Preseason WNIT Event Info Year 2009 WNIT 2008 WNIT 2007 WNIT 2006 WNIT 2005 WNIT 2004 WNIT 2003 WNIT 2002 WNIT 2001 WNIT 2000 WNIT 1999 WNIT 1998 WNIT 1997 WNIT 1996 WNIT 1995 WNIT 1994 WNIT Records Postseason WNIT Event Info Year 2010 WNIT 2009 WNIT 2008 WNIT 2007 WNIT 2006 WNIT 2005 WNIT 2004 WNIT 2003 WNIT 2002 WNIT 2001 WNIT 2000 WNIT 1999 WNIT 1998 WNIT Records SMS outlasts West Virginia in championship   March 31, 2005; Springfield, MO – Southwest Missouri State grabbed the title of the 2005 Sportsview.tv Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament with another hot shooting night on Thursday, March 31. SMS (25-8) defeated West Virginia 78-70 before an overflow crowd of 8,871 at Hammons Student Center in Springfield, Mo. SMS hit 11 3-pointers on its way to finishing its season with an NCAA Division I single-season record of 305 3-pointers. The Lady Bears' Jenny Lingor scored a WNIT record 116 points for the tournament (20 vs. West Virginia) and was named MVP. Yolanda Paige led West Virginia (21-13) with 22 points and also earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Other all-tourney members were SMS's Kari Koch, Meg Bulger of West Virginia, Crystal Smith of Iowa, and Sara Potts of Kentucky. West Virginia led 36-35 at halftime and the teams were tied 40-40 with 15:52 left in the second half before SMS (which went on to change its name to Missouri State in the summer of 2005) went on a 22-6 run to clinch the victory. SMS, which won the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, won all five of its games at home in the Sportsview.tv WNIT. The Lady Bears defeated SMU, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, and Iowa on their way to the championship. West Virginia downed Maine, St. John's and Wake Forest before beating Kentucky on the road in double overtime to set up the final with SMS.