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Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Sport
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Digital Desk: Lady Bears earn scholar athlete honors
I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. In our Bear Nation Update, the Missouri State Lady Bears are starting to accumulate post season awards. Today both Kyrah Daniels and Kiley Bess were named to the Valley's scholar athlete second team. Daniels is a sophomore guard who has a 4.00 GPA in exercise management. Kiley Bess is a senior guard who has a 4.00 GPA as she pursues a masters degree in sports management. Both Daniels and Bess are also candidates for more post season awards that will announced Wednesday. The Lady Bears will open the Valley tournament Friday against the winner of Illinois-Chicago and Evansville. They play on Thursday. Tune in to Ozarks First News at 9pm and 10pm for more sports. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
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Lady Bears back home, back in the win column
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Missouri State Lady Bears were back on the home hardwood Thursday night. And that was a good thing for Beth Cunningham's Lady Bears. Missouri State is a perfect 12-0 in the friendly confines of Great Southern Bank Arena. And the Lady Bears needed that because the team was trying to snap a two game losing streak. In our Bear Nation Update, Missouri State honoring senior Lacy Stokes for reaching the 2,000 point plateau for her career. And she would ignite the Lady Bears offense, she gets the steal and the layup, it's 13-8 Missouri State. Then in the second quarter, the Lady Bears heated up from the perimeter, Cady Pauley with the three pointer, it's 24-20. Later in the second, Kyrah Daniels with the triple, and the Lady Bears were up by five. Missouri State put together an 8-0 run capped by this Sara Linthacum basket. The Lady Bears led 38-30 at the half. Second half, Kaemyn Bekemeier strong to the hole, and the Lady Bears were up by 15 points. But the story of the game was senior Lacy Stokes. The Mt. Vernon product gets the basket here to put the Lady Bears up by 19 points. Lacy Stokes finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and three steals. The Lady Bears stay in a first place tie with a 72-47 victory. 'I coached a lot of kids along the way. I coached a lot of really good players. Some great players. But I don't think I've every had play as hard on both ends of the floor for the entire game as she does. She's had a heck of a career and scored a ton of points. I glad we were able to recognize her,' said Lady Bears coach Beth Cunningham. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
