For the second time in three weeks, Katelyn Young of the Murray State women’s basketball team has been named as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
Young averaged 23 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists over a two-game week for Murray State that included an upset of Kentucky. On Tuesday, Young scored a career-high 32 points in the loss to Austin Peay and followed that up with 14 points against Kentucky.
The junior pulled down seven rebounds in each game and added three assists against the Govs and a block against the Wildcats. She finished the week shooting 14-for-28 from the floor (.500), 2-for-5 from 3-point range (.400) and 16-for-19 from the free throw line (.842).
Young and the Racers return to action Tuesday when they close out the non-conference portion of their schedule in Bellarmine. Tip-off from historic Freedom Hall in Louisville is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT.
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About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men’s teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women’s teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. The Racers joined the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022 for all sports except football and rifle. Football joins the Missouri Valley Football Conference on July 1, 2023, while rifle competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.
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Parker Griffith
Media Relations Assistant (FB, RIFLE, WBB)
Murray State University Athletics