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Bears to face Drake for Missouri Valley crown

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Jackie Stiles scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half as No. 16 Southwest Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 86-54 Friday night in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Southwest Missouri (24-5) will face Drake University (23-5), a 64-59 winner over Evansville, in the tournament championship game Saturday afternoon.

Stiles, the nation's leading scorer and the NCAA's career scoring leader, was held to 16 points after getting into foul trouble early in the second half.

Stiles scored seven points in a 15-0 run in the first half that gave Southwest Missouri a 25-10 lead with 11:38 left in the half. She picked up her fourth foul with 14:31 left in the game and played just five minutes in the second half.

Northern Iowa (18-10) shot 27 percent and was 1-for-9 from 3-point range.

Erika Rante had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Southwest Missouri. Tara Mitchem and Erica Vicente each had 13.

Abbi Schutte led Northern Iowa with 22 points. Amy Swisher added 10.

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