Winners in Cedar Falls, Racers Pick Up Big Road Victory

Thursday, January 16

Cedar Falls, IA

6 p.m.

Murray State

11-4,5-1MVC

Northern Iowa

9-8,4-2MVC

Murray St.

UNI

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Winners in Cedar Falls, Racers Pick Up Big Road Victory

1/16/2025 8:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Murray State women's basketball defeated Northern Iowa for the first time in program history on Thursday night

Murray State women's basketball defeated Northern Iowa 95-89 on Thursday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The win is the Racers first victory over UNI in program history and moves MSU to 5-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, tied for first place in the league.

Led by Ava Learn's sixth double-double of the season and Haven Ford's 27-point performance, Murray State handed UNI just their second home loss of the season. Learn grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds while Ford and fellow sophomore guard Halli Poock combined for 48 points.

Freshman Braxcynn Baker continued her hot shooting streak, knocking down three more three point attempts in just 15 minutes played. Briley Pena helped with the Racers strong shooting night from behind the arc, going two for two on three point attempts. Katelyn Young had nine points and five rebounds while Destiny Thomas stuffed the statsheet with four points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

Game Notes

Murray State picked up the programs first ever win over Northern Iowa
MSU is now 8-0 when scoring 90+ points this season
Ava Learn picked up her sixth double-double of the year with a career high 19 rebounds
Sophomore duo Haven Ford and Halli Poock combined for 48 points
Freshman Braxcynn Baker is now shooting 48 percent on three point attempts in conference play
Murray State sits at 5-1 in MVC play and is tied atop the league standings
The Racers have three of the top five scorers in the MVC in Ford, Poock, and Young

The Racers will be back in action on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa when they take on Drake.

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