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Jackie Stiles is going to beat it, say Lady Bears after the MSU legend's eye tumor diagnosis

Put Jackie Stiles up against a top-seeded Duke basketball in the Sweet 16. She'll score 41 points to lead then-Southwest Missouri State to the Elite Eight.

Put her against the University of Washington with a trip to the Final Four on the line. She'll score 32 of the Lady Bears' 104 on the team's way to the semifinals.

Put her up against cancer? The Lady Bears are confident she'll beat it, too.

Missouri State announced Sunday that the Lady Bears legend and assistant coach will miss the next several games as she undergoes treatment for ocular melanoma.