What's Up In The Missouri Valley: What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/22/2018

Under the Radar: December 19, 2018--Hoops HD

What to look for when Bradley hosts Southeastern Louisiana--Peoria Journal Star
Braves Host Lions in Non-Conference Finale--bradleybraves.com

12/17 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Lasha Petree G Bradley

Women’s Basketball Streak Snapped At Purdue 74-61--bradleybraves.com

Bullish on the Bulldogs--Valley Hoops Insider
Men’s Basketball To Take on New Mexico State Saturday in Las Vegas--godrakebulldogs.com

In-state sweep: No. 15 Iowa, Megan Gustafson push past Drake with strong fourth quarter--Des Moines Register
Drake Falls to No. 16/15 Iowa, 91-82--godrakebulldogs.com

ACES INSIDER - UE Men's Basketball joins forces with Commerce Bank and West Side Nut Club for "West Side Game"--gopurpleaces.com
ACES INSIDER - A McCarty Party Christmas--gopurpleaces.com
Aces spread holiday cheer with local youth--gopurpleaces.com
UE to play Green Bay in 4 p.m. game Saturday--gopurpleaces.com
Press Row Preview – Green Bay--gopurpleaces.com

ACES INSIDER - Aces One-on-One wth Marley Miller--gopurpleaces.com
Aces drop final contest of 2018 at Wisconsin--gopurpleaces.com

The Morning Dish – Friday, December 21, 2018--Hoops HD

Today’s Menu: There is no Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl to look forward to. But there is daytime basketball.
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Illinois State, like much of the MVC, has been a disappointment, but the Redbirds get a chance at redemption with a trip to Central Florida.

The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 22, 2018--Hoopville

Side Dishes
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While Houston and Cincinnati have played well and grabbed attention, UCF is quietly 11-2 after handling Illinois State 77-56 on Friday.
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Tonight’s Menu

As expected, Saturday right before Christmas is a busy day of action that includes a few events as well as the start of the Diamond Head Classic.
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The Diamond Head Classic gets going with Indiana State taking on Colorado (3 p.m.), then UNLV battles Hawaii (5 p.m.) to close the first session. The night session opens with Rhode Island against Bucknell (10 p.m.) and closes with Charlotte taking on TCU (12:30 a.m.)

News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Friday, Dec 21st--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-ILLINOIS STATE AT UCF. UCF’s profile still needs some work despite them being 9-2 on the year. They don’t want to overlook this Illinois State team who has perhaps underperformed, but still has a high ceiling.

12/17 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Missouri Valley Phil Fayne F Illinois State

UCF runs win streak to 4 with 77-56 win over Redbirds--CBS Sports
Hein to cap 'whirlwind' with homecoming vs. Central Florida--The Pantagraph
Redbirds fall behind early, suffer loss at Central Florida--The Pantagraph
Redbirds try to pick themselves up for MVC after stumbling during nonconference--The Pantagraph
Rough 'Knight': 'Birds drop non-conference finale to UCF, 77-56--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fall to Knight’s in Non-Conference Finale--goredbirds.com

ISU women make noise in 5th straight victory--The Pantagraph
Goods’ 30-point output guides redbirds to fifth-straight win--goredbirds.com

Colorado Buffaloes basketball: 2018 Diamond Head Classic Preview--The Ralphie Report
Chemistry class in session for Sycamores in Hawaii--Terre Haute Tribune Star

Sycamore women look to end two-game slide--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Offense goes into vapor lock as ISU women lose at Eastern Illinois--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Fall at Eastern Illinois--gosycamores.com

Everything is not terrible: Here are the best feel-good sports stories from 2018--CBS Sports

Loyola-Chicago/Sister Jean reach Final Four

Sister Jean and Loyola were the feel-good story of March Madnesss. USATSI

At 98 years old, Sister Jean became an international superstar during Loyola-Chicago's improbable run to the Final Four during the 2018 NCAA tournament. The sister served as team chaplain and garnered a staggering amount of love and admiration throughout the tournament, becoming the face of an underdog squad that became just the second Loyola team to make the Final Four in program history (the first since 1963).