basketball
Basketball season kicks off for Murray State
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu Basketball season officially kicked off for Murray State on Monday, Nov. 2, as both the men’s and women’s teams played in exhibition games. Women’s game vs Trevecca Nazarene The women’s team started off the night taking on the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans. The Racers defeated the Trojans 95-62 in a game Read More
Racers’ OVC Tournament run ends in loss against Belmont
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu A late burst of energy from Belmont proved to be too much for the Murray State women’s basketball team to handle as the Racers dropped their last game of the season to the Bruins by a score of 67-49. Despite an impressive first half, the Racers couldn’t keep up with Read More
Racers upset SEMO in first round of OVC Tournament
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu The final game of the first round of the OVC Tournament proved to be an exciting one as the Murray State women’s basketball team defeated the SEMO Redhawks by a score of 67-64. Despite a slow start from the Racers, junior guard Macey Turley stepped up yet again and led Read More
Racers end regular season with climactic win against Tennessee Tech
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu In one of the most exciting games of the season, the Murray State women’s basketball team defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the final regular season game by a score of 68-67. With it being the final regular season game, a lot was at stake in terms of seeding Read More
Basketball beats Gamecocks by a slim margin
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu Second-half dominance provided the comeback needed for the Murray State women’s basketball team to defeat the Jacksonville State Gamecocks by a score of 78-75. Junior guard Lex Mayes gave the Racers a boost with a three-pointer to start the game. The Racers got out to a 9-5 lead over the Read More
Board of Regents extends Turner’s contract through 2023
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu After her best season as the head coach at Murray State, head coach Rechelle Turner has received an extension to remain coach of the Murray State women’s basketball team through the end of the 2022-23 season. Regent Eric Criegler brought up the decision to extend Turner’s contract during Murray State’s Read More
Racers bounce back, but lose Robinson to injury
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State may have come away with a dominant 20-plus victory over SIUE in its final home game of the season, but they also suffered what could be a tremendous loss. The Racers were up a commanding 46-21 over the Cougars, getting ready to head into the locker room with 44 Read More