Men’s golf teed off its spring season with its best round as a team coming in the second day of the Snowman Getaway Tuesday. The tournament, held at the Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz., provided the Racers an opportunity to play golf after battling a tough winter. The weather kept Murray State inside Read More
After a hard-fought doubles competition, women’s tennis served up another victory Saturday on the road against Evansville. Coming off a 1-1 performance the previous week, the Racers continued to improve their team chemistry, which carried into the match against the Purple Aces. “We had a long conversation after the (Southern Illinois) match about a lot Read More
It took three innings for the ’Breds to warm up but when they did, the visiting Cougars could not slow them down. Murray State (2-1) put up nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning after being held hitless through the first three by NAIA opponent Mid-Continent (3-2). The ’Breds added three runs in Read More
Despite coming off a second-place finish at the OVC Championships, the rifle team was still not where Head Coach Alan Lollar wanted it to be. Luckily for Lollar and the Racers, Ole Miss gave them another chance to get ready for this weekend’s NCAA Regional Qualifier at the team’s own Pat Spurgin Rifle Range. Murray Read More
The underdog mentality is all too familiar to the Murray State Thoroughbreds. After a disappointing 21-33 season and a 10th place finish in the OVC, the ’Breds are already underdogs coming into a new season. Perhaps it’s fitting then, for senior pitcher Cameron Finch to anchor Murray State’s pitching staff. Finch has also been labeled Read More
With her record-setting indoor weight throw, junior Tonia Pratt led the way for her team in another successful track meet. Pratt’s toss of 18.92 at the Grand Vallye State Big Meet meters broke the school record by 1.5 inches, and she now holds the Murray State record in the indoor weight throw and shot put, Read More
After weather postponed a match last week, men’s tennis returned to the court and earned its first victory of the season against Bethel. The Racers finally faced similarly skilled competition where the players showed what they have learned from playing ranked opponents. Head Coach Mel Purcell believed the experience gained in team’s three losses was Read More
Despite an undefeated weekend by sophomore Erin Patton, women’s tennis split its matches against Central Arkansas and Southern Illinois. Patton went 4-0 in her doubles matches, competing in doubles and at No. 6 in singles competition. “It was exciting to win both my doubles and singles matches,” Patton said. Typically matches can rest on the Read More