Hipp, No. 20 Missouri St. women bump N. Iowa 80-66
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Abby Hipp scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Alexa Willard scored 12 and No. 20-ranked Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 80-66 on Sunday.
The Bears have now won five straight following a 64-52 loss to then 17th-ranked Gonzaga.
Northern Iowa's lone lead came at the outset when Karli Rucker made a 3-pointer 29 seconds in. Missouri State (14-2, 4-0 Missouri Valley Conference) then ran off 13 straight and finished the first quarter up 20-11.
Brice Calip's jump shot 6:56 before halftime put the Bears up 31-20 and they were up double digits until Rucker's jumper with 8:06 left in third made it 45-36. Hipp made a 3 roughly 21/2 minutes later and Missouri State led by double digits the rest of the way. Calip added 11 points.
Rucker led Northern Iowa (9-5, 1-2) with 14 points and Abby Gerrits scored 13 off the bench.
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2020-2021 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Missouri St | 16-0 | - | 23-3 |
Drake | 13-5 | 4 | 18-12 |
Illinois State | 11-6 | 5.5 | 15-9 |
Northern Iowa | 11-7 | 6 | 17-13 |
Bradley | 10-8 | 7 | 17-12 |
Loyola Chicago | 8-10 | 9 | 12-15 |
Valparaiso | 7-9 | 9 | 12-13 |
Southern Illinois | 5-13 | 12 | 9-16 |
Indiana State | 2-12 | 13 | 5-15 |
Evansville | 2-15 | 14.5 | 6-17 |