Murray State University Racers Women’S Basketball Game Notes • Game 18
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MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY RACERS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • GAME 18 2020-21 SCHEDULE MURRAY ST. (8-8, 5-6 OVC) OVERALL: 8-8 | OVC: 5-6 AT MOREHEAD ST. (5-10, 4-7 OVC) HOME: 5-2 | AWAY: 3-6 11.25 at #11 Kentucky L 60-86 FEB. 4, 2021 » JOHNSON ARENA » MOREHEAD, KY. » 4 P.M. ET 12.1 EVANSVILLE W 84-61 12.4 at Indiana St. L 80-84 MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES 12.8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W 85-60 MURRAY STATE RACERS AT 12.14 at North Alabama W 94-80 12.19 AUSTIN PEAY* L 60-64 TALE OF THE TAPE 1.7 at Eastern Ill.* W 76-68 69.9 Points Per Game 59.5 1.9 at SIUE* L 57-64 69.1 Points Allowed Per Game 64.8 1.11 MOREHEAD ST.* W 69-62 .407 Field Goal Percentage .351 .425 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .406 1.14 at Southeast Mo. L 53-69 .300 Three-Point Percentage .254 1.16 at UT Martin L 71-78 .753 Free Throw Percentage .739 1.19 at Belmont* W 72-66 38.5 Rebounds Per Game 38.1 36.4 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 38.5 1.21 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 67-60 11.5 Assists Per Game 9.3 1.23 TENNESSEE TECH L 58-75 @RacersWBB @MSUEaglesWBB 16.4 Turnovers Per Game 17.1 1.25 at Austin Peay L 71-74 1.28 TENNESSEE ST. W 77-58 STREAM: ESPN+ 1.30 BELMONT L 54-66 RADIO: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose) 2.4 at Morehead St. 3 p.m. 2.6 at Eastern Ky. 12 p.m. 2.11 SOUTHEAST MO. 4:30 p.m. FAST FACTS 2.13 UT MARTIN 4:30 p.m. » Thursday will be the 88th meeting between Murray State and Morehead State with the Eagles leading 2.18 EASTERN ILL. 4:30 p.m. the overall series, 46-41 and the series in Morehead, 24-16. 2.20 SIUE 4:30 p.m. » After a loss to Tennessee Tech last Saturday, Morehead State enters Thursday’s contest at 5-10 2.25 at Jacksonville St. 4:30 p.m. overall and 4-7 in OVC play. The Eagles are currently being outscored by an average of 5.3 points per 2.27 at Tennessee Tech 5 p.m. game, 64.8 to 59.5. 3.3-6 at OVC Tournament TBD » One strength for the Eagles, however, is their ability to block shots, as they currently lead the OVC and are second in the nation in the category at 7.4 per game. Ariel Kirkwood currently leads the block party *OVC Contest for Morehead State with 2.73 per game, which is also the third best average in all of Division I. ALL CAPS Indicates Home Game » Gabby Crawford and Kirkwood currently lead the scoring attack for Morehead State at 11.0 point All Times Central & Subject To Change each, while Lauren Carter and Ellie Jo Johnson follow at 8.5 and 8.3 points, respectively. » On the glass, the Eagles are almost even with their opponents this season at 38.1 rebounds per game, compared to 38.5 by opponents. Individually, Gabby Crawford currently leads the rebounding 2020-21 OVC STANDINGS efforts for Morehead State at 8.9 per game, while Kirkwood follows at 7.5. OVC Overall Team W L Avg. W L Avg. UT Martin 10 1 .909 11 3 .786 NUMBERS TO KNOW Belmont 5 2 .714 8 4 .667 Austin Peay 7 3 .700 9 5 .643 Tennessee Tech 7 4 .636 9 5 .643 Southeast Mo. 7 2 .636 9 7 .563 Jacksonville St. 5 3 .625 8 4 .667 Eastern Ill. 6 6 .500 8 9 .471 Eastern Ky. 5 6 .455 6 9 .400 Times this6 season that Murray Number 8of years since MSU 332Number of miles from Murray Murray St. 5 7 .417 8 9 .470 State has been held to 60 or last won at Johnson Arena. The State’s campus to Morehead Morehead St. 4 7 .364 5 10 .333 fewer points. Including Saturday’s last win in Morehead came on State’s, making it the Racers’ SIUE 2 9 .182 5 11 .313 loss to Belmont, the Racers are Feb. 25, 2013. The Racers are second longest trip of the year. Tennessee St. 0 11 .000 0 13 .000 now 0-6 in those games. currently 0-3 at Johnson Arena The longest is Jacksonville State since that game. at 339 miles. FYI • Murray State women’s basketball is known as PROBABLE STARTERS the “Racers” and should never be referred to as the “Lady Racers.” • In print, acceptable usage includes “Murray State”, “Racers” and “MSU”. “MUR” is acceptable only in tabular formats. “Murray” on its own is never acceptable. •The three logos to the right are the only acceptable logos for Murray State