Story by Zach Scott, Staff writer The Racers’ struggles continued on Friday when they lost both games of the doubleheader to Tennessee Tech (14-24). Murray State (10-29) lost the first game 5-1 then dropped the second game 5-4 thanks to a walk-off homerun by freshman infielder Taylor Thomas for the Golden Eagles. Game One: The Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor It wasn’t pretty, but Murray State’s men’s basketball team got it done against Tennessee Tech on senior night. The Racers overcame a season-high 20 turnovers to defeat the Golden Eagles 75-65. In what was the last home game of senior guard Jonathan Stark and senior forward Terrell Miller Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, Staff writer Game One Murray State volleyball lost in four sets as Jacksonville State remained unbeaten at home this season, winning 25-18, 21-25, 25-15 and 25-20. The Racers came out slow in the first set, opening with a 5-1 deficit. The Gamecocks stormed out to an early lead posting 14 kills Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Contributing writer Game One After taking its first loss of the season, Murray State hit the road and tied Tennessee Tech University 0-0 after two overtimes. Coming off of a 1-0 loss to a now 25th-ranked Saint Louis University team, the Racers faced off against Tennessee Tech. Both teams were aggressive Read More
Murray State fell to Tennessee Tech last weekend in a three-game series to move to 16-19 on the season, 6-9 in conference. Game 1 On Thursday, April 13 at Bush Stadium, Murray State lost to Tech by a final score of 4-2. Senior pitcher Ryan Dills got the start for the Racers and pitched six Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Sports Editor Murray State’s softball team returned to Racer Field for eight straight games, beginning with a doubleheader against Tennessee Tech. With both games going into extra innings, the Racers fell in game one 2-3, but were able to split the series with the Golden Eagles with a 3-2 victory Read More
Racers defeat Tennessee Tech in double overtime Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer Junior guard Jonathan Stark recorded a career-high 41 points in The Racers’ 85-84 double overtime victory against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the OVC tournament. Stark hit the game-winning three point shot with six seconds remaining to give the Racers Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Despite sitting in eighth place and two spots out of the OVC Tournament, softball Head Coach Kara Amundson said that she is confident her team can make the tournament, even after having a tough weekend. The Racers welcomed Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State last weekend in two of the last four Read More