Tuesday, December 16
Carbondale, Ill.
12:05 p.m.
Murray State
at
Southern Illinois
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Photo by: Sam Sheffer
Racers Look to Bounce Back At Southern Illinois
12/14/2014 9:14:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Date/Time: Dec. 16, 2014 12:05 p.m.
Site: SIU Arena; Carbondale, Illinois
Radio: Racer Radio – WNBS 1340AM Mallory Womack
Web Streaming: Audio – GoRacers.com & 1340wnbs.com
TV: Saluki All-Access
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
All-Time Series vs. Southern Illinois: SIU leads 32-6
Last Meeting: MSU 67, Southern Illinois 55 (Dec. 1, 2012)
Twitter In Game: @MSURacers @CatiePrince
MSU Last Game: L, 60-65, at Kennesaw State (Dec. 6, 2014)
MSU Last Win: W, 74-71, vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 25, 2014)
MSU Next Home: December 20 vs. Jacksonville – 5 p.m.
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MSU Game Notes | Live Stats | Audio
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Murray State women's basketball continues their road journey and heads to Carbondale, Illinois to take on Southern Illinois Dec. 16 at 12:05 p.m. In program history, the Racers are 10-19 when they have a break of five or more days between games because of finals week.Â
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MSU fell in a close matchup against Kennesaw State 65-60 at Kennesaw, Georgia. MSU is now 1-2 when playing Georgia teams in the state of Georgia, and falls to 6-5 overall against Georgia teams. Netanya Jackson ended the game with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Olivia Cunningham ended with a team high 18 points, while Kirby added 15 points. MSU shot .344 compared to the Owls .366 clip. Murray State was outrebounded by five. Cunningham was named Ohio Valley Conference Fresman of the Week for her efforts against the Owls.
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These two teams have not faced each other since 2012 when Murray State stopped Southern Illinois 19-game winning streak in the series.
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Southern Illinois has started off their season 4-2. They have defeated Ohio Valley Conference teams UT Martin and Southeast Missouri State. The Salukis two losses are to Wright State and Illinois. Dyana Pierre is averaging a double-double of 13.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Rishona Napier is averaging 18.3 points per game. The team is shooting .428 from the field, along with .628 from the free throw line. The Salukis are averaging 41.5 rebounds per game, while opponents are only grabbing 39.0 rebounds per game.
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