Racer basketball fans got their first look at the reconstructed 2013-14 Murray State basketball team Saturday night during a scrimmage against Freed Hardeman. After a slow start, the Racers turned it on in the second half, outscoring the Lions 53-28 en route to a 95-68 victory. After practicing for more than a month, the Racers Read More
Seniors Tasha Merritt and Shauna Wicker and the rest of the soccer team concluded their 2013 season with a 2-1 win over rival Austin Peay. The team rallied around Wicker, who started her final game despite an injury. “During the game I told myself I had to do this for Shauna because she has done Read More
Women’s tennis concluded the fall portion of its schedule with five more titles at the Arkansas State University Invitational. The team, which won six titles in its previous two tournaments, nearly doubled its championships and is looking to use these results as momentum builders for the spring season, according to Head Coach Olga Elkin. “The Read More
Springer-Franklin Residential College took home the President’s Cup in athletics and James H. Richmond and Lee Clark residential colleges tied for the President’s Cup in top academic performance. The President’s Cup rewards the top residential college in both outstanding academic and athletic performances every year. Dean Anthony II, co-president of Springer-Franklin, said winning the athletics Read More
Even though men’s tennis didn’t get the results it was hoping for at regionals, the team did get its first victory from senior Adam Taylor. The Fall Regional Tournament hosted by the University of Tennessee is the largest event the team will compete in this year. Head Coach Mel Purcell said the victory by Taylor Read More
Soccer earned its first conference win of the season against Tennessee Tech Sunday after losing at Belmont in a choatic final of minutes two days earlier. Head Coach Beth Acreman said she was proud of the resiliency of the team, overcoming a loss to the Bruins with a win days later. “The result against Belmont Read More
Through the first two games of the 2013 season, the Racers have had extreme ups and downs. In the first game, they were throttled by a far superior Football Bowl Subdivision team. The next week, they handed down an even bigger beating of their own, defeating the NAIA Campbellsville Tigers. This week, however, the Racers Read More
The volleyball team has faced extreme highs and lows this season after playing different caliber teams. After being defeated in their first tournament this season, the Racers came home last weekend with a tournament win under their belt, beating all three teams they faced. Head Coach David Schwepker was ecstatic about the team’s success. “I Read More