MURRAY ST. RACERS VS. EASTERN ILL. & SIUE Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center) Thur. & Sat., Jan. 30 & Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 11-8 (5-3) TV/Web: ESPN+ Live Audio: WNBS 1340 AM (PxP - Jeremy Rose) 9-10 (2-6) 3-16 (1-7) 2019-20 SCHEDULE MURRAY STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Date Opponent Time /Result No. Name Pos. GP/GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 11/4 #GEORGETOWN (KY) W 82-36 11/8 at #9 Louisville L 40-76 4 Lex Mayes G 19/18 .396 .315 .800 2.7 1.3 9.5 11/13 at Miss. Valley W 72-66 5 Macey Turley G 19/19 .367 .372 .899 4.2 4.6 17.8 11/15 at #8 Miss. St. L 43-124 11 Laci Hawthorne F 19/18 .393 .000 .534 8.3 0.9 9.0 11/19 at Lipscomb W 67-57 11/22 CHRISTIAN BROS. W 95-58 32 Alexis Burpo G 19/15 .385 .290 .556 7.4 3.0 8.4 11/26 ARKANSAS ST. W 77-62 44 Macie Gibson F 19/13 .375 .325 .900 3.6 0.7 7.6 12/3 at Evansville W 61-59 12/7 INDIANA ST. W 70-62 Team 19 .374 .315 .722 40.8 12.5 67.5 12/15 at Southern Ill. L 66-76 Opp. 19 .411 .332 .657 43.8 15.4 74.5 12/20 SAMFORD L 56-84 12/28 CUMBERLAND (TN) W 93-60 1/2 *UT MARTIN L 64-89 EASTERN ILLINOIS PROBABLE STARTERS 1/4 *SOUTHEAST MO. W 70-62 1/9 *at Jacksonville St. L 51-98 No. Name Pos. GP/GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1/11 *at Tennessee Tech L 72-77 1 Kira Arthofer G 19/19 .418 .447 .875 2.4 4.0 8.4 1/16 *at UT Martin L 56-98. 1/18 *at Southeast Mo. L 73-88 11 Karlee Pace G 19/19 .414 .385 .625 3.3 3.1 14.9 1/23 *BELMONT L 56-86 22 Lariah Washington G 19/19 .402 .229 .694 5.4 1.1 10.0 1/25 *TENNESSEE ST. 5 p.m. 1/30 *EASTERN ILL. 5 p.m. 31 Morgan Litwiller F 18/2 .345 .340 .652 2.4 0.4 4.9 2/1 *SIUE 5 p.m. 41 Abby Wahl C 19/19 .459 .293 .786 5.4 0.7 11.8 2/6 *at Belmont 11 a.m. Team 19 .396 .314 .700 36.9 11.9 65.1 2/8 *at Tennessee St. 5:30 p.m. 2/13 *at Austin Peay 5 p.m. Opp. 19 .381 .313 .677 38.0 12.3 60.8 2/15 *MOREHEAD ST. 2 p.m. 2/20 * at Eastern Ill. 5:15 p.m. 2/22 *at SIUE 4:30 p.m. 2/27 *EASTERN KY. 5 p.m. SIUE PROBABLE STARTERS 2/29 *AUSTIN PEAY 5 p.m. 3/4-7 OVC Tournament TBD No. Name Pos. GP/GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1 Christen King G 19/17 27.5 17.6 50.0 4.3 1.5 6.9 * - OVC Contest 4 Tori Handley G 17/5 .210 .221 .571 1.2 1.3 3.1 # - Exhibition ^ - 2019 OVC Tournament 11 Mikia Keith G 19/18 .275 .176 .500 1.8 1.7 5.0 20 Kaitlin Lee F 18/2 .514 .000 .643 2.6 0.1 3.6 25 Zaria Whitlock F 19/19 .547 .000 .450 2.8 0.7 4.0 Team 19 .349 .227 .615 37.0 11.2 56.8 2019-20 OVC STANDINGS Opp. 19 .422 .303 .707 40.4 14.4 69.2 Team OVC Overall Streak Tennessee Tech 8-0 15-4 W11 Belmont 7-1 12-7 W4 UT Martin 7-1 11-8 W1 Southeast Mo. 6-2 14-5 W5 Eastern Ill. 5-3 11-8 L1 Jacksonville St. 4-4 8-11 L1 Morehead St. 4-4 8-12 W1 Austin Peay 2-6 11-8 L1 Murray St. 2-6 9-10 W1 Eastern Ky. 2-6 8-11 L2 SIUE 1-7 3-16 L6 Tennessee St. 0-7 2-16 L9 2019-20 RECORD BREAKDOWN Record Home Away Neutral OT As of Jan. 27, 2019 Overall 9-10 6-3 3-7 0-0 0-0 OVC 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 SEASON STREAKS Overall: Won 1 Home: Won 1 Away: Lost 5 Neutral: --- OT: --- 2019-20 Murray State Women’s Basketball Game Notes Games 20 & 21 • Eastern Ill. & SIUE • 1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME WEB RADIO Feb. 6 Belmont Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center) 11 a.m. ESPN+ WNBS 1340 Feb. 8 Tennessee St. Nashville, Tenn. (Gentry Complex) 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ WNBS 1340 Feb. 13 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. (Dunn Center) 5 p.m. ESPN+ WNBS 1340 Feb. 15 Morehead St. Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center) 2 p.m. ESPN+ WBZB 104.5 Feb. 20 Eastern Ill. Charleston, Ill. (Lantz Arena) 5:15 p.m. ESPN+ WBZB 104.5 LAST TIME OUT vs. Belmont (L 56-86)/vs. Tennessee St, (W 100-62) Jan. 23 & 25 (CFSB Center [Murray, Ky.]) After taking a tough loss against Belmont Thursday, the Racers bounced back with a huge win over Tennessee State Saturday to snap a five- game losing-streak. Despite a first half double-double from OVC Preseason Player of the Year Elle Harmeyer, Murray State hung with Belmont for most of the first half. However, in the second, the Bruins proved why they were picked to win the league for a fifth-straight year, taking down the Racers, 86-56, Thursday night at the CFSB Center. Macey Turley led MSU in the game with 11 points, while Ashley Hunter had a career-high 10 points and Alexis Burpo tied her career mark for rebounds. Against TSU, The Racers opened the game on a 20-7 run and never looked back in a contest that saw all five starters reach double figures and three of them notch double-doubles. The Racers also notched 30-plus points in two separate quarters after having only reached the same milestone once prior to Saturday. Laci Hawthorne led Murray State Saturday with 21 points and a career-high 14 points for her third double-double of the season. Macey Turley recorded the first double-double of her career as she had 15 points and 10 assists, while Alexis Burpo recorded her second, but first with assists as she finished with 17 points and 10 assists. Macie Gibson was two rebounds away from her own-double double as she has 14 points and eight boards, while Lex Mayes had 17 points including a 5-for-10 performance from 3-point range. THURSDAY’S OPPONENT: vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers Jan. 20, 2020 5 p.m. CFSB Center SERIES HISTORY: The Racers lead the Panthers in the all-time series 32-20 and have won seven of the last eight meetings. Eastern Illinois put an end to a six-game win streak by the Racers last season in Charleston, but the Racers bounced back with an overtime win in Murray later in the season. Last season’s win at home was the fourth-straight win by Murray State at the CFSB Center and improved its record against EIU in Murray to 20-6. SCOUTING REPORT: After splitting with UT Martin and SEMO last week, the Panthers are now 11-8 overall and 5-3 in OVC play. Eastern Illinois is currently averaging 65.3 points per game, while allowing 60.6 points per game. The Panthers are currently shooting 40.1-percent from the floor, 32.1-percent from 3-point range and 70.4-percent from the free throw line. Karle Pace currently leads four Panthers in double-digits with 14.1 points per game. On the boards, Abby Wahl and Lariah Washington lead the way for EIU with 5.4 rebounds per game each. MURRAY STATE VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS RACERS - 32 WINS, PANTHERS - 20 WINS Eastern Illinois Quick Facts Founded: 1895 Conference: Ohio Valley Head Coach: Matt Bollant Location: Charleston, Ill.. Arena: Lantz Arena (5,300) Alma Mater: Winona St., 1994 Colors: Blue & Gray 2018-19 Rec.: 11-18 (5-13, T10th OVC) Overall Record (season): 368-201 (18th) Enrollment: 7,806 Postseason: None EIU Record (season): 25-52 (3rd) Last 3 vs. EIU: Current Streaks vs. EIU: All-Time vs. EIU: MSU-EIU Series Misc.: 2/7/19 @MSU W 60-51 (OT) Overall: Won 1 Home: 18-6 First Meeting: 1/14/78 @MSU W 84-53 1/17/19 @EIU L 67-76 Home: Won 4 Away: 11-13 Largest MSU Win: 2/28/04 @MSU W 84-53 2/22/18 @EIU W 70-63 Away: Lost 1 Neutral: 2-0 Largest EIU Win: 1/2/12 @EIU L 51-76 2019-20 Murray State Women’s Basketball Game Notes Games 20 & 21 • Eastern Ill. & SIUE • 2 SATURDAY’S OPPONENT: vs. SIUE Cougars Feb. 1, 2020 5 p.m. CFSB Center SERIES HISTORY: Saturday will be just the 21st all-time meeting between the two schools, with SIUE leading 12-8. After rout- ing the Racers in Edwardsville last season, the Cougars had their five-game win-streak in the series snapped a month later in Murray. The win for MSU at home last season also evened the series between the two teams at The Bank, with each team now having won five of those 10 meeting.