Championship season full of records for Racers

WBB: The 2024-25 Racers rewrote Murray State's record book

The Racers won their first Missouri Valley Conference championship this season. (Photo: David Eaton/Murray State Athletics)

In a season filled with so many incredible moments, here’s a nearly exhaustive list of the program records this year’s edition of the Murray State Racers broke:

WINS

• 25 — (2024-25)

• 24 — (2007-08)

• 23 — (2008-09)

MADE FIELD GOALS

• 998 — (2024-25)

• 978 — (1988-98)

• 973 — (2023-24)

MADE THREE-POINTERS

• 331 — (2024-25)

• 251 — (2023-24)

• 235 — (2015-16)

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

• 914 — (2024-25)

• 879 — (2023-24)

• 872 — (2008-09)

ASSISTS

• 591 — (2024-25)

• 531 — (2023-24)

• 494 — (2021-22)

POINTS

• 2865 — (2024-25)

• 2704 — (2023-24)

• 2549 — (1988-89)

TWO-POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE

• 53.2% — (2024-25)

• 53.0% — (2023-24)

• 52.1% — (2021-22)

Here’s a look at the individual accolades and milestones this year’s team achieved this season and where they rank in program history:

POINTS IN A SINGLE SEASON

1. 723 — Ashley N. Hayes (2008-09)

2. 717 — Katelyn Young (2024-25)

Of the eight highest scoring seasons by a Racer, Young has four of them.

CAREER SCORING AVERAGE

1. 21.1 — Joi Scott (2005-07)

2. 19.7 — Sheila Smith (1985-89)

3. 19.5 — Katelyn Young (2020-25)

MOST MADE FIELD GOALS IN A SEASON

1. 277 — Katelyn Young (2024-25)

2. 273 — Ashley N. Hayes (2008-09)

3. 248 — Sheila Smith (1988-89)

MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON

1. 170 — Haven Ford (2024-25)

2. 165 — Mallory Luckett (2009-10)

3. 164 — Amber Guffey (2008-09)

Other news and notes from this season:

• Katelyn Young finished her career with 3,029 points, which is good for 14th on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list.

• In her final collegiate game, Ava Learn scored her 1000th career point. Her 321 rebounds rank as the fifth-most in a single season in program history.

• Halli Poock scored her 1000th career point in the NCAA Tournament against Iowa.

• With 118 steals in her first two years as a Racer, Haven Ford is on pace to threaten the program record of 242 held by Julie Pinson (1988-92). She also needs 189 points next season to reach 1,000 for her career.

• Braxcynn Baker’s 38 made three-pointers is tied for the seventh-most by a freshman in program history.

• Young and Briley Pena have both made 141 three-pointers in their career, which is good for 8th on Murray State’s all-time list. Macey Turley (2018-23) holds the program record with 269.