athletics. Please contact Parker Griffith at the below information should you need copies of the latest logos. MAYES TURLEY HAWTHORNE SANDERS-WOODS YOUNG FR. • G • 5-8 FR. • F • 6-1 4 JR. • G • 5-7 5 JR. • G • 5-6 11 SR. • F • 6-0 21 31 • Media Relations Contact: Parker Griffith 6.8 PPG/1.9 RPG/1.0 APG 16.4 PPG/3.4 RPG/3.2 APG 7.8 PPG/5.8 RPG/0.8 APG 8.0 PPG/1.8 RPG/1.6 APG 13.2 PPG/9.5 RPG/1.4 SPG Email: pgriffith2@murraystate .edu O: (270) 809-3351 2020-21 Murray State Women’s Basketball Game Notes THE INSIDE TRACK A WIN THURSDAY WOULD... ROARING TWENTIES ALL ABOUT FREE THROWS A win Thursday would give the Racers four With 21 points Monday at Austin Peay, Currently, Murray State is the best team in road wins on the season, tying the 2017-18 Macey Turley has now scored 20-plus points the OVC and 11th-best nationally at getting and 2019-20 season for the most in the in each of her last five games and in six total to the line making 286 total trips or 22.0 per Rechelle Turner era, with three road games games this season. game. However, the Racers don’t just get remaining after Thursday. to the line, they excel there with 217 total LEADERS OF THE PACK makes or 16.7 per game, which also leads TEARING UP THE CHARTS As a team and individually, the Racers the OVC and is the seventh-highest total Along with her recent membership in MSU’s currently own the top spots in several nationally. Percentage wise, the Racers are 1,000-point club, Macey Turley now finds conference statistical rankings. As a team, making free throws at a 75.9-percent clip, herself on several career lists for Murray MSU currently leads the OVC in free throw which is the second-highest in the OVC and State. Below is where Turley stands on those attempts (338), free throws made (253), 38th-best in the nation. Individually, Macey lists. rebounds (570) and scoring offense (70.5 Turley has the nation’s 11th-best percentage ppg). Individually, Macey Turley leads in free as she has hit 55 of 58 attempts for 94.8 Category Rank Value throw percentage (93.9) and minutes played percent. Points 14 1,097 (496:14), while Katelyn Young leads in re- 3-Point FG 10 128 bounds (142 and rebounds per game (9.5). TURLEY CONTINUES STREAK 3-Point FG Att. 9 379 With an 8-for-8 performance at the free Free Throws 8 293 TURLEY IN THE TWENTIES throw line Tuesday, Macey Turley is now Free Throw Pct. 1 88.8 Junior Macey Turley has scored 20-plus just one made free throw away from tying Assists 10 302 points in each of the last four games. She Paige Guffey’s program record. Turley has Minutes Per Game 2 33.5 has now scored 20 or points five total times now made 43 consecutive free throws, while Assist-To-Turnover Ratio 8 1.22 this season with a season-high of 26 points Guffey’s record stands at 44. against Jacksonville. GETTING TO THE LINE MOST IMPROVED One area the Racers have excelled at this ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER As a team, the Racers have shown much year is getting to the line. Murray State is With just one player scoring in double-fig- improvement at the free throw line since currently second in the nation in free throws ures Saturday, the Racers are now 0-2 when the beginning of the season. In the first six made at 283 and free throw attempts at only one player scores 20 or more points. games of the season, Murray State had 376. Only Arkansas ranks above MSU with When the Racers have two or less score just one game where it shot 80-percent or 333 makes on 455 attempts. 10-plus, the numbers aren’t much better at better at the charity stripe, while in the last a record of 1-5. Only when the third 10-plus six games it has had five. The Racers have PAST NOTES point scorer do the numbers turn around at also scored 20-plus points at the line on four 6-2. occasions this season, with three of those ----------------------------------------------------- coming in the last six games. ALL GOOD THINGS GROUP EFFORT Junior Macey Turley’s consecutive made free MAGIC NUMBER In Thursday’s win over Tennessee State, all throw streak came to an end Thursday, but Four players reached double-digits in scoring 13 available Racers got in the game and 11 not before she set a new program record for Murray State Tuesday at Belmont, mov- different Racers ended up on the score sheet.