2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team

2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball
MVC regular season co-champions
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–8 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach
  • Rechelle Turner (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Monica Evans
  • Wyatt Foust
  • Kayla Kleifgen
  • Brittney Patrick
  • Nieja Tucker
Home arenaCFSB Center
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
† 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Missouri State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743
Belmont 15 – 5   .750 26 – 13   .667
Drake 15 – 5   .750 22 – 12   .647
Illinois State 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Northern Iowa 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
UIC 10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455
Valparaiso 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Bradley 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Southern Illinois 2 – 18   .100 4 – 26   .133
Indiana State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team represent Murray State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Racers, led by eight-year head coach Rechelle Turner, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky, as third-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 12–8 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They defeated Bradley,[2] before falling to Missouri State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by Southern Miss in the first round.[5]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. Murray State was picked to finish fourth in the MVC regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Drake 566 (39)
2 Northern Iowa 504 (6)
3 Belmont 475 (3)
4 Murray State 391
5 Missouri State 380
6 UIC 347
7 Illinois State 341
8 Valparaiso 193
9 Indiana State 189
10 Southern Illinois 167
11 Bradley 97
12 Evansville 96

Source:[6]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

Preseason All-MVC teams
Team Player Position Year
First Katelyn Young Forward Graduate student

Source:[6]

Roster

2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jada Cook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Patrick Henry High School Roanoke, Virginia
G 1 Halli Poock 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bradley Waterloo, Iowa
G 2 Haven Ford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Rowan County Senior High School Morehead, Kentucky
G 3 Briley Pena 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Nettleton High School Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 5 Trinity White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Butler McKinney, Texas
G 10 Grace Billington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Moberly High School Moberly, Missouri
G 12 Jenna Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Western Kentucky Priceville, Alabama
G/F 14 Ava Learn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Purdue Pleasant Valley, New York
G 20 Braxcynn Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lowell High School Lowell, Michigan
F 22 Cam Hoover 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woodridge High School Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
F 23 Jazmine Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern High School Michigan City, Indiana
F 24 Adriana Blazquez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr ÍES Diego Velázquez Madrid, Spain
G/F 25 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So McCracken County High School Paducah, Kentucky
F 31 Katelyn Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Oakwood High School Oakwood, Illinois
F 33 Adalyn Koelling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Helias Catholic High School Jefferson City, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Bethel (TN) W 98–66  –
 CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 104–60  1–0
 CFSB Center (1,445)
Murray, KY
November 12, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana L 75–82  1–1
 CFSB Center (2,713)
Murray, KY
November 15, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 7 LSU L 60–74  1–2
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,181)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 23, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Memphis W 87–83  2–2
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,113)
Memphis, TN
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 105–57  3–2
 Jack Stephens Center (651)
Little Rock, AR
December 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 91–66  4–2
 Chaifetz Arena (317)
St. Louis, MO
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 116–80  5–2
 CFSB Center (1,126)
Murray, KY
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama L 63–90  5–3
 Coleman Coliseum (2,600)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 19, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 110–79  6–3
 CFSB Center (1,037)
Murray, KY
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 91–80  7–3
(1–0) 		CFSB Center (1,478)
Murray, KY
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 93–69  8–3
(2–0) 		Banterra Center (424)
Carbondale, IL
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 78–85  8–4
(2–1) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (1,676)
Springfield, MO
January 10, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 82–45  9–4
(3–1) 		CFSB Center (873)
Murray, KY
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC W 67–60  10–4
(4–1) 		CFSB Center (1,521)
Murray, KY
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 95–89  11–4
(5–1) 		McLeod Center (2,432)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake W 81–59  12–4
(6–1) 		Knapp Center (2,739)
Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 97–71  13–4
(7–1) 		CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 104–66  14–4
(8–1) 		CFSB Center (1,527)
Murray, KY
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 89–96  14–5
(8–2) 		Curb Event Center (1,087)
Nashville, TN
February 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 70–79  14–6
(8–3) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (785)
Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 77–57  15–6
(9–3) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (352)
Valparaiso, IN
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 86–92  15–7
(9–4) 		CFSB Center (1,811)
Murray, KY
February 15, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 96–91  16–7
(10–4) 		CFSB Center (1,641)
Murray, KY
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bradley W 81–55  17–7
(11–4) 		Renaissance Coliseum (458)
Peoria, IL
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont W 83–78  18–7
(12–4) 		CFSB Center (2,196)
Murray, KY
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 78–67  19–7
(13–4) 		CFSB Center (2,577)
Murray, KY
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 87–64  20–7
(14–4) 		CFSB Center (2,347)
Murray, KY
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 88–60  21–7
(15–4) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (250)
Evansville, IN
March 8, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 109–70  22–7
(16–4) 		Hulman Center (1,227)
Terre Haute, IN
MVC tournament
March 14, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Bradley
Quarterfinals 		W 86–50  23–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 15, 2025
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) Drake
Semifinals 		W 96–90  24–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 16, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (3) Belmont
Championship 		W 83–62  25–7
 Ford Center (1,503)
Evansville, IN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN 		(11 S4) vs. (6 S4) Iowa
First Round 		L 57–92  25–8
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bradley Braves vs. Murray State Racers - Final Score - March 14, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Murray State loses to Missouri State in MVC Women's Basketball tournament". KFVS12. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "Shorthanded Southern Miss women's basketball wins again in WNIT vs Murray State in OT thriller". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Drake Selected as the Favorite in MVC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "Murray State Racers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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