Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Returning home after a long trek on the road, the Racer volleyball team notches their regular season record to 11-1 and 21-2 overall. The team took a long drive to Jacksonville, Alabama to face Jacksonville State, where they won in a four-set match 3-1, and Cookeville, Tennessee to face Tennessee Tech Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor After a record breaking 16 straight wins for the volleyball team, the Racers lost against the Eastern Illinois Panthers last Saturday in a close five sets. Before taking on the Panthers, the Racers were tested in a four-set victory against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friday. Leading the weekend against the Cougars Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor The return of the Belmont, 5-2, brought a tense feeling among Murray State fans at Friday’s game but it was no match for the Racers, 8-0, as they swept the Bruins and returned on Saturday for another sweep against Tennessee State, 5-3. This win marks a program record for most consecutive wins which Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor The Racer volleyball team opened home conference play against Austin Peay State and won, which continues their win streak to 11. Over the weekend, the Racers played Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and swept them both improving their streak to 13 and a 16-1 season. With a record like Read More
The News picked Ellie Lorenz as our Athlete of the Week for being the 16th Racer to have 1,000 digs. 1. How long have you been playing your sport and why did it interest you to begin with? Volleyball Position: Libero Height: 5 feet, 4 inches Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri High School: Lindbergh High School Read More
Murray State earns 11th sweep of the season Story by Blake Bernier, Staff writer With the 11th sweep of the season, the Racers (14-1, 4-0) defeated the Austin Peay State Lady Govs (5-14, 0-4) on Wednesday at Racer Arena 25-16, 25-21, 27-25. The win pushed the Racers winning streak to 11 with four straight conference sweeps and Read More
Racers begin conference play against SEMO Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports editor Racer Volleyball racked up three wins at the Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, South Carolina last weekend to improve to 8-1 as the Racers prepare to open conference play Friday. Despite a winning weekend, Head Coach David Schwepker said there are a lot of inconsistencies Read More
Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Racer volleyball returned home after a tough weekend in Terre Haute, Indiana with another sweep at the Holiday Inn Classic, which set its record 7-1. Beginning their weekend against Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, the opening scores for the weekend stood at 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19. The Racers recorded Read More