Racers Look To Keep Up Momentum On Road

Dates (Time): Feb. 14 (5:30 p.m. ET) & 16 (2 p.m.)
Opponent: Eastern Ky. & Austin Peay
Site (Venue): Richmond, Ky. (McBreyer Arena) & Clarksville, Tenn. (Dunn Center)
Audio: Feb. 14 – WBZB 104.5 FM; Feb. 16. – WNBS 1340 AM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV/Web: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MSU Record (Streak): 9-14, 5-7 OVC (Won 2)
EKU Record (Streak): 2-21, 0-12 OVC (Lost 12)
All-Time Series vs. EKU (Streak): EKU leads 58-33 (Won 3)
All-Time Series in Richmond (Streak): EKU leads 26-13 (Lost 3)
Last Five vs. EKU: 3-2 (WWWLL)
APSU Record (Streak): 9-10, 3-5 OVC (Lost 1)
All-Time Series vs. APSU (Streak): MSU leads 51-46 (Lost 1)
All-Time Series in Clarksville (Streak): ASPU leads 30-17 (Lost 3)
Last Five vs. APSU: 2-3 (LWWLL)
MSU Next Game: Feb. 21 vs. UT Martin
MSU Next Home Game: Feb. 21 vs. UT Martin

This Weekend
Winners of three of its last four games and the last two back-to-back, the Murray State women's basketball team will look to pack up that momentum and take it on a two-game road trip. The Racers get the road swing started Thursday at Eastern Kentucky, followed by a Heritage Bank Battle of the Border matchup Saturday at Austin Peay.

Last Time Out
The Racers picked-up two key wins in the race to Evansville last week with a 60-51 overtime win over Eastern Illinois Thursday and a 81-75 win over SIUE Saturday. After a see-saw battle for the entire game Thursday, the Racers were able to get the win thanks in part to the free throw shooting of Macey Turley who went 4-for-4 in the final minute of regulation and 6-for-6 in overtime, where the Racers held the Panthers to just two points. Evely Adebayo pulled down a career-best 20 rebounds in the game to go with 12 points, while Janika Griffith-Wallace and Turley had 18 each. Saturday was another monster performance from Adebayo who scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds, while Turley followed with 20 points, fueled by another 10-for-10 performance at the free throw line.

The Eastern Kentucky Series
Saturday will be the 91st all-time meeting between Murray State and Eastern Kentucky, with the Colonels holding a healthy 58-32 lead. The series has not been much kinder to the Racers in Richmond, where they trail, 13-26, despite winning the last three overall meetings.

Scouting The Colonels
The Colonels have had a rough go of it this season and enter Thursday at 2-21 overall and winless in OVC play. Shooting 35.0 percent from the floor on the year, the Colonels are currently being outscored by an average of 17.5 points per game at 70.7 to 53.2. Abby Wright currently leads EKU at 11.9 points per game, while Shay Solomon follows at 10.7 to go along with a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game.

The Austin Peay Series
Arch rivals Murray State and Austin Peay will meet Saturday for the 98th time with the Racers clinging to a five game lead in the overall series at 51-46. Both teams have enjoyed a healthy advantage at home with the Racers leading 33-14 in Murray, while Austin Peay leads 30-17 in Clarksville. The games in the series have also been remarkably close with 41 of the 98 contests being decided by 10 points or less.

Scouting The Governors
The Governors will enter the weekend with an overall record of 11-12 and 6-6 in OVC action. Peay is currently outscoring their opponents by a margin of 1.8 points per game at 69.8 to 68.0. The Governors are currently shooting 39.8-percent from the floor, 32.2-percent from 3-point range and 75.1-percent from the free throw line. Keisha Gregory and Arielle Gonzalez-Varner currently lead the Govs in scoring at 13.1 points and 12.1 points, respectively. Gonzalez-Varner also leads the team in rebounds at 7.7 per game, while Gregory leads in assists at 2.7 per game.

A Win Thursday Would...
Give the Racers a three-game win streak for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

A Win Saturday Would...
Potentially vault the Racers into fifth place in the OVC standings, depending on results of Thursday's games by the Racers and Govs and Thursday and Saturday's games by SEMO.

Battle Of The Border
Saturday is the Racers' first of two Heritage Bank Battle of the Border matchup. The Hertiage Bank Battle of the Border is an all-sports competition between Murray State and Austin Peay. Through the fall, the Racers currently lead this year's standings, 12-6.

Chasing The Dub
Evelyn Adebayo currently has 15 double-doubles this season, including one in each of her last three games. Her 15 this season currently places her fifth on the MSU single-season list with 6 regular-season games to play.

#          Player                         Seas.    D-Ds
1.         Karen Hubert-Price     83-84   16
            Stephanine Minor       94-95   16
            Stephanine Minor       95-96   16
            Stephanine Minor       96-97   16
5.        Fondeolyn Garner       91-92   15
            Evelyn Adebayo           18-19   15
7.        Michelle Wenning      90-91   14
            Ashley N. Hayes          08-09   14
9.        Monika Gadson           99-00   13
10.       Geralyn Ferth             85-86   11
            Michelle Wenning      88-89   11
            Ke'Shunan James        17-18   11

Macey Ice
Macey Turley went 10-for-10 from the free throw line in both games last week, giving her 25 consecutive made free throws. The streak is currently the fifth longest in program history.

#      Player                     Dates                   FTs
1.     Paige Guffey           11/14/08-            44
                                       12/19/08
2.     Amber Guffey         12/18/05-            31
                                       1/130/06
3.     Melissa Huffman    1/28/89-              29
1/14/90
4.     Mariah Robinson    11/12/13-            27
                                       11/29/13
5. Ke'Shunan James 11/15/17          26
                                        11/18/17
6.   Macey Turley         1/31/19-              25
                                       Pr.

Award Roundup
For the second time this season, Evelyn Adebayo and Macey Turley swept the weekly OVC awards. In addition, Adebayo also was named as the National Mid-Major Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. For Adebayo, it was her third Player of the Week honors and her ninth Newcomer nod. For Turley, it was the sixth time this season that she has been named as the Freshman of the Week.

OK, What's Next?
The Racers return home for two games next week against UT Martin Thursday and SEMO Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Evelyn Adebayo

Janika Griffith-Wallace

Ke'Shunan James

Mariah Robinson

Macey Turley

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