Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Murray State Racers soccer team got its first win of the season when they traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, and beat Samford 2-0. Senior Miyah Watford kicked off the Racers’ attempt for their first win of the season when she opened the score sheet in the 39th minute. Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu After a two-hour rain delay, Murray State lost its season opener 4-3 in double overtime against Xavier. Head Coach Matt Lodge was happy with his team’s performance in the first half, but thought they could’ve executed better in the second half. “For the first half we were fantastic,” Read More
Story by Brianna Hunter Contributing writer briannahunter5@gmail.com With Murray State Athletics offseason in full swing, multiple sports have announced summer camp dates for kids of all ages. Head football coach Mitch Stewart announced three different camps that will be taking place this summer. The first Friday Night Lights camp is open to rising freshmen through Read More
Story by Alyssa Crum Contributing writer acrum@murraystate.edu After kicking off his first season with an OVC Championship—the second straight for the Racers—Head Coach Matt Lodge will bring in his second recruiting class for the 2019 season. The Racers lost five seniors from last year’s team, including four starters—senior goalkeeper Alex Steigerwald, senior midfielder Caroline Ashton, Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Vanderbilt University’s women’s soccer team why they won the SEC regular season title when they beat Murray State 4-0 on Saturday, Nov. 10. Freshman forward Haley Hopkins opened the scoring sheet just 13 minutes into the game when she received a perfect cross from sophomore forward Leila Azari Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu The Racers have made their third NCAA tournament appearance in four years and will be paired with an SEC team for the third time in program history. This year, the Vanderbilt Commodores will host the Racers. The Commodores are unbeaten at home with a 9-0-1 record. Vanderbilt won Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff Writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Back to back champs First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” Lodge said. “They don’t believe in excuses. Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” said Lodge. “They don’t believe in excuses. They make my job so Read More