The 2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented
Missouri State University
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
during the
2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2020 and ended with the championship game of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 4, 2021. Practices offi ...
. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born April 13, 1983) is the current head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team.
Hofstra statistics
Source
Missouri State
Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri Sta ...
, played their home games at
JQH Arena and were members of the
Missouri Valley Conference.
They finished the season 23–3 and 16–0 in conference play to finish as Missouri Valley Conference champions. As the first seed in the
Missouri Valley tournament, they defeated in the quarterfinals before having to forfeit their semifinal game. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the
Alamo Regional. They defeated twelve seed and thirteen seed before falling to the first seed
Stanford
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
in the Sweet Sixteen.
Previous season
The Lady Bears finished the season 26–4, 16–2 in MVC play to finish in first place. The
Missouri Valley tournament and
NCAA tournament were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
.
Roster
Schedule
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Missouri Valley women's tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also
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2020–21 Missouri State Bears basketball team
References
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Missouri State Lady Bears basketball seasons
Missouri State
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
Missouri State, basketball women
Missouri State, basketball women
Missouri State
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...