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Beth Cunningham

Women's Basketball

Lady Bears Head West for Two-Game Swing

Missouri State Lady Bears (12-5, 4-0 CUSA)
Date and Time Thursday, January 15 at UTEP (9-6, 1-3 CUSA) | W, 71-64 | Box Score
Saturday, January 17 at New Mexico State (6-11, 2-3 CUSA) | 1:00 p.m. CT
Location Don Haskins Center | El Paso, Texas
Pan American Center | Las Cruces, N.M.
Game 1 Thursday, January 15 at UTEP | 8:00 p.m. CT
Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets
Game 2 Saturday, January 17 at New Mexico State | 1:00 p.m. CT
Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets
Radio KWTO 93.3 FM (Tom Ladd, Lynne Miller) | Listen Live
Missouri State Game Notes (vs. UTEP) | Game Notes (vs. New Mexico State)
Women's Basketball Home Page | Media Guide
Opponents UTEP | New Mexico State
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The Lady Bear Necessities 
  • The Missouri State Lady Bears close out a two-game road swing with a CUSA matchup at New Mexico State on Saturday (1:00 p.m.CT, ESPN+). The Lady Bears are coming off a 71-64 win at UTEP and are off to a 4-0 start in CUSA action. 
  • MoState and NMSU are meeting for just the second time in the programs' histories. The only other meeting came on Dec. 14, 1986 with the Aggies earning an 81-66 victory in Las Cruces. 
  • 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 MTSU. Little Rock transfer Faith Lee (Sr., Monroe, La.) was selected to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team. 
  • Kaemyn Bekemeier (Jr., Republic, Mo.) was named Conference USA Player of the Week for the third time this season on Monday. She is the only repeat winner of the award so far this season. She averaged 28.5 points and 12.5 rebounds across a 2-0 week for MoState, including a career-best 31-point performance last Saturday against Jax State. 
  • Bekemeier leads MoState this season with 18.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 28 three-pointers. She leads CUSA in total points (316) and defensive rebounds per game (7.1). The 5-9 guard has scored in double figures in a team-leading 16 of 17 games on the season, including 13 straight. 
  • Maycee James (Sr., Goddard, Kan.) has posted at least 4 steals in the last three games, totaling 13 steals over that span. She ranks 89th nationally and 5th in CUSA in steals and 86th in the nation/7th in CUSA with 2.35 steals per game. 
  • As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 10 nationally in: free throw made/game (7th - 17.8) and free throw attempts/game (7th - 24.2). Bekemeier ranks inside the top 10 nationally in FTM (7th - 96) and FTA (9th - 120), while Cady Pauley (Sr., Milan, Mo.) leads CUSA and ranks 41st nationally with an .868 FT%.  
  • In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 52-7 when scoring 70+ points, 58-1 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 43-0 when opponents score less than 60 points. Missouri State is 0-4 this season when allowing 70 or more points.
  • Tale of Two Halves - MoState is -27 on the scoreboard in the first half this season, but flips the switch at the break to own a +88 point differential against its opponents in the second half of games. 
  • With a win last Saturday against Jax State, Beth Cunningham secured her 80th victory at the helm of the Lady Bears, and she is just two wins shy of 250 for her head coaching career. 
  • MoState is currently 125 in the NET ranking, which ranks second amongst CUSA teams (Louisiana Tech - 99). New Mexico State currently checks in at 303, which is 12th in the league. 
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Players Mentioned

Kaemyn Bekemeier

#24 Kaemyn Bekemeier

Guard
5' 9"
Junior
Cady Pauley

#32 Cady Pauley

Guard
5' 11"
Senior
Faith Lee

#11 Faith Lee

Forward
5' 11"
Senior
Maycee James

#13 Maycee James

Guard
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kaemyn Bekemeier

#24 Kaemyn Bekemeier

5' 9"
Junior
Guard
Cady Pauley

#32 Cady Pauley

5' 11"
Senior
Guard
Faith Lee

#11 Faith Lee

5' 11"
Senior
Forward
Maycee James

#13 Maycee James

5' 7"
Senior
Guard

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