Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears

Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears
University Missouri State University
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference
Mid-American Conference
NCAA Division I / FCS
Athletic director Kyle Moats
Location Springfield, Missouri
Varsity teams 14
Football stadium Robert W. Plaster Stadium
Basketball arena JQH Arena
Baseball stadium Hammons Field
Mascot Boomer the Bear and Growl the Bear
Nickname Bears and Lady Bears
Fight song The Scotsman
Colors Maroon and White[1]
         
Website www.missouristatebears.com

The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). These athletics programs date back to 1908. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. Missouri State is more and more frequently being abbreviated by the media as MOST.

Sports sponsored

Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballBeach volleyball
Cross countryCross country
FootballGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Swimming and divingTennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

A member of the Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri State University sponsors six men's and eleven women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports.

National championships

Team (3)

Association Division Sport Year Opponent/Runner-Up Score
NCAA Division II Men's Golf[2] 1963 Aquinas 1,188–1,199
AIAW n/a Softball (Women's College World Series) 1974 Northern Colorado 14–7
AIAW Division II Field hockey 1979 Colgate 2–0

Women's basketball NCAA Tournament results

Season Eliminated
Round		 Teams Defeated Lost to
19912nd roundTennessee Tech (94–64)Tennessee (47–55)
1992Final FourKansas (75–59)
Iowa (61–60)
UCLA (83–57)
Mississippi (94–71)		Western Kentucky (72–84)
1993Sweet 16Oklahoma State (86–71)
Maryland (86–82)		Louisiana Tech (43–59)
19942nd roundNorthern Illinois (75–56)Virginia (63–67)
19952nd roundUtah (49–47)Colorado (34–78)
19961st roundTexas (55–73)
19981st roundNotre Dame (64–78)
19992nd roundCal.-Santa Barbara (72–70)Colorado State (70–86)
20001st roundAuburn (74–78)
2001Final FourToledo (89–71)
Rutgers (60–53)
Duke (81–71)
Washington (104–87)		Purdue (64–81)
20031st roundTexas Tech (59–67)
20041st roundNotre Dame (65–69)
20061st roundPurdue (52–73)
20161st roundTexas A&M (65-74)

WNIT appearances

2002, 2005 (Champions), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015

Conference championships

AIAW (no division 1969–1974, Large College 1974–1979, Division II 1979–1982) 5
1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981

Mid-Continent Conference (1983–1992) 2
1991, 1992

Missouri Valley Conference (1992–2012) 9
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012

Head coaches

  • Reba Sims (10 seasons, 129–116), 1969–1979
  • Marti Gasser (4 seasons, 62–60), 1979–1983
  • Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (4 seasons, 48–63), 1983–1987
  • Cheryl Burnett (15 seasons, 319–136), 1987–2002, 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2 Final Four Appearances, 1 Sweet 16 Appearance. 1 WNIT Appearance
  • Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (5 seasons, 95–61), 2002–2007, 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances, WNIT Championship
  • Nyla Milleson, (5 seasons, 89–69), 2007–2013, 3 WNIT Appearances
  • Kellie Harper, (3rd season, 56–41), 2013–Present, 1 NCAA Appearance, 1 WNIT Appearance

Retired numbers

  • 10 Jackie Stiles, 1997–2001 (NCAA Division I Women's Basketball's all-time #2 leading scorer with 3,393 points)
  • 35 Melody Howard, 1990–1994
  • 42 Jeanette Tendai, 1982–1986

Facilities

Facility Opened Renovated Sport Capacity
Robert W. Plaster Stadium19411991, 2014Football17,500
JQH Arena20082013Basketball11,000
Hammons Student Center1976Volleyball
Swimming		8,846
300
Hammons Field2004Baseball7,986
Killian Sports Complex2009Softball1,200
Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium2014Soccer
Track & field		1,500
Betty and Bobby Allison North Stadium2014Field hockey
Lacrosse		250
Cooper Tennis Complex
w/Mediacom Stadium		1994Tennis2,500
Twin Oaks Country Club
+ 4 Other local courses		n/aMOST/TOCC
Practice Facility 2016		GolfN/A

Club sports

The university also sponsors several club sports teams, including ice hockey (ACHA), lacrosse (MCLA), and roller hockey (NCRHA).

Men's ice hockey

Missouri State ice hockey players celebrate a goal against University of Missouri.

Missouri State men's ice hockey, known as the Ice Bears, began in 2001 and despite not being a varsity NCAA sport receives much attention on and off-campus. The Ice Bears currently compete at the Division I level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) in the [Western Collegiate Hockey League]] (WCHL).[3] The teams play off-campus at the 2,000-seat Mediacom Ice Park.[4][5][6]

Men's varsity ice hockey finished the 2009–2010 season ranked 2nd in the MACHA DII with a record of 12–4–0 in 16 league games, the team lost in the MACHA Championship 1–5 to Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville. In addition to the ACHA DII team the University also fields a JV teams playing at the ACHA DIII level.[7] The team won the MACHA DIII championship with a 5–3 win over Robert Morris University- Peoria.[8][9][10]

Men's lacrosse

Missouri State also fields a highly successful club Lacrosse Team. Founded in 2003, it competes in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) Division II in the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC). In 2009 and 2010, the Bears received an automatic qualifier for the MCLA National Championships in Denver, Colorado, after winning the GRLC championship. The Bears finished the 2010 season with a record of 11–5, including victories over Creighton, Arkansas, and a 9–3 defeat of in-state rival the University of Missouri. Since 2003, MSU Lacrosse has fielded 5 All-Americans, 41 All-Conference players, 2 GRLC Tournament MVP's, and 2 GRLC Division II Coach's of the Year.

Head CoachYearRecord
Daren Turner2002–200824–21
Austin Holman2009–201023–9
Pat Callaham2011–present6–5–1

References

  1. ↑ "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20080724171155/http://www.cfpmidweek.com/weeks/IssuePDFs/vo5i19web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100601181255/http://alumni.missouristate.edu/46496.htm. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Mid-America Collegiate Hockey Association Home Page". Machahockey.com. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20080724170815/http://www.cfpmidweek.com/weeks/IssuePDFs/vo5i21web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑
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