MURRAY ST. RACERS AT #18 KENTUCKY WILDCATS Murray, Ky.; Memorial Coliseum Friday, Dec. 22, 2018; 12 p.m. TV/Web: SEC Network+ Live Audio: WNBS 1340 AM 4-5 (PxP - Jeremy Rose) 11-1 2018-19 SCHEDULE MURRAY STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Date Opponent Time /Result 11/1 #LINDSEY WILSON W 72-51 No. Name Pos. GP/GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 11/7 EVANSVILLE W 81-53 11/10 OAKLAND CITY W 113-55 00 Janika Griffith-Wallace G 8/4 .352 .269 .778 4.0 2.5 9.5 11/13 at Butler L 65-86 4 Lex Mayes G 9/9 .344 .378 .750 2.8 1.1 8.1 11/20 LIPSCOMB W 97-61 5 Macey Turley G 9/9 .383 .279 .833 3.3 5.7 12.8 11/27 at Arkansas St. L 63-74 12/1 ALABAMA A&M L 53-59 14 Evelyn Adebayo F 9/9 .458 .333 .820 10.4 1.1 17.6 12/11 at Illinois L 52-84 20 Cekeya Mack F 9/2 .590 .000 .706 4.3 0.3 6.4 12/13 BETHEL (TN) W 86-50 12/18 SOUTHERN ILL. L 59-65 12/21 at Kentucky 11 a.m. Key Reserves 12/28 at Tennessee 6 p.m. 3 DeAsia Outlaw G 6/4 .381 1.00 .667 1.3 0.7 3.5 1/3 *MOREHEAD ST. 5 p.m. 1/5 *EASTERN KY. 5 p.m. 31 Brianna Crane F 8/4 .425 .000 .667 4.4 0.9 5.5 1/10 *at UT Martin 5:30 p.m. 32 Alexis Burpo F/G 9/4 .556 .500 .571 3.9 1.6 5.4 1/12 *at Southeast Mo. 2 p.m. Team 9 .428 .340 .780 41.4 14.7 74.3 1/17 *at Eastern Ill. 5:15 p.m. 1/19 *at SIUE 5:15 p.m. 1/24 *BELMONT 2 p.m. KENTUCKY PROBABLE STARTERS 1/26 *TENNESSEE ST. 5 p.m. 1/31 *at Jacksonville St. 5 p.m. 2/2 *at Tennessee Tech 11:30 p.m. 2/7 *EASTERN ILLINOIS 5:30 p.m. 2/9 *SIUE 5 p.m. No. Name Pos. GP/GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 2/14 *at Eastern Ky. 4 p.m. 3 KeKe McKinney F 12/12 .365 .261 .615 5.2 0.9 5.0 2/16 *at Austin Peay 2 p.m. 4 Maci Morris G 12/12 .418 .431 .889 3.3 1.3 16.3 2/21 * UT MARTIN 5 p.m. 2/23 *SOUTHEAST MO. 5 p.m. 10 Rhyne Howard G 12/12 .487 .468 .735 7.0 2.3 17.9 2/28 *at Morehead St. 4:05 p.m. 14 Tatyana Wyatt F 11/11 .365 .300 .519 2.1 3.7 5.7 3/1 *AUSTIN PEAY 5 p.m. 24 Taylor Murray G 12/12 .443 .483 .852 1.9 2.3 8.3 3/6-9 OVC Tournament TBD * - OVC Contest Key Reserves # - Exhibition 5 Blair Green G 12/0 .360 .333 1.00 2.1 0.7 6.0 12 Amanda Paschal G 12/0 .378 .600 .750 2.7 2.1 4.6 32 Jaida Roper G 12/0 .668 .000 .727 2.4 0.1 3.3 2018-19 OVC STANDINGS Team 12 .433 .415 .768 35.7 11.9 80.4 Team OVC Overall Morehead State 0-0 8-3 Belmont 0-0 6-3 All stats are from 2018-19 Tennessee Tech 0-0 6-3 UT Martin 0-0 6-3 Jacksonville State 0-0 6-4 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN SIUE 0-0 4-4 Record Home Away Neutral OT Austin Peay 0-0 5-6 Eastern Illinois 0-0 4-5 Overall 4-5 4-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 Murray State 0-0 4-5 OVC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Southeast Missouri 0-0 4-6 Eastern Kentucky 0-0 2-9 SEASON STREAKS Tennessee State 0-0 0-11 Overall: Lost 1 Home: Lost 1 Away: Lost 3 Neutral: --- OT: --- As of Dec. 19, 2018 2018-19 Murray State Women’s Basketball Game Notes Game 10 • Kentucky • 1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME WEB RADIO Dec. 29 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena) 6 p.m. SECN+ 1340 AM Jan. 3 Morehead St. Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center) 5 p.m. ESPN+ 104.5 FM Jan. 5 Eastern Ky. Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center) 5 p.m. ESPN+ 1340 AM Jan. 10 UT Martin Martin, Tenn. (Elam Center) 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ 103.7 FM Jan. 12 Southeast Mo. Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Show-Me Center) 2 p.m. ESPN+ 1340 AM LAST TIME OUT vs. Southern Illinois (W 65-59) Dec. 18 at CFSB Center MURRAY, Ky. - The Murray State women’s basketball team scored 23 fourth-quarter points Tuesday against Southern Illinois, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a seven-point third quarter, as the Racers fell, 65-59, to the Salukis at the CFSB Center in Murray. The Racers started hot, going 7-for-12 from the floor in the opening quarter to take an 18-10 lead at the end of the first. Murray State cooled down in the second, going just 3-for-10, but still led by two at the half. However, in the third, the Racers would not score until 3:09 left in the stanza which resulted in them being outscored 23-7 in the stanza and trailing 50-36 after three. In the fourth, the Racers once again found their stroke, cutting the lead to just four with 1:23 left. However, they would never get any closer, falling 65-59. Murray State finished the game shooting 40.4 percent from the floor and 15-for-17 at the free throw line. The Racers also outrebounded the Salukis, 33-27, however, MSU committed 20 turnovers in the game with just seven assists, while SIU dished out 15 assists with only 13 turnovers. Evelyn Adebayo once again led MSU in both points and rebounds with 17 and 8, respectively. Brianna Crane followed with 13, while Janika Griffith-Wallace followed at 11. TODAY’S OPPONENT: at #18 Kentucky Wildcats Dec. 22, 2018 12 p.m. Memorial Coliseum SERIES HISTORY: Friday marks the first meeting between the two teams since 2010 and the first in Lexington since 1992. The Wildcats have won each of the last 14 meetings in the series and 16 of the 18 overall. The Racers have defeated Kentucky just twice, in 1972 and 1973, with both coming in Lexington. SCOUTING REPORT: The 18th-ranked Wildcats had little trouble with Western Carolina Tuesday, defeating the Catamounts, 99-39. With the win, UK is now 11-1 on the season with its lone loss coming by just five points on the roads at the hands of then fifth-ranked Louisville. The Wildcats are currently averaging 80.4 points per game, while holding opponents to just 55.9. Rhyne Howard currently leads the ‘Cats offensively with 17.9 points per game to go along with a team-high 7.0 rebounds in addition to sporting one of the best 3-point percentages in the nation at 46.9 percent (29-62). Maci Morris follows Howard at 16.3 points, while Taylor Murray adds an additional 14.5 per game. MURRAY STATE VS. KENTUCKY WILDCATS - 16 WINS, RACERS - 2 WINS Kentucky Quick Facts Founded: 1865 Conference: Southeastern Head Coach: Matthew Mitchell Location: Lexington, Ky. Arena: Memorial Coliseum (8,000) Alma Mater: Mississippi St. ‘85 Colors: Blue & White 2017-18 Rec.: 15-17 (6-10, 9th SEC) Overall Record (season): 296-147 (14th) Enrollment: 30,000 Postseason: L SEC QF UK Record (season): 266-118 (12th) Last 3 vs. UK: Current Streaks vs. UK: All-Time vs. UK: MSU-UK Series Misc.: 11/26/10 @USM L 59-91 Overall: Lost 14 Home: 0-6 First Meeting: 2/12/72 @KWIC L 38-43 2/23/94 @MUR L 67-74 Home: Lost 6 Away: 1-6 Largest MSU Win: 3/2/73 @UK W 59-47 12/4/92 @UK L 55-89 Away: Lost 8 Neutral: 1-4 Largest UK Win: 12/13/77 @UK L 64-102 2018-19 Murray State Women’s Basketball Game Notes Game 10 • Kentucky • 2 2018-19 MURRAY STATE ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Janika Griffith-Wallace G 5-9 So. Brampton, Ontario (Tech Academy at Sault Ste Marie) 1 Raegan Blackburn G 5-8 Fr. Greenville, Ky. (Muhlenberg County HS) 2 Sadie Hill F/G 6-0 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 3 DeAsia Outlaw G 5-11 Jr. Henderson, Ky. (Wabash Valley CC) 4 Lex Mayes G 5-7 Fr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) 5 Macey Turley G 5-6 Fr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) 11 Paige Barrett G/F 5-10 So. Scottsburg, Ind. (Scottsburg HS) 14 Evelyn Adebayo F 6-0 Jr. London, England (Gardner-Webb) 20 Cekeya Mack F 6-0 Jr. Albany, Ga. (Albany Tech) 31 Brianna Crane F 6-0 So. Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay HS) 32 Alexis Burpo F/G 5-10 Fr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) 33 Michaela Manley G 5-10 Sr. Benton, Ky. (Marshall County HS) 44 Macie Gibson F 6-1 Fr. Booneville, Ky. (Owsley County HS) Head Coach: Rechelle Turner (Murray St., 1996), 2nd Season Assistant Coaches: Amber Guffey (Murray St., 2009), 2nd Season; Jauwan Scaife (Ball St., 2012), 1st Season; Monica Evans, 2nd Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE JANIKA Griffith-Wallace .....