After losing the first two conference games of the season, women’s basketball notched its first conference victory with a 76-68 defeat of rival Austin Peay State Saturday night. In its two previous conference games, Murray State came up short due to its opponents’ late scoring runs. “We had been in the other games for the Read More
While the majority of students relaxed at home during Christmas break, Head Coach Steve Prohm and his players were hard at work. After a rocky 4-5 start to the season, the men’s team kicked off the break by getting back to .500 with a much-needed victory over long-time rival Southern Illinois. Perhaps even more significant Read More
Winter Break for the women’s basketball team proved to be a challenge, as they took some tough losses. However, close games mixed with a few wins helped keep some positive energy flowing. The Racers started with a four-game road trip in which they only earned one victory. The trip began facing winless Alabama A&M after Read More
The men’s basketball team remains perfect in the OVC. A 77-64 victory at Eastern Kentucky moved the Racers to 3-0 in conference play, and 8-7 overall. The win marked the first road victory of the season so far for the Racers, and it ties their longest win streak of three games. Senior guard Dexter Fields Read More
A 3-point shot by senior forward Jessica Winfrey came up short in the final seconds and women’s basketball fell 88-87 to the three-time OVC champion UT Martin Saturday. In the Racers’ conference home-opener the top two scoring teams in the conference were in full force, hitting 18 3-pointers in a game with eight players score Read More
Prior to the start of the season, Southeast Missouri State and Murray State were picked as co-favorites to win the western division of the OVC. The Racers made a statement Thursday night, defeating the Redhawks 85-72 in the first of two regular-season matchups between the two teams. The victory moves Murray State to 6-7 on Read More
Women’s basketball opened conference play with an 86-72 loss to Eastern Kentucky Monday night in Richmond, Ky. The OVC-opener matched the conference’s top two teams according to winning percentage thus far. The game was full of scoring runs by both teams, but the Racers came on the wrong end after numerous droughts with no points. Read More
A fast start was not enough for the Racers Sunday afternoon in a 72-51 loss on the road against the Dayton Flyers, dropping Murray State to 5-7 on the season. Junior forward Jonathan Fairell scored the Racers’ first six points in the game, giving Murray State a 6-2 advantage less than four minutes into the Read More