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Women's Hoops Set for Friday Matchup at UT Arlington

November 06, 2025

Missouri State Lady Bears (1-0) at UT Arlington Lady Mavericks (0-1)
Date and Time Friday, November 7 | 6:30 p.m.
Location College Park Center | Arlington, Texas
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Up Next Tuesday, Nov. 11 at SEMO | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Tickets

The Lady Bear Necessities 
  • Missouri State women's basketball hits the road for the first time this season to take on UT Arlington on Friday, November 7 (6:30 p.m.). Friday night's matchup marks just the second meeting all time between the two programs, the first occurring back on Nov. 27, 1987. 
  • The Lady Bears are coming off a season-opening 70-66 victory over Saint Louis, marking the third consecutive season they have opened the season with a win. The win also marked the 70th victory for head coach Beth Cunningham at MSU. Kaemyn Bekemeier (Jr., Republic, Mo.) paced Missouri State with a career-high 23 points and led the Lady Bears with nine rebounds. Maiesha Washington (Fr., Fayetteville, Ark.) had an impressive Lady Bear debut, posting 13 points and eight rebounds. 
  • Last season, Missouri State posted a 26-9 overall record and earned a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title after going 16-4 in league play in its last run through The Valley. The Lady Bears made their 10th straight postseason appearance, advancing to the second round of the WBIT before falling to eventual champion Minnesota. 
  • The 2025-26 Lady Bear squad will have a new look this season, as Missouri State replaces all five of its starters from a year ago. MoState lost 69.2 percent of its scoring and 60.9 percent of its rebounding from last season. 
  • MoState returns seven players from last year's squad, highlighted by Bekemeier and Lainie Douglas (So., Overland Park, Kan.). The Lady Bears also welcome seven new players - a group that consists of four transfers and three freshmen.
  • The Lady Bears were picked to finish fourth in their first season as a member of Conference USA in the league's preseason poll. MoState slotted in behind Louisiana Tech, Liberty and Middle Tennessee. Little Rock transfer Faith Lee (Sr., Monroe, La.) was selected to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team. Lee was an All-OVC first-team member a season ago after averaging 14.2 points per game for the Trojans, and she averaged 19.7 points in three career games against Missouri State. 
  • Last season, the Lady Bears secured their eighth consecutive 20-win season (streak began in 2017-18). Missouri State is one of just 13 Division I programs to accomplish that feat. MSU is the only one of the 13 programs to do so under the leadership of three different head coaches (Kellie Harper, Amaka Agugua-Hamilton and Beth Cunningham).
  • In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 48-5 when scoring 70+ points, 49-1 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 37-0 when opponents score less than 60 points. 
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