Missouri State Lady Bears
Missouri Valley (20-11, 15-3)
Big Wins: 12/7 Wichita State (94-71), 12/16 Northwestern (90-59), 2/2 at Northern Iowa (57-52)
Bad Losses: 11/29 at Wichita State (58-72), 12/4 at Arkansas-Little Rock (51-63), 1/26 at Southern Illinois (69-71)
Coach: Kellie Harper
Probable Starters:
Liza Fruendt, Senior, Guard, 16.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Brice Calip, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg
Danielle Gitzen, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.3 apg
Alexa Willard, Sophomore, Guard, 10.9 ppg
Aubrey Buckley, Senior, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Elle Ruffridge, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg
Lee Ann Polowy, Senior, Guard, 2.8 ppg
Abby Hipp, Freshman, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1 apg
Shameka Ealy, Sophomore, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Emily Gartner, Freshman, Center, 3.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.2 (80th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.7 (124, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.4 (118, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (244, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (130, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.7 (129, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (119, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.4 (121, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (220, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (12, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2015 NIT First Round loss to Tulsa
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 3/1
