Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu Murray State softball went 2-2 over the weekend against Howard University Bison, North Alabama Lions and Grambling State University Tigers. The Racers picked up their first win in a five-inning blowout against the Bison, 14-4. Howard scored the first run in the top half of the first inning, but sophomore Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball will travel to Carbondale, Illinois, to take on Southern Illinois University of Carbondale and then return home to host a three-game series against Bowling Green University. The Racers have played the Salukis a total of 30 times since their history began in 2004. The Racers have been Read More
Josh Embry Sports Editor jembry3@murraystate.edu Sophomore forward Alexis Burpo’s play in the second half of this season has led to her sudden rise as the do-it-all player the Murray State women’s basketball team envisioned when she first stepped foot on campus. Burpo cannot recall when she first started playing basketball but she did play in Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State Tennis took a pair of tough losses against the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Samford University. The Blazers dominated the Racers 4-0 for the first match of the weekend on Saturday, Feb. 22, keeping the Racers down after the loss against Western Kentucky University a week earlier. Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball took a four-game sweep against St. Peter’s University in the first home series of the 2020 season. Game 1: The Racers started out strong in the first game against the Peacocks, earning a landslide victory in the form of a 12-0 shutout on Friday, Feb. 21. Racer Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After blowing a 27-point lead and falling to EIU, Murray State men’s basketball nearly succumbed to another comeback effort from SIUE if it wasn’t for some late-game heroics from sophomore guard Tevin Brown that led to a 59-58 Racers win. The two went back-and-forth to kick off the game until Murray Read More
Josh Embry Sports Editor jembry3@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball was able to secure its first and only OVC road win of the regular season as it defeated SIUE 70-61 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Racers have had a lack of depth all season, with this game being even more so as the team’s leading scorer Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State rifle team awaits the NCAA Selection Show after putting up another season-high aggregate score in the final match of the regular season. The Racers finished in second against the University of Nebraska, but a 2321 smallbore and a season-high 2364 air rifle score was enough to put Read More