Lady Bears blow out ORU, advance in WBIT
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–And another opportunity for this Lady Bears team to play together.
Missouri State and Oral Roberts battled Thursday night in the first round of the WBIT tournament.
The WBIT is an NCAA run postseason event that gives teams that didn't make the big dance a place to play.
In our Bear Nation report, this is the first home postseason game for Missouri State in a decade.
And the Lady Bears Lacy Stokes was playing like a woman possessed.
She knocks down this three, it's 9-0 Lady Bears.
Then the skip pass to Kaemyn Bekemeier with the corner three, 25-9.
Then Stokes strong to the hole, and into the photographers, it's 27-11 after one.
Second quarter fifth year senior Paige Rocca with a three it's 36-18 MoState.
Nice pass here to Bekemeier for the basket, the Lady Bears led 53-28 at the half.
Third quarter the Lady Bears put the pedal to the metal, Sarah Linthacum for the basket inside, Lady Bears up by 33 points.
Fourth quarter, Stokes still hooping, this three is one of 20 points.
Then Stokes feeds Bekemeier for the three, she finished with 17.
And the Lady Bears win 107-to-76, the Lady Bears will host Minnesota in the next round Sunday at 2 p.m.
'I think a couple of fans came out and said hey you have a great team with a lot of energy. That's what this arena does it lights another fire in you. And on this court is a different kind of energy. That's why we have the record on this court that we do,' said Stokes.
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