Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, February 5
Clarksville, Tenn.
5:15 p.m.
Murray State
at
Austin Peay
Junior Kayla Lowe led the Racers with 12 points in the last meeting with the Lady Govs.
Photo by: Fred Mullane
Racers Head For Border Battle at Austin Peay
2/4/2011 1:38:21 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 23
Murray State (6-16, 2-9 OVC) at Austin Peay (8-16, 7-5 OVC)
Location: Clarksville, Tenn.
Arena: Dunn Center
Time: 5:15 p.m.
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will have a border battle with Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay, Saturday, Feb. 5. Tip-off is schedule for 5:15 p.m. at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tenn.
Game Notes
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Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs head into Saturday's game with an 8-16 overall record and a 7-5 mark in league action after earning a 69-61 win over UT Martin Thursday night. The win broke a two-game losing streak for APSU.
The Lady Govs have three main threats in Whitney Hanley, Jasmine Rayner and Meghan Bussabarger. The trio account for 49 percent of the overall shots taken,50 percent of the threes taken and 48 percent of the scoring. Hanley leads the team with 12.3 points per outing and adds 66 assists and 41 steals. Rayner is next in scoring (9.8) and first in rebounding (7.5) and shooting percentage (.444/88-of-198). Bussabarger adds 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for APSU, hits .414 of her overall shots and .350 of those from beyond the arc. The team has three other players with seven to five points per game, but the rest of the team is averaging three-or-fewer rebounds per outing.
APSU keeps the scoring low, averaging 59.9 points per game and allowing just 66.8 (-6.9). The Lady Govs have a disadvantage in the shooting column, making 38.2 percent of their shots and 29.5 of their three's, while their opponents hit at a .406 and .332 clip, respectively. APSU does have a slight lead in rebounding, at +1.7 board per game.
The second half has a better offensive and defensive output for the Lady Govs. APSU has tallied 153 more points in the second stanza and allowed just 44 more to be scored against them.
Against the Lady Govs
In the first meeting between MSU and APSU this season, the Lady Govs earned a 71-55 win at the CFSB Center. APSU used stronger shooting, especially in the second half, to earn the victory. The Lady Govs hit their shots at a .379 mark to a .263 mark by the Racers. The difference was larger in the second half at .438 to .292.
MSU had three players with double-digit point totals in the game, including junior Kayla Lowe (12), red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey (11) and sophomore Tessa Elkins (11). Winfrey also added a team-best eight rebounds.
Nicole Olszweski and Whitney Hanely led the Lady Govs. Hanley tallied a double-double, with 16 points and 12 boards and Olszweski added 17 points and five rebounds.
The Series
This will be the 81st meeting in the all-time series, with MSU holding a 42-38 advantage. However, the Lady Govs has won the last four and are 24-15 when playing the Racers in Clarksville, Tenn.
Double Double-Double Nights
For the second time this season two members of the team garnered double-doubles on the same night. Sophomore Mariah Robinson earned her second of the season, with 25 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey added her sixth of the year, with 11 points and 13 rebounds. This marked the first time since the 2000-01 campaign that MSU had two players with double-doubles in the same game twice in a season.
In the win over Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20), the Racers had two players earn double-doubles for the first time since Dec. 18, 2008 when Ashley N. Hayes (14 pts., 12 reb.) and Amber Guffey (20 pts., 11 reb.) each had one. Robinson earned her first career double-double, with 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Winfrey earned her fourth of the season (11 pts., 10 reb.).
Nevels Making Some Noise
Sophomore Candace Nevels has been making the best of her increased playing time in the last few games. Against SIUE (Jan. 25) Nevels came in late in the game and tallied five points for MSU in a six-second span. The Bolingbrook, Ill., native then earned a chance to play more against UT Martin and again made the most of her time. In 14 minutes of play she tallied a career-high eight points and added two rebounds and an assist.
Consecutive Double-Doubles
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey became the first player since Ashley N. Hayes to record consecutive double-doubles when she earned her fifth of the season and second-straight against Southeast Missouri (14 pts., 10 reb.). Hayes was the last to record consecutive double-doubles when she tallied four from Feb. 12, 2009 to Feb. 21, 2009. A third straight would add Winfrey's name to the No. 6 spot on the Racers list of all-time consecutive double-doubles. Stephanie Minor leads that list, having recorded seven straight twice in her career.
