Racers Open 2026-27 Campaign at Southern Indiana - Murray State University Athletics

Monday, November 2

Evansville, IN

6 p.m.

Murray State

Southern Indiana

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

11/1/2026 3:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Murray State women's basketball gets the new college basketball season underway with a trip to USI on Monday night

Murray State women's basketball begins the 2026-27 season with a trip to Southern Indiana on Monday night at 6 p.m. inside Screaming Eagle arena in Evansville, Indiana.

MSU women's basketball is coming off of back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles including a program record 31-win season a year ago. The Racers return four of five starters from a season ago in Halli Poock, Haven Ford, Keslyn Secrist, and Sharnecce Currie-Jelks.

The Racers and Screaming Eagles opened last season's slate with the Racers capturing a 79-77 victory on the back of Haven Ford's buzzer beater.

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GAME DAY STORY LINES

Murray State was picked first in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) 2026-27 preseason poll, the league office announced on October 13. The Racers picked up 41 of 44 first-place votes after returning three All-MVC performers and four starters from a season ago.
Murray State has finished inside the top five nationally in each of the last two seasons in scoring offense. Across back-to-back championship campaigns, MSU has averaged greater than 85 ppg.
Halli Poock, Haven Ford, Keslyn Secrist, and Sharnecce Currie-Jelks were all named to the MVC Preseason watch list
Poock, Ford, and Currie-Jelks included in the 2027 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list. Murray State led the nation with three players included on the list.
Currie-Jelks was also included on the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Watchlist, one of 20 players nationally and the only mid-major player to make the list.
Coach Rechelle Turner was included on the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year watch list for the second consecutive season.
MSU welcomes six newcomers, including two transfers (Claire Johnson and Sydney Huber) and four freshman (Katie Reed, Mary Grant, Alli Linke, and Sophie Terry).

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