1991–92 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

Women's college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 none Women's Basketball 1991–92 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears 200 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference GCAC 4 10 31–3 17–1 Cheryl Burnett 5th Marla Douglass Jim Middleton Lynette Robinson Hammons Student Center Gateway regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1991–92 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Cheryl Burnett, played their home games at Hammons Student Center and were members of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference. They finished the season 31–3 and 17–1 in conference play to win the regular season title. As the top seed in the conference tournament, they defeated Bradley in the semifinals of Southern Illinois in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and, despite being the No. 10 ranked team in the country, were assigned the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated No. 9 seed Kansas, No. 1 seed Iowa, No. 5 seed UCLA, and No. 2 seed Ole Miss to reach the first Final Four in program history. The Lady Bears were defeated by Western Kentucky in the National semifinals.Bench Rescues Foul-Plagued Western Kentucky https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/05/bench-rescues-foul-plagued-western-kentucky/ The Chicago Tribune April 5, 1992 February 25, 2024 As part of their 21-game winning streak (part of 31 wins in a 32-game span), Southwest Missouri State spent the final thirteen weeks of the season ranked in both major polls. The team was ranked in the top 10 for the final month, and had a final ranking in the Coach's poll of No. 4. Roster w 1991 Missouri State Bears y yes w Amy Nelson 10 G 5 6 SR Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville C w Charity Shira 15 GF 5 9 SR Fair Grove, Missouri Fair GroveRice y Charity Elliott w Karen Rapier 22 F 6 0 SR Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City C w Secelia Winkfield 23 GF 5 8 JR Blue Springs, Missouri Blue Springs w Tina Robbins 30 G 5 8 SO Duenweg, Missouri Joplin w Julie Howard 32 F 5 10 FR Marshfield, Missouri Marshfield w Heidi Muller 34 C 6 5 SR Clarinda, Iowa Clarinda w Melody Howard 35 G 5 9 SO Marshfield, Missouri Marshfield w Tonya Baucom FC 6 0 JR Pleasanton, Kansas Pleasanton w Angenette Sumrall F 5 10 FR East St. Louis, Illinois Lincoln w Chrissy Ediger 54 C 6 1 FR Aurora, Missouri Aurora Cheryl Burnett (Kansas) Marla Douglass Jim Middleton Lynette Robinson https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1991-92 Schedule Source:https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1991-92 1991-92 Women's Basketball Schedule Missouri State University Athletics missouristatebears.com February 25, 20242023-24 Women's Basketball Record Book https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/missouristatebears.com/documents/2023/11/1/23-24_WBB_Media_Guide_PDF.pdf Missouri State Athletics February 25, 2024 yes 1991-92 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 1991 yes yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| Exhibition November 11, 1991 yes German National Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 78–68 – November 15, 1991 yes Athletes in Action Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 75–82 – |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| Non-conference regular season November 23, 1991 yes yes 1991 women Texas Longhorns Texas 12 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 64–76 0–1 November 29, 1991 yes 1991 women Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri St. John’s/Quality Inn Classic 92–45 1–1 November 30, 1991 yes 1991 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri St. John’s/Quality Inn Classic 83–78 2–1 December 3, 1991 yes 1991 women Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 77–43 3–1 December 11, 1991 yes yes 1991 women Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 66–49 4–1 December 13, 1991 yes 1991 women Idaho Vandals Idaho Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 97–46 5–1 December 20, 1991 yes yes 25 1991 none UNLV Lady Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Showboat Shootout 80–77 6–1 December 21, 1991 yes yes 25 1991 women Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Showboat Shootout 75–58 7–1 December 30, 1991 yes yes 24 1991 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 25 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 67–52 8–1 |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| Conference regular season January 2, 1992 24 1991 women Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 80–32 9–1 1–0 January 4, 1992 24 1991 women Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 9,108 90–63 10–1 2–0 January 9, 1992 yes 20 1991 women Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 73–79 10–2 2–1 January 11, 1992 yes 20 1991 women Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 77–53 11–2 3–1 January 15, 1992 23 1991 women Bradley Braves Bradley Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 65–33 12–2 4–1 January 18, 1992 23 1991 women Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 97–74 13–2 5–1 January 25, 1992 19 1991 women Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 98–64 14–2 6–1 January 30, 1992 yes 18 1991 women Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 64–60 15–2 7–1 February 1, 1992 yes 18 1991 women Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 89–44 16–2 8–1 February 6, 1992 16 Indiana State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 91–57 17–2 9–1 February 8, 1992 16 Illinois State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 67–47 18–2 10–1 February 13, 1992 yes 12 Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, Illinois 109–45 19–2 11–1 February 15, 1992 yes 12 Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois 92–63 20–2 12–1 February 22, 1992 12 Wichita State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 84–53 21–2 13–1 February 27, 1992 10 Northern Iowa Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 86–45 22–2 14–1 February 29, 1992 10 Drake Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 77–60 23–2 15–1 March 5, 1992 yes 10 Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 73–63 24–2 16–1 March 7, 1992 yes 10 Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 73–61 25–2 17–1 |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| GCAC tournament March 11, 1992 yes 10 1 Bradley 4 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Semifinal 88–59 26–2 March 14, 1992 yes 10 1 Southern Illinois 2 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Championship game 86–69 27–2 |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| NCAA tournament March 18, 1992 yes 10 8 MW Kansas 17 9 NW Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri First round 7,652 75–59 28–2 Mar 22, 1992 yes yes 10 8 MW Iowa 7 1 MW Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Second round 61–60 OTSW Missouri State Has Surprise for Iowa at End https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-23-sp-3046-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 23, 1992 February 25, 2024 8,693 29–2 Mar 26, 1992 yes yes 10 8 MW UCLA 5 MW Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado Regional Semifinal Elite Eight 83–57 3,532 30–2 Mar 28, 1992 yes yes 10 8 MW Ole Miss 5 2 MW Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado Regional final Elite Eight 94–71 3,566 31–2 April 4, 1992 yes yes 10 8 MW Western Kentucky 15 4 ME Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles California National semifinal Final Four 72–84 12,421 31–3 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest Rankings 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References Category:Missouri State Lady Bears basketball seasons Missouri State Missouri State, basketball women Missouri State, basketball women Missouri State Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons