The Murray State women’s basketball team’s inaugural season in the Missouri Valley Conference unofficially began Wednesday with the 2022 MVC Women’s Basketball Tipoff at Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois, the site of the 2023 Hoops In The Heartland MVC Women’s Basketball Championship.
Head coach Rechelle Turner, redshirt senior Macey Turley and junior Katelyn Young served as the Racers’ representatives at the event.
The Racers began the day by reading to local third-graders at Madison Elementary in Davenport, Iowa, followed by a luncheon event dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Title IX featuring comments from each of the 12 Valley coaches. The day ended for Turner and crew with photo shoots, video shoots and questions from media from around the Valley.
Entering the eighth season for Hoops in the Heartland in Moline, The Valley becomes the only Division I stand-alone women’s basketball event to be held in the same city eight or more consecutive years.
In fact, Hoops in the Heartland 2023 will match the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 Conference Tournaments, as the only Division I stand-alone women’s basketball championships to be held at a neutral site for more than 15 consecutive years.
The 2023 Hoops in the Heartland Missouri Valley Conference Championship will be held March 9-12, 2023 at Vibrant Arena at The Mark in Moline, Illinois.
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For more information contact:
Parker Griffith (pgriffith2@murraystate.edu) – O: (270) 809-3351; C: (662) 341-0979
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)