Lady Bears tighten grip on first place in the Valley
This after the Lady Bears beat both Northern Iowa and Drake in overtime over the weekend.
The conference named Lacy Stokes it's player of the week.
And Lainie Douglas the freshman of the week for their efforts in the sweep.
In our Bear Nation report, in Des Moines the Lady Bears rallied from a 14 point third quarter deficit.
With time running out in regulation Kyrah Daniels hits a jumper from the free throw line to send the game into overtime.
Then in the OT Paige Rocca hits this three to give the Lady Bears an 80-79 lead, MoState wins 82-79.
This is what the top of the Valley standings looks like in women's basketball.
The Lady Bears are in first with a 14-2 league record.
Two games ahead of Murray State and Drake tied for second.
Then three games back is Illinois State and Belmont.
The Lady Bears still have games against Murray State, Belmont and Illinois State.
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