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No. 25 MSU Lady Bears cruise to fifth-straight win by beating Southern Illinois

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The Lady Bears found themselves down five early in the first quarter, but a 15-3 run before the end of the period helped set the tone en route to their fifth-straight victory.

No. 25 Missouri State (9-2, 5-0) took care of business in a -44 win over Southern Illinois (5-5, 2-3) on Wednesday afternoon at JQH Arena.

After the Lady Bears grabbed a quick 4-0 lead, the Salukis rattled off the game's next nine points to take an early lead. MSU then went on its 15-3 run to end the quarter behind eight points from Emily Gartner over the stretch.