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RICHMOND, Ky.— The EKU women's basketball team will host Murray State University on Wednesday in the first of a four-game Ohio Valley Conference home stretch for the Colonels.
 
Wednesday's game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET tip at McBrayer Arena.
 
The Colonels (9-6, 3-2 OVC) split two OVC contests last week. EKU defeated Eastern Illinois University, 75-56, on Thursday. Despite a career-high 30 points, to go with 10 rebounds from junior Jalen O'Bannon, the Colonels fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 89-74, on Saturday.
 
O'Bannon leads the Colonels with 15.7 points-per-game and ranks atop the OVC with 9.7 rebounds-per-game. Meanwhile, senior Shameekia Murray (14.7) and junior Michaela Hunter (12.0) rank in the top-20 in the OVC in scoring.
 
Hunter logged her second double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Eastern Illinois, as redshirt junior Alexus Cooper netted a career-high 19 points on 8-of-11 (72 percent) shooting. Cooper was a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc and ranks third in the OVC in the category, shooting 42 percent on the year.
 
Murray State (6-10, 2-3 OVC) has lost its last three OVC matchups. Ke'Shuna James leads the Racers with 19.1 points-per-game. Kyra Gulledge averages 8.6 rebounds-per-game for Murray State, behind only O'Bannon in the OVC.
 
The Colonels have won the previous five of the past six meetings against the Racers. EKU leads the all-time series 57-29.