Missouri State Bears News

Women’s Basketball Dominates Southern Miss for Fourth Straight Win

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State women's basketball (8-3) closed out its non-conference slate with a blowout win, 92-54, over Southern Miss (4-7) here Friday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Barea Selected 19th Overall by Real Salt Lake in MLS SuperDraft

Missouri State's Jesus Barea was selected by Real Salt Lake in the first round (19th overall) of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft 2025 held on Friday.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Bears Football Season Ticket Packages on Sale Now!

Missouri State has rolled out its 2025 football season ticket packages in advance of the program's inaugural season in Conference USA and NCAA FBS competition.

Date published: December 10, 2024

Red Panda Comes to Great Southern Bank Arena Feb. 12

Red Panda, declared by Sports Illustrated to be "The NBA's Favorite Halftime Show," will be making her way to Springfield on Wednesday, Feb. 12 for the Missouri State men's basketball game against Evansville at Great Southern Bank Arena. She will perform the halftime show of the 7:00 p.m. game.

Date published: December 20, 2024

MSU Baseball First Pitch Night Set for Jan. 25

Missouri State baseball will host its 15th annual First Pitch Night on Saturday, Jan. 25, with a reunion of the 2015 Bears headlining the event.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Martin, Bears Prep for Sunday Showdown with UCSB

Missouri State wraps a two-game home stand Sunday when the Bears host UC Santa Barbara at 1 p.m. It will be MSU's annual holiday-themed game, which includes a visit from Santa, holiday sweater theme and Kid's Day activities. It will mark the first-ever meeting between the Bears and Gauchos.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Bears Earn Additional All-America Football Honors

Missouri State was well represented on the latest FCS All-America Teams, announced Thursday and Friday by the American Football Coaches Association, Phil Steele and FCS Football Central.

Date published: December 20, 2024

Athletics Breaks Semester Record for Academic Performance

As a department, Missouri State's 466 student-athletes combined for a collective 3.368 grade-point average with more than 6,200 academic hours of class time for the fall 2024 semester, the university announced Tuesday. It marks the highest semester GPA on record for the department with 18 teams posting a 3.0 grade-point average or better for the term.

Date published: December 17, 2024

Barea and Matthews Make MLS SuperDraft 2025 List

Two Missouri State men's soccer players are listed as eligible players for MLS SuperDraft 2025 taking place on Friday.

Date published: December 18, 2024

Lady Bears Close Non-Conference Slate Against Southern Miss

Missouri State women's basketball closes out its non-conference slate as the Lady Bears host Southern Miss on Friday (12 p.m.) afternoon. It will mark the first-ever matchup between the Lady Bears and Lady Eagles.

Date published: December 19, 2024