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Racers Close Out Four-Game Road Swing at UTM & SEMO
1/15/2020 10:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Date (Time): Jan. 16 & 18 (5:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.)
Opponent: UT Martin & Southeast Mo.
Site (Venue): Martin, Tenn. (Elam Center) & Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Show-Me Center)
Audio: WBZB 104.5 FM (Thur.)/WNBS 1340 AM (Sat.) (PxP: Jeremy Rose)
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersWBB
MUR Record (Streak): 8-7 (Lost 3)
UTM Record (Streak): 8-7 (Won 4)
All-Time Series vs. UTM (Streak): Skyhawks lead 48-37 (Lost 2)
All-Time Series in Martin (Streak): Skyhawks leads 26-14 (Lost 5)
Last Five vs. UTM: 1-4 (LLWLL)
SEMO Record (Streak): 10-5 (Won 1)
All-Time Series vs. SEMO (Streak): Redhawks lead 39-30 (Won 3)
All-Time Series in Cape Girardeau (Streak): Redhawks lead 24-11 (Won 1)
Last Five vs. SEMO: 3-2 (WWWLL)
MUR Next Game: Jan. 23 vs. Belmont
MUR Next Home Game: Jan. 23 vs. Belmont
The Games
The Murray State women's basketball team closes out a four-game road trip Thursday and Saturday at UT Martin and Southeast Missouri. On Thursday, the Racers will look to snap a five-game skid at the Elam Center, while Saturday they will aim to continue a three-game overall win-streak against the Redhawks.
Last Time Out
The Murray State Racers opened their four-game road trip with a pair of losses at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech last week. Against the Gamecocks, the Racers could never find a rhythm and fell for the first time this season when hold opponents to less the 40-percent shooting from the floor. Macey Turley led MSU with 15 points, while Cekeya Mack came off the bench to add 14. In Cookeville, the Racers got off to a hot start and led at halftime, but could not sustain the pace and fell for the first time the season when leading after two quarters. Alexis Burpo notched the first double-double of her career with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Turley once again led the Racers in points with 28.
The UT Martin Series
Murray State and UT Martin have met 85 times previous to Thursday with the Skyhawks holding a 13-game lead in the all-time series, 49-36. With a win two week ago in Murray, the Skyhawks have now won seven of the last eight meetings in the series. In Martin, the Racers have won 14 of 41 meetings and have topped the Skyhawks just once since 2009.
Scouting The Skyhawks
The Skyhawks enter Thursday's game with the Racers at 8-7 on the season and are undefeated in league play at 4-0. The Skyhawks are currently averaging 65.6 points and 35.9 rebounds per game, while their opponents are averaging 68.0 and 37.1, respectively. Chelsey Perry currently leads UT Martin in both scoring and rebounding with 20.7 points and 8.3 boards per game. Perry also leads the team in field goal percentage at 49.6, 3-point percentage at 41.9, free throw percentage at 84.8 and blocks with a total of 44.
The Southeast Missouri Series
The Racers and Redhawks will meet for the 70th time Saturday with SEMO leading 39-30. Murray State enters Saturday's contest on a three-game win streak after topping the Redhawks in Murray two weeks ago. In Cape Girardeau, the Redhawks lead the series 24-11 despite a win by the Racers last season.
Scouting The Redhawks
The Redhawks are currently 2-2 in the OVC and 10-5 overall after splitting with Belmont and Tennessee State last week. SEMO currently averages 73.2 points and 45.1 rebounds per game, while allowing 64.0 and 36.1, respectively. The Redhawks currently have three players averaging double-digit points per game with Carrie Shephard leading the way at 16.8 and Tesia Thompson and Taelour Pruitt following at 16.5 and 10.0 points per game for SEMO. Thompson leads SEMO on the glass with 7.1 boards per game, while Jessie Harshberger has the team's best field goal percentage at 45.3.
Career Night
Alexis Burpo put together the first double-double of her career at Tennessee Tech with career-best performances of 18 points and 14 rebounds. The 14 boards by Burpo was also an individual season-high for the Racers.
Cleaning The Glass
Laci Hawthorne had an outstanding road trip last week with her rebounding performance. She pulled down 10 rebounds at Jacksonville State and followed it up Saturday with a career-high 13 at Tennessee Tech.
Buckets By The Buckets
Macey Turley scored 15 points at Jacksonville State and tied her season-high of 28 at Tennessee Tech. Her double-digit performances marked the 12th and 13th time this season that she has accomplished the feat, failing only to score 10-points or more twice in 15 games.
