EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Katelyn Young scored 34 points to help power Murray State to its first Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship by beating Belmont 83-62 on Sunday.
Young surpassed 3,000 career points and passed Cheryl Miller into 15th place on the all-time NCAA Division I scoring list.
Young scored 23 points in the first half, 16 in the second quarter, and Hallie Poock added 15 as the Racers build a 45-29 lead at the break. Belmont climbed back into the game and after Poock picked up her fourth personal foul with 3:34 left in the third, the Bruins went on an 8-2 run to get within 51-48 with under two minutes left.