Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Returning from a 29-6 season and a record-breaking 25-win streak, the men’s basketball team looks to begin its season with a new coach and six new players. The Racers ended their conference play with a heartbreaking lost to Belmont 88-87, in the OVC Championship game. During the summer, the Racers lost Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Staff writer A tough non-conference schedule, including Alabama A&M and Florida State, sets up a challenging beginning for the women’s basketball. The Racers plan on playing a tough schedule against some very high RPI conferences, which includes the number seven team in the country, Florida State, according to Head Coach Rob Cross. “Our Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor The Racer volleyball team opened home conference play against Austin Peay State and won, which continues their win streak to 11. Over the weekend, the Racers played Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and swept them both improving their streak to 13 and a 16-1 season. With a record like Read More
The News picked Ellie Lorenz as our Athlete of the Week for being the 16th Racer to have 1,000 digs. 1. How long have you been playing your sport and why did it interest you to begin with? Volleyball Position: Libero Height: 5 feet, 4 inches Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri High School: Lindbergh High School Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Women’s golf finished fifth in a field of eight at the Austin Peay Intercollegiate in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Oct. 13. Rounds of 322 and 325 totaled the Racers at 647, 28 strokes behind tournament champion Austin Peay. “They were disappointed, extremely disappointed, in how they played,” said Head Coach Velvet Milkman. Read More
Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer Racers old and new played against each other at Racer Field on Oct. 11 and the current Racers won 11-6 against the alumnae behind the pitching of senior J.J. Francis. The alumnae team featured six players from last years team, including the star trio of pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey, shortstop Alexa Read More
Lizo A completes undefeated season Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer The men’s Lizo A team completed the undefeated season by mercy ruling the Richmond Shenanigans in the intramural championship on Tuesday night 21- 3. Throughout the tournament, the Lizo A team, coached by Cody Durbin, senior from Brandenburg, Kentucky, averaged 15 runs and fewer than four Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Staff writer The Racers put their perfect OVC record on the line this past weekend, facing two teams. Defending their record, the Racers beat Belmont and Jacksonville State, on the road, to improve to a historic 5-0 conference record. Murray State went into the weekend with a 9-4 overall record and a 3-0 Read More