Friday, January 30
Newark, Del.
6:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Delaware
East Coast Swing Up Next for Lady Bears
January 26, 2026 | Women's Basketball
| Missouri State Lady Bears (12-7, 4-2 CUSA) | |
| Date and Time | Friday, January 30 at Delaware (9-10, 3-4 CUSA) | W, 79-54 | Box Score Sunday, February 1Â at Liberty (9-10, 3-5Â CUSA) | 1:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | Bob Carpenter Center | Newark, Del. Liberty Arena | Lynchburg, Va. |
| Game 1 | Friday, January 30 at Delaware | W, 79-54 Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets | Listen Live (93.3 FM) |
| Game 2 | Sunday, February 1 at Liberty | 1:00 p.m. CT Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Varsity Network | Tickets | Listen Live (93.3 FM) |
| Missouri State | Game Notes (at Delaware) | Game Notes (at Liberty)Â Women's Basketball Home Page | Media Guide |
| Opponents | Delaware | Liberty |
| Follow the Lady Bears | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | #LadyBears | #WeAreMoState |
| Bears Mobile App | App Store (Apple Devices) | Google Play Store (Android Devices) |
The Lady Bear NecessitiesÂ
- Missouri State women's basketball closes out its weekend conference road trip with a visit to Liberty on Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m. CT, ESPN+).Â
- Sunday's meeting will mark the first-ever between the Lady Bears and Flames. It will mark the fourth of five CUSA opponents that MoState will face for the first time in program history (Delaware, Kennesaw State, Jax State and Sam Houston).Â
- Head coach Beth Cunningham is just one win shy of 250 for her head coaching career. She collected her 80th win at the helm of the Lady Bears on Jan. 10 against Jacksonville State.
- Kaemyn Bekemeier leads MoState this season with 17.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 32 three-pointers. She leads CUSA in total points (350) and defensive rebounds per game (7.1). The 5-9 guard has scored in double figures in a team-leading 18 of 20 games on the season. She is 23 points away from 900 for her career.Â
- The second member of MoState's dynamic duo Lainie Douglas (So., Overland Park, Kan.) is averaging 14.7 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game and leads the team with a .542 FG% in CUSA games. She owns 27 blocks on the season, which is tied for first in Conference USA and ranks 94th nationally.Â
- "Fresh" Faces - MoState's freshman class has made an immediate impact this season. At Delaware on Friday night, the trio (Brueggen, Hopkins, Washington) combined for 31 points off the bench to help the Lady Bears to victory. Brueggen had a career-high 16 pts, while Washington posted a double-double in the win against the Blue Hens.Â
- As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 10 nationally in: free throw made/game (7th - 17.6) and free throw attempts/game (7th - 23.6). Bekemeier ranks inside the top 20 nationally in FTM (16th - 106) and FTA (23rd - 131).
- In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 53-7 when scoring 70+ points, 59-3 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 44-0 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 -24 on the scoreboard in the first half this season, but flips the switch at the break to own a +94 point differential against its opponents in the second half of games.Â
- Battle on the Boards - MoState is 12-1 this season when out-rebounding opponents, but is just 1-6 when losing the battle on the boards.Â
- MoState is currently 130 in the NET ranking, which ranks second amongst CUSA teams (Louisiana Tech - 91). Liberty currently ranks 183, which is 5th in the league.Â
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