Murray State University Athletics
Monday, February 13
CFSB Center
7:00 PM
Murray State
vs
Austin Peay
Photo by: Tab Brockman
Racers Set to Host Austin Peay at CFSB Center
2/12/2012 3:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Murray State (11-14, 7-5 OVC) vs. Austin Peay (5-20, 2-10 OVC)
Monday - 7 p.m.
CFSB Center
Murray, Ky.
Game Notes I Listen Live I Watch Live I Live Stats
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will host Austin Peay in the third of four-straight home games at the CFSB Center, Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. The game is part of the nation-wide “Play 4 Kay” event to help spread awareness for breast cancer.
Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs are 5-20 overall and 2-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference after losing their last eight games. The last time that APSU earned a win was Jan. 7, 2012 against the Racers.
The Lady Govs has one player who is accounting for 29 percent of their made shots overall and 34 percent of the triples made. Whitney Hanley is averaging 18.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while hitting 43.3 percent of her shots overall and 32.1 percent of her triples. She also has 61 assists, 35 steals and nine blocks. APSU has four other players around 7-8 points per game. Jasmine Rayner leads that group, with 8.4 points and 4.7 boards per game and shoots .426.
APSU is close to their opponents and trails in most statistical categoires on the season box score. Shooting percentages and points per game are the biggest disadvantages this season. The Lady Govs are being out-scored by eight points per game and are making just 39.1 percent of their shots to 42 percent by their opposition. The difference is 29.6 percent to 31.4 percent in three-point shooting.
The Lady Govs have performed better in the second half, with a -146 deficit from their opponents in the first half and a -55 mark in the second.
Against the Lady Govs
In the first meeting this season the Racers dropped a 71-63 decision to Austin Peay in a hard fought game at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tenn.
The Racers were led by freshman Ashleigh McBean, who tallied a career-best 16 points and added seven rebounds. Junior Mariah Robinson added 17 points and four boards, while senior Kayla Lowe netted 11 points and nine rebounds. Junior Tessa Elkins also had a strong performance with nine points and nine rebounds.
Whitney Hanely led the Lady Govs with 26 points and eight rebounds, with Megan Bussabarger adding 18 points and eight boards.
Turnovers and shooting percentage were the keys to the game, with APSU holding advantages in both columns. The Racers committed 19 turnovers to the Lady Govs nine and APSU scored 29 points off of those turnovers. The Lady Govs also shot 43.3 percent from the field to MSU's 39.0 percent.
The Series
The all-time series with the Lady Govs is one of the closest against an OVC opponent, with MSU holding a slight 42-41 lead. APSU has been chipping away at the Racers led in the series since 2009, having won the last seven outings. The series is currently 27-13 in favor of MSU when playing in Murray.
Joining the 500 Club
The Racers became the sixth team from the OVC to record the programs 500th victory when they defeated SEMO, 63-62 in the CFSB Center. The game was also the teams 108th win in the CFSB Center. MSU is now 500-643-2 in their 47th season of basketball. The Racers join Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech in the club.
Taking Charge of Monday Night
After spending most of the first half of the season on the road the Racers are finally returning home and Monday nights are a big part of the action. Each Monday night for six weeks (Jan. 9-Feb. 13) MSU's women's basketball team will be hosting a game at the CFSB Center.
When the OVC schedule changed to have Saturday-Monday games for the women's teams in the conference the league implemented “Taking Charge of Monday Night” where each team is featured on OVCSports.com and the game they are playing will be featured free on OVCSports.TV. The Feb. 16 (Thursday) game against UTM is the Racers featured night.
Elkins Doubling Up
Junior Tessa Elkins made a diving play at the end of the game against Tennessee State that resulted in her first career double-double. The Cincinnati, Ohio native threw the ball to a waiting teammate and then went out-of-bounds, but it recorded her 10th rebound of the game to go with her 14 points, two assists, one block and one steal.
1,000 Point Club Membership
Junior Mariah Robinson earned her membership in the 1,000 Point Club at Murray State, Feb. 1, 2012 against Morehead State. The Beaver Dam, Ky., native became the 18th member of the club and the ninth Racer to do so during her junior campaign. Robinson took 79 career games to reach the milestone and is the eighth fastest in MSU history. She currently has 1,019 points and is 16th on the career points list at MSU.
Athlete (Year Reached 1,000 Pts.) - Games Taken
Shelia Smith (1986-87) - 57 games
Stephanie Minor (1996-97) - 61 games
Laura Lynn (1979-80) - 66 games
Michelle Wenning (1989-90) - 69 games
Jennifer Parker (1992-93) - 74 games
Amber Guffey (2007-08) - 77 games
Ashley N Hayes (2007-08) - 77 games
Mariah Robinson (2009-Pr.) - 79 games
Jackie Mounts (1977-78) - 80 games
Dynamic Duos
For the second time in the 2011-12 season a duo of players combined for 20+ points each. Senior Mallory Schwab garnered a career-high 26 points and junior Mariah Robinson added 25 against Morehead State. Red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess (31) and Robinson (21) both had outstanding games for the Racers against Longwood. Burgess also made the Last Time It Happened List by recording 31 points and became the first to tally 30+ points in a game since Robinson recorded 44 at Jacksonville State (1/23/12).
