2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second-year head coach Beth Cunningham, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (15–5 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Guensch
Assistant coaches
  • Kenzie Kostas
  • Olivia Applewhite
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829
Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743
Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697
Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500
Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647
Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625
UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529
Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355
Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344
Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167
Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188
Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 14–6 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They defeated Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would lose to Nebraska in the first round.[5]

Roster
2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Natasha Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrKenwood Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 3 Kennedy Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrColorado Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 4 Lacy Stokes 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrMissouri Southern Mount Vernon, Missouri
G 12 Jaiden Bryant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoIncarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Missouri
F 13 Katrine Jessen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrKansas Skovlunde, Denmark
F 14 Jade Masogayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFossil Ridge High School Fort Worth, Texas
G 20 Angel Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrStephen F. Austin Edmond, Oklahoma
G 21 Kyrah Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrThunderRidge High School Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 22 Paige Rocca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrIowa City High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 23 Khloe Moad 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAsh Grove High School Ash Grove, Missouri
G 24 Kaemyn Bekemeier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRepublic High School Republic, Missouri
F 32 Louis Volker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPaul VI Catholic High School Purcellville, Virginia
F 33 Blake O'Grady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDexter Southfield School Brookline, Massachusetts
F 34 Indya Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMoberly Area Community College Springfield, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:30 pm		 Missouri Western L 57–65  –
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,574)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Little Rock W 52–47  1–0
 Jack Stephens Center (–)
Little Rock, AR
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Louis L 67–79  1–1
 Chaifetz Arena (923)
St. Louis, MO
November 22, 2023*
7:30 pm		 Southeast Missouri State W 74–66  2–1
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,783)
Springfield, MO
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Oklahoma State L 51–82  2–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,009)
Stillwater, OK
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Tulane W 70–60  3–2
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,922)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, SECN		 at Missouri L 63–81  3–3
 Mizzou Arena (3,894)
Columbia, MO
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Wichita State W 72–65  4–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,001)
Springfield, MO
December 20, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 BYU
Lady Bear Classic		 W 56–55  5–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,619)
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 Western Kentucky
Lady Bear Classic		 W 69–68  6–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,674)
Springfield, MO
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 54–52  7–3
(1–0)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,111)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 67–47  8–3
(2–0)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,656)
Springfield, MO
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 UIC W 51–50  9–3
(3–0)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,885)
Springfield, MO
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley W 94–66  10–3
(4–0)		 Renaissance Coliseum (379)
Peoria, IL
January 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State L 78–85  10–4
(4–1)		 CEFCU Arena (1,056)
Normal, IL
January 19, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 90–55  11–4
(5–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,921)
Springfield, MO
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 89–71  12–4
(6–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,353)
Springfield, MO
January 26, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont L 55–66  12–5
(6–2)		 Curb Event Center (892)
Nashville, TN
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State W 84–74  13–5
(7–2)		 CFSB Center (2,163)
Murray, KY
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 62–52  14–5
(8–2)		 Banterra Center (887)
Carbondale, IL
February 9, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont W 73–54  15–5
(9–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,503)
Springfield, MO
February 11, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Murray State L 89–95  15–6
(9–3)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,175)
Springfield, MO
February 15, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 59–51  16–6
(10–3)		 Hulman Center (1,215)
Terre Haute, IN
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 73–56  17–6
(11–3)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (440)
Evansville, IN
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake L 65–76  17–7
(11–4)		 Knapp Center (2,448)
Des Moines, IA
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 77–42  18–7
(12–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,229)
Springfield, MO
February 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley W 70–44  19–7
(13–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,818)
Springfield, MO
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State W 67–62  20–7
(14–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,030)
Springfield, MO
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC L 61–65  20–8
(14–5)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,107)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 77–66  21–8
(15–5)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (466)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
March 15, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) Murray State
Quarterfinals		 W 71–70  22–8
 Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004)
Moline, IL
March 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (2) Belmont
Semifinals		 W 63–48  23–8
 Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,747)
Moline, IL
March 16, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN2		 (3) vs. (1) Missouri State
Championship		 L 75–76  23–9
 Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,305)
Moline, IL
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at (4) Illinois
First Round		 L 69–74  23–10
 State Farm Center (1,391)
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. "Lady Bears Dominate Braves, Set to Face Drake in MVC Tournament Quarterfinals". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. "Bulldog Bigs Lead Drake Over Missouri State in 83-63 Rout". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. "MSU Lady Bears' first season under Beth Cunningham ends in WNIT first round at Nebraska". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  7. "Missouri State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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