Women’s Basketball | 1/26/2023 4:53:00 PM
Date (Time): Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 (6 p.m.)
Opponent: Evansville
Site (Venue): Evansville, Ind. (Meeks Family Fieldhouse)
Audio: WNBS 97.9 FM (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN3 (PxP: TBA; Analyst: TBA)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 11-5, 4-3 MVC (Lost 1)
MOST Record (Streak): 9-7, 4-3 MVC (Lost23)
Overall (Streak): UE leads 24-15 (Won 4)
In Murray (Streak): MUR leads 13-6 (Won 2)
In Evansville (Streak): MUR leads 11-9 (Won 2)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): — (—)
Last 5 vs. UE: 4-1 (WWWWL)
First Meeting: W 46-41 (2/26/72 at MUR)
Last Meeting: W 84-61 (12/1/20 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Win: 68 Pts. (W 114-46, 2/10/81 at MUR)
Biggest MSU Loss: 30 Pts. (L 48-78, 12/10/11 at UE)
Next Game: Jan. 29 at Indiana St.
Next Home Game: Feb. 10 vs. Indiana St.
The Game
The Murray State women’s basketball team begins a four-game road trip Friday when it travels to Evansville, Indiana to take on the Purple Aces of Evansville. tip-off from the Meeks Family Fieldhouse is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Last Time Out
Murray State could not find any rhythm or momentum Sunday against Missouri State and fell to the Lady Bears, 77-61. Katelyn Young led Murray State in the game with 13 points, while Alexis Burpo added 10.
Series At A Glance
Evansville is currently 8-8 on the season and 3-5 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Purple Aces are coming off of a loss to Illinois State in their last game, falling to the Redbirds, 78-46.
Scouting The Purple Aces
Evansville is currently 8-8 on the season and 3-5 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Purple Aces are coming off of a loss to Illinois State in their last game, falling to the Redbirds, 78-46.
Abby Feit currently leads the Purple Aces in scoring with 15.3 points per game, while Myia Clark follows at 11.9. Feit leads Evansville on the boards as well with 8.3 rebounds per game, while Barbora Tomancova follows at 7.1.
Evansville currently averages 66.4 points per game on 39.5-percent shooting with 36.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Purple Aces’ opponents are averaging 69.9 points per game on 43.3-percent shooting with 36.6 rebounds per game.
A Win Would…
A win Friday would put an end to a two-game skid by the Racers and extend their winning streak over Evansville to five in a row.
Keeping It Clean
Committing just 11.8 fouls per game, Murray State currently leads the nation in the category. The next closest to the Racers is St. John’s (NY) which is currently averaging 12.0 per game.
Milestone Watch
Two current Racers are very close to reaching a trio of career milestones. Macey Turley is currently six away from becoming the third Racers to reach 500 assists, while Alexis Burpo needs just five boards to become the eighth player to reach 800 rebounds. In addition, Burpo needs 29 points to become the 22nd overall and third current Racer to become a member of the school’s 1,000-point club.
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