NCAA Tournament

Racers’ tourney dreams fall short

Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Murray State basketball’s bracket-busting attempt against 5-seed West Virginia was to no avail, with the Racers falling 85-68 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament in San Diego, California. In the end, the Racers’ turnovers and inability to score inside were their undoing. They committed 16 turnovers Read More

What does the tournament mean to you?

Staff Report The Murray State News caught up with every player on Murray State’s men’s basketball team, and asked them one simple question: “What does making the NCAA tournament mean to you? Jonathan Stark: “It means a lot to me. I know these fans have been waiting on this for a few years. They’re used Read More

Blake’s Take: Seed Speculation

Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor With Saturday’s win over Belmont, Murray State punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament. They’ve done all a mid-major school of their stature can do. The only question that remains: Where will they be seeded? As we dive deeper into March and the frontrunners in each respective conference Read More

Freshman talent leads men’s golf

Story by Collin Morris, Contributing writer The Murray State golf team kicked off their fall play on Friday, Aug. 21 with their qualifying tournament to determine their representatives for the upcoming invitational tournament. Head Coach Eddie Hunt begins the season with a noticeably youthful squad (headlining only three upperclassmen in a roster of ten), but Read More

Winning the OVC

Racer soccer take home first OVC Tournament title since 2009 Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers will head to the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history as they beat Southeast Missouri State 1-0 in overtime during the OVC Tournament championship. The Racers are entering the NCAA tournament with an overall record Read More

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