(St. Louis, MO) – Murray State is making a bid to be the best team in TWO VALLEY conferences! The Ohio Valley Conference team has won seven straight games and during that streak they swatted aside four Missouri Valley Conference teams.
They did it evenly, winning two at home (Drake and Illinois State) and two on the road (Evansville & Southern Illinois). When you consider MVC teams are 9-2 against the other OVC members, this feat comes into clearer focus.
Overall the Racers have won eight straight against the Valley, having last lost to an MVC team in 2011. The win in Carbondale was their first since 1990.
Four of Head Coach Steve Prohm’s players are averaging double figures in scoring. Pre-season ‘Player of the Year’ Cameron Payne leads the way with a 19.1 average. Jarvis Williams (15.5), T.J. Sapp (10.3) and Jeffery Moss (10.0) are turning the trick.
The Racers wrap up non-conference play when they host Alabama A&M (12/30) and then begin OVC play with three straight road games.
Demarcus Croaker – goracers.com
Adding to success on the court, the Racers have a commitment from former Texas guard Demarcus Croaker. Racer fans will remember that Croaker was a top 150 prospect coming out of high school and originally commited to Murray State, but ended up at Texas where he played in 33 games as a freshman and was named to the Big 12’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Croaker will be a junior next season.
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Three more road wins so far in @ValleyHoops as @BradleyUMBB @BelmontMBB & @UIC_MBB capture road wins. Looks like @DrakeBulldogsMB will do so too. #FatherHarry
Well @RacersWBB followed the men's example and swept Iowa in the @ValleyHoops race! Racers are 6-1 & if @BelmontWBB holds on to their Iowa sweep, the Bruins and Racers will be tied for first. What a trip for those two teams! #FatherHarry
After today's action, @EIUWBB is 8-0 in @OVCSports play. 4 teams @usiwbb @TTUWBB @LRTrojans @LindenwoodWBB are tied at 6-2. Six other teams are under .500. Great race to the finish lies ahead. #FatherHarry
Really entertaining game between @BelmontMBB & @UEAthletics_MBB. Under four minutes left in a one point game. Gabriel Pozzato back in the Aces' lineup. Rogers is playing like I've expected. Triples are dropping. It's fun and @kylejpeach bringing it on #ThePlus #FatherHarry
