Story by Gage Johnson Senior Writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s basketball dominated its second game of the season, defeating the Oakland City Mighty Oaks 113-55 to start out 1-0 against a Division I team for the first time since 2014. Head Coach Rechelle Turner stressed that in games like these, the focus should be to Read More
The Racer basketball team came away with a 73-54 win over the reigning Horizon League champions in Wright State University. Here are the biggest takeaways from the Racers’ win: Racers want to push It seemed like most of Saturday’s game was spent in transition, as each teams looked to push the ball with every rebound. Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Racer Resilience If there is still time on the clock, by no means is the game over. The Racers responded to SEMO’s 31 first-half points by pouring on 34 unanswered to take the lead with 1:42 remaining in the contest. SEMO responded by scoring its first points of Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Racers have made their third NCAA tournament appearance in four years and will be paired with an SEC team for the third time in program history. This year, the Vanderbilt Commodores will host the Racers. The Commodores are unbeaten at home with a 9-0-1 record. Vanderbilt won Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle jumped from No. 6 to No. 1 in the nation in the latest poll conducted by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association on Monday, Nov. 5. The last time the Racers were ranked No. 1 in the nation was Nov. 26, 2015. This marks just the Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” said Lodge. “They don’t believe in excuses. They make my job so Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Murray State volleyball won at Morehead State for the first time since 2008 in a five-set thriller Saturday, Nov. 3. Senior outside hitter Dacia Brown led the Racers with 18 kills as the volleyball team won its 11th game in a row against Morehead State. Murray State scrapped Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Senior forward Miyah Watford led the Racers into the OVC championship with her early goal against Eastern Illinois University. The game started with an early booking from the head official. Sophomore midfielder Symone Cooper was given a yellow card in the 5th minute. Watford opened the scoring sheet Read More