Four Racers earn spots on Valley 'Watch List'

WBB: Haven Ford and Halli Poock were named 2nd Team All-Conference last season

(Graphic: Murray State Athletics)

Murray State had four players named to the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason ‘Players to Watch’ list. There were 36 women on the list that was released Wednesday afternoon.

Junior guards Haven Ford and Halli Poock both earned 2nd Team All-Missouri Valley honors last season. Sharnecce Currie-Jelks was the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2022-23, before spending the last two seasons at Indiana. Keslyn Secrist led Indiana State in scoring last season with 13.8 points per game.

Here are the 36 players on the preseason watch list:

Murray State

• Haven Ford

• Halli Poock

• Keslyn Secrist

• Sharnecce Currie-Jelks

Belmont

• Jailyn Banks

• Tuti Jones

• Emily La Chapell

• Avery Strickland

Bradley

• Ellie McDermid

• Kaylen Nelson

• Amy O’Hara

• Tamia Perryman

Drake

• Abbie Aalsma

• Anna Becker

• Ava Hawthorne

• Mylea Monahan

Evansville

• Logan Luebbers Palmer

• Kylee Norkus

• Camryn Runner

UIC

• Jessica Carrothers

• Jaya McClure

• Samatha Serrano

• Amelia Strong

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Illinois State

• Addison Martin

• Nevaeh Thomas

Indiana State

• Kennedy Claybrooks

• Amerie Flowers

• Tierney Kelsey

Northern Iowa

• Ryley Goebel

• Elise Jaeger

• Bri Robinson

• Taryn Wharton

Southern Illinois

• Indya Green

• Alayna Kraus

Valparaiso

• Fiona Connolly

• Maci Rhoades