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Racers Look To Build Momentum at Missouri State
2/16/2023 7:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MSU travels to Springfield in search of back-to-back wins
Date (Time): Fri., Feb. 17, 2023 (6 p.m.)
Opponent: Missouri State Lady Bears
Site (Venue): Springfield, Mo. (Great Southern Bank Arena)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: TBA; Analyst: TBA)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 12-11, 5-9 MVC (Won 1)
MOST Record (Streak): 16-7, 11-3 MVC (Won 7)
Overall (Streak): MOST leads 3-1 (Lost 2)
In Murray (Streak): Series tied 1-1 (Lost 1)
In Springfield (Streak): MOST leads 2-0 (Lost 2)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): --- (---)
Last 5 vs. MOST: 1-3 (LLWL--)
First Meeting: L 73-82 (12/6/86 at MOST)
Last Meeting: L 61-77 (1/22/23 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Win: 11 Points (W 83-72, 12/6/87 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Loss: 16 Points (L 61-77, 1/22/23 at MUR)
Next Game: Feb. 19 at Southern Ill.
Next Home Game: Feb. 23 vs. UNI
The Game
The Murray State women's basketball team travels to Springfield Friday to take on the Lady Bears of Missouri State. Tip-off from the Great Southern Bank is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Last Time Out
Murray State snapped a seven-game losing streak Sunday with an 80-60 victory over Evansville at home. Katelyn Young led Murray State with 29, while Macey Turley added 14 and Bria Sanders-Woods had 10.
Series At A Glance
Murray State suffered its worst loss of the very young series in January, falling to the Bears, 77-61, in Murray. The Bears now lead the all-time series 3-1 and are currently 2-0 in games played in Springfield.
Scouting The Lady Bears
Missouri State is currently rolling, having won each of its last seven games. The Bears stopped Illinois State's 11-game winning streak with a 71-66 win over the Redbirds at home.
Aniya Thomas currently leads the Bears in scoring with 14.7 points per game, while Kennedy Taylor and Sydney Thomas follow 11.7 and 11.1, respectively. On the boards, Taylor and Indya Green lead Missouri State with 8.0 rebounds per game.
Missouri State currently averages 67.6 points per game on 41.-percent shooting with 42.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Bears' opponents are averaging 64.0 points per game on 41.3-percent shooting with 31.7 rebounds per game.
A Win Would...
A win Friday would give the Racers back-to-back wins for the first time since Jan. 11 & 15 against Belmont and Bradley, respectively.
Just A Few More
Alexis Burpo is closing in on a major career milestone. She currently has 991 career points and needs just 13 to become the 22nd member of the Murray State 1,000-point club.
Raining Threes
Katelyn Young made a career-high 3-pointers Sunday with five. It was not only a career best for Young, but a season-high by a Racer.
New Assist Queen
Macey Turley had five assists against Evansville to pass Amber Guffey's 512 career assists and become the school's all-time leader in the category. The five on Sunday bring her career total to 515.
