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First Game in the Books

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Last Friday was our first game of the season.  We played Western Kentucky University at E.A. Diddle Arena.  The game went well until about seven minutes remained.   After that point we never could get back into the game.  We ended up losing the game 95-78.  WKU is a very athletic team and they had some very good players. 

All though we did lose the game, it was a good experience for our team.  I think we learned a lot about ourselves from this game and what we need to work on to improve throughout the season.  One thing that we learned by playing at WKU is that Ashley Hayes is a great player.  She played a great game and she finished the night with 31 points.  WKU had a hard time guarding her and Ashley took advantage of that. 

Another positive from the game is that we shot the ball extremely well as a team. We also learned some things that we need to work on.  A couple of those things are rebounding and defense.  I think we will do better at these two areas as the season progresses.  The first game of the season was exciting, but now we have to focus on our next opponent which is Bethel.

Go Racers!


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashley Hayes
Senior G/F, Murray State

The OVC Player of the Year and an All-OVC First Team and All-Tournament Team member, Ashley scored her 1,000th career point Jan. 24, 2008 against Tennesse Tech. She led the Racers and was second in the OVC wtih 18.4 points per game for the 2007-08 season and garnered a team-high 270 rebounds. In addition, she named OVC Player of the Week four times.

Amber Guffey
Senior G, Murray State

Amber was named All-OVC First Team and OVC Tournament MVP in 2007-08, when she became a member of the 1,000 Point Club at MSU. During the season, she set school records for free throws in a game and in a season and three-point field goals in a season. She is ranked No. 1 on MSU’s three-point field goals and free-throw percentage charts and second in three-point field-goal percentage. (.406) and is the first MSU player to record 300 career free throws and 300 career assists. Amber was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the Medal of Honor for the second-consecutive season. Her twin sister, Paige, is a teammate on the Racers.

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