Missouri State Lady Bears
Missouri Valley (18-14, 13-5)
Big Wins: 12/30 Missouri (57-52), 2/27 Northern Iowa (72-70), 3/1 Drake (86-57)
Bad Losses: 11/24 at Oral Roberts (57-70), 1/2 Evansville (56-65), 2/1 at Northern Iowa (56-64)
Coach: Kellie Harper
Probable Starters:
Kenzie Williams, Junior, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.2 rpg, 1.9 spg
Tyonna Snow, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
NiJay Gaines, Senior, Guard/Forward, 5.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Aubrey Buckley, Freshman, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Hillary Chvatal, Junior, Forward/Center, 8.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Liza Fruendt, Freshman, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Lexi Hughes, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.9 apg
Audrey Holt, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Rachel Swartz, Sophomore, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.0 (140th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.3 (228, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.6 (221, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (260, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (104, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (118, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.6 (209, 7)
Rebound Margin: 2.4 (107, 3)
Assists Per Game: 11.3 (271, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.0 (211, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NIT First Round win over UMKC
2012 NIT Second Round win over Memphis
2012 NIT Third Round loss to Oklahoma State
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Rice
2011 NIT Round of 32 loss to Arkansas
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Samford
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal loss to Illinois
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Purdue
2005 NIT First Round win over Southern Methodist
2005 NIT Second Round win over Gonzaga
2005 NIT Third Round win over Texas A&M
2005 NIT Semifinal win over Iowa
2005 NIT Final win over West Virginia
2004 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame
*all team stats through 3/5
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