Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murarystate.edu Falling short of glory, the Murray State women’s basketball team lost 68-62 to Tennessee Tech in the OVC Semifinals on Friday, March 4. Despite 22 points from sophomore forward Katelyn Young and a career-high 16 rebounds from senior forward Alexis Burpo, the Racers fell just short of a trip to Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The Murray State women’s basketball team ended their season with a lopsided 86-54 win over SEMO on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Racers finished the regular season with a 21-8 record overall and a 13-5 record in the OVC. To add on to it, sophomore forward Katelyn Young was named OVC Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu With the women’s basketball team’s 69-56 victory over UT Martin on Saturday, Feb. 19, Murray State became one of nine schools in the country with 20 wins this season in both men’s and women’s basketball. Sophomore forward Katelyn Young continued her OVC Player of the Year campaign with a 22 Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The Murray State women’s basketball team bounced back after their overtime loss against Austin Peay with an 87-73 win over the SIUE Cougars. Senior guard Macey Turley spoke about the team’s ability to win after a tough loss against Austin Peay. She said the team just has to lock and Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The Murray State women’s basketball team opened their season with a 79-40 win over the Asbury University Eagles on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Sophomore forwards Katelyn Young and Hannah McKay led the way for the Racers with 20 points and 16 points respectively. The Eagles took an early lead with a Read More
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
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
Jakob Milani Staff Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu Freshman forward Katelyn Young led the Murray State women’s basketball team to a huge home comeback win against the SIUE Cougars on Saturday, Feb. 20. The win gives the Racers a spot in the OVC Tournament in two weeks. The win also marks the Racers’ 10th conference win, the most Read More