Robinson Raining Three's
Sophomore Mariah Robinson had the game of her career Jan. 13 in Jacksonville, Ala. The Beaver Dam, Ky., native recorded the second-most points in school history (44) and tallied a school-record nine three pointers. The previous record was set by Megan Fuqua and her current coach Ashley B. Hayes (8). Robinson also added a career-best nine free throws and 13 field goals. She was not just a scoring threat for MSU in the game, as she added eight rebounds and three assists.
Elkins Elevating Performance
After playing sparingly in the first few games of the season, sophomore Tessa Elkins has become a key reserve in the lineup and earned her first starting role against the Gamecocks. Elkins has played double-digit minutes since the Dec. 22 game at UT Martin and has recorded 10-or-more points in five of those outings. She has recorded season-bests in all categories, including a career-high 13 points against TTU, four steals and seven free throws against APSU and three blocks versus UTM.
Racking Up the Rebounds
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey was ratcheting up her rebounding numbers from Dec. 18-Jan. 4. Winfrey garnered at least 10 rebounds during the four games, making her the first player since Ashley N. Hayes had the same streak in the 2008-09 season. She is also just the fourth MSU player to accomplish the feat since the 1996-97 campaign. Danelle Watts had a series of four games with 10+ boards in the 1998-99 season and Stephanie Minor went six and seven games in-a-row during the 1996-97 campaign.
Jessica Jumping Right In
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey has been a stable force for the Racers in her first season on the court. The Marion, Ark., native is first on the team in rebounding, averaging 9.1 boards per game, is third in scoring (10.3 ppg) and has tallied six double-doubles. Her talents on the court have led to her scoring at least one point and adding at least one rebound in every Racers game this season, while also recording 19 steals and eight blocks.
No Senior Leadership
After fighting through an injury plagued year in 2009-10 the Murray State women's basketball team will be in a select group of NCAA DI teams this season that will allow them to use the drive and determination they discovered last year, as the roster has no seniors listed. The Racers are one of seven programs in the country with no seniors on the 2010-11 roster.
The youthful roster has just nine years of NCAA collegiate experience on it, which ranks third among OVC teams for the least amount of NCAA collegiate experience. The only teams with fewer years of experience than the Racers are UT Martin (3) and Eastern Illinois (8).
Up Next
The Racers will head home for two games next weekend in the CFSB Center. MSU will first face league-leading Tennessee Tech (Feb. 10) and then host Jacksonville State (Feb. 12).
Murray State (6-16, 2-9 OVC) at Austin Peay (8-16, 7-5 OVC)
Location: Clarksville, Tenn.
Arena: Dunn Center
Time: 5:15 p.m.
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will have a border battle with Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay, Saturday, Feb. 5. Tip-off is schedule for 5:15 p.m. at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tenn.
Game Notes
Listen
Live Stats
Live Video
Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs head into Saturday's game with an 8-16 overall record and a 7-5 mark in league action after earning a 69-61 win over UT Martin Thursday night. The win broke a two-game losing streak for APSU.
The Lady Govs have three main threats in Whitney Hanley, Jasmine Rayner and Meghan Bussabarger. The trio account for 49 percent of the overall shots taken,50 percent of the threes taken and 48 percent of the scoring. Hanley leads the team with 12.3 points per outing and adds 66 assists and 41 steals. Rayner is next in scoring (9.8) and first in rebounding (7.5) and shooting percentage (.444/88-of-198). Bussabarger adds 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for APSU, hits .414 of her overall shots and .350 of those from beyond the arc. The team has three other players with seven to five points per game, but the rest of the team is averaging three-or-fewer rebounds per outing.
APSU keeps the scoring low, averaging 59.9 points per game and allowing just 66.8 (-6.9). The Lady Govs have a disadvantage in the shooting column, making 38.2 percent of their shots and 29.5 of their three's, while their opponents hit at a .406 and .332 clip, respectively. APSU does have a slight lead in rebounding, at +1.7 board per game.
The second half has a better offensive and defensive output for the Lady Govs. APSU has tallied 153 more points in the second stanza and allowed just 44 more to be scored against them.
Against the Lady Govs
In the first meeting between MSU and APSU this season, the Lady Govs earned a 71-55 win at the CFSB Center. APSU used stronger shooting, especially in the second half, to earn the victory. The Lady Govs hit their shots at a .379 mark to a .263 mark by the Racers. The difference was larger in the second half at .438 to .292.
MSU had three players with double-digit point totals in the game, including junior Kayla Lowe (12), red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey (11) and sophomore Tessa Elkins (11). Winfrey also added a team-best eight rebounds.
