Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Murray State’s women’s basketball team is sitting at a 13-16 (9-9) record with the help of its two leading scorers, but in the midst of a postseason push the team needs another consistent scorer to slip into the OVC tournament. The Racers are getting 18.3 ppg out of junior forward Read More
Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu The Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, will be the site of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament once again this season as the Murray State men’s and women’s basketball team look to capture an OVC Championship. The Racers are far from strangers to playing at the Ford Center in Evansville. The Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Conference tournament play is a time for upsets, buzzer beaters and cinderella teams waltzing into the Big Dance. This year, the Murray State Racers will look to fight off seven other hungry Ohio Valley Conference foes en route to its second-consecutive OVC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. With Read More
Story by Maggiann Ackerman Staff Writer mackerman@murraystate.edu Murray State volleyball swept the UT Martin 3-0 in its first match of the OVC tournament 25-20, 25-21 and 25-19. To start the first set, the Racers held an early 12-5 lead over the Skyhawks after a kill by Murray State sophomore middle blocker Katriah Johnson was assisted Read More
Story by Magian Ackerman Staff writer mackerman@murraystate.edu Racer volleyball traveled to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Saturday. Murray State dropped the first set to the Cougars, but was able to win three-straight sets to come up victorious 15-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20. In the first set, the Racers took an early 2-0 jump, thanks to a hitting Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Now that the first regular season with Head Coach Matt Lodge at the helm of Racer soccer is complete, the team will look to replicate last year’s postseason result by clinching the OVC title. The Racers obtained the second seed in the OVC tournament this year and an Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Senior writer Racer baseball Head Coach Kevin Moulder will not return next season, Murray State Director of Athletics Allen Ward announced Friday. Murray State baseball’s season ended last week, having been eliminated by Eastern Kentucky 13-6 in the second round of the OVC tournament. The Racers finished the season with an Read More
Story by Keith Jaco, Staff Writer With the opening round of the OVC Championship teeing off today, The Murray State News previewed each OVC team’s chances to win the title. Murray State Murray State will enter Monday’s contest hopeful as it begins play on Monday down a starter. Sophomore Avery Edwards, from Paducah, Kentucky has been Read More