51–50 | 9–3 (3–0) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,885) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley | W 94–66 | 10–3 (4–0) |
Renaissance Coliseum (379) Peoria, IL | |||||||
January 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Illinois State | L 78–85 | 10–4 (4–1) |
CEFCU Arena (1,056) Normal, IL | |||||||
January 19, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 90–55 | 11–4 (5–1) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,921) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Indiana State | W 89–71 | 12–4 (6–1) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,353) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 26, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 55–66 | 12–5 (6–2) |
Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | W 84–74 | 13–5 (7–2) |
CFSB Center (2,163) Murray, KY | |||||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | W 62–52 | 14–5 (8–2) |
Banterra Center (887) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 9, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 73–54 | 15–5 (9–2) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 11, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Murray State | L 89–95 | 15–6 (9–3) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,175) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | W 59–51 | 16–6 (10–3) |
Hulman Center (1,215) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 73–56 | 17–6 (11–3) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (440) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 65–76 | 17–7 (11–4) |
Knapp Center (2,448) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 77–42 | 18–7 (12–4) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,229) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley | W 70–44 | 19–7 (13–4) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818) Springfield, MO | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Illinois State | W 67–62 | 20–7 (14–4) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,030) Springfield, MO | |||||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UIC | L 61–65 | 20–8 (14–5) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,107) Chicago, IL | |||||||
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | W 77–66 | 21–8 (15–5) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (466) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Murray State Quarterfinals |
W 71–70 | 22–8 |
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004) Moline, IL | ||||||
March 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (2) Belmont Semifinals |
W 63–48 | 23–8 |
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,747) Moline, IL | ||||||
March 16, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (1) Missouri State Championship |
L 75–76 | 23–9 |
Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,305) Moline, IL | ||||||
WBIT | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at (4) Illinois First Round |
L 69–74 | 23–10 |
State Farm Center (1,391) Champaign, IL | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Lady Bears Dominate Braves, Set to Face Drake in MVC Tournament Quarterfinals". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Bulldog Bigs Lead Drake Over Missouri State in 83-63 Rout". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "MSU Lady Bears' first season under Beth Cunningham ends in WNIT first round at Nebraska". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Missouri State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2024.