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Racers Close Out 2020 With Trip To Belmont
12/28/2020 1:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MSU travels to the Music City in search of first win at Curb Event Center
Date (Time): Dec. 30 (12 p.m.)
Opponent: Belmont
Site (Venue):Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center)
Audio: WNBS 1340 AM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: Rich Fielder; Analyst: Christian Kaposy)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
Murray State Record (Streak): 3-3, 0-1 OVC (Lost 1)
Belmont Record (Streak): 4-2, 1-0 OVC (Won 2)
All-Time Series vs. Belmont (Streak): Belmont leads 15-2
All-Time Series in Nashville (Streak): Belmont leads 7-0 (Lost 7)
First Meeting: L 47-81 (Nov. 13, 1976; Murray, Ky.)
Last Meeting: L 53-70 (Feb. 6, 2020; Nashville, Tenn.)
Last Five vs. Belmont: 0-5 (LLLLL)
Murray State Next Game: Jan. 2 vs. Morehead State
Murray State Next Home Game: Jan. 2 vs. Morehead State
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will close out the 2020 calendar year Wednesday in Nashville, when it takes on Belmont at the Curb Event Center at Noon on ESPN+.
Scouting The Bruins
The Bruins are currently 4-2 on the year and 1-0 in the OVC. The lone losses included a road defeat at Top 25 Kentucky and 3-point loss to Big East member Marquette. In its last game, Belmont traveled to Auburn where it decimated the Tigers, 78-57, on their home court.
The Bruins are currently averaging 68.8 points per game on 37.2-percent shooting, while their opponents are averaging 57.5 points per game on 37.2-percent shooting. Belmont has also proven to be dab hands from 3-point range where they lead the league at 37.2-percent, while also leading in 3-point defense at 23.0.
Freshman Tuti Jones is currently leading the Bruins at 12.2 points a game, while also leading the team from 3-point range at a 46.4-percent clip. Following Jones, is another freshman, Destinee Wells, who is also averaging double-digits at 11.5 points per game.
A Win Wednesday Would...
A win Wednesday would give Murray State its first victory against Belmont since joining the OVC in 2012 and its first ever at the Curb Event Center.
A Clean Sweep
With 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over two games for the week of Dec. 14, Katelyn Young earned her fourth consecutive OVC Freshman of the Week honor and now earned it in every week in which it has been presented.
Trouble With The Curb
Heading into Wednesday's match-up, the Racers are 0-7 all-time against Belmont on their home court at the Curb Event Center. However, the Racers have not been the only ones to struggle against the Bruins in their own house. Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Belmont is 62-5 overall at the CEC and 43-1 in OVC play, with the lone loss coming during the 2018-19 season to Tennessee Tech. The only other four programs to escape the Curb with a win in that span have been Green Bay in 2016-17, Wright State in 2017-18, Toledo in 2018-19 and Marquette earlier this season.
Statistically Sound
Currently, Katelyn Young is shooting an impressive 60.5 percent from the field this season by going 38-for-63 from the floor. Young's field goal percentage is currently the best in the OVC and the 30th best in all of Division I women's basketball. Ariyah Cooper of Alabama and Ma'Qhi Berry of Long Beach State currently lead the nation at 71.4 percent.
Deep Analysis
Another indicator of the Racers trending upwards this season are their averages in "analysis" stats. So far this season MSU is either keeping pace with or has surpassed last year's total in all four categories. The biggest increase so far, thanks mostly to the increased height of this year's team has been in points in the paint where the Racers have picked up 8.6 points per game.
Category                            19-20    20-21    Diff.
Pts. Off TOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.8
Pts. In Paint                      28.4       37.0       +8.6
2nd Chance Pts. 13.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +2.4
Fast Break Pts.                 7.5         10.6       +1.8
Opponent: Belmont
Site (Venue):Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center)
Audio: WNBS 1340 AM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: Rich Fielder; Analyst: Christian Kaposy)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
Murray State Record (Streak): 3-3, 0-1 OVC (Lost 1)
Belmont Record (Streak): 4-2, 1-0 OVC (Won 2)
All-Time Series vs. Belmont (Streak): Belmont leads 15-2
All-Time Series in Nashville (Streak): Belmont leads 7-0 (Lost 7)
First Meeting: L 47-81 (Nov. 13, 1976; Murray, Ky.)
Last Meeting: L 53-70 (Feb. 6, 2020; Nashville, Tenn.)
Last Five vs. Belmont: 0-5 (LLLLL)
Murray State Next Game: Jan. 2 vs. Morehead State
Murray State Next Home Game: Jan. 2 vs. Morehead State
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will close out the 2020 calendar year Wednesday in Nashville, when it takes on Belmont at the Curb Event Center at Noon on ESPN+.
Scouting The Bruins
The Bruins are currently 4-2 on the year and 1-0 in the OVC. The lone losses included a road defeat at Top 25 Kentucky and 3-point loss to Big East member Marquette. In its last game, Belmont traveled to Auburn where it decimated the Tigers, 78-57, on their home court.
The Bruins are currently averaging 68.8 points per game on 37.2-percent shooting, while their opponents are averaging 57.5 points per game on 37.2-percent shooting. Belmont has also proven to be dab hands from 3-point range where they lead the league at 37.2-percent, while also leading in 3-point defense at 23.0.
Freshman Tuti Jones is currently leading the Bruins at 12.2 points a game, while also leading the team from 3-point range at a 46.4-percent clip. Following Jones, is another freshman, Destinee Wells, who is also averaging double-digits at 11.5 points per game.
A Win Wednesday Would...
A win Wednesday would give Murray State its first victory against Belmont since joining the OVC in 2012 and its first ever at the Curb Event Center.
A Clean Sweep
With 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over two games for the week of Dec. 14, Katelyn Young earned her fourth consecutive OVC Freshman of the Week honor and now earned it in every week in which it has been presented.
Trouble With The Curb
Heading into Wednesday's match-up, the Racers are 0-7 all-time against Belmont on their home court at the Curb Event Center. However, the Racers have not been the only ones to struggle against the Bruins in their own house. Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Belmont is 62-5 overall at the CEC and 43-1 in OVC play, with the lone loss coming during the 2018-19 season to Tennessee Tech. The only other four programs to escape the Curb with a win in that span have been Green Bay in 2016-17, Wright State in 2017-18, Toledo in 2018-19 and Marquette earlier this season.
Statistically Sound
Currently, Katelyn Young is shooting an impressive 60.5 percent from the field this season by going 38-for-63 from the floor. Young's field goal percentage is currently the best in the OVC and the 30th best in all of Division I women's basketball. Ariyah Cooper of Alabama and Ma'Qhi Berry of Long Beach State currently lead the nation at 71.4 percent.
Deep Analysis
Another indicator of the Racers trending upwards this season are their averages in "analysis" stats. So far this season MSU is either keeping pace with or has surpassed last year's total in all four categories. The biggest increase so far, thanks mostly to the increased height of this year's team has been in points in the paint where the Racers have picked up 8.6 points per game.
Category                            19-20    20-21    Diff.
Pts. Off TOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.8
Pts. In Paint                      28.4       37.0       +8.6
2nd Chance Pts. 13.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â +2.4
Fast Break Pts.                 7.5         10.6       +1.8
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