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Racers Look To End Dunn Center Futility Monday
1/24/2021 4:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Murray State travels to Clarksville in search of first win in six tries
Date (Time): Jan. 25 (6 p.m.)
Opponent: Austin Peay
Site (Venue): Clarksville, Tenn. (Dunn Center)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 7-6, 4-4 OVC (Won 2)
APSU Record (Streak): 6-4, 4-3 OVC (Won 2)
MUR Last Game: L 58-75 vs. Tennessee Tech (Jan. 23, 2021; Murray, Ky.)
APSU Last Game: W 61-51 vs. Jacksonville State (Jan. 23, 2021; Clarksville, Tenn.)
All-Time Series vs. APSU (Streak): MUR leads 52-50 (Lost 3)
All-Time Series in Clarksville (Streak): APSU leads 32-17 (Lost 5)
First Meeting: W 45-23 (Feb. 21, 1931; Clarksville, Tenn.)
Last Meeting: L 59-88 (Feb. 29, 2020; Clarksville, Tenn.)
Last Five vs. APSU: 1-4 (LLLWL)
Murray State Next Game: Jan. 28 vs. Tennessee State
Murray State Next Home Game: Jan. 28 vs. Tennessee State
The Game
After a close loss to the Govs in December, the Murray State women's basketball team will travel to Austin Peay Monday looking for revenge. Tip-off from the Dunn Center in Clarksville for this Battle of the Border matchup is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+, WNBS 97.9 FM and the Zeno radio app.
Scouting The Govs
Austin Peay picked up a 61-51 home win over Jacksonville State Saturday and now stand at 8-5 on the season and 5-3 in the OVC. The Govs enter Monday as the OVC's hottest shooting 3-points team averaging 9.2 3-pointers per game for a total of 67.5 points per game, while opponents are scoring just 63.2
Despite outscoring their opponents on the season, Austin Peay has allowed their foes to score at a higher percentage with the Gov shooting 39.2-percent from the floor, while their opponents shoot 41.2-percent. Th Govs are also currently outrebounding their opponents on the season at a rate of 36.4 to 34.8.
Maggie Knowles currently leads the Govs in per game scoring at 11.7, while Tahanee Bennell, Ella Sawyer and Brianah Ferby follow at 8.6, 8.4 and 8.3 points per game, respectively. On the glass, D'Shara Booker leads the way with 5.0 boards per game.
A Win Monday Would...
A win Monday would snap a five-game losing streak to Austin Peay at the Dunn Center.
Turley In The Twenties
Junior Macey Turley has scored 20-plus points in each of the last four games. She has now scored 20 or points five total times this season with a season-high of 26 points against Jacksonville.
One Is The Loneliest Number
With just one player scoring in double-figures Saturday, the Racers are now 0-2 when only one player scores 20 or more points. When the Racers have two or less score 10-plus, the numbers aren't much better at a record of 1-5. Only when the third 10-plus point scorer do the numbers turn around at 6-2.
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