Sports
Lady Raiders Win Soccer Match in Over Time
The MTSU Lady Raiders soccer team beat Murray State Racers 1-0 in overtime on Friday night. In the first half, Murray lead in posession. Although the Raiders offense struggled to make it down field, the defense, lead by keeper Kelsey Brouwer blocked seven corner kicks and a shot on goal, keeping them in the game. After …
Blue Raiders Brave Belmont Bruins
By Mark Priddy, Contributing Writer Blue Raider Volleyball took home their second victory this season having narrowly defeated the Belmont Bruins in what turned out to be a five-set match on Saturday night. It was a close beginning and concluded with Middle Tennessee losing the first set. The Blue Raiders fought to hold on but …
Blue Raider Volleyball Still Searching for Victory
By: Mark Priddy, Contributing Writer The Women’s Volleyball team strove to win against The University of Illinois, yet could not surpass the Fighting Illini’s ability to score. Starters Chelsea Ross from Middle Tennessee, and Liz McMahon from Illinois performed intensely as the home team attempted to come back from an initial set of 25-11. The …
Ray Rice Released and Suspended Indefinitely after Assault Video
Early Monday morning, TMZ leaked a previously-unseen video of Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, and subsequently dragging the unconscious Palmer out of an elevator. Rice was arrested February 13th on assault charges against Palmer. They married in late March and the charges were later dropped in May. Rice was sent …
MTSU Rugby team wins 36-17 against WKU
Exactly one week before the rivalry game against Western Kentucky University, Middle Tennessee’s rugby team took down WKU in a 36-17 game on Saturday afternoon.
Blue Raiders take first loss of the season against Golden Gophers
The Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday by the score of 35 to 24 in Minneapolis. The Blue Raiders held the Gophers to just one score in the first quarter as both teams struggled to find their rhythm. In the second quarter, MTSU couldn’t get out of their …