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Racers Battle To The End at UT Martin
1/16/2021 4:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Turley continues historic free throw streak in loss to Skyhawks
The Murray State women's basketball team played tough and fought to the final whistle in Saturday's game at UT Martin, but it was not enough as the Racers fell, 77-71.
Murray State had it shares of leads in the game and at the end of third, the Racers were down by just two points. In the fourth, the Racers would take an early lead and were tied with the Skyhawks at 66 with 3:26 remaining in the game. However, UT Martin was able to outscore Murray State 12-5 down the stretch, to hold on for their eight consecutive victory over MSU on their home court.
On top of leading Murray State in scoring with 23 points in the game, Macey Turley made history in the game by becoming just the second player in school history to make 35 consecutive made free throws. Her current streak of 35 consecutive makes, which began on Dec. 19 against Austin Peay, is now the second longest such streak in program history. Turley's 6-for-6 clip on Saturday propelled her past current Racer assistant coach and MSU Hall of Famer Amber Guffey who was previously second with 31 and puts her nine behind the current record of 44 held by Guffey's twin sister, Paige.
Bria Sanders-Woods added 16 points Saturday, while Katelyn Young finished with 11. Sanders-Woods and Turley each had three 3-pointers in the contest to give MSU its first 3-point shooting performance over 25-percent in four games with the Racers going 9-for-19 for 47.4-percent. In addition, Young led MSU in rebounds with eight, while Turley also added a team-high six assists, for her third consecutive game of five or more assists.
On Tuesday, the Racers will close out a three-game road trip at Belmont. Tip-off time at the Curb Center is scheduled for 4 p.m.
