Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor Former Racer basketball player, senior forward Jeffery Moss has signed Dr. Andras Nemeth for representation Tuesday morning, according to a press release from Mansfield and Associates. Moss played all four years of his college career at Murray State under both Steve Prohm and current Head Coach Matt McMahon. Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor Despite having four separate start times in Wednesday night’s game, the Racer baseball team defeated Southern Illinois University Carbondale 7-3. The Racers and Salukis were slated to start their game at 6 p.m., but didn’t start until 7:20 p.m. due to weather. In theird first meeting the Salukis Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers run in the OVC Tournament came to an end Friday afternoon when they lost to Eastern Kentucky 63-52. After an 11-2 run by EKU in the first quarter the Racers fought to close the gap the entire game. Murray State struggled to shoot the ball, and Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor After the Murray State Racers lost in the quarterfinals to the Morehead State Eagles 75-66, it took only moments for fans to clear the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday night as the team’s chances as the OVC championship faded away. “I’m proud of our guys,” said Head Coach Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The No. 8 Murray State Racers shocked the No. 1 UT Martin Skyhawks 78-76 in the first round of the OVC Tournament Wednesday afternoon, making history as the first No. 8 team to beat a No. 1 seed. It is the first time since the 2012-13 season the Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor In their final home game of the season the Racers won, 79-55 over UT Martin who is the No. 1 seed in the OVC West. Out of the gate the Racers saw senior forward Wayne Langston layup, junior guard Gee McGhee score a 3-pointer and jumper all before UT Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, staff writer The Murray State Women’s Basketball team hosted UT Martin for their senior night on Saturday in the CFSB center. The Racers lost to the Skyhawks, 79-49. The Skyhawks won the tip and junior guard Jessy Ward logged the first 3-pointer of the night. The Racers held on in the Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Now No. 1 in the OVC West the Murray State men’s basketball team took a win over the Austin Peay State Governors, 76-60 with a game of ties. “I’m just really proud of our guys, we battled some foul trouble,” said Head Coach Matt McMahon. “We had Chad out Read More