Nicole Olszweski and Whitney Hanely led the Lady Govs. Hanley tallied a double-double, with 16 points and 12 boards and Olszweski added 17 points and five rebounds.
The Series
This will be the 81st meeting in the all-time series, with MSU holding a 42-38 advantage. However, the Lady Govs has won the last four and are 24-15 when playing the Racers in Clarksville, Tenn.
Double Double-Double Nights
For the second time this season two members of the team garnered double-doubles on the same night. Sophomore Mariah Robinson earned her second of the season, with 25 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey added her sixth of the year, with 11 points and 13 rebounds. This marked the first time since the 2000-01 campaign that MSU had two players with double-doubles in the same game twice in a season.
In the win over Eastern Illinois (Jan. 20), the Racers had two players earn double-doubles for the first time since Dec. 18, 2008 when Ashley N. Hayes (14 pts., 12 reb.) and Amber Guffey (20 pts., 11 reb.) each had one. Robinson earned her first career double-double, with 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Winfrey earned her fourth of the season (11 pts., 10 reb.).
Nevels Making Some Noise
Sophomore Candace Nevels has been making the best of her increased playing time in the last few games. Against SIUE (Jan. 25) Nevels came in late in the game and tallied five points for MSU in a six-second span. The Bolingbrook, Ill., native then earned a chance to play more against UT Martin and again made the most of her time. In 14 minutes of play she tallied a career-high eight points and added two rebounds and an assist.
Consecutive Double-Doubles
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey became the first player since Ashley N. Hayes to record consecutive double-doubles when she earned her fifth of the season and second-straight against Southeast Missouri (14 pts., 10 reb.). Hayes was the last to record consecutive double-doubles when she tallied four from Feb. 12, 2009 to Feb. 21, 2009. A third straight would add Winfrey's name to the No. 6 spot on the Racers list of all-time consecutive double-doubles. Stephanie Minor leads that list, having recorded seven straight twice in her career.
Robinson Raining Three's
Sophomore Mariah Robinson had the game of her career Jan. 13 in Jacksonville, Ala. The Beaver Dam, Ky., native recorded the second-most points in school history (44) and tallied a school-record nine three pointers. The previous record was set by Megan Fuqua and her current coach Ashley B. Hayes (8). Robinson also added a career-best nine free throws and 13 field goals. She was not just a scoring threat for MSU in the game, as she added eight rebounds and three assists.
Elkins Elevating Performance
After playing sparingly in the first few games of the season, sophomore Tessa Elkins has become a key reserve in the lineup and earned her first starting role against the Gamecocks. Elkins has played double-digit minutes since the Dec. 22 game at UT Martin and has recorded 10-or-more points in five of those outings. She has recorded season-bests in all categories, including a career-high 13 points against TTU, four steals and seven free throws against APSU and three blocks versus UTM.
Racking Up the Rebounds
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey was ratcheting up her rebounding numbers from Dec. 18-Jan. 4. Winfrey garnered at least 10 rebounds during the four games, making her the first player since Ashley N. Hayes had the same streak in the 2008-09 season. She is also just the fourth MSU player to accomplish the feat since the 1996-97 campaign. Danelle Watts had a series of four games with 10+ boards in the 1998-99 season and Stephanie Minor went six and seven games in-a-row during the 1996-97 campaign.
Jessica Jumping Right In
Red-shirt freshman Jessica Winfrey has been a stable force for the Racers in her first season on the court. The Marion, Ark., native is first on the team in rebounding, averaging 9.1 boards per game, is third in scoring (10.3 ppg) and has tallied six double-doubles. Her talents on the court have led to her scoring at least one point and adding at least one rebound in every Racers game this season, while also recording 19 steals and eight blocks.
No Senior Leadership
After fighting through an injury plagued year in 2009-10 the Murray State women's basketball team will be in a select group of NCAA DI teams this season that will allow them to use the drive and determination they discovered last year, as the roster has no seniors listed. The Racers are one of seven programs in the country with no seniors on the 2010-11 roster.
The youthful roster has just nine years of NCAA collegiate experience on it, which ranks third among OVC teams for the least amount of NCAA collegiate experience. The only teams with fewer years of experience than the Racers are UT Martin (3) and Eastern Illinois (8).
Up Next
The Racers will head home for two games next weekend in the CFSB Center. MSU will first face league-leading Tennessee Tech (Feb. 10) and then host Jacksonville State (Feb. 12).
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