Hipp bumps No. 23 Missouri St. women past Loyola Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Abby Hipp scored 16 points with eight rebounds off the bench and Jasmine Franklin scored 13 and No. 23-ranked Missouri State beat Loyola Chicago 72-61 on Saturday.
Brice Calip scored 10 for the Bears (26-4, 16-2), which closed Missouri Valley Conference play with 12 wins in their last 13 games.
Allison Day's basket for the Ramblers (15-14, 6-12) with 3:21 left in the third quarter put them up 42-41. Elle Ruffridge countered with a 3-pointer, Tiara Wallace tied it at 44 with a jumper, then Mya Bhinhar scored a bucket for the Bears for a 46-44 advantage. Hipp closed the quarter with a three-point play. Calip's jumper with 7:23 left broke a tie at 51 and Missouri State gradually pulled away.
Wallace led Loyola Chicago with 22 points and Day scored 20 on 9-of-11 shooting. The Ramblers ended the season with seven straight defeats.
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2021-22 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Illinois | 15-3 | - | 21-9 |
Missouri State | 14-4 | 1 | 24-7 |
Northern Iowa | 13-5 | 2 | 22-10 |
Illinois State | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
Loyola Chicago | 10-8 | 5 | 18-12 |
Drake | 9-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
Valparaiso | 9-9 | 6 | 11-19 |
Indiana State | 5-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Evansville | 2-16 | 13 | 8-22 |
Bradley | 1-17 | 14 | 4-24 |