Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu A pair of Salukis and an unordinary third quarter led to a 65-59 loss for the Murray State women’s basketball team on Tuesday. Coming off of a 26-point home victory against Bethel University, the Racers picked up right where they left off in the first quarter against Southern Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball followed up its 22-point victory over Middle Tennessee State University with an impressive 28-point win over Southern Illinois University. Two minutes into the first half, SIU reclaimed a 5-3 lead from Murray State with a layup by junior guard Eric McGill. Following sophomore guard Read More
Story by Keith Jaco rjaco@murraystate.com Staff writer The summer heat is slowly beginning to dissipate and classes are well underway on campus. This can only mean one thing: Murray State football is ready to kick off the new season. The Racers are coming off a 3-8 season where disappointment was a common motif. This fall, Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Senior Writer The last time Southern Illinois University and Murray State baseball faced off, the Salukis’ potent offense was the downfall of the Racers. The long ball hurt Murray State, as the third homerun of the game for the Salukis gave SIU the late 11-9 comeback victory. Southern Illinois applied the Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor Despite having four separate start times in Wednesday night’s game, the Racer baseball team defeated Southern Illinois University Carbondale 7-3. The Racers and Salukis were slated to start their game at 6 p.m., but didn’t start until 7:20 p.m. due to weather. In theird first meeting the Salukis Read More