Racers Visit Southern Mississippi to Begin WNIT Campaign

Game Information
Opponent: Southern Miss Site (Venue): Hattiesburg, Miss. (Reed Green Coliseum)
Date/Game Time: Saturday, March 23 2024
Audio: WBZB 104.5FM PxP: Jeremy Rose
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 20-11 (L1) USM (Streak): 19-13 (W1)
MUR Last Game: Lost, 70-71 vs Missouri State (March 15)
USM Last Game: Won, 79-74 vs UAB (March 20)
All-Time Series vs. USM: 0-1

Murray State women's basketball visits the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles for the second round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament, Saturday.

The Racers received a first-round bye after finishing their Missouri Valley Conference season with a 20-11 record. This is their seventh postseason appearance.

Notes

Murray State enters their seventh postseason competition in program histroy.
The lost in the second round of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland 70-71 to Missouri State last week.
This will be the second meeting between the Racers and the Golden Eagles, the first in this century. Their first meeting happened in 1993 at the Reed Green Coliseum where the Eagles won 91-59.
On their first meeting, head coach Rechelle Turner was a player for Murray State. She led the Racers in assists in the 1992-93 season.
The Racers fell to Vanderbilt (47-73) in the WNIT in 2022.
Murray State finished the season with a 20-11 record. The seventh time they have ended regular season with 20-plus wins, the second time under Rechelle Turner.
MSU enters the game with the fifth-highest scoring offense in the nation with 85.1 points per game. They have 12 90-plus point games this season.
They ended conference season as the highest offensive team in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Racers lead the nation in bench points with 36.3 points per game.
The Racers feature three All-MVC honorees; Katelyn Young (First Team All-MVC), Ava Learn (All-Newcomer Team) and Haven Ford (All-Freshman Team).
Katelyn Young leads the Missouri Valley Conference by averaging 19.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Young now has 2,286 points and is 2 points away from becoming the program's scoring record. The record is currenly held by Sheila Smith (2,287).
Young is also seven rebounds away from her 1000 career rebound.

Scouting Southern Mississippi

Southern Mississippi fell in the second round of the Sun Belt Tournament against James Madison who ended up going to the WBIT.
They feature two Sun Belt All-Conference honorees in Domonique Davis (First Team) and Melyia Grayson (Third Team).
Davis leads the team's scoring with 20 points per game.

What a Racer Win Means?

This will be the Racers' second WNIT victory in program history (third if we include the NWIT).
First WNIT win under Rechelle Turner.
Third postseason win in program history.
They will be 21-11 through the season.

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Racers Visit Southern Mississippi to Begin WNIT Campaign

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Players Mentioned

Haven Ford

Ava Learn

Katelyn Young

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Racers Visit Southern Mississippi to Begin WNIT Campaign

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Players Mentioned

Haven Ford

Ava Learn

Katelyn Young

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