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Racers Look To End Slump Against Evansville
2/11/2023 4:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MSU to drop WNIT banner prior to game
Date (Time): Sun., Feb. 12, 2023 (2 p.m.)
Opponent: Evansville Purple Aces
Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: Dave Rowton; Analyst: Marc Rozanski)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 11-11, 4-9 MVC (Lost 7)
UE Record (Streak): 10-12, 5-8 MVC (Lost 3)
Overall (Streak): MUR leads 24-16 (Lost 1)
In Murray (Streak): MUR leads 13-6 (Won 2)
In Evansville (Streak): MUR leads 11-10 (Lost 1)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): --- (---)
Last 5 vs. UE: 4-1 (LWWWW)
First Meeting: W 46-41 (2/26/72 at MUR)
Last Meeting: L 67-75 (1/26/223 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Win: 68 Pts. (W 114-46, 2/10/81 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Loss: 30 Pts. (L 48-78, 12/10/11 at UE)
Next Game: Feb. 17 at Missouri St.
Next Home Game: Feb. 3 vs. UNI
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team will host Evansville Sunday at the CFSB Center for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
Last Time Out
The Racers dropped their seventh in a row Friday to Indiana State, 82-71. Despite the loss, Katelyn Young notched her ninth double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Series At A Glance
Murray State and Evansville will meet for the 41st time Friday, with the Racers holding a 24-16 advantage. Murray State also leads the series in Murray, 13-6, and has won each of the last two meetings between the two teams there.
Scouting The Purple Aces
Evansville is currently 10-12 on the season and 5-8 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Purple Aces are coming off of a loss to Belmont in their last game, falling to the Bruins, 93-53.
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Abby Feit currently leads the Purple Aces in scoring with 15.0 points per game, while Myia Clark follows at 11.9. Feit leads Evansville on the boards as well with 7.5 rebounds per game, while Barbora Tomancova follows at 6.8.
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Evansville currently averages 64.7 points per game on 38.3-percent shooting with 35.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Purple Aces' opponents are averaging 72.1points per game on 44.0-percent shooting with 37.9 rebounds per game.
A Win Would...
A win Sunday would put an end to a seven-game skid by the Racers overall and a three-game slide at the CFSB Center.
Banners Are Hung
Prior to Sunday's game, the Racers will drop a banner for the WNIT appearance in 2021-22. Last season, the Murray State women's basketball team posted an overall record of 22-10, an OVC record of 13-5 and earned an at-large bid to the WNIT. It was the Racers' first trip to the WNIT since 2009.
Almost There
Alexis Burpo is closing in on a major career milestone. She currently has 989 career points and needs just 11 to become the 22nd member of the Murray State 1,000-point club.
Doubling Up
Katelyn Young notched her ninth double-double of the season Friday with 24 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana State. Young is currently fourth all-time in career double-doubles for MSU with 28.
Closing In On Greatness
Macey Turley needs just three assists to pass current Racer assistant Amber Guffey and become the school's all-time leader in the category at 513.
