Alexa Willard scored 14 points, Jasmine Franklin had a double-double and No. 21 Missouri State started a 19-2 run late in the third quarter en route to a 68-55 win over Wichita State on Wednesday night.
For mid-major teams building résumés for March, Thanksgiving tournaments can make or break a season. Missouri State tops this week's mid-major poll.
Destiny Slocum ignited a third quarter run and scored all 17 of her points in the second half, leading No. 7 Oregon State to an 80-69 victory over Missouri State on Sunday in the championship game of the Preseason WNIT.
The No. 1 spot is up for grabs as the Bulldogs and Coyotes play Wednesday. For now, Missouri State, Rice and Gonzaga round out the top five.
Which schools have the best chance to hear their names called twice in mid-March? We ranked the top dual threats.
Junior Brice Calip scored a career-high 21 points, Jasmine Franklin had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Missouri State beat No. 23 Minnesota 77-69 on Tuesday for Amaka Agugua-Hamilton's first victory as coach of the Lady Bears.
Jackie Stiles, who had been an assistant at Missouri State for six seasons after starring there as a player, will now be an assistant under Sherri Coale at Oklahoma.
Kellie Harper led Tennessee to national championships as a player for Pat Summitt. Next, she hopes to restore the Lady Vols to prominence.
Former Vols player Kellie Harper has been named the next women's basketball coach at Tennessee.
Tennessee is looking for a coach to replace Holly Warlick and has reached out to Missouri State coach Kellie Harper.
Alanna Smith and Stanford outlasted Missouri State for a 55-46 victory on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament, sending the cold-shooting Cardinal back to the Elite Eight for the third time in four years.
What are the biggest X factors in the Sweet 16? Our expert panel makes game-by-game predictions for each matchup in the regional semifinals.
ESPN's Nell Fortner and LaChina Robinson look at whether Missouri State can challenge Stanford and how Arike Ogunbowale and Chennedy Carter match up.
After seven seasons as a head coach and a lifetime as a Lady Vol, Holly Warlick is out at Tennessee. Here are the top candidates to succeed her.
Charlie Creme and Mechelle Voepel break down the Sweet 16, including the matchups they're most looking forward to (hint, can UCLA upset UConn?).
We look at the best of Monday's games in the women's NCAA tournament, including 6-seeds UCLA and South Dakota State and No. 11 Missouri State reaching the Sweet 16.
Alexa Willard scored 17 points to help 11th-seeded Missouri State stun third-seeded Iowa State 69-60 on Monday, becoming the only double-digit seed to reach this year's Sweet 16.
Charlie Creme and Mechelle Voepel weigh in on the top takeaways from Sunday and look ahead at what's to come in Monday's NCAA tournament games.
Missouri State's Lady Bears pulled off their first win in the NCAA tournament since 2001, the year they rode Jackie Stiles to the Final Four.
Alexa Willard and Danielle Gitzen each scored 20 points and 11th-seeded Missouri State stunned DePaul 89-78 on Saturday, snapping the Blue Demon's five-game winning streak in opening-round NCAA Tournament games.
Alexa Willard scored a career-high 30 points and second-seeded Missouri State ended No. 21 Drake's 12-game winning streak with a 94-79 victory in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Sunday for the Bears' 15th NCAA Tournament berth.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Drake | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Evansville | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 22 | 18 |
