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818:Categories
790:References
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575:(women's)
573:Lady Bears
259:conference
246:conference
115:midwestern
80:Division I
450:Sycamores
235:Nickname
223:Location
202:St. Louis
124:in 1992.
768:See also
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664:Shockers
489:Panthers
413:Redbirds
371:Panthers
334:Bulldogs
327:Private
290:Private
226:Founded
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409:20,800
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367:11,651
364:Public
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268:Current
263:Gateway
257:Primary
244:Primary
238:Joined
208:Members
128:History
98:Midwest
58: (
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32:Founded
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330:5,200
297:Braves
293:6,100
250:tenure
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229:Type
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35:1982
26:NCAA
638:OVC
387:OVC
255:New
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