# 2024–25 Murray State Racers women's basketball team

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. They defeated Bradley, before falling to Missouri State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Southern Miss in the first round.

## Preseason

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

### 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 |
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### Preseason All-MVC Teams

Preseason All-MVC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| First | Katelyn Young | Forward | Graduate student |
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## 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. (4 S4) Iowa First Round | | | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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