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JaNyla Bush

Women's Basketball

Lady Bears Set for Two-Game Road Trip

Missouri State Lady Bears (15-8, 7-3 CUSA)
Date and Time Thursday, February 12 at Sam Houston (14-7, 7-3 CUSA) | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 14 at Louisiana Tech | 1:00 p.m.
Location Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum | Huntsville, Texas
 Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston, La.
Game 1 Thursday, February 12 at Sam Houston | 6:30 p.m.
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Game 2 Saturday, February 14 at Louisiana Tech | 1:00 p.m.
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The Lady Bear Necessities 
  • Missouri State women's basketball hits the road for a crucial two-game Conference USA swing against the two teams currently ahead of them in the conference standings. MoState kicks off the week at Sam Houston on Thursday evening (6:30 p.m., ESPN+). 
  • Thursday's meeting will mark the first-ever between the Lady Bears and Bearkats. It will mark the fifth CUSA opponent that MoState faces for the first time in program history (Delaware, Kennesaw State, Jax State and Liberty). 
  • Kaemyn Bekemeier was named CUSA Player of the Week on Monday, marking her fourth weekly award of the season. She averaged 23.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg across a 2-0 week for MoState, while shooting .522 FG, .615 3FG and .875 FT. Bekemeier leads CUSA with 19.7 ppg against league opponents and in overall points with 420 (the only player is CUSA over the 400-point threshold this season). 
  • Bekemeier leads MoState this season with 18.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 43 three-pointers. The 5-9 guard has scored in double figures in a team-leading 21 of 23 games on the season. She is 53 points away from 1,000 for her career. In NCAA DI, there are only three players standing at 5-9 or shorter avering more rebounds per game than Bekemeier. 
  • The second member of MoState's dynamic duo Lainie Douglas (So., Overland Park, Kan.) is averaging 12.8 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game and leads the team with a .527 FG% in CUSA games. She owns 30 blocks on the season, which is tied for second in Conference USA. 
  • As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 10 nationally in: free throw made/game (6th - 17.3) and free throw attempts/game (7th - 23.3). The Lady Bears lead CUSA and rank 77th nationally in FT% at 74.4 percent. Bekemeier ranks inside the top 15 nationally in FTM (9th - 129) and FTA (14th - 156).
  • MoState sank 10 three-pointers in its last game, marking the Lady Bears' most in a game this season.
  • In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 54-7 when scoring 70+ points, 61-4 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 46-0 when opponents score less than 60 points. Missouri State is 0-4 this season when allowing 70 or more points.
  • Missouri State is 59-11 in the month of February since the 2016-17 season and this year's Lady Bears' schedule features nine games in February, the most since the 1992-93 season.
  • Tale of Two Halves - MoState is -25 on the scoreboard in the first half this season, but flips the switch at the break to own a +116 point differential against its opponents in the second half of games. 
  • Battle on the Boards - MoState is 14-1 this season when out-rebounding opponents, but is just 1-7 when losing the battle on the boards. 
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Players Mentioned

Kaemyn Bekemeier

#24 Kaemyn Bekemeier

Guard
5' 9"
Junior
Lainie Douglas

#2 Lainie Douglas

Forward
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kaemyn Bekemeier

#24 Kaemyn Bekemeier

5' 9"
Junior
Guard
Lainie Douglas

#2 Lainie Douglas

6' 3"
Sophomore
Forward

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