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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 [[1992 Gateway Collegiate AthleticsAthletic Conference women's basketball tournament|conference tournament]], they defeated Bradley in the semifinals Southern Illinois in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the [[1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] and, despite being the No. 10 ranked team in the country, were assigned the No. 8 seed in the [[1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament#Midwest regional – Boulder, CO|Midwest region]]. They defeated No. 9 seed Kansas, No. 1 seed [[1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|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 [[1991–92 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team|Western Kentucky]] in the National semifinals.<ref name="final-four">{{cite news |title=Bench Rescues Foul-Plagued Western Kentucky |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/05/bench-rescues-foul-plagued-western-kentucky/ |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=April 5, 1992 |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
 
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 Coaches poll of No. 4.
 
==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amy|last=Nelson|dab=|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SR|rs=|home=[[Edwardsville, Illinois]]|high_school=[[Edwardsville High School|Edwardsville]]|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Charity|last=Shira|dab=|num=15|pos=GF|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=[[Fair Grove, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Fair Grove High School|Fair Grove]]<br>[[Rice Owls women's basketball|Rice]]|link=y|alt=Charity Elliott}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Karen|last=Rapier|dab=|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Jefferson City High School|Jefferson City]]|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Secelia|last=Winkfield|dab=|num=23|pos=GF|ft=5|in=8|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Blue Springs, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Blue Springs R-IV School District|Blue Springs]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tina|last=Robbins|dab=|num=30|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=[[Duenweg, Missouri]]|high_school=[[Joplin High School|Joplin]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=HeidiJulie|last=MullerHoward|dab=|num=3432|pos=CF|ft=65|in=510|class=SRFR|rs=|home=[[ClarindaMarshfield, IowaMissouri]]|high_school=[[ClarindaMarshfield CommunityHigh School District(Missouri)|ClarindaMarshfield]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=MelodyHeidi|last=HowardMuller|dab=|num=3534|pos=GC|ft=56|in=95|class=SOSR|rs=|home=[[MarshfieldClarinda, MissouriIowa]]|high_school=[[MarshfieldClarinda HighCommunity School (Missouri)District|MarshfieldClarinda]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=TonyaMelody|last=BaucomHoward|dab=|num=35|pos=FCG|ft=65|in=09|class=JRSO|rs=|home=[[PleasantonMarshfield, KansasMissouri]]|high_school=Pleasanton[[Marshfield High School (Missouri)|Marshfield]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tonya|last=Baucom|dab=|num=|pos=FC|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=[[Pleasanton, Kansas]]|high_school=Pleasanton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Angenette|last=Sumrall|dab=|num=|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=[[East St. Louis, Illinois]]|high_school=[[East St. Louis Lincoln High School|Lincoln]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chrissy|last=Ediger|dab=|num=54|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=[[Aurora, Missouri]]|high_school=Aurora}}
 
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==Schedule==
 
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1991-92|title=1991-92 Women's Basketball Schedule|publisher=Missouri State University Athletics|website=missouristatebears.com|access-date=February 2625, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Record Book |url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/missouristatebears.com/documents/2023/11/1/23-24_WBB_Media_Guide_PDF.pdf |publisher=[[Missouri State Lady Bears|Missouri State Athletics]] |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
 
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!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Lady Bears}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
 
| date = November 11, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = [[Germany women's national basketball team|German National]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Hammons Student Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 78–68
| record = –
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = [[Athletes in Action]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 75–82
| record = –
}}
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!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Lady Bears}}| Non-conference regular season
 
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 1991
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| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
 
| date = November 29, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Idaho State Bengals |title=Idaho State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename = St. John’s/Quality Inn Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 92–45
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Texas A&M Aggies |title=Texas A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename = St. John’s/Quality Inn Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 83–78
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Iowa State Cyclones |title=Iowa State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 77–43
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 11, 1991
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Kansas State Wildcats |title=Kansas State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Bramlage Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Manhattan, Kansas]]
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 66–49
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 1991
| time =
| away =
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Idaho Vandals |title=Idaho}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 97–46
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1991
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 25
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=none|team=UNLV Lady Rebels |title=UNLV}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Thomas & Mack Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| gamename = UNLV Showboat Shootout
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 80–77
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 1991
| time =
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 25
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=women|team=Pepperdine Waves |title=Pepperdine}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = UNLV Showboat Shootout
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 75–58
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 1991
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| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
 
| date = February 15, 1992
| time =
| away = yes
| rank = 12
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Robertson Memorial Field House]]
| site_cityst = [[Peoria, Illinois]]
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 92–63
| record = 20–2
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 1992
| time =
| away =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 84–53
| record = 21–2
| conference = 13–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 1992
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| gamename = Second round
| score = 61–60
| overtime = OT<ref>{{cite news |title=SW Missouri State Has Surprise for Iowa at End |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-23-sp-3046-story.html |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 23, 1992 |access-date=February 2625, 2024}}</ref>
| attend = 8,693
| record = 29–2
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| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles California]]
| gamename = National semifinal {{ndash}} Final Four
| score = 72–84<ref name="final-four" />
| attend = 12,421
| record = 31–3