The Racers wasted no time ruffling the feathers of the Golden Eagles. Led by a career-high 31-point performance from sophomore guard Jeffery Moss, Murray State looked like it took the court with a vengeance in a dominant 92-53 win. “It felt pretty good,” Moss said. “I was out there having fun.” The entire team seemed Read More
Failure is a necessity. It is not easy on the heart, the mind, the body. It is not easy to accept, and at times it is not easy to explain. But failure is necessary. Without it life would grow stale. Our everyday actions would become a monotonous mess of boring and mundane. We are not Read More
In the midst of a three-game losing streak and without its leading scorer, women’s basketball has turned to its freshmen guards to play larger than their age. In their latest game, the Racers came up short despite a strong comeback bid, and they lost 80-74 on the road to Eastern Illinois. When junior guard Keiona Read More
The Racers started their spring track and field season strong at the Illini Classic in Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Junior Lashea Shaw got things rolling quickly for the Racers as she finished in the top 10 in three separate events on the afternoon. Shaw took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.78 seconds, not Read More
A fresh pair of faces took the court in the first spring matches for men’s tennis. In their first collegiate matches, freshmen Mateo Barroetavena and David Hess took on two nationally ranked programs in Louisville and Tennessee. While the Racers lost 7-0 in both matches, team members said they were glad to be playing once Read More
The No. 11 Racers (6-3, 2-1 OVC) bested their spring season opener winning score during a pair of losses. Despite not earning the desired result when it traveled to West Point, N.Y., the rifle team came away with its best outings of the 2013-14 year. The team did more than hold its own when taking Read More
The track and field team opened its indoor season at the Illini Classic in Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Junior Lashea Shaw started strong, finishing in the top-10 of three events. Shaw took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.78, and eighth in the 60-meter dash (7.95) and the 200-meter dash (25.72). Freshman Victoria Yocum Read More
Murray State lost its first conference game of the season Saturday afternoon as the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars erased the Racers’ 37-32 halftime lead en route to a 67-60 victory. The Racers’ offense went dry in the second half, shooting 33 percent from the field, including 2-12 from 3-point range. SIUE, on the other Read More