Murray State University Athletics
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Racers Pick Up Gritty Win over Saint Louis
11/15/2025 11:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Murray State women's basketball set a program record with 44 made free throws in the win over SLU
Murray St. held off a determined Saint Louis rally and poured in 38 points in the final quarter to secure a hard-fought 96-88 victory at the CFSB Center on November 15, 2025. The win moved Murray St. to 3-1 on the season, while Saint Louis fell to 1-4.
The Billikens trailed by six at halftime, 41-35, but mounted a strong third-quarter push to knot the score at 58-58 heading into the final frame. The back-and-forth contest saw the lead change 11 times and the score tied 10 times, but Murray St. exploded in the fourth quarter, outscoring Saint Louis 38-30 to seal the win.
Murray St.'s victory was largely fueled by a commanding performance at the free-throw line, where they finished 44-of-50 for the game. Halli Poock and Sharnecce Currie-Jelks each contributed a game-high 28 points. Poock was nearly perfect at the line, sinking 15 of 17 attempts, while Currie-Jelks went 13-of-15 and secured a double-double with 10 rebounds. Keslyn Secrist also recorded a double-double for Murray St., finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Murray State moves its attention to Big 10 opponent Illinois on Tuesday in Champaign, Illinois.
Game Notes
- Murray St.'s 44 made free throws set a program record for a single game and tied a program record with 50 free throw attempts
- The previous record of 38 made FT's was set against Texas A&M Commerce on Dec. 11, 1991
- Halli Poock's 15 free throws made is tied for the fourth-most in a single game in program history
- Poock scored 20 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter
- Sharnecce Currie-Jelks and Keslyn Secrist both recorded double-doubles, giving the Racers multiple double-doubles in a single game for the first time this season.
- Currie-Jelks came just two points shy of her career high
- The contest was the Racers' first regular-season home game of the 2025-26 season.
- Attendance for the non-conference matchup was 2,147.
