The Missouri State Lady Bears renew their rivalry with Missouri for the sixth consecutive season Sunday when the No. 16/23 Tigers visit JQH Arena for a 2 p.m. tip.
   Missouri State is 1-1 on the year with a loss at Ball State and home victory against Central Missouri. Sunday's game will be the first of two chances for the Lady Bears to earn a victory against a Southeast Conference school for the fifth consecutive season. MSU owns five such victories in
Kellie Harper's first four seasons, with two wins against Missouri, two against Arkansas and another at Ole Miss.
   The Lady Bears embark on a lengthy road trip after the Mizzou game, traveling to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam (Nov. 23-25), and visiting Wichita State (Nov. 29) and Little Rock (Dec. 4) before returning home Dec. 7 for a rematch with WSU.
Series History
Missouri State trails 19-10 in the all-time series, though only nine games have been
played since 1990. The teams have played in each of the last five seasons, with Mizzou winning three times and the Lady Bears claiming victories in 2013 in Springfield and 2014 in Kansas City.
Scouting Missouri
Missouri is 1-1 on the season entering its Nov. 16 opener against Wright State, losing to Western Kentucky and defeating Quinnipiac during its first weekend of play. The Tigers owned a No. 16 ranking in the preseason Coaches Poll and are rated 23rd this week by the AP. Jordan Frericks led the Tigers at 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds through two games, while 2017 All-American Sophie Cunningham pitched in 18.5 points per contest. As a team, the Tigers averaged 71 points and allowed 65 in their first two contests, shooting 45.9 percent overall, 32.3 percent from 3-point land and 71.4 percent from beyond the arc.
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