Missouri State

Honors: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2025)

2024-25: Made 34 appearances in her first season as a Lady Bear…Averaged 2.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 11.7 minutes per game…Logged 23 assists, 11 steals and six blocks on the season, in addition to knocking down 11 three-pointers…Recorded three double-figure scoring performances on the year…Grabbed a career-high six rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists in addition to scoring 10 points at Saint Louis (Nov.23)…Scored a career-high 17 points at SEMO (Dec. 16) on 7-for-9 from the field…Tallied 10 points and five rebounds in a season-high 23 minutes against Southern Illinois (Jan. 12)…Matched her career high with three steals at Evansville (Jan. 17)…Contributed four points and four rebounds in the Lady Bears’ WBIT first round victory against Oral Roberts (March 20)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2025.

Background: Transferred to Missouri State after spending the last two seasons at the University of Virginia under former Lady Bear head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton…Appeared in 20 games as a sophomore at UVA, averaging 2.9 points and shooting 31 percent from the field…Played in 24 games as a true freshman for the Cavaliers…Averaged 3.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game…Knocked down 22 three-pointers in her freshman campaign…Hails from Milan, Mo., where she was a three-sport athlete at Milan High School…Scored 3,074 career points, which ranks eighth all-time in Missouri girl’s basketball history…Was a four-time unanimous all-conference selection, a four-time first-team all-district honoree and a two-time Class 3A all-state selection…Averaged 33.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a senior and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee…State champion in shot put, two-time runner up in discus and two-time all-state honoree in softball.

Personal: Cady Pauley is the daughter of Stephen and Ashley Pauley...Born May 15, 2004 in Trenton, Mo....Has a sister, Emerson...Majoring in Elementary Education.