2008 Woodie Awards
It didn't take long for the Racer to wake up against Morehead State in the semi-final round of the OVC volleyball tournament. After Morehead took the first two points of the set the Racers came storming back. Freshman Logan Su recorded three kills in a 8-1 run.
The first set started rocky for the Racers trailing by six, 5-11 but came back to tie the game at 16 on a kill by sophomore Sara Hayden. The two teams went back and forth matching point for point until the Racers made a run. With the score tied 18-18 the team went on a 4-1 run to lead 22-19.
The Racers got off to a slow start in the first set down 3-1 but rallied and tied the game at three. The Skyhawks led by three 8-5 but the Racers used a 4-0 run to take the lead 9-8. The Skyhawks took a 20-14 advantage after some miscues from the Racers but after a timeout by Racer coach David Schwepker his team rallied and scored three straight points.
The No. 1 ranked team in the OVC got its first win, 84-46 over Lyon College and first loss 55-47, to Arkansas State. The preseason top ranked Racers looked sluggish in the early going against Lyon College, leading by just two, 10-8, more than three minutes into the game.
Murray State's volleyball team competed yesterday as the No. 3 seed in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament against No. 6 University of Tennessee Martin at host school, Tennessee Tech. "We look at the tournament matches no differently than any other match," Head Coach David Schwepker said.
College football wrap up Joe Paterno doesn't know what it is, Pete Carroll and Urban Meyer denounce it and the fans despise it. It is the BCS. The BCS has been called more expletives than L.A. traffic. The system that has screwed up the national champion like nobody but the computers can.
Murray State's football team will return to Stewart Stadium Saturday to close out its season against the Tigers of Tennessee State (8-3,5-2 OVC) after a 34-7 loss to Eastern Kentucky University. Tennessee State, who saw their chance at an OVC crown slip away last Saturday with a loss against Jacksonville State, will try to stay in contention for an At-Large bid in the NCAA FCS playoffs with a win against Murray State.
The Murray State women's basketball team traveled to Montgomery, Ala., today to compete against the Alabama State University Hornets. The Hornets are 0-2 this season after losing in an exhibition match to West Georgia (49-62) and in their first road game against University of Georgia (35-85).
After a strong start to the season at the University of the South show in early October, the hunt team continued to dominate the competition at the Maryville College show on Oct. 25 and 26. To make the competition fair for all participants, students ride horses provided by the host school and pick their horse by drawing a name out of a hat.
Turkey's still game Without a doubt, deer is at the forefront of most Kentucky hunters' minds in the fall, while turkeys are relegated to a platter on the Thanksgiving table. But fall turkey hunting can be just as exciting as hunting during the popular spring season, though hunters will have to change their tactics to be successful.
Coming off a second-place finish at the Gamecock Invitational, the Murray State University Rifle squad returns to Pat Spurgin Rifle Range today as they host the Rebels of the University of Mississippi. "We get another chance to get better," Head Coach Alan Lollar said.
