When the preseason rankings were released for the Missouri Valley Conference, the Lady Bears felt disrespected.
How could a Sweet 16 team with only one departed senior be picked to finish second in the conference? To add to that, no players were selected to the preseason team and the Lady Bears beat the preseason favorite, Drake, twice last year.
All that ranking did was add fuel to the Lady Bears' fire, new coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton said. And they let all of college basketball know on Tuesday that they're still a team that shouldn't be taken lightly.
MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS COVE
Missouri State went on the road and defeated No.