Missouri State Lady Bears basketball

Missouri State Lady Bears
Missouri State Lady Bears
	2019–20 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team
University	Missouri State University
Head coach	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (1st season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Springfield, Missouri
Arena	JQH Arena ; (Capacity: 11,000)
Nickname	Lady Bears
Colors	Maroon and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	1992, 2001
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1992, 2001
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1992, 1993, 2001, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2019
Conference Tournament Champions
	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2019
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2020

The Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2]

History

Missouri State (known as Southwest Missouri State until 2005) began play in women's basketball in 1969. The Lady Bears played in the MIAWA and AIAW state tournament from 1970-1982 before beginning Division I play in 1982. From 1982 to 1992, the Lady Bears played in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference before that conference was absorbed by the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992.

Missouri State has made postseason appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016, and 2019. They made the Final Four in 1992 and 2001.

The Lady Bears have made the WNIT in 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015. They won the 2005 WNIT 78-70 over West Virginia. As of the end of the 2019-2020 season, they have an all-time record of 876–602 (.597).[3][4]

1992 Final Four

In 1992, Missouri State as an 8-seed became the lowest women's seed at the time to make the Final Four. The Lady Bears beat Kansas 75-59, Iowa 61-60 in overtime, UCLA 83-57 and Ole Miss 94-71. They were defeated 84-72 by Western Kentucky in the National Semifinals.

2001 Final Four

In 2001 Missouri State earned a 5-seed in the West Region. The Lady Bears went to the Final Four in St. Louis after winning the West Region Missouri State defeated Toledo 89-71, Rutgers 60-53, Duke 81-71, and Washington 104-87. They were beaten in the National Semifinals by Purdue 81-64. They have made the WNIT in 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015. They won the 2005 WNIT 78-70 over West Virginia. As of the end of the 2018-2019 season, they have an all-time record of 895–605 (.593).[3][4]

NCAA Tournament appearances

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Tennessee Tech #1 Tennessee	W 94–64 L 47–55
1992	#8	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#9 Kansas #1 Iowa #5 UCLA #2 Ole Miss #4 Western Kentucky	W 75–59 W 61–60 W 83–57 W 94–71 L 72–84
1993	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Oklahoma State #2 Maryland #6 Louisiana Tech	W 86–71 W 86–82 L 43–59
1994	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Northern Illinois #3 Virginia	W 75–56 L 63–67
1995	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Utah #1 Colorado	W 49–47 L 34–78
1996	#12	First Round	#5 Texas	L 55–73
1998	#8	First Round	#9 Notre Dame	L 64–78
1999	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UC Santa Barbara #2 Colorado State	W 72–70 L 70–86
2000	#10	First Round	#7 Auburn	L 74–78
2001	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#12 Toledo #4 Rutgers #1 Duke #6 Washington #3 Purdue	W 89–71 W 60–53 W 81–71 W 104–87 L 64–81
2003	#15	First Round	#2 Texas Tech	L 59–67
2004	#12	First Round	#5 Notre Dame	L 65–69 (OT)
2006	#13	First Round	#4 Purdue	L 52–73
2016	#13	First Round	#4 Texas A&M	L 65–74
2019	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 DePaul #3 Iowa State #2 Stanford	W 89–77 W 69–60 L 46–55

Retired numbers

10 Jackie Stiles, 1997–2001 (NCAA Division I Women's Basketball's all-time #3 leading scorer with 3,393 points)
35 Melody Howard, 1990–1994
42 Jeanette Tendai, 1982–1986