Making Move Up or On Top-10 Lists
Three members of the team are currently on three top-10 lists at MSU. Junior Mariah Robinson is currently ranked No. 2 on the three's made chart, with 162. She is 48 from No. 1 (210-Amber Guffey). Senior Kayla Lowe also joined Robinson on the list, with her 128 career triples, tied for the No. 7 spot. She is two from No. 6 (130-Paige Guffey).
Fellow senior Mallory Schwab also earned her way onto the blocks top-10 list. The Martinsville, Ind., native has 52 blocks and is No. 8. She needs one more to move up to No. 7 (53-Shaleea Petty).
Three Point Season
The Racers have made 189 triples this season, 81.5 percent of the school record for the most three's in a season (232). MSU has a season-high of 15 made in a single game (vs. Mid-Con) and has recorded the same or more triples than its opponents in every game this season. Of the 12 active players on the team, only one has not attempted a shot from beyond the arc and 7-of-11 have made at least one.
Nifty-Fifty
Head Coach Rob Cross reached his first coaching win milestone with the Racers, 76-72, win over Tennessee Tech at the CFSB Center, Jan. 14, 2012. The win gave the fourth-year head coach his 50th career win in just his 108th game coached.
Shaking Up the Line-Up
The Racers have now used 11 different starting line-ups this season, the second most for a Division I team this season. The only other team with more this season is Austin Peay with 14 different starting line-up combinations. MSU has also started nine of their 12 players on the team, with only Erica Burgess earning a starting role in all the Racers games this season.
High Pressure Defense
The new high-pressure defense that the Racers are playing this season has forced three of their opponents into 30+ turnovers and eight more into 20+ turnovers. This is the first time since at least 1996-97, when individual game stats are available, that the team has forced more than one opponent into 30+ turnovers. The most forced during that span was 39 (Nov. 18, 2009) by Mid-Continent. So far this season MSU has forced Mid-Con into 33, Ball State into 32 and Evansville into 31.
Jessica's Missing for the Season
Both of the Racers players named Jessica, Jessica Winfrey and Jessica Holder, will miss the 2011-12 campaign due to injury. Winfrey was a key starter for the Racers last year, while Holder was sidelined for most of the 2010-11 campaign due to injury as well.
Up Next
The Racers will finish their four-game home stand at the CFSB Center from Feb. 6-16. The Racers will face UT Martin (Feb. 16) before playing the final two regular-season games on the road at Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 25). The game against the Skyhawks will also feature the annual Senior Night to honor seniors Kayla Lowe and Mallory Schwab.
Monday - 7 p.m.
CFSB Center
Murray, Ky.
Game Notes I Listen Live I Watch Live I Live Stats
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will host Austin Peay in the third of four-straight home games at the CFSB Center, Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. The game is part of the nation-wide “Play 4 Kay” event to help spread awareness for breast cancer.
Scouting Austin Peay
The Lady Govs are 5-20 overall and 2-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference after losing their last eight games. The last time that APSU earned a win was Jan. 7, 2012 against the Racers.
The Lady Govs has one player who is accounting for 29 percent of their made shots overall and 34 percent of the triples made. Whitney Hanley is averaging 18.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while hitting 43.3 percent of her shots overall and 32.1 percent of her triples. She also has 61 assists, 35 steals and nine blocks. APSU has four other players around 7-8 points per game. Jasmine Rayner leads that group, with 8.4 points and 4.7 boards per game and shoots .426.
APSU is close to their opponents and trails in most statistical categoires on the season box score. Shooting percentages and points per game are the biggest disadvantages this season. The Lady Govs are being out-scored by eight points per game and are making just 39.1 percent of their shots to 42 percent by their opposition. The difference is 29.6 percent to 31.4 percent in three-point shooting.
The Lady Govs have performed better in the second half, with a -146 deficit from their opponents in the first half and a -55 mark in the second.
Against the Lady Govs
In the first meeting this season the Racers dropped a 71-63 decision to Austin Peay in a hard fought game at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tenn.
The Racers were led by freshman Ashleigh McBean, who tallied a career-best 16 points and added seven rebounds. Junior Mariah Robinson added 17 points and four boards, while senior Kayla Lowe netted 11 points and nine rebounds. Junior Tessa Elkins also had a strong performance with nine points and nine rebounds.
Whitney Hanely led the Lady Govs with 26 points and eight rebounds, with Megan Bussabarger adding 18 points and eight boards.
Turnovers and shooting percentage were the keys to the game, with APSU holding advantages in both columns. The Racers committed 19 turnovers to the Lady Govs nine and APSU scored 29 points off of those turnovers. The Lady Govs also shot 43.3 percent from the field to MSU's 39.0 percent.
The Series
The all-time series with the Lady Govs is one of the closest against an OVC opponent, with MSU holding a slight 42-41 lead. APSU has been chipping away at the Racers led in the series since 2009, having won the last seven outings. The series is currently 27-13 in favor of MSU when playing in Murray.
