Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu After a 59-20 victory over Pikeville, the Murray State football team will head to Athens, Georgia, on Saturday to play the No. 3-ranked FBS and SEC powerhouse University of Georgia Bulldogs. The last time the teams met was in 1949 when the Bulldogs defeated the Racers 49-0 on their Read More
Story by Nick Kendall Staff writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State football team began its season with a 59-20 home win against the University of Pikeville Thursday night. The first matchup between the teams saw the Bears get on the board first with a 42-yard field goal from Zaniel Phillips. The Racers countered instantly at the Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After a 2018 fourth-place finish in the OVC, the Racers are looking to continue their improvement in the upcoming 2019 season. Head Coach Mitch Stewart said they had a longer camp with the beginning of school and made it as taxing as possible to best prepare the group for the Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Murray State Racers soccer team got its first win of the season when they traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, and beat Samford 2-0. Senior Miyah Watford kicked off the Racers’ attempt for their first win of the season when she opened the score sheet in the 39th minute. Read More
Story by Nick Kendall Contributing writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu After an impressive summer league run, former Murray State point guard Cameron Payne will join the Toronto Raptors for the upcoming season. It was reported on Wednesday, July 17 by Shams Charina of Yahoo Sports that Payne agreed to a two-year deal with the reigning NBA Champions. The Read More
Story by Nick Kendall Contributing writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu Murray State head volleyball coach David Schwepker has announced the 2019 schedule which includes four early season tournaments in Chicago and Indianapolis as well as at Troy and Big Ten power Purdue. The Racers open the season, August 30, against Valparaiso before playing twice on August 31 against Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Following consecutive six-run comebacks on Saturday and Sunday, Murray State Racer baseball completed a series sweep of Eastern Kentucky on April 28. The Racers moved to 13-8 in the OVC and 19-21 overall following their three wins over the Colonels this weekend. Junior right-handed pitcher Justin Thomas picked Read More
Story by Alyssa Crum Contributing writer acrum@murraystate.edu After kicking off his first season with an OVC Championship—the second straight for the Racers—Head Coach Matt Lodge will bring in his second recruiting class for the 2019 season. The Racers lost five seniors from last year’s team, including four starters—senior goalkeeper Alex Steigerwald, senior midfielder Caroline Ashton, Read More