Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball bounced back from the Austin Peay loss by putting on an offensive clinic against Morehead State, shooting over 50% from the field and never losing the lead to come away with an 85-57 blowout victory. After a slow start from both teams, the Racers used a 7-0 Read More
Josh Embry Staff Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball overcame foul trouble and the ejection of Head Coach Rechelle Turner late in the second quarter to come away with a 83-75 win against Morehead State. After sophomore guard Lex Mayes made her second three pointer of the first half at the 3:27 mark in the Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With eight seconds left to play sophomore guard Tevin Brown missed a three in what seemed to be the Racers final hope, until an attempt to run out the clock almost turned into a Murray State three and overtime in the Dunn Center. Redshirt freshman guard DaQuan Smith intercepted a loose Read More
Josh Embry Staff Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball let its 11 point third quarter lead slip away late in the fourth quarter against Austin Peay as they lost 69-61 in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Racers led for the first 32 minutes of the game and had firm control before turnovers, poor shooting, and solid play Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State Softball team wrapped up their first tournament of the season at the Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic. The Racers went 3-2 over the weekend with victories against South Dakota State University in game one, the University of Northern Iowa in game two and a blowout in game five Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Racers will kick off the 2020 baseball season with a three-game series against Southern Mississippi University on Friday, Feb. 14. The Racers haven’t played Southern Mississippi since 2015, when the Golden Eagles took all three games in the season opener. Meanwhile, Southern Mississippi has built a highly reputed program, Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State rifle team finished second place in the OVC Rifle Championship last weekend, only 10 points away from the top spot. Morehead State came out on top with a score of 4643. The Racers were right behind with 4634, Jacksonville State finished third with 4622 points and UT-Martin Read More
Josh Embry Staff Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball was defeated in a 96-81 upset at the hands of Tennessee State, which earned its first victory since Sunday, Dec. 15, and its third victory of the season. Head Coach Rechelle Turner said the team was not prepared for the Tigers’ assertiveness at the beginning of Read More