Josh Embry Staff Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball secured its third consecutive win in a 74-60 matchup against SIUE at the CFSB Center to close out their four-game home stand. Prior to their last three wins, the Racers were 1-6 in conference play, playing teams that have a combined conference record of 40-10. Sophomore Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Two years, two OVC Championships, two NCAA Tournament appearances, a Lute Olson award, a Bob Cousy award and an OVC Player of the Year award later, Ja Morant’s jersey is now hanging amongst other Racer greats in the rafters of the CFSB Center. As Murray State men’s basketball led 35-26 Read More
Jon Dunning Staff Writer jdunning1@murraystate.edu Murray State Esports defeated Ferris State University 2-1 in the Riot Games College League of Legends 2020 season on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Racers entered round one with a lineup of characters Vladimir, Vi, Jinx, Nautilus and Lissandra. FSU chose to play as characters Miss Fortune, Leona, Aatrox, Sejuani and Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Racers followed up the opening weekend on Thursday, January 1 with a split, losing to Middle Tennessee University 5-2 before beating Cumberland University 6-1. Despite the loss at the beginning of the day, Head Coach Jorge Caetano was impressed with the Racers’ strong start against the formidable Blue Raiders, Read More
Josh Embry Contributing Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu Trailing by 10 points with four minutes left in regulation, Murray State women’s basketball was able to force overtime and claw out a 92-87 victory over Eastern Illinois at the CFSB Center. After a dominant win in their last contest where they reached the century point mark, the Racers had Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu The Panthers were able to get off 23 more shots than the Racers thanks to 44-28 rebounding advantage, but shot 39% and lost to Murray State 73-70. With 11:01 to play in the second half, the Racers had built a 52-38 lead. 20 seconds later redshirt freshman guard DaQuan Smith Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State Softball team is preparing to be a big competitor in the upcoming season. The Racers are expected to finish fourth in the OVC this year per a preseason poll. Head Coach Kara Amundson said the ranking is not all that surprising. “At the end of the 2019 Read More
Josh Embry Contributing Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Feb. 1, former star Racer Ja Morant will have his No. 12 jersey retired at halftime of the men’s basketball game against SIUE at the CFSB Center. Morant, who played at Murray State from 2017 to 2019, will be the 11th men’s basketball player to have his number Read More