Year by year results

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Missouri State Lady Bears (MAIAW) (1969–1982)
Reba Sims (1969–1979)
1969-70	Reba Sims	10-7
1970-71	Reba Sims	14-6
1971-72	Reba Sims	19-6
1972-73	Reba Sims	19-12
1973-74	Reba Sims	21-7			2nd Place AWAW Region VI Tournament
1974-75	Reba Sims	16-10			3rd Place AWAW Region VI Tournament
1975-76	Reba Sims	6-17
1976-77	Reba Sims	8-17
1977-78	Reba Sims	8-17
1978-79	Reba Sims	8-17
Marti Gasser (1979–1983)
1979-80	Marti Gasser	8-17
1980-81	Marti Gasser	25-10			AIAW 1st Round
1981-82	Marti Gasser	19-14
Missouri State Lady Bears (Gateway Conference) (1982–1992)
1982-83	Marti Gasser	10-18
Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (1983–1987)
1983-84	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	12-16	8-10	6th
1984-85	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	12-16	9-9	4th
1985-86	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	6-21	5-13	7th
1986-87	Valerie Goodwin-Colbert	17-10	12-6	2nd
Cheryl Burnett (1987–2002)
1987–88	Cheryl Burnett	9-17	6-12	T-6th
1988–89	Cheryl Burnett	7-20	5-13	8th
1989–90	Cheryl Burnett	19-8	14-4	T-1st
1990–91	Cheryl Burnett	26-5	16-2	1st	NCAA second round
1991-92	Cheryl Burnett	31-3	17-1	1st	NCAA Final Four
Missouri State Lady Bears (Missouri Valley Conference) (1992–Present)
1992–93	Cheryl Burnett	23-9	14-2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1993–94	Cheryl Burnett	24-6	15-1	1st	NCAA Second Round
1994–95	Cheryl Burnett	21-12	14-4	1st	NCAA Second Round
1995–96	Cheryl Burnett	25-5	16-2	1st	NCAA First Round
1996–97	Cheryl Burnett	17-10	13-5	T-2nd
1997–98	Cheryl Burnett	24-6	14-4	2nd	NCAA First Round
1998–99	Cheryl Burnett	25-7	15-3	1st	NCAA Second Round
1999–00	Cheryl Burnett	23-9	14-4	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2000–01	Cheryl Burnett	29-6	16-2	T-1st	NCAA Final Four
2001–02	Cheryl Burnett	16-13	12-6	3rd	WNIT First Round
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (2002–2007)
2002–03	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson	18-13	11-7	4th	NCAA First Round
2003–04	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson	28-4	16-2	1st	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson	25-8	15-3	1st	WNIT Champion
2005–06	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson	17-15	7-11	T-6th	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson	7-21	3-15	10th
Nyla Milleson (2007–2013)
2007–08	Nyla Milleson	11-19	9-9	5th
2008–09	Nyla Milleson	10-20	6-12	7th
2009–10	Nyla Milleson	22-11	12-6	T-3rd	WNIT Third Round
2010–11	Nyla Milleson	24-11	12-6	T-2nd	WNIT Second Round
2011–12	Nyla Milleson	24-9	14-4	1st	WNIT Third Round
2012–13	Nyla Milleson	14-17	6-12	8th
Kellie Harper (2013–2019)
2013–14	Kellie Harper	14-17	8-10	T-6th
2014–15	Kellie Harper	18-15	13-5	3rd	WNIT First Round
2015–16	Kellie Harper	24-10	14-4	T-2nd	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Kellie Harper	16-15	12-6	3rd	WNIT First Round
2017–18	Kellie Harper	21-12	15-3	2nd	WNIT Second Round
2018–19	Kellie Harper	25-10	16-2	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (2019–present)
2019–20	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton	26–4	16–2	1st
Total:		895–605 (.597)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

"Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
"Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
"Missouri State University Official Athletic Site" (PDF). Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
"Missouri State 2016-17 Lady Bear Basketball Guide" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

[:0-3] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site" (PDF). Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

[:1-4] "Missouri State 2016-17 Lady Bear Basketball Guide" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders
Championships & awards	Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Missouri State University
Located in: Springfield, Missouri
Academics	Missouri State University–West Plains
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Soccer Robert W. Plaster Stadium JQH Arena Hammons Field
Campus	KSMU KOZK Duane G. Meyer Library Greenwood Laboratory School
Founded: 1905

Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Venues	Hammons Student Center (1982–2008) JQH Arena (2008–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics