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Racers Begin 3-Game Road Trip at SEMO Thursday
1/13/2021 11:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MSU looks for back-to-back wins in its tilt with the Redhawks
Date (Time): Jan. 13 (6 p.m.)
Opponent: Southeast Missouri
Site (Venue): Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Show-Me Center)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
Murray St. Record (Streak): 5-4, 2-2 OVC (Won 1)
Southeast Mo. Record (Streak): 5-4, 3-1 OVC (Won 3)
Murray St. Last Game: W 69-62 vs. Morehead St. (Jan. 11, 2021; Murray, Ky.)
Southeast Mo. Last Game: W 64-45 vs. Tennessee St. (Jan. 9, 2021; Nashville, Tenn.)
All-Time Series vs. Southeast Mo. (Streak): SEMO leads 40-30 (Lost 1)
All-Time Series in Cape Girardeau (Streak): SEMO leads 25-11 (Lost 1)
First Meeting: W 42-26 (Feb. 16, 1974; Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Last Meeting: L 73-88 (Jan. 18, 2020; Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Last Five vs. Southeast Mo.: 3-2 (LWWWL)
Murray St. Next Game: Jan. 16 at UT Martin
Murray St. Next Home Game: Jan. 21 vs. Jacksonville State
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team heads to Cape Girardeau Thursday to open a 3-game road swing at Southeast Missouri. Tip-off from the Show-Me Center is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+, WNBS 97.9 FM and the Zeno radio app,
Scouting The Redhawks
Southeast Missouri is currently 5-4 on the year 3-1 in OVC play, thanks most recently to pair of wins over Tennessee State. The Redhawks are currently averaging 64.4 points per game with a field goal percentage of 40.3-percent.
Tesia Thompson currently leads three Redhawks averaging double-digits with 17.1 per game, while also leading the team in rebounds at 8.3 per game. Taelour Pruitt and Latrese Saine currently follow Thompson in scoring at 10.8 and 10.4 points per game, respectively.
Thursday 's game will be a battle of offense against defense. The Racers will enter the game with the league's best offense at 73.9 points per game, while SEMO currently boasts the OVC's second-best defense, allowing just 59.0 points per game.
A Win Thursday Would...
A win Thursday would mark the Racers' first back-to-back wins in OVC play this season.
Macey At The Line
After getting to the line just four times in the first five games, Macey Turley has been a frequent visitor to the line in the last four games. After averaging 0.8 attempts per game in the first half of the season, she is currently averaging 6.5 over the last four.
Three Amigos
While the Racers are currently 4-0 when they have had four players score 10-plus points, they have also excelled when three or more players do the same. MSU is currently 5-1 on the season when 3-plus players score in double digits.
Is It Really That Simple?
You score more than your opponents, you win, every time. For the Racers, that is always true, but this season they have also found the more they produce offensively, the better their chance at win, no matter the opponent. MSU is averaging 81.6 points per game over its five wins and nearly 20 points less in its four losses at 64.3.
