Bears Prove Too Much for Racers

Saturday, January 4

Springfield, MO

1 p.m.

Murray State

8-4,2-1MVC

Missouri State

10-4,2-1MVC

Murray St.

Missouri St.

1/4/2025 3:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score vs Missouri State

Murray State women's basketball fell 85-78 to Missouri State on Saturday afternoon

Murray State women's basketball fell to Missouri State 85-78 on Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Missouri for the Racers first Missouri Valley Conference loss this season. Prior to the matchup with the Bears, the Racers had won three straight games, scoring 91 or more points in each.

Katelyn Young led Murray State with 23 points and five rebounds while seniors Ava Learn and Trinity White each scored nine points and grabbed eight and seven rebounds, respectively. Haven Ford put together 15 points in the contest while battling foul trouble throughout the contest. Freshman Braxcynn Baker had nine points on three made three point attempts as Briley Pena had seven points and five assists.

The Racers scored 40 points in the paint and picked up 12 steals as a team.

Murray State returns to the CFSB Center next weekend with a pair of games, hosting Valparaiso on Friday and UIC on Sunday.

Game Notes

Katelyn Young followed up her performance from Friday night when she surpassed 2,500 career points with 23 more points today
Murray State dropped its first MVC game this season after starting the conference campaign 2-0
Head Coach Rechelle Turner needs one more win to tie the program's all-time leader in coaching victories with Rob Cross
Haven Ford has now scored 15 or more points in seven games this season
Freshman Braxcynn Baker is averaging 7.3 points across her first three MVC games in her career
The defeat snaps the Racers three game winning streak in which they had scored 91 or more in each contest.

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