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Junior outside hitter Jayla Holcombe and graduate middle blocker Elisa Dozio attempt to block a spike from an opposing attacker. Photo courtesy of David Eaton/Racer Athletics.

Volleyball preps for MVC Tournament

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer November 17, 2022

The MVC Tournament is right around the corner, taking place from Nov. 20-23, with the Racers currently sitting in seventh place in the conference.  Murray...

Graduate middle blocker (left) Elisa Dozio gets congratulated after a block against the Beacons. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball heads toward final matches

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer November 10, 2022

The Racers were scheduled to play two games over the weekend, but a power outage on Friday, Nov.4 led to a no contest against UIC, leaving the Valparaiso...

Graduate middle blocker Elisa Dozio and freshman outside hitter Ella Vogel attempts a block in their game agaisnt Drake. Photo courtesy of David Eaton/Racer Athletics.

Volleyball struggles in conference play

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer November 3, 2022

The Racers currently sit in seventh place in the MVC with an overall record of 9-14 and a conference record of 5-8 after the pair of losses over the weekend.  Murray...

The Murray State volleyball team huddles together after its 3-2 win over Missouri State on Friday, Oct. 14. Photo courtesy of David Eaton /Racer Athletics.

Volleyball goes 1-1 over the weekend

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer October 20, 2022

The Murray State volleyball team split the pair of games over the weekend and are now 4-9-3 on the season and 3-3-2 against MVC opponents. The Racers...

Freshman outside hitter Federica Nuccio had nine kills, 16 digs and 2 assists across the two games on Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8. Photo courtesy of David Eaton/Racer Athletics.

Volleyball drops two over weekend

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer October 13, 2022

The Racers have struggled so far in their first year in the MVC as they face unfamiliar opponents. These struggles continued as the Murray State volleyball...

Senior outside hitter Alysha Smith finished the weekend with 27 kills. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball starts MVC schedule 0-3

Ronan Summers, Staff Writer September 28, 2022

The Murray State volleyball team began MVC play over the weekend, dropping its first three conference games since the switch. The Racers hosted the...

Junior middle blocker Darci Metzger (#13) recorded 16 kills across the invite. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball goes winless at Samford Invite

Ronan Summers, Contributing Writer September 21, 2022

The Murray State volleyball team lost two games after facing off against the Clemson University Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 17 and the Samford University...

Junior outside hitter Jayla Holcombe (jumping center) finished the Marshall Invite on Saturday, Sept. 10 with 38.5 total points across all three games. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball picks up two wins at Marshall Invite

Ronan Summers, Contributing Writer September 14, 2022

The Murray State volleyball team went 2-1 over the weekend when they traveled to Huntington, West Virginia to compete in the Marshall Invite. This is...

Freshman outside hitter Federica Nuccio recorded 29 kills over the weekend, with 18 of them coming in the second game against Southern Indiana on Saturday, Aug. 27. Photo courtesy of Adit Wratsangka/Racer Athletics.

Volleyball starts season with back-to-back wins

August 31, 2022

Ronan Summers Contributing Writer [email protected] Murray State opened its 2022 volleyball campaign strong, defeating the University of Southern...

Senior libero Becca Fernandez finished her last home series as a Racer with 41 digs against SEMO. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball splits last home series

November 15, 2021

Rachel Essner Staff Writer [email protected] The Murray State volleyball team split a two-game series with Southeast Missouri State University...

Sophomore outside hitter Jayla Holcombe recorded 25 kills in the Racers two games against Belmont. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Volleyball splits series against Belmont

November 6, 2021

Rachel Essner Staff Writer [email protected] The Murray State volleyball team split a two-game series in Nashville, Tennessee against Belmont...

Freshman setter Bailey DeMier led the Racers with 77 assists in their two wins over Tennessee Tech. Photo courtesy of Racers Athletics.

Volleyball sweep Tennessee Tech at home

October 22, 2021

Rachel Essner Staff Writer [email protected]   The Murray State volleyball team added two wins to their record as they swept a two-game...

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