The home to Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears basketball, concerts, graduations and other events will now be known as Great Southern Bank Arena. The Missouri State Foundation announced the name change in a news conference Thursday morning at the PRIME Overtime Club inside the arena that opened in November, …
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The Northwest Arkansas Naturals pick up an Opening Night 11-8 win over the Springfield Cardinals on a chilly evening at Hammons Field. The three hour and 55 minute game featured a combined 17 walks, and the fans that braved the cold were treated to Opening Night fireworks at the end …
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The St. Louis Cardinals got six shutout innings from veteran starter Adam Wainwright and shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Opening Day at Busch Stadium. Wainwright (1-0) allowed five hits, struck out six, and did not walk a batter. Tyler O’Neill was the big star at the plate, putting …
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As the band played the school fight song, the ninth head coach in the history of Missouri State Lady Bears basketball got a standing ovation as she stepped to the podium at Plaster Student Union Thursday. Beth Cunningham, who brings 20 years of coaching experience at the college level, including …
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Future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is set to rejoin the team where his long Major League career started. MLB.com and the St. Louis Post Dispatch are quoting sources as saying Pujols has agreed to a one year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals worth $2.5 million. The contract is …
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After leading the Missouri State Lady Bears to two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons, Head Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is leaving to become the head coach at the University of Virginia. The Virginia women’s basketball program made the announcement Monday morning with a “Welcome Coach Mox” tweet. Agugua-Hamilton …
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The Missouri State Lady Bears have won their seventh straight game, downing Indiana State 72-65 Saturday afternoon at JQH Arena in Springfield. The game had all the emotions of Senior Days in the past, and then some. Fifth year senior Abby Hipp, who’s missed all but four games this season …
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The Missouri State Bears overcome a pair of seven point deficits to defeat the Indiana State Sycamores 79-70 Tuesday night at JQH Arena. Senior Gaige Prim put on a show, scoring 32 points, going 18-21 from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana State went 17-21 from the foul …
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It wasn’t close to being pretty, but the Missouri State Lady Bears escape with a 63-59 win over the Drake Bulldogs Friday night at JQH Arena. The game featured eight lead changes, 11 ties and a combined 46 turnovers, 23 for each team. When senior Mariah White stepped to the …
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The Loyola Ramblers pull out a 71-62 win over the Missouri State Bears in front of a crowd of 6,117 Sunday afternoon at JQH Arena. In a game that featured ten lead changes and three ties, the Ramblers held a 29-28 lead at the half, then took the lead for …
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