MURRAY STATE RACERS
2009-10 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 13 at Alabama A&M 15 at Memphis 18 MID-CONTITENT 21 EVANSVILLE 27 at Georgia State 1 28 at Georgia State Tournament
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DECEMBER 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 5 MOREHEAD STATE* 13 at Missouri 16 at Missouri State 19 at Southern Illinois 21 at IUPUI 29 at Marshall
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JANUARY 4 UT MARTIN* 7 at Tennessee State* 9 at Austin Peay* 14 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 16 TENNESSEE TECH* 21 at Eastern Illinois* 23 at Southeast Missouri* 30 at UT Martin*
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FEBRUARY 4 TENNESSEE STATE* 6 AUSTIN PEAY* 11 at Tennessee Tech* 13 at Jacksonville State* 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 25 at Morehead State* 27 at Eastern Kentucky*
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MARCH 2 OVC Tournament 2 5-6 OVC Tournament 3
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Georgia State Thanksgiving Tourn. (Atlanta, Ga.) OVC Tournament First Round (campus sites) OVC Tournament Semis/Finals (Nashville, Tenn.) * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central and Subject to Change 2 3
TEAM NOTES
Basic Information Location: ........................................... Murray, Ky. Enrollment: .............................................. 10,500 Founded: ..................................................... 1922 Nickname: .................................................. Racers Colors: .......................................... Navy and Gold President: .................................. Dr. Randy Dunn Athletic Director: ............................... Allen Ward Arena: .. Regional Special Events Center (8,500)
Team Information Players Returning/Lost: ................................. 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................. 1/4 2008-09 Record/OVC (Finish): ....... 23-9/16-2 (1st) Postseason: ................ WNIT Second Round
Media Relations Women’s Basketball Contact: .. Teri LaJeunesse Office Phone: ...................... (270) 809-3351 Cell Phone: ......................... (270) 293-0595 Fax: ...................................... (270) 809-6814 Email: ..... teri.lajeunesse@murraystate.edu Web site: .............................. www.GoRacers.com Press Row Phone: ...................... (270) 809-5551
OVC Regular Season Titles (1) 2008-09
All-Time Record: ..................... 467-591-2 (.442) All-Time OVC Record: ................ 207-267 (.437) Joined OVC: ................................................ 1948
OVC Tournament Titles (1) 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1) 2008
2009-10 ROSTER No. 00 1 4 5 10 12 20 21 22 24 32 33 35 40 42
Name Kayla Cunningham Tessa Elkins Mallory Schwab Jessica Winfrey Rachael Isom Kayla Lowe Mariah Robinson Kayla Vance Alex Duck Mallory Luckett Candace Nevels Aubrey Minix Jessica Holder Jasmyne Thornton Kristen Kluempers
Pos. F/C G G F G F/C G G G G F/G G F F F/C
Ht. 6’2 5’5 5’9 5’10 5’8 6’1 5’8 5’9 5’6 5’6 5’9 5’8 6’1 5’11 6’2
Yr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So.
Hometown (Last School) Murray, Ky. (Calloway County) Cincinnati, Ohio (Lakota West) Martinsville, Ind. (Martinsville) Marion, Ark. (Marion) Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland) Pikeville, Ky. (Pikeville) Beaver Dam, Ky. (Ohio County) West Paducah, Ky. (Heath) Albury, New South Wales (Xavier) Louisville, Ky. (Mercy Academy) Bolingbrook, Ill. (Boilingbrook) Grovertown, Ind. (Oregon-Davis) Benton, Ky. (Marshall County) LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange) Fishers, Ind. (Fishers)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Rob Cross Alma Mater: ....................................... Murray State, 1991 Hometown: .............................................. Henderson, Ky. Career Record: .............................................. 23-9 (1 yr.) School Record: ....................................................... same OVC Record: .............................................................. 16-2 OVC Tournament Appearances: ............................... 1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ....................... none Assistant Coaches Carol Duncan ......................... 2nd season (Purdue, 2006) Ashley Hayes ............... 2nd season (Murray State, 2007) Victoria Jones ........................ 2nd season (Dayton, 2001)
• The Racers claimed their first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title in 2008-09 after going 16-2 in the conference. • Murray State finished the 2008-09 season with a 14-0 mark in the RSEC. The home winning streak dates back to Jan. 31, 2008 and currently stands at 19 games, the longest since Murray State moved to the RSEC. The longest home winning streak ties the longest in team history - 19 games from Feb. 28, 1987 to Jan. 28, 1989 (Racer Arena). The 19-game home winning streak puts Murray State 5th in the country for the longest current home winning streak. The 14-0 record in the RSEC last year marks the first undefeated home season for the Racers is school history. The previous best record was two losses.
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Career Head Coaching Record Year 2008-09
School Murray State
Overall 23-9
Conf. 16-2
Coach Adams Facts Prior to taking over the helm of Murray State, Cross spent 13 seasons as an assistant for the Racers...He is believed to be the only assistant in NCAA Divison I Basketball to remain at the same school through three different coaching regimes...Cross also served as the team’s academic coordinator...In his first season as head coach, Cross led the Racers to the program’s first-ever OVC Regular Season Championship.
2009-10 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide