Story by Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Murray State Racers men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off the season on Friday, Aug. 30, at Belmont University, competing against the likes of Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech University, Western Kentucky University, Lipscomb University and the University of Evansville. During the Read More
Murray State men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their seasons this weekend, traveling to Carbondale, Illinois, for the Salukis Early Bird Invitational. The men finished third out of five, behind Southern Illinois and just four points behind Southeast Missouri, but still bested SIU Edwardsville and Austin Peay. The women finished second in their Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, staff writer Murray State was unable to claim the seventh seed in the conference standings on Saturday when they were defeated by Austin Peay in overtime 75-69. The Racers entered their final game of the regular season eighth overall in the OVC. With a win, Murray State could earn the seventh Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, staff writer The Racers will look to bounce back from two straight losses when they take on Austin Peay on Thursday and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Saturday. Murray State comes into this week having lost 80-70 at the hands of SEMO and 87-65 to UT Martin on the road last week. They Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The women’s golf team finished the weekend in eighth place at the Ole Miss Rebel Invitational in Oxford, Mississippi. The Racers faced a variety of weather conditions throughout the weekend on the par 72 and 6,323-yard course, but that didn’t phase sophomore from Tranas, Sweden, Moa Folke, who delivered her career Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer and Clara Firtos, Contributing writer The women’s tennis team improved its record to 3-3 on the season after defeating Lindsey Wilson 7-0 last weekend. The win snapped a three-match losing streak. The men, meanwhile, lost their fifth match in a row to fall to 1-6 on the season. WOMEN The women’s tennis Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer Chemistry is something every team aims for. It’s a dynamic of cohesion that every team strives for, hopes to establish and should have perfected come tournament time. A team’s success can be attributed to their chemistry or lack thereof. It’s the moment everything and everyone “just clicks,” and that is exactly Read More
