Racers End Season in the Second Round of the WNIT

Saturday, March 23

Hattiesburg, Miss.

5 p.m.

Murray State

20-12,12-8MVC

Southern Mississippi

20-13,10-8Sun Belt

OT 1

Murray St.

Southern Miss.

Photo by: Adit Wratsangka - Murray State Athletics

3/23/2024 9:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Murray State women’s basketball falls at Southern Mississippi in overtime.

In A Nutshell
Murray State women's basketball falls 67-78 at Southern Mississippi in the second round of the second round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament, Saturday.

The Racers earned a spot in the postseason tournament after ending the 2023-24 regular and conference season with a 20-11 record.

Kate the Great
Katelyn Young became the Racers' all-time scoring leader after leading the Racers with 26 points, today. Young broke the 35-year-old record with the first shot of the night. She now has 2312 career points breaking the previous record (2287 points) held by Racer Hall-of-Famer Sheila Smith.

Young also made her 1000^th career rebound milestone as she made 11 rebounds to make it 1004 career rebounds for the Oakwood, Illinois native.

She is the only Racer to have made 2000-plus points and 1000-plus rebounds in the Murray State Women's Basketball history. Only the second in Racers basketball history after Racer Hall-of-Famer Popeye Jones.

The 2023-24 Season
The Racers ended their season with a 20-12 record. The sixth time in program history that they finished with 20-plus wins and earning their seventh postseason appearance.

MSU finished their second Missouri Valley Conference campaign with a 11-7 conference regular season record while falling in the quarterfinal round of the Hoops in the Heartland.

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