Murray State University Athletics
Lady Racers' OVC games can be heard through GoRacers.com link
1/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Each of the Murray State Lady Racers' Ohio Valley Conference games can be heard through the official Web site for MSU athletics, www.GoRacers.com.
The game will also be available on the airwaves at WNBS (1340 AM, Murray).
MSU Sports Network personality Nathan Higdon will provide the play-by-play commentary for all 16 league games for the Lady Racers, beginning this Thursday, when Murray State visits Morehead State.
"This is a great plus for our program," said first-year head coach Joi Williams. "This will provide a means for our fans to keep up with our games, plus it will help broaden our fan base and help us reach out to more Murray State fans."
"This is well-deserved exposure," said E.W. Dennison, director of athletics. "We certainly need it, and the team certainly deserves it. Coach Williams has this team in a position where it can be very successful, and anything we can do to help her program definitely benefits Murray State athletics."
To listen to the Lady Racers' games, go to www.GoRacers.com and click on any of the "Teamline" links provided:
(1) main page (on the right side)
(2) women's basketball page (on the right side, either the "Live Audio" link under each upcoming game or the "Teamline" link underneath that)
(3) women's basketball schedule page (on "Live Audio")
THE GAME: Murray State (4-7) opens its OVC schedule on Thursday at Morehead State (3-8, 0-0 OVC), with the tipoff set for 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
Each of the teams have played at IPFW this season, with Murray State falling 78-72 on Dec. 31, and Morehead State losing 102-82 on Jan. 5. Morehead State's wins have come against Gardner-Webb, at the College of Charleston and at Charleston Southern.
Prior to yesterday's games, Murray State averaged 67.8 points per game to Morehead's 60.2. The Lady Racers rank second in the OVC on defense, allowing 64.9 points per game, while the Lady Eagles cede 73.7 ppg.
Murray State leads the OVC in scoring margin at +2.9 points per game, and is second in field-goal percentage at .428. The Lady Racers are also taking care of the ball, ranking fourth in the OVC with a +1.1 turnover margin and third in the league with a 0.85 assist-to-turnover ratio. Senior guard Jenny Bowden leads the OVC in that category as the only player in the league with a ratio of higher than 2.0, at 2.29.
One area of concern for Murray State will be with Morehead's offensive rebounding. Opponents' offensive boards have hurt the Lady Racers in the last three games, and the Lady Eagles lead the OVC with 14.4 offensive rebounds per game, led by DeVonda Williams' 3.1 per game (second in the conference).
