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Lady Bears fight off Panthers, fall to Bulldogs

Junior Danielle Gitzen pump-fakes the defender into the air.

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The Lady Bears finished up their three game road stent in Iowa where they faced off against the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University.

Against the UNI Panthers, the Lady Bears walked away with a 57-52 win.

The game started off slow with Missouri State turning the ball over multiple times. The Lady Bears struggled to score and soon fell behind the Panthers. Nonetheless, they found luck in a buzzer beater ending the first quarter, still trailing behind UNI.

With their spirits lifted, the Lady Bears began moving the ball faster and created a six point lead and a 19-4 run with only three minutes left in the half.