Racers Set to Open Season at Southern Indiana

Friday, November 7

Evansville, Ind.

5 p.m.

Murray State

Southern Indiana

11/6/2025 4:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Murray State women's basketball is set to open the 2025-26 season at USI on Friday

Murray State women's basketball gets the 2025-26 season underway on Friday at 5 p.m. when they travel to Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind. The two sides met in Murray a season ago when USI defeated the Racers 82-75 at the CFSB Center. MSU leads the all-time series 5-2 and the Racers have won two of the last three matchups over the Screaming Eagles.

MSU women's basketball is coming off of arguably the best season in program history in 2024-25 after setting a program record 25 wins and securing both the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles en route to the program's first NCAA tournament appearance since 2008.

In the Racers lone exhibition of the season, Murray State defeated Trevecca 102-61 on Monday night and were led by junior guard duo Haven Ford with 22 points and Halli Poock with 20 points. Newcomers Sharnecce Currie-Jelks and Keslyn Secrist had 17 points and 14 points, respectively.

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GAME DAY STORY LINES

The Racers return their two all-MVC guards in Halli Poock and Haven Ford. The duo
combined for 31.9 points per game last season and 302 assists
Ford set the Racers single-season assist mark in 2024-25 with 170
Murray State returns six players from last season's championship team that reached the
NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years
Head Coach Rechelle Turner returns to the Racers for her ninth season at the helm and
is the winningest coach in program history
In 2024-25 MSU ranked second nationally in scoring offense at 86.8 points per contest, the Racers also finished in the top 15 nationally in three pointers per game (4th), free throw percentage (3rd), assists per game (12th), and assist/turnover ratio (10th)
Haven Ford and Halli Poock were named to the Becky Hammon Mid Major Player of the Year Watch List
Head Coach Rechelle Turner was named to the 2026 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List
Ford, Poock, Sharnecce Currie-Jelks, and Keslyn Secrist were named to the MVC Preseason Watch List

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