Murray State Racers women's basketball

Murray State Racers women's basketball
Murray State Racers women's basketball
	2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team
University	Murray State University
Head coach	Rechelle Turner (8th season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Murray, Kentucky
Arena	CFSB Center ; (capacity: 8,602)
Nickname	Racers
Colors	Navy blue and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2008
Conference tournament champions
	2008
Conference regular season champions
	2009

The Murray State Racers women's basketball program represents intercollegiate women's basketball representing Murray State University. The school competes in the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).^[2]

History

Murray State began play in 1928. From 1932 to 1970, the women's team was discontinued; the Racers began play again in 1971. They have made the postseason six times, once in the NCAA Tournament (2008), and five times in the WNIT (1989, 2007, 2009, 2022, and 2024). In their only NCAA appearance, they lost 57-78 to Duke. As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Racers have an all-time record of 576–746–2.^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	#14	First Round	#3 Duke	L 57–78

References

^ Murray State University Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Murray State Athletics". goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] Murray State University Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[2] "Murray State Athletics". goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[3] "2017–18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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v t e Murray State Racers women's basketball
Venues	Lovett Auditorium (1928–1936) Racer Arena (1971–1998) CFSB Center (1998–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Murray State University
Facilities	CFSB Center Racer Arena Reagan Field Roy Stewart Stadium Waterfield Library
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Media	WKMS-FM

v t e Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Belmont Bruins Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Lady Bears Murray State Racers Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Valparaiso Beacons
Tournament & awards	Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Jackie Stiles Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25