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Lady Bears Cap Regular Season at WKU, MTSU

Missouri State Lady Bears (18-11, 10-6 CUSA)
Date and Time Thursday, March 5 at Western Kentucky (8-19, 4-12 CUSA) | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 at Middle Tennessee | 2:00 p.m.
Location E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Game 1 Thursday, March 5 at Western Kentucky | 6:30 p.m.
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Game 2 Saturday, March 7 at Middle Tennessee | 2:00 p.m.
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Opponents Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee 
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The Lady Bear Necessities 
  • Missouri State women's basketball hits the road to close out the regular season, beginning at Western Kentucky on Thursday night (6:30 p.m., ESPN+). The Lady Bears are currently tied for second in the CUSA regular season standings with FIU and MTSU, and both MoState and FIU travel to MTSU this weekend. 
  • MoState leads the all-time series against Western Kentucky 5-4, with the Lady Bears winning the matchup earlier this season 75-52. In that game, MoState had four players in double figures and out-rebounded the Lady Toppers 42-24. MSU was paced by Kaemyn Bekemeier with 21 points. 
  • Kaemyn Bekemeier leads MoState this season with 17.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 53 three-pointers. On Feb. 21, she became the 32nd Lady Bear in program history to reach the 1,000 point mark. The 5-9 guard is 1 of just 11 players in NCAA DI with at least 500 points and 235 rebounds, and is one of just two players under 6'0" to do so. There are only four players standing 5'9" or shorter averaging more rebounds per game than Bekemeier. More information on Bekemeier on pg. 5.
  • The second member of MoState's dynamic duo Lainie Douglas (So., Overland Park, Kan.) was named CUSA Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 20.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in wins against Sam Houston and FIU. Over the last three games, Douglas is averaging 22.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting .722 (26-36) from the field and .762 (16-21) from the free throw line. The sophomore currently ranks 1st in CUSA and 23rd nationally with a .565 FG%. 
  • As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 15 nationally in: free throw made/game (8th - 16.7) and free throw attempts/game (12th - 22.1). The Lady Bears lead CUSA and rank 61st nationally in FT% at 75.2 percent. Bekemeier ranks inside the top 20 nationally in FTM (11th - 153) and FTA (16th - 182), and also leads CUSA and ranks 72nd nationally with an .841 FT%.
  • In the Cunningham era, Missouri State is 55-7 when scoring 70+ points, 64-5 when holding opponents to 65 points or less and 49-1 when opponents score less than 60 points. Missouri State is 0-5 this season when allowing 70 or more points.
  • Second-Half Adjustments - MoState is +9 on the scoreboard in the first half this season, but flips the switch at the break to own a +124 point differential against its opponents in the second half of games. Against CUSA opponents, the Lady Bears are +30 in the first half and +82 in the second half. MoState has scored 174 more points in the second half of games than the first half this season. 
  • Battle on the Boards - MoState is 17-3 this season when out-rebounding opponents, but is just 1-8 when losing the battle on the boards. In their last outing against FIU, the Lady Bears were +27 (56-29) on the glass. 
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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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