Murray State University Athletics
Monday, February 6
CFSB Center
7:00 PM
Murray State
vs
Tennessee State
Photo by: Tab Brockman
Racers Start Four-Game Home Stand Against Tennessee State
2/5/2012 4:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Murray State (9-14, 5-5 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (8-16, 4-8 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 return to the CFSB Center for the first of four-straight games at home. The Racers will first host Tennessee State, Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. as part of the NCAA Pack the House Challenge.
Scouting Tennessee State
The Lady Tigers are 8-16 overall and 4-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings after losing their last three games. TSU is just 2-10 when playing on the road this season.
The Lady Tigers have two key players to watch in Jasmin Shuler and Tayla Foster. Shuler is tallying 15.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .338 from the field and .321 from beyond the arc. Shuler accounts for 23.6 percent of the overall shots and 37 percent of the teams three's taken and 21.6 percent of the overall shots and 41 percent of the triples made. Foster is also a player to watch despite missing six games before returning to the line-up against SEMO (Feb. 4). Foster is contributing 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .394 from the field.
TSU is shooting 36.9 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range. However, the Lady Tigers are allowing the opposition to shoot at a .415 mark from the field and 33 percent from beyond the arc. TSU is close to its competition in most of the other statistical categories except scoring, where they have a -7.2 margin.
The Series
The Racers currently own a 30-20 advantage in the all-time series, despite the Lady Tigers having won the last two games. MSU's advantage when playing in Murray, Ky., is where the key difference in the series is. The Racers are 17-8 in those meetings.
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.
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
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.
Watson Doubling Down
Junior Kyra Watson has been making more of a mark on the season box score for the Racers recently. In MSU's 86-77 win over Longwood, the Aurora, Ill., native made a big mark by recording her first career, and just the team's second double-double of the season. Watson tallied career highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds.
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 160. She is 50 from No. 1 (210-Amber Guffey). Senior Kayla Lowe also joined Robinson on the list, with her 123 career triples, for the No. 8 spot. She is one from No. 7 (124-Ashley N. Hayes).
Fellow senior Mallory Schwab also earned her way onto the blocks top-10 list. The Martinsville, Ind., native has 50 blocks and is No. 8. She needs three more to move up to No. 7 (53-Shaleea Petty).
Three Point Season
The Racers have made 174 triples this season, 75.0 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.
Six-Time OVC Player of the Week
For the sixth time this season, red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess was named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, for Jan. 17.
The Memphis, Tenn., native recorded 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the Racers victories over Tennessee Tech (76-72) and Jacksonville State (73-57) last week. The guard scored 17 points and brought down a career-best nine rebounds versus the Gamecocks. She also had 18 points against the Golden Eagles. She went 12-for-14 at the free throw line for the week.
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 10 different starting line-ups this season, the most for a Division I team this season. The Racers are tied with Colorado State and Austin Peay with 10 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.
Going for No. 500
The Racers are currently 498-643-2 in their 47th season of basketball. With two more wins the team will record its 500 victory. The 500th win for MSU would make the Racers the sixth team in the conference to record over 500 wins. MSU would join Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech in the club.
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 continue their four-game home stand at the CFSB Center from Feb. 6-16. The Racers will face Southeast Missouri (Feb. 11), Austin Peay (Feb. 13) and 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).
Quick Note
The game time for the Feb. 11 game against Southeast Missouri has been changed to 4:30 p.m. from 5:15 p.m. ...the game will still be a double-header with men's team playing Austin Peay at 7:30 p.m., which will be aired on ESPN3.
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 return to the CFSB Center for the first of four-straight games at home. The Racers will first host Tennessee State, Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. as part of the NCAA Pack the House Challenge.
Scouting Tennessee State
The Lady Tigers are 8-16 overall and 4-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings after losing their last three games. TSU is just 2-10 when playing on the road this season.
The Lady Tigers have two key players to watch in Jasmin Shuler and Tayla Foster. Shuler is tallying 15.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .338 from the field and .321 from beyond the arc. Shuler accounts for 23.6 percent of the overall shots and 37 percent of the teams three's taken and 21.6 percent of the overall shots and 41 percent of the triples made. Foster is also a player to watch despite missing six games before returning to the line-up against SEMO (Feb. 4). Foster is contributing 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .394 from the field.
TSU is shooting 36.9 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range. However, the Lady Tigers are allowing the opposition to shoot at a .415 mark from the field and 33 percent from beyond the arc. TSU is close to its competition in most of the other statistical categories except scoring, where they have a -7.2 margin.
The Series
The Racers currently own a 30-20 advantage in the all-time series, despite the Lady Tigers having won the last two games. MSU's advantage when playing in Murray, Ky., is where the key difference in the series is. The Racers are 17-8 in those meetings.
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.
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
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.
Watson Doubling Down
Junior Kyra Watson has been making more of a mark on the season box score for the Racers recently. In MSU's 86-77 win over Longwood, the Aurora, Ill., native made a big mark by recording her first career, and just the team's second double-double of the season. Watson tallied career highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds.
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 160. She is 50 from No. 1 (210-Amber Guffey). Senior Kayla Lowe also joined Robinson on the list, with her 123 career triples, for the No. 8 spot. She is one from No. 7 (124-Ashley N. Hayes).
Fellow senior Mallory Schwab also earned her way onto the blocks top-10 list. The Martinsville, Ind., native has 50 blocks and is No. 8. She needs three more to move up to No. 7 (53-Shaleea Petty).
Three Point Season
The Racers have made 174 triples this season, 75.0 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.
Six-Time OVC Player of the Week
For the sixth time this season, red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess was named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, for Jan. 17.
The Memphis, Tenn., native recorded 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the Racers victories over Tennessee Tech (76-72) and Jacksonville State (73-57) last week. The guard scored 17 points and brought down a career-best nine rebounds versus the Gamecocks. She also had 18 points against the Golden Eagles. She went 12-for-14 at the free throw line for the week.
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 10 different starting line-ups this season, the most for a Division I team this season. The Racers are tied with Colorado State and Austin Peay with 10 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.
Going for No. 500
The Racers are currently 498-643-2 in their 47th season of basketball. With two more wins the team will record its 500 victory. The 500th win for MSU would make the Racers the sixth team in the conference to record over 500 wins. MSU would join Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech in the club.
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 continue their four-game home stand at the CFSB Center from Feb. 6-16. The Racers will face Southeast Missouri (Feb. 11), Austin Peay (Feb. 13) and 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).
Quick Note
The game time for the Feb. 11 game against Southeast Missouri has been changed to 4:30 p.m. from 5:15 p.m. ...the game will still be a double-header with men's team playing Austin Peay at 7:30 p.m., which will be aired on ESPN3.
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