Racers Open With Win In Front Of Record Crowd

Tuesday, November 9

Murray, Ky.

11 a.m.

Murray State

1-0,0-0OVC

Asbury

0-1,0-0DIII Independent

Asbury

Murray St.

11/9/2021 3:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The 1,109 fans Tuesday set a new MSU attendance mark for a standalone WBB game

In A Nutshell
The Murray State women's basketball team won its fourth consecutive season opener under Rechelle Turner by beating Asbury, 79-40, in front of the largest crowd for a standalone women's game in program history.

Fast Facts

A total of 1,109 fans were on hand for "Education Day" Tuesday in partnership with the Murray Independent and Calloway County school districts. Tuesday's attendance shatters the previous known record of 608 for a standalone women's game, making it the highest attended women's standalone game in program history.
Katelyn Young led all scorers and rebounders in the game with 20 points and 14 boards to notch the 11th double-double of her career.
As a team, Murray State pulled down 65 rebounds in the game, just one off of the program single-game record of 66. MSU has reached 66 rebounds in a game twice, once in 1983 against Evansville, then again in 2014 against Brescia.
The Racers had a lot of success inside Tuesday and they scored 48 of their 79 points in the paint.
Murray State also got great performances from its bench in the game, as five different plays came off the bench to score four points each for a total of 20.

Recap
The Racers outgunned the Eagles from the start, limiting the Asbury to just 12 points in the first half. Murray State's defense proved too much for the Eagles as they finished the game shooting just 5-for-73 from the floor and 8-for-48 from 3-point range.

Key Stats

Led by Young's 20 points, three players reached double digits Tuesday including Hannah McKay with 16 and Macey Turley with 10.
McKay flirted with a double-double of her own, grabbing nine rebounds in the contest, as did Alexis Burpo who finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
The Racers were not shy about passing the ball in the game, especially in the first half where the assisted on 16 of 19 made field goals.