Murray State Holds Off Southern Indiana for Narrow Road Victory

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — The Murray State women’s basketball team remained undefeated Friday night, edging Southern Indiana 79-77 in a non-conference game at the Physical Activities Center. The Racers improved to 2-0 while the Screaming Eagles fell to 1-1.

Sharnecce Currie-Jelks powered Murray State with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Southern Indiana’s Ali Saunders led all scorers with 23 points and eight assists, while teammate Sophia Loden added 21 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort. An announced crowd of 1,352 watched the Ohio Valley Conference matchup.