Missouri State (4-7) vs. UNI (7-4) | Drake (7-4)
Dates and Times	Dec. 30, 7:02 p.m. vs. Drake | Jan. 1, 2:02 p.m. vs. Drake
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	JQH Arena (11,000)
Radio	KTXR 101.3 FM
Listen Live	RadioSpringfield.com
ESPN3	UNI | Drake
Live Stats	Sidearm Stats
Missouri State	Notes for UNI Game | Notes for Drake Game (By 5 p.m. Saturday) | WBB Home Page
UNI	Women's Basketball Home Page
Drake	Women's Basketball Home Page

Missouri State begins its 25th Missouri Valley Conference season Friday evening with a 7 p.m. contest against UNI (7-4) at JQH Arena.
    The Lady Bears have won at least a share of the regular-season MVC title nine times in their 24 seasons in the league, and are 15-9 all-time in MVC openers.
    Missouri State enters the MVC season with a 4-7 record against one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules, and continue the trend by opening against the league's top two teams in the preseason poll as favorite Drake (7-4) visits Springfield for a 2 p.m. contest on New Year's Day.
    Friday's game is a rematch of last season's MVC Tournament title game, won by the Lady Bears, 71-58. 
    Missouri State wraps up its six-game home stand Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. against Wichita State.

Series Histories
Missouri State owns a 49-25 lead in the series with UNI, though the Panthers are 6-4 in the last 10 meetings. MSU holds a 29-7 lead in Springfield, losing 65-60 last season before rebounding to beat UNI in Cedar Falls and in the MVC Tournament title game.
   MSU holds a 41-39 series lead over Drake, and is 27-15 against the Bulldogs in Springfield. Missouri State has averaged 78.8 points in its last 17 games against Drake.

Scouting UNI
UNI is 7-4 on the year with signature wins against Creighton and Kansas State. Senior Madison Weekly once again leads the Panthers in scoring at 16.3 points per game to go with 46 assists, and Mikaela Morgan follows with 8.6 points on 39 percent shooting from long range. UNI averages 63.7 points per game and allows 66.2 while shooting 37.9 percent overall, 30.3 percent on 3-pointers and 62.5 percent from the foul line.

Scouting Drake
The MVC preseason favorite, Drake is 7-4 entering its Friday game at Wichita State. Preseason league player of the year Lizzy Wendell leads the Bulldogs with 21.3 points per game, and Caitlin Ingle dishes out a league-best 7.9 assists per contest as she chases the MVC career record in that category. As a team, DU scores a league-high 82.3 points and allows 73.2 while shooting 48.9 percent overall, 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the charity stripe.