2000–01 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

Women's college basketball season March 2026 June 2024 none Women's Basketball 2000–01 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears 200 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 4 15 29–6 16–2 Cheryl Burnett 14th Marla Douglass Jim Middleton Lynette Robinson Hammons Student Center MVC tournament championsMVC regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2000–01 Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by 14th-year head coach Cheryl Burnett, played their home games at Hammons Student Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 29–6 and 16–2 in conference play to tie for the regular season MVC title. As the number two seed in the 2001 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament conference tournament, they defeated Indiana State, Northern Iowa, and Drake to take home the MVC tournament championship.Stiles's 47 Give Bears Tourney Bid https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/11/sports/college-basketball-women-s-roundup-stiles-s-47-give-bears-tourney-bid.html The New York Times March 11, 2001 March 9, 2025 They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were assigned the No. 5 seed in the West region. They defeated No. 12 seed Toledo, No. 4 seed Rutgers, No. 1 seed Duke, and No. 6 seed Washington to reach the second Final Four in program history.SW Missouri State Goes to Final Four https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/03/27/sw-missouri-state-goes-to-final-four/ba4aca87-670f-4d4b-b740-1854e38e2568/ The Washington Post March 27, 2001 March 9, 2025 The Lady Bears were defeated by Purdue in the National semifinals.Purdue Stops Stiles and SW Missouri's Dream https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/31/sports/college-basketball-purdue-stops-stiles-and-sw-missouri-s-dream.html The New York Times March 31, 2001 June 22, 2024 Southwest Missouri State spent the entire season ranked in both major polls. The team was ranked in the top 15 for nine weeks, and had a final ranking in the Coaches poll of No. 4. Roster w 2000 Missouri State Bears y yes w Jackie Stiles 10 G 5 8 SR Claflin, Kansas Claflin y C w Tara Mitchem 15 G 5 9 SR Springfield, Missouri Ohio StateGlendale w Carly Deer 33 GF 6 0 SR Warrensburg, Missouri Warrensburg w Erika Rante 40 C 6 4 JR Cheryl Burnett (Kansas) Marla Douglass Jim Middleton Lynette Robinson https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2000-01 Schedule Source:https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 2000-01 Women's Basketball Schedule Missouri State University Athletics missouristatebears.com June 22, 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 June 22, 2024 yes 2000-01 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| Regular season Dec 1, 2000 yes yes 18 2000 women Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 19 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 82–89 4–2 Dec 7, 2000 yes 18 Iowa Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 101–87 6–2 Dec 16, 2000 yes 21 Oklahoma 17 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 69–61 7–2 Dec 30, 2000 yes 16 2000 women Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 84–59 8–2 1–0 Jan 1, 2001 yes 16 2000 women Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 63–66Bulldogs Bite Hardest After Being Hurt https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/01/02/bulldogs-bite-hardest-after-being-hurt/bf588af7-e8b4-4694-9789-41ef0436459b/ The Washington Post January 2, 2001 March 9, 2025 8–3 1–1 Jan 29, 2001 yes yes 20 2000 none Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 69–74 15–4 Feb 11, 2001 18 Evansville Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 91–65 18–4 12–1 Feb 16, 2001 18 Bradley Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 81–55 19–4 13–1 Feb 18, 2001 yes 18 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 80–99 19–5 13–2 Feb 25, 2001 yes 21 Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 89–85 OT 20–5 14–2 Mar 1, 2001 18 Creighton Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 94–59 21–5 15–2 Mar 3, 2001 18 Drake Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 87–63 22–5 16–2 |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| MVC tournament Mar 8, 2001 yes 16 2 Indiana State 7 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Quarterfinals 92–63 23–5 Mar 9, 2001 yes 16 2 Northern Iowa 3 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Semifinals 86–54 24–5 Mar 10, 2001 yes 16 2 Drake 1 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Championship game 84–69 25–5 |- !colspan=6 style=Missouri State Lady Bears| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2001 yes yes 15 5 W 2000 women Toledo Rockets Toledo 12 W Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ First round 89–71 26–5 Mar 19, 2001 yes yes 15 5 W 2000 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 11 4 W Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Second round 60–53 27–5 Mar 24, 2001 yes yes 15 5 W 2000 women Duke Blue Devils Duke 5 1 W Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 81–71 28–5 Mar 26, 2001 yes yes 15 5 W 2000 women Washington Huskies Washington 6 W Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Regional Final Elite Eight 104–87 29–5 Mar 30, 2001 yes yes 15 5 W Purdue 9 3 ME Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri National Semifinal Final Four 64–81 29–6 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 18 21 21 17 13 18 21 18 16 15 15 14 13 13 15 15 20 18 16 15 Coaches 0 18 21 21 16 13 17 18 15 15 14 14 14 12 13 14 13 16 16 16 4 Awards and honors Jackie Stiles Wade Trophy, Honda Sports Award, First-team All-American, MVC Player of the Year 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