Story by Blake Sandlin Sports editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu The record books were rewritten Thursday night during the Racer men’s basketball team’s first road victory against UT Martin. Both sophomore guard Ja Morant and freshman guard Tevin Brown etched their names in Murray State lore with historic performances. Morant mustered 18 assists in the 98-77 win over Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Turnovers have been the Racers’ achilles heel early on this season, but after a rough first quarter, polished second half play helped lead Murray State women’s basketball to its first conference win of the season, an 81-63 victory over Eastern Kentucky Saturday night. Coming off of a 22-point Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff Writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Back to back champs First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” Lodge said. “They don’t believe in excuses. Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” said Lodge. “They don’t believe in excuses. They make my job so Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu University of Tennessee at Martin’s women’s soccer team used two first-half goals to grab the No. 1 spot in the OVC by beating the Racers 3-1 on Friday. The first half was controlled by the Skyhawks who began scoring at the 21st minute with a goal from freshman Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu With many lessons learned against the University of Kentucky in week three, Murray State looks to kick off OVC play with a home win against UT Martin on Saturday. Murray State will host family weekend Sept. 28-29, with the home football game capping off the festivities Saturday night Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff Writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State volleyball lost to the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks after a nail-biting five sets 25-18, 25-20, 25-14, 26-24 and 15-11. Racer junior outside hitter Rachel Giustino’s double-double wasn’t enough to earn her team the win. Giustino led the charge by scoring 17 kills and notching 13 digs. Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor If you traveled to watch Murray State’s basketball game against UT Martin expecting an offensive showcase, you likely left disappointed. But for any shortage of offense Saturday night, there was plenty of defense. Enough, in fact, that the Racers were able to steal a 66-53 road victory against Read More