Murray State University Athletics

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Racers Clipped By UIC On The Road
3/4/2023 4:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MSU takes eighth-seed in next week’s Hoops In The Heartland
In A Nutshell
The Murray State women's basketball team wrapped up its 2022-23 regular season Saturday with a 65-58 loss to UIC at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Fast Facts
Eighth-seeded Murray State will open play in its first ever Hoops In The Heartland Missouri Valley Championship Thursday at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK against the ninth-seed Evansville at 12:02 p.m.
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The Murray State women's basketball team wrapped up its 2022-23 regular season Saturday with a 65-58 loss to UIC at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Fast Facts
- Murray State was just never able to get over the one-point lead hump late in the game. The Racers led UIC early in the fourth quarter, but were never able to build on and could not hold on.
 - One key stat for UIC Saturday was rebounding, the Flames out worked the Racers on the boards, 40-26.
 - Katelyn Young led the Racers in the game with 21-points, while Briley Pena followed with a career-high 16 points.
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Eighth-seeded Murray State will open play in its first ever Hoops In The Heartland Missouri Valley Championship Thursday at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK against the ninth-seed Evansville at 12:02 p.m.
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Team Stats
MUR
UIC
FG%
.407
.418
3FG%
.313
.412
FT%
.750
.545
RB
26
40
TO
11
15
STL
8
4
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