Joining the 500 Club
The Racers became the sixth team from the OVC to record the programs 500th victory when they defeated SEMO, 63-62 in the CFSB Center. The game was also the teams 108th win in the CFSB Center. MSU is now 500-643-2 in their 47th season of basketball. The Racers join Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech in the club.
Taking Charge of Monday Night
After spending most of the first half of the season on the road the Racers are finally returning home and Monday nights are a big part of the action. Each Monday night for six weeks (Jan. 9-Feb. 13) MSU's women's basketball team will be hosting a game at the CFSB Center.
When the OVC schedule changed to have Saturday-Monday games for the women's teams in the conference the league implemented “Taking Charge of Monday Night” where each team is featured on OVCSports.com and the game they are playing will be featured free on OVCSports.TV. The Feb. 16 (Thursday) game against UTM is the Racers featured night.
Elkins Doubling Up
Junior Tessa Elkins made a diving play at the end of the game against Tennessee State that resulted in her first career double-double. The Cincinnati, Ohio native threw the ball to a waiting teammate and then went out-of-bounds, but it recorded her 10th rebound of the game to go with her 14 points, two assists, one block and one steal.
1,000 Point Club Membership
Junior Mariah Robinson earned her membership in the 1,000 Point Club at Murray State, Feb. 1, 2012 against Morehead State. The Beaver Dam, Ky., native became the 18th member of the club and the ninth Racer to do so during her junior campaign. Robinson took 79 career games to reach the milestone and is the eighth fastest in MSU history. She currently has 1,019 points and is 16th on the career points list at MSU.
Athlete (Year Reached 1,000 Pts.) - Games Taken
Shelia Smith (1986-87) - 57 games
Stephanie Minor (1996-97) - 61 games
Laura Lynn (1979-80) - 66 games
Michelle Wenning (1989-90) - 69 games
Jennifer Parker (1992-93) - 74 games
Amber Guffey (2007-08) - 77 games
Ashley N Hayes (2007-08) - 77 games
Mariah Robinson (2009-Pr.) - 79 games
Jackie Mounts (1977-78) - 80 games
Dynamic Duos
For the second time in the 2011-12 season a duo of players combined for 20+ points each. Senior Mallory Schwab garnered a career-high 26 points and junior Mariah Robinson added 25 against Morehead State. Red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess (31) and Robinson (21) both had outstanding games for the Racers against Longwood. Burgess also made the Last Time It Happened List by recording 31 points and became the first to tally 30+ points in a game since Robinson recorded 44 at Jacksonville State (1/23/12).
Making Move Up or On Top-10 Lists
Three members of the team are currently on three top-10 lists at MSU. Junior Mariah Robinson is currently ranked No. 2 on the three's made chart, with 162. She is 48 from No. 1 (210-Amber Guffey). Senior Kayla Lowe also joined Robinson on the list, with her 128 career triples, tied for the No. 7 spot. She is two from No. 6 (130-Paige Guffey).
Fellow senior Mallory Schwab also earned her way onto the blocks top-10 list. The Martinsville, Ind., native has 52 blocks and is No. 8. She needs one more to move up to No. 7 (53-Shaleea Petty).
Three Point Season
The Racers have made 189 triples this season, 81.5 percent of the school record for the most three's in a season (232). MSU has a season-high of 15 made in a single game (vs. Mid-Con) and has recorded the same or more triples than its opponents in every game this season. Of the 12 active players on the team, only one has not attempted a shot from beyond the arc and 7-of-11 have made at least one.
Nifty-Fifty
Head Coach Rob Cross reached his first coaching win milestone with the Racers, 76-72, win over Tennessee Tech at the CFSB Center, Jan. 14, 2012. The win gave the fourth-year head coach his 50th career win in just his 108th game coached.
Shaking Up the Line-Up
The Racers have now used 11 different starting line-ups this season, the second most for a Division I team this season. The only other team with more this season is Austin Peay with 14 different starting line-up combinations. MSU has also started nine of their 12 players on the team, with only Erica Burgess earning a starting role in all the Racers games this season.
High Pressure Defense
The new high-pressure defense that the Racers are playing this season has forced three of their opponents into 30+ turnovers and eight more into 20+ turnovers. This is the first time since at least 1996-97, when individual game stats are available, that the team has forced more than one opponent into 30+ turnovers. The most forced during that span was 39 (Nov. 18, 2009) by Mid-Continent. So far this season MSU has forced Mid-Con into 33, Ball State into 32 and Evansville into 31.
Jessica's Missing for the Season
Both of the Racers players named Jessica, Jessica Winfrey and Jessica Holder, will miss the 2011-12 campaign due to injury. Winfrey was a key starter for the Racers last year, while Holder was sidelined for most of the 2010-11 campaign due to injury as well.
Up Next
The Racers will finish their four-game home stand at the CFSB Center from Feb. 6-16. The Racers will face UT Martin (Feb. 16) before playing the final two regular-season games on the road at Tennessee State (Feb. 23) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 25). The game against the Skyhawks will also feature the annual Senior Night to honor seniors Kayla Lowe and Mallory Schwab.
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