Racers Wrap Weekend at Home Against Missouri State

Game Information
Opponent: Missouri State Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center)
Date/Game Time: Friday, Jan. 28, 2024/2 p.m. CT
Audio: WNBS 1340AM PxP: Jeremy Rose
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 13-4 (W1) MOSU (Streak): 12-5 (L1)
MUR Last Game: Win, 75-70 vs Southern Illinois (Jan. 26)
MOSU Last Game: Loss, 55-66 at Belmont (Jan. 26)
All-Time Series vs. MOSU: 1-4

The Murray State Women's Basketball Team closes the weekend at home when they host the Missouri State Bears, Sunday.

The Racers are coming off a 75-70 win over Southern Illinois. The two teams went on a back and forth battle with the Racers taking the slight edge.

This will be the sixth meeting between the Racers and the Bears. Missouri State leads the series 4-1, the Bears won both of their meetings with the Racers last season.

Notes

The Racers are still undefeated at home with 8-0 record at CFSB.
MSU enters the game with the third-highest scoring offense in the nation with 90.6 points per game. They have ten 90-plus point games this season.
The Racers lead the nation in bench points with 39.9 points per game.
Katelyn Young joins the group of five Racers that has scored 2000-career points against Southern Illinois. She is one of only 16 active players that has 2000-plus points in the NCAA.
Young now has 2,015 points and is 272 points away from tying the program's scoring record.
Young was included in the 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List by Her Hoop Stats.
Freshman Haven Ford let her presence be known by posting a career-high of 17 points against Southern Illinois.
Rechelle Turner enters her seventh season after guiding the Racers through their inaugural MVC season.

Scouting Missouri State

Missouri State is fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a 6-2 record. They are the second -top defensive team in the MVC by only conceding 64.4 points per game.
The Bears feature three primary offensive outputs from Indya Green (10.5 ppg), Lacey Stokes (10 ppg) and Kennedy Taylor (10 ppg).
Green and Taylor also lead the Bears on the board with 6.6 and 6.4 rebounds per game, respectively.

What a Racer Win Means?

Head Coach Rechelle Turner will take her 105th career win, tying Rob Cross with the most wins in Racers history.

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Players Mentioned

Haven Ford

Katelyn Young

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