Racers Cruise Past Eagles To Clinch Winning Season

Saturday, January 29

Murray, Ky.

2 p.m.

Murray State

15-6,7-3OVC

Morehead State

1-18,0-9OVC

Morehead St.

Murray St.

1/29/2022 5:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Turner becomes first singular head coach to have back-to-back winning seasons in over 30 years

In A Nutshell
The Murray State women's basketball team posted their biggest win over Morehead State in series history with a 79-44 victory over the Eagles Saturday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

Fast Facts

· With the win, Murray State clinched a winning season, marking the first time since the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons that the Racers have had winning seasons in consecutive years.

· In clinching the winning season, Rechelle Turner becomes the first head coach to win both seasons of a back-to-back since Bud Childers in 1987-88 and 1988-89.

· The 35-point win over Morehead State was the largest margin of victory for either team in the entire 89-game history of the rivalry. The previous highest winning margin was set Feb. 15, 2001 when the Racers dropped a 26-point decision at Morehead State, 102-76. However, the Racers matched that total over seven years later in a first round OVC tournament game at the CFSB Center with an 87-61 victory that led to the program's first-ever OVC tournament championship

· Katelyn Young led four Racers in double-figures in the game with her sixth double-double of the season of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Macey Turley followed Young with 19, while Alexis Burpo and Hannah McKay had 17 and 17, respectively. Burpo was also just one rebound shy of her own double, pulling down nine boards Monday.

· For the 12th time this season, Murray State finished the game with a field goal percentage of 50.0-percent or better. The Racers went 27-for-50 from the floor in the game. MSU entered the game shooting 46.6-percent from the field, the 10^th best percentage in the nation.

· Also, for the 12^th time this season, Murray State shot better than 80-percent from the free throw line going 21-for-26 for 80.8-percent. The Racers entered Saturday shooting 79.8 from the charity stripe, the fifth highest total in the nation.

· Katelyn Young led Murray State in the game with 16 points, while Bria Sanders-Woods came off the bench to score 12 points and Alexis Burpo added 10

· Murray State continued to crash the boards Saturday, outrebounding the Eagles by 17, 43-36. That will significantly increase Murray State rebound margin of 9.0 that it entered the game, the 16^th largest gap in the nation

· Hannah McKay pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds Saturday, followed by Burpo with six and Young with five.

Next Game
Murray State returns to action Thursday in a Popeye's Battle of the Border matchup with Austin Peay. Tip-off from the Dunn Center in Clarksville is scheduled for 5 p.m.