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The 2024–25 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, who were led by third-year head coach Beth Cunningham, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record26–9 (16–4 MVC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachDarren Guensch
Quick facts Missouri State Lady Bears basketball, WBIT, Second Round ...
2024–25 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WBIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record26–9 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Guensch
Assistant coaches
  • Kenzie Kostas
  • Olivia Applewhite
  • Abby Emmert
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
Seasons
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2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State †16–4 .80025–8  .758
Missouri State16–4 .80026–9  .743
Belmont15–5 .75026–13  .667
Drake15–5 .75022–12  .647
Illinois State14–6 .70024–13  .649
Northern Iowa11–9 .55017–17  .500
UIC10–10 .50015–18  .455
Valparaiso9–11 .45013–19  .406
Bradley7–13 .35014–19  .424
Evansville3–17 .1507–25  .219
Southern Illinois2–18 .1004–26  .133
Indiana State2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner
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This was Missouri State's final season as members of the Missouri Valley Conference, as they will be moving to Conference USA, effective July 1, 2025.[1]

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2023–24 season 23–10, 15–5 in MVC play, to finish in third place.[2] They would defeat Murray State,[3] and Belmont,[4] before falling to top-seeded Drake in the MVC tournament.[5] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,[6] where they would be defeated by Illinois in the first round.[7]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Missouri State was picked to finish fifth in the MVC regular season.[8]

Preseason rankings

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Drake566 (39)
2Northern Iowa504 (6)
3Belmont475 (3)
4Murray State391
5Missouri State380
6UIC347
7Illinois State341
8Valparaiso193
9Indiana State189
10Southern Illinois167
11Bradley97
12Evansville96
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Source:[8]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

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Preseason All-MVC Team
Team Player Position Year
First Lacy Stokes Guard Senior
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Source:[8]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Missouri State Lady Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 JaNyla Bush 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrLink Academy St. Louis, Missouri
F 2 Lainie Douglas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBlue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park, Kansas
G 4 Lacy Stokes 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrMissouri Southern Mount Vernon, Missouri
G 8 Kiley Bess 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrIndiana State Poplar Bluff, Missouri
F 12 Tyra Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWestern Carolina Little Rock, Arkansas
F 13 Sarah Linthacum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMissouri Jefferson City, Missouri
G 20 Angel Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrStephen F. Austin Edmond, Oklahoma
G 21 Kyrah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoThunderRidge High School Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 22 Paige Rocca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrIowa City High School Iowa City, Iowa
G 23 Zoe Stewart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoMurray State Terre Haute, Indiana
G 24 Kaemyn Bekemeier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRepublic High School Republic, Missouri
G 32 Cady Pauley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrVirginia Milan, Missouri
F 33 Blake O'Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDexter Southfield School Brookline, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 25, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2024*
6:30 pm		 Missouri S&T W 76–30  –
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,412)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tulsa W 63–61  1–0
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,803)
Springfield, MO
November 13, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wichita State W 82–77  2–0
 Charles Koch Arena (1,045)
Wichita, KS
November 19, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at UT Martin L 66–74  2–1
 Skyhawk Arena (2,483)
Martin, TN
November 23, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Louis W 91–68  3–1
 Chaifetz Arena (725)
St. Louis, MO
November 28, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 vs. Gonzaga
Paradise Jam Reef Division		 W 65–64  4–1
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 vs. Florida State
Paradise Jam Reef Division		 L 66–97  4–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 vs. Texas Tech
Paradise Jam Reef Division		 L 69–72  4–3
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
December 6, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Wyoming W 62–50  5–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,155)
Springfield, MO
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock W 67–45  6–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,853)
Springfield, MO
December 16, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Southeast Missouri State W 77–49  7–3
 Show Me Center (2,130)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 20, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Miss W 92–54  8–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,731)
Springfield, MO
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC L 62–69  8–4
(0–1)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (485)
Chicago, IL
January 2, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont W 57–55  9–4
(1–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,093)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Murray State W 85–78  10–4
(2–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,676)
Springfield, MO
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 75–37  11–4
(3–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,528)
Springfield, MO
January 17, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 84–57  12–4
(4–1)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (352)
Evansville, IN
January 19, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 73–57  13–4
(5–1)		 Hulman Center (1,262)
Terre Haute, IN
January 24, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Drake W 72–68 OT 14–4
(6–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,115)
Springfield, MO
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 81–45  15–4
(7–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,241)
Springfield, MO
January 31, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley W 73–62  16–4
(8–1)		 Renaissance Coliseum (439)
Peoria, IL
February 2, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State L 55–66  16–5
(8–2)		 CEFCU Arena (2,784)
Normal, IL
February 7, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 76–61  17–5
(9–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,091)
Springfield, MO
February 9, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 86–57  18–5
(10–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,465)
Springfield, MO
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 83–48  19–5
(11–2)		 Banterra Center (305)
Carbondale, IL
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 79–63  20–5
(12–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,592)
Springfield, MO
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa W 75–72 OT 21–5
(13–2)		 McLeod Center (2,638)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake W 82–79 OT 22–5
(14–2)		 Knapp Center (2,933)
Des Moines, IA
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State L 67–78  22–6
(14–3)		 CFSB Center (2,577)
Murray, KY
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont L 61–67  22–7
(14–4)		 Curb Event Center (1,031)
Nashville, TN
March 6, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State W 72–47  23–7
(15–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,415)
Springfield, MO
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley W 64–54  24–7
(16–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (4,063)
Springfield, MO
MVC tournament
March 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (2) vs. (7) UIC
Quarterfinals		 W 77–70  25–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 (2) vs. (3) Belmont
Semifinals		 L 67–76  25–8
 Ford Center (1,566)
Evansville, IN
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 (3) Oral Roberts
First Round		 W 107–76  26–8
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,032)
Springfield, MO
March 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) (2) Minnesota
Second Round		 L 71–78  26–9
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,416)
Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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