Racers Host UNI to Wrap Home Weekend

Game Information
Opponent: Northern Iowa Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center)
Date/Game Time: Saturday, Feb. 17 2024
Audio: WNBS 1340AM PxP: Jeremy Rose
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 15-7 (L1) UNI (Streak): 9-13 (L1)
MUR Last Game: Loss, 75-81 vs Drake (Feb. 15)
UNI Last Game: Loss, 72-84 at Belmont (Feb. 15)
All-Time Series vs. UNI: 0-5

The Murray State Women's Basketball Team returns home to host Northern Iowa, Sunday.

The Racers are coming off an 75-81 loss to Drake, Friday.

Murray State lost their previous meeting with the Panthers 75-95 in Iowa.

Notes

This will be the sixth meeting between the Racers and Panthers with the latter having won all five of the previous meetings.
Murray State and Northern Iowa are tied at fourth along with Illinois State with a 8-5 conference record.
MSU enters the game with the fourth-highest scoring offense in the nation with 87.2 points per game. They have 11 90-plus point games this season.
They remain the highest offensive team in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Racers lead the nation in bench points with 38.3 points per game.
Bria Sanders-Woods had a career-high night at Missouri State by posting 29 points.
Katelyn Young now has 2,093 points and is 194 points away from tying the program's scoring record.
Young posted her eighth double-double against Drake on Friday with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Young is currently second int he Missouri Valley Conference in points per game with 18.5.
Young was included in the 2024 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List by Her Hoop Stats.
Rechelle Turner enters her seventh season after guiding the Racers through their inaugural MVC season.

Scouting Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa is currently tied with Murray State and Illinois State at fourth of the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a 8-5 record.
MVC Preseason Player of the Year Grace Boffeli is fifth in the conference in points per game with 15.6 followed by Maya McDermott at eighth with 14.5 points per game.
Boffeli is third in the conference in rebound with 8.6 rebounds per game.

What a Racer Win Means?

The Racers will be 16-7 in the season and 9-5 in conference play.
They will break the deadlock with Northern Iowa in the standings.

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Players Mentioned

Bria Sanders-Woods

Katelyn Young

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