2024–25 Missouri State Lady Bears Basketball Team
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2024–25 Missouri State Lady Bears Basketball Team
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. 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. Previous season The Lady Bears finished the 2023–24 season 23–10, 15–5 in MVC play, to finish in third place. They would defeat Murray State, and Belmont, before falling to top-seeded Drake in the MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT, where they would be defeated by Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River ...
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Beth Cunningham (basketball)
Beth Cunningham ( Morgan; born June 5, 1975), is the head coach of the Missouri State women's basketball team. Career She was previously an associate head coach at Duke and Notre Dame and had been the women's basketball head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and a former women's basketball player. As Beth Morgan, she played for the University of Notre Dame, the Richmond Rage/Philadelphia Rage of the American Basketball League and the Washington Mystics of the WNBA before turning to coaching. She finished her playing career as one of the most decorated and top women's basketball players of all time. She also played on the American teams in 1997 Summer Universiade and the 1999 Pan American Games. Cunningham ranked as number 1 on Notre Dame's all-time scoring list with 2,322 points, until surpassed by Skylar Diggins. Diggins had played 17 more games than Cunningham did at Notre Dame. During her career, Cunningham set or tied 28 school records. In her final two season ...
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2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
The 2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I women's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 21 and ended on April 3. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It was the inaugural edition of the postseason Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. Illinois won the tournament, marking the program's first postseason tournament championship. Participants Teams and pairings for the 2024 WBIT were released by the WBIT Committee on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Thirty–two teams qualified for the WBIT, including both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. Automatic qualifiers The regular-season champion of any NCAA Division I conference (as determined by the conference's tiebreaking protocol) not otherwise selected for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball ...
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2024–25 Bradley Braves Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, who were led by third-year head coach Kate Popovec-Goss, played their home games at the Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Braves finished the 2023–24 season 6–25, 2–18 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for last place. They were defeated by Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Bradley was picked to finish eleventh in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams No Braves were named to the Preseason All-MVC First or Second teams. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", MVC regu ...
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2024–25 Southern Illinois Salukis Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, who were led by third-year head coach Kelly Bond-White, played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Salukis finished the season 4–26, 2–18 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. Their season ended after a 40-point loss to Illinois State in the first round of the MVC tournament. Previous season The Salukis finished the 2023–24 season 11–20, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Southern Illinois was picked to finish tenth in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams No Saluk ...
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2024–25 Indiana State Sycamores Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, who were led by first-year head coach Marc Mitchell, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Sycamores finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Southern Illinois, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Drake in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. On April 24, 2024, head coach Chad Killinger announced that he would be stepping down as head coach after three seasons, after missing a majority of the season due to an undisclosed health issue. On May 10, UIndy head coach Marc Mitchell announced that he would be stepping down from his head coaching position, in order to take the head coaching position at Indiana Sta ...
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2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beacons, who were led by seventh-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Beacons finished the 2023–24 season 5–23, 4–15 in MVC play, to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UIC in the opening round of the MVC tournament. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Valparaiso was picked to eighth in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams Source: Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", MVC regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", Sources: References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Va ...
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2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, who were led by eighth-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Redbirds finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 13–7 in MVC play, to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville, before falling to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Charleston in the second round, before falling to Wisconsin in the Super 16. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Illinois State was picked to finish seventh in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams Source: Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", ...
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2024–25 UIC Flames Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 UIC Flames women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flames, who were led by third-year head coach Ashleen Bracey, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Flames finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 10–10 in MVC play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Valparaiso, before falling to Belmont in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Southern Indiana in the first round. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. UIC was picked to finish sixth in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams Source: Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-confer ...
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2024–25 Murray State Racers Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team represent Murray State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Racers, led by eight-year head coach Rechelle Turner, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky, as third-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Previous season The 2023–24 Murray State Racers women's basketball team, Racers finished the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, 2023–24 season 20–12, 12–8 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated 2023–24 Bradley Braves women's basketball team, Bradley, before falling to 2023–24 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team, Missouri State in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament, WNIT, where they would be defeated by 2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball ...
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2024–25 Belmont Bruins Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by eighth-year head coach Bart Brooks, play their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Previous season The Bruins finished the 2023–24 season 26–8, 17–3 in MVC play, to finish in second place. They would defeat UIC, before falling to Missouri State in the semifinals of the MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT, where they would defeat Ball State in the first round, before falling to Penn State in the second round. Preseason On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Belmont was picked to finish third in the MVC regular season. Preseason rankings Source: Preseason All-MVC Teams Source: Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season ...
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2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Panthers finished the season 17–17, 11–9 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place. Previous season The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 16–4 in MVC play, to finish in fourth place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals before falling to top-seeded Drake in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the WNIT, where they fell at Saint Louis. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", MVC regular season , - !colspan=12 styl ...
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2024–25 Drake Bulldogs Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Allison Pohlman, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 29–6, 19–1 in MVC play, to finish in first place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the quarterfinals, Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Missouri State to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they would lose to #5 region seed Colorado in the first round. Roster Schedule and results , - , - !colspan=9 style=", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", MVC regular seas ...
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