The Missouri State women's golf team took 15th place out of 33 teams Tuesday in the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, shooting a 298 to move up three spots the final day. The event was the largest collegiate golf tournament in the nation, bolstering the Bears' will to win.
Never before has a team with 17 or more wins had to play in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. However the Bears, who have 19 wins on the season, will have to play because of their seventh place standing in the league. The No.
"Just minding mistakes and break downs. That's what cost us," Kyle Weems said after Friday night's loss to Wichita State 73-63 in the quarterfinal round of the MVC Tournament.
After suffering three losses to start the season, the Missouri State men's lacrosse team returned back to their winning ways with two home wins over the weekend. "I think it was only a matter of time before we really started working together and started to click," head coach Austin Holman said.
It was Senior Day at the "Q" on Sunday and senior Melissa Busby had an ironic hand in the Lady Bears' 83-60 victory over Evansville. Busby, who has battled injuries throughout her tenure at Missouri State, connected for the team's first two points on a jumper in the paint.
Missouri State players watched a desperate 30-foot shot fall through the hoop at the buzzer as Indiana State defeated them in overtime by a score of 75-72 Saturday. It was an all too familiar scene for the Bears as they lost yet another close game on the road, capping a 1-8 performance in conference play away from JQH Arena.