Racers Silence Screaming Eagles For Fourth Straight Win

Saturday, December 3

Murray, Ky.

2 p.m.

Murray State

5-1,0-0MVC

Southern Indiana

3-3,0-0OVC

Southern Ind.

Murray St.

Photo by: Furst Edition Photography

Photo by: Furst Edition Photography

Photo by: Furst Edition Photography

Photo by: Furst Edition Photography

Racers Silence Screaming Eagles For Fourth Straight Win

12/3/2022 6:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MSU moves to 5-1 after dominating win over USI

In A Nutshell
The Murray State women's basketball team picked up its fourth win in a row Saturday afternoon with a 77-59 victory over Southern Indiana at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

Fast Facts

For the second consecutive game, the Racers shot 50-percent or better from the floor. Murray State finished the game shooting 51.8-percent from the field powered by a 7-for-13 performance from Macey Turley. Turley led the Racers Saturday with 20 points including a 3-for-5 clip from 3-point range.
Katelyn Young notched her third consecutive double-double Saturday with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The junior was 4-for-7 from the floor in the game and 3-for-3 at the free throw line, to go along with a team-high six assists.
Murray State assisted on 20 of its 29 made field goals in the game for an assisted shot rate of 68.9-percent. On the season, the Racers are assisting on 68.8-percent of their made field goals, which is the fourth-best percentage in the nation.
Jordyn Hughes added 11 points to the cause, while Jaidah Black came close to a double-double of her own with eight points and seven rebounds.
Murray State continued to get good production from its bench Saturday, with the Racer reserves combining for 21 points. Of the 15 Racers that appeared in Saturday's game, 10 of them found their way into the scorebook with at least two points.
The 18-point margin of victory by the Racers marked their fourth double-digit win of the season out of five wins. Murray State has now won four of five games by at least 18 points.

What's Next?
The Racers will now take a 10-day hiatus for final and return to action Dec. 13 at the CFSB Center for a Popeyes Battle of the Border matchup with arch-rival Austin Peay.