Murray State University Athletics
Lady Racers Back Among Best Shooters In Division I
1/13/2007 6:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
After a dip in the rankings last week, the Lady Racers find themselves back among the best shooting teams in Division I, ranking among the top 15 in all three shooting categories: field-goal percentage, three-point field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage. Only national leader Maryland can make a similar claim out of the 335 Division I teams.
According to rankings released Thursday by the NCAA, Murray State is 10th in the nation in three-point field-goal percentage (.397), 14th in free-throw percentage (.763) and 15th in field-goal percentage (.470).
MSU ranks 13th in fewest turnovers (14.1 per game), 21st in three-pointers per game (6.9) and 25th in scoring offense (75.9 points per game). The Lady Racers are also 32nd in scoring margin (+13.4 points per game) and 66th in win percentage (.714).
Individually, senior forward Joi Scott is 11th in the nation in scoring (21.1 points per game), 13th in field-goal percentage (.591) and 98th in blocked shots per game (1.4). Sophomore guard Amber Guffey ranks 13th in three-point field-goal percentage (.459), 29th in free-throw percentage (.868), 40th in three-pointers per game (2.4) and 92nd in assists per game (4.2).
Murray State (10-4, 7-1 OVC) steps out of conference play to visit Alabama A&M (9-6, 5-0 SWAC) in a battle of league leaders. Tipoff will be Monday at 6 p.m., and can be heard locally on WNBS (1340 AM, Murray) or worldwide through the audio link at www.GoRacers.com.
