Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears

A member of Conference USA, Missouri State University sponsors six men's and 13 women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports. The women's sports of acrobatics & tumbling and stunt, both included in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, were added in 2024–25. == National championships==

Team ;Notes ==Women's basketball NCAA tournament results==

NCAA Tournament appearances WBIT appearances 2024, 2025 WNIT appearances 2002, 2005 (Champions), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023 AIAW tournament appearances Missouri AIAW state tournament: 1970–1982 (won 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1981 tournaments) AIAW Region VI tournament: 1974, 1975, 1981 AIAW Division II national tournament: 1981 Conference championships Gateway Conference (1983–1992) 2 1991, 1992 Missouri Valley Conference (1992–present) 12 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2020, 2021 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 • 3 Sweet 16 Appearances • 1 WNIT Appearance • Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (5 seasons, 95–61), 2002–2007 • 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances • WNIT Championship • Nyla Milleson (5 seasons, 105–87), 2007–2013 • 3 WNIT Appearances • Kellie Harper (6 seasons, 118–79), 2013–2019 • 2 NCAA Appearances • 3 WNIT Appearances • Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (3 seasons, 73-15), 2019–2022 • 1 NCAA Appearance • 1 Sweet Sixteen Appearance • Beth Cunningham (3 seasons, 68-30) 2022–present • 2 WBIT appearances • 1 WNIT appearance Retired numbers • 10 Jackie Stiles, 1997–2001 (finished career as leading career scorer in NCAA Division I women's basketball with 3,393 points; now #5 on the list) • 22 Kari Koch, 2002-2006 • 35 Melody Howard, 1990–1994 • 42 Jeanette Tendai, 1982–1986 ==Facilities==

The university also sponsors several club sports teams, including ice hockey (ACHA), lacrosse (MCLA), and roller hockey (NCRHA). Men's ice hockey in 2010 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). The teams play off-campus at the 2,000-seat Mediacom Ice Park. 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. The team won the MACHA DIII championship with a 5–3 win over Robert Morris University- Peoria. 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 and was a member of the Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference (GRLC) through 2017 before it moved to Division II of the Lone Star Alliance (LSA) in 2018. The Bears have been conference champions five times in their history (2004, 2009, 2010, 2017, and 2018) and have qualified for the MCLA National Championships on four occasions (2009, 2010, 2017, and 2018). The Bears finished the 2018 season with a record of 12–3, including a perfect 6–0 conference record and victories over Creighton, Baylor, and in-state rival University of Missouri. Since 2003, Missouri State has fielded 11 All-Americans, over 80 All-Conference players, 3 GRLC Tournament MVP's, and 4 GRLC Division II Coach's of the Year. ==References==