The Missouri State Lady Bears are back on the road this week as they visit California for the first time in a quarter century to face Santa Clara at 4 p.m. (Central) on Saturday.
   The Lady Bears picked up their first win of the year in convincing fashion on Nov. 17, topping Ball State by a 74-54 final to extend their home winning streak to nine games.
   Missouri State visits North Texas on Dec. 1 before returning to JQH Arena on Dec. 4 to host South Dakota. Beginning with that game, MSU will be home six times, play two neutral site games, and only one true road game through Jan. 13.
Series History
Saturday's game is the first meeting between Missouri State and Santa Clara. The Lady Bears are 5-2 against current West Coast Conference membership and 11-4 versus schools from California. It's Missouri State's first game in the Golden State since a visit to Stanford on Dec. 18, 1993. MSU also played in the 1992 Final Four in Los Angeles.
Scouting Santa Clara
Santa Clara is 4-1 on the season with its lone loss coming at Southern Cal. Tya Hay is the only Bronco scoring in double figures at 17 points per game, and SCU averages 64.8 points per game as a team while holding opponents to 53.2 points with shooting percentages of .442 overall, .274 from 3-point range and .649 at the foul line.
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