Story by Keenan Hall Staff Writer khall16@murraystate.edu Game 1: Murray State volleyball followed its season opening loss with a sweep of the Omaha Mavericks 25-21, 25-20 and 25-20. The Racers started the match with a 6-0 scoring run before a timeout from the Mavericks’ head coach Rose Shires. Giustino was on the attack early, scoring Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff Writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State volleyball dropped its first match of the New Orleans Invitational in three sets to the Houston Cougars 25-13, 25-18 and 25-19. The Cougars led early in the first set 5-0 before senior outside hitter Dacia Brown stopped the run by scoring the first point of the Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State’s volleyball team will open the season in the New Orleans Invitational this weekend with three matches in two days. The Racers will face off against the Houston Cougars first at 3 p.m. Friday at the Human Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. They’ll have a quick Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, Staff writer Murray State volleyball lost in five electrifying sets to Austin Peay 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25 and 10-15 to cut its NCAA tournament hopes short. The Racers were in the midst of a six-game winning streak before losing in heartbreaking fashion. While riding the momentum from a strong end to Read More
Murray State volleyball defeated Eastern Illinois in four sets 21-25, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-17 to extend their stay in the OVC tournament on their quest for back-to-back conference titles. The Racers will now advance to their fourth-straight OVC championship. Their win will have them matched-up against regular-season champion Austin Peay, where they’ll look to win Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, Staff writer Murray State volleyball opened the first round of the OVC tournament by defeating Jacksonville State in four sets 22-25, 25-21, 25-16 and 25-17. The sixth-seeded Gamecocks took the opening set, but dropped the next three. Thanks in part to a dominating game from the first team All-OVC members, sophomore Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, Staff writer Murray State volleyball defeated OVC-leading Austin Peay in four sets 19-25, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-21. Murray State dropped the first set but countered the loss by won three straight. The Racers delivered the Governors their second loss in conference play and ended a nine-game winning streak. On offense, Murray Read More
Story by Keenan Hall, staff writer Murray State volleyball defeated UT Martin with a sweep in its last home game of the season 25-20, 25-23 and 25-22. The Racer duo of Rachels led the way on offense for the Racers. Holthaus scored a game-high 11 kills, Giustino added 10 kills. Murray State freshman setter Callie Read More