2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (15–5 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Guensch
Assistant coaches
  • Kenzie Kostas
  • Olivia Applewhite
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Natasha Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kenwood Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 3 Kennedy Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Colorado Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 4 Lacy Stokes 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Missouri Southern Mount Vernon, Missouri
G 12 Jaiden Bryant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Incarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Missouri
F 13 Katrine Jessen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Kansas Skovlunde, Denmark
F 14 Jade Masogayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fossil Ridge High School Fort Worth, Texas
G 20 Angel Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stephen F. Austin Edmond, Oklahoma
G 21 Kyrah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr ThunderRidge High School Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 22 Paige Rocca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Iowa City High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 23 Khloe Moad 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Ash Grove High School Ash Grove, Missouri
G 24 Kaemyn Bekemeier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Republic High School Republic, Missouri
F 32 Louis Volker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Paul VI Catholic High School Purcellville, Virginia
F 33 Blake O'Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dexter Southfield School Brookline, Massachusetts
F 34 Indya Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Moberly Area Community College Springfield, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lady Bears Dominate Braves, Set to Face Drake in MVC Tournament Quarterfinals". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bulldog Bigs Lead Drake Over Missouri State in 83-63 Rout". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "MSU Lady Bears' first season under Beth Cunningham ends in WNIT first round at Nebraska". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Missouri State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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