In the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament, Eastern Kentucky controlled the game from the start. When the games seemed like it was about to be blown open, the Racers started a slow, steady rally that lasted until the final second. With 12:03 remaining, the Colonels were up by 12. Time ran down and the Read More
There were no positives to take away from Tuesday’s loss for ’Breds Head Coach Rob McDonald. “It was just a really bad game about any way you want to look at it,” McDonald said. “Our pitching was not nearly what we need, and we didn’t help them out defensively.” Murray State (7-7, 2-1) fell to Read More
Despite another delay in its schedule, the softball team won three of four games at the Aces Invitational in Evansville, Ind., early this week. Due to the inclement weather, the four games ended up spanning Sunday and Monday. The Racers faced Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and South Dakota State twice each. Head Coach Kara Read More
She was the last competitor to finish. It was not easy, but she knew she won before she walked off the line. Pat Spurgin (now Pitney due to marriage) did not make it all the way to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to lose. She aimed only to be the best. “It wasn’t an easy Read More
Rodeo is a little known sport on campus, and member sophomore Kendall Gentry said she enjoys it that way. “It is nice for not many people to know about us because we can just go to class and be seen as a normal student,” Gentry said. In its 38th season as an organized sport, Read More
Whether the football and basketball teams are having the greatest seasons in program history or struggling just to stay competitive, the Murray State cheer team is always there for support. Senior cheer captain Allison Petterson is no different. For the past four years, Petterson has graced the sidelines, supporting Murray State teams through the good Read More
Returning to the court for the first time in nearly three weeks, men’s tennis couldn’t recover from poor starts and lost to Middle Tennessee State 6-0 Sunday. Head Coach Mel Purcell believed the Racers stood a chance against the Blue Raiders, who had already competed earlier in the day. “(MTSU) played Memphis first, and we Read More
The men’s basketball season isn’t over quite yet. The team accepted a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament early Tuesday, and by Wednesday afternoon found out it was matched up against the Missouri State Bears. After losing a heartbreaker to Eastern Kentucky in the OVC semifinals, Murray State no longer had a chance at the automatic Read More