Racers Look To End Slide At Indiana State

Date (Time): Fri., Jan. 29, 2023 (1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT)
Opponent: Indiana State Sycamores
Site (Venue): Terre Haute, Ind. (Hulman Center)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: Brendan King; Analyst: Adrian Gonzalez; Sideline: Kassie Wade)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 11-7, 4-5 MVC (Lost 3)
INST Record (Streak): 8-10, 3-6 MVC (Lost 1)
Overall (Streak): MUR leads 4-1 (Lost 1)
In Murray (Streak): MUR leads 2-0 (Won 2)
In Terre Haute (Streak): Series tied 1-1 (Lost 1)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): MUR leads 1-0 (Won 1)
Last 5 vs. INST: 4-1 (LWWWW)
First Meeting: W 71-56 (12/12/80 at UTM)
Last Meeting: L 80-84 (12/5/20 at INST)
Biggest MSU Win: 15 Pts. (W 71-56; 12/12/80 at UTM)
Biggest MSU Loss: 4 Pts. (L 80-84; 12/15/20 at INST)
Next Game: Feb. 2 at Belmont
Next Home Game: Feb. 10 vs. Indiana St.

The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will try to smooth out a recent rough patch Sunday when it travels to Terre Haute to take on Indiana State. Tip-off from the Hulman Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT.

Last Time Out
Outscored, 8-1, in the final three minutes Friday at Evansville, the Racers ultimately fell to the Purple Aces, 75-67. Hannah McKay scored a career-high 22 points, while Katelyn Young had notched her seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Series At A Glance
Sunday will be just the sixth meeting between the Racers and the Sycamores, with the Racers leading the series, 4-1. Prior to MSU joining the MVC, the two teams played a home-and-home in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, with each winning on its own home court.

Scouting The Sycamores
Indiana State is currently 8-10 on the season and 3-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Sycamores are coming off of a loss Friday at home to Belmont, 65-51.

Del'Janae Williams currently leads the Sycamores in scoring with 13.1 points per game, while Chelsea Cain and Anna McKendree follow at 11.4 and 10.1, respectively. Cain leads Indiana State on the boards as well with 5.0 rebounds per game, while Mya Glanton follows at 4.8.

Indiana State currently averages 63.3 points per game on 38.0-percent shooting with 37.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Sycamores' opponents are averaging 64.2 points per game on 39.8-percent shooting with 37.2 rebounds per game. 36.6 rebounds per game.

A Win Would...
A win Sunday would put an end to a three-game skid by the Racers, both overall and on the road.

Surging At The Stripe
Murray State went 15-for-16 at the free throw line Friday to increase its season percentage from 79.0 to 79.8. The increase also moved the Racers from seventh nationally in the category to second. Lehigh currently leads the nation at 80.7-percent.

Oh So Close
Two current Racers are very close to reaching a trio of career milestones. Macey Turley is currently just one away from becoming the third Racers to reach 500 assists, while Alexis Burpo needs just two boards to become the eighth player to reach 800 rebounds. In addition, Burpo needs 27 points to become the 22nd overall and third current Racer to become a member of the school's 1,000-point club.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Alexis Burpo

Hannah McKay

Macey Turley

Katelyn Young

Murray State University