2008 Woodie Awards
After 40 minutes of being pushed and shoved by women bigger and taller than her, 5-foot-3-inch senior guard Alaina Lee finally got to be the biggest player on the court - all it took was a ladder. With scissors in hand, Lee took three of the biggest steps she had taken all season when she climbed the ladder at the end of the Ohio Valley Conference championship game Saturday to become the first Racer to claim a piece of the championship net she had been waiting to cut down all season.
ESPN revealed Monday night that the Murray State women's basketball team will play Duke University Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The team was awarded a bid into the tournament after winning the Ohio Valley Conference March March 8. The women will travel to College Park, Md.
The dance didn't last long for the women's basketball team. Two weeks after winning a long-awaiting Ohio Valley Conference Championship, the No. 14-seeded Racers were defeated in the first round of the NCAA tournament by No. 3 Duke, 78-57, Sunday night. The Racers were forced to fight through a relentless Duke press defense throughout the duration of the game.
Aaron Weare Sports Editor Between weather reports and other basketball teams the road to the Ohio Valley Conference Nashville was rife with roadblocks for the Murray State men's basketball team. Unfortunately for the Racers the Tennessee State Tigers were one roadblock that they couldn't overcome as they lost Friday, 83-75.
Kyle Rogers Staff writer Pitching fans got a real treat Tuesday afternoon at Reagan Field. The Murray State Thoroughbreds played host to the Bears of the University of Central Arkansas and earned a 1-0 victory, the Racers stretching their record to 5-3 on the season.
Alison Mugler Staff writer There's nothing like kicking off the conference season with a victory and that's exactly what the Murray State women's tennis team did Monday against Southeast Missouri as they defeated the Redhawks 4-3 in their 2008 Ohio Valley Conference opening match.
Alison Mugler Staff writer Favorable weather conditions brought the Murray State men's golf team a fifth-place overall finish at Monday's and Tuesday's Samford Intercollegiate Tournament, played at the Limestone Golf Club in Limestone, Ala. The Racers finished tied for fifth overall in a field of 17, including tournament champions University of New Orleans, as well as conference rivals Eastern Kentucky, who finished No.
Murray State rowing is in the process of getting its 2008 spring season into full swing. The Racers enjoyed a fall season that included hosting Alabama and participating in the Hobbs Island Regatta and Head of the Chattanooga. Murray State made its first trip of many this year to Natchitoches, La.
Kentucky Lake has been known as a premier fishing destination for quite some time now. It's no secret, as you turn the pages of magazines and browse the web, that Kentucky and Barkley Lakes are among the best fisheries is the nation. Perhaps the biggest indicators that solidify the great fishing are the tournament trails that visit year after year.
