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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
23-3, 1st in MVC
- 11/27W 74-49
- 11/2812W 81-72
- 11/29L 68-59
- 12/5CANC
- 12/7W 100-38
- 12/14W 72-58
- 12/19L 60-52
- 1/8PPD
- 1/9PPD
- 1/15W 70-51
- 1/16W 64-60
- 1/22W 73-72
- 1/23W 78-63
- 1/27W 61-44
- 1/30W 61-51
- 1/31W 74-73
- 2/5CANC
- 2/6CANC
- 2/12W 69-52
- 2/13W 73-72
- 2/19W 62-56
- 2/20W 75-62
- 2/24W 67-55
- 2/27W 64-50
- 2/28W 59-45
- 3/5W 87-54
- 3/6W 85-44
- 3/12W 70-59
- 3/2212W 70-51
- 3/2413W 64-39
- 3/281L 89-62
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Ruffridge drains four fourth-quarter 3s to ignite Missouri State (0:54)
Wilson's 3-pointer gets her teammates out of their seats (0:25)
Calip continues Missouri State's run with a 3 (0:16)
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Hipp bumps No. 23 Missouri St. women past Loyola Chicago
Abby Hipp scored 16 points with eight rebounds off the bench and Jasmine Franklin scored 13 and No. 23-ranked Missouri State beat Loyola Chicago 72-61 on Saturday.
No. 23 Missouri St. women top Valpo for share of MVC title
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Willard, No. 21 Missouri State women hold off Bradley 69-66
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Illinois St women upset No. 21 Missouri St 78-66
Tete Maggett scored 24 points, Lexi Wallen added 18 and Illinois State made five of its seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter en route to a 78-66 upset of No. 21 Missouri State on Thursday night.
Franklin, Willard lead No. 23 Missouri State to 82-58 win
Jasmine Franklin scored 17 points, Alexa Willard added 15 and No. 23 Missouri State cruised to an 82-58 win over Indiana State on Sunday.
No. 23 Missouri State women beat Evansville 76-62
Alexa Willard scored 14 points, Abby Hipp added 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 23 Missouri State beat Evansville 76-62 on Friday night.
Ruffridge helps No. 24 Missouri State get revenge 88-57
Elle Ruffridge came off the bench to score 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and No. 24 Missouri State got revenge for its only Missouri Valley Conference loss with an 88-57 romp past Southern Illinois on Saturday.
Ruffridge buries the corner 3 (0:18)
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2020-21 MVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 20 | 14 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Woodhouse | PG | Committed | 90 |