SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Women's basketball (17-10, 10-6 CUSA) dropped their contest to Missouri State (18-11, 10-6 CUSA) on Thursday night, 69-38.

The first quarter ended with the Lady Bears up 13-10. Missouri State continued the pressure throughout the rest of the first half, going into halftime up 31-22.

The Lady Bears went on to out-score the Panthers 38-16 in the second half to seal the season sweep over FIU, and tie both teams at 10-6 record in conference-play.

Parris Atkins led the Panthers with 13 points on the night, adding on two rebounds and three steals to round out her evening. 

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The Panthers will stay on the road as they travel to Middle Tennessee on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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