Morehead State sophomore pitcher Alex Gjevre (Billings, Mont.) has been named the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-Conference
On Thursday (April 24), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) honored Division I sports teams with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. Morehead State University was honored for its women’s basketball program.
The Morehead State Softball Eagles completed a sweep of an Ohio Valley Conference series with a 2-0 win at Tennessee State on Sunday.
Morehead State sophomore pitcher Alex Gjevre struck out five, lowered her Ohio Valley Conference best ERA to 0.82, and set the MSU single season wins mark with her 15th victory Sunday as the Eagles shut out visiting Eastern Illinois 4-0.
The Eta-Eta chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at Morehead State University remembers a brother who died when they host the third annual Ballard Cup Golf Scramble this weekend.
In five games last week, Lee hit .609 (14-for-23) with seven runs, a double, three home runs and an amazing 16 RBI as Morehead State compiled a 3-2 overall record.
The Morehead State football team will wrap up spring practice with it Blue-Gold Spring Game at 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday (April 26) at Jayne Stadium.
Senior Allie Honkofsky hit a three-run homer in game two, senior pitcher Kari Quinn tossed a three-hitter in game one, and junior Bri Jones totaled five hits in Morehead State's doubleheader sweep of IUPUI Wednesday.
Morehead State University Men's Head Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall, who was previously named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year as voted on by the league's head basketball coaches and sports information directors, also shares the 2008 OVC Coach of the Year award as selected by collegeinsider.com.
Pikeville senior Kayla Bandy and Saginaw Valley State junior Dan MacLelland were named Most Valuable Players for the 2007-08 collegiate bowling season by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association.
Drew Lee hit two home runs, one a grand slam, and drove in seven runs to lead the Morehead State Baseball Eagles to a 13-8 win over UT Martin Sunday (April 20) afternoon at Allen Field in Morehead.
Whitney Dupuis singled in Alex Ramirez with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Southeast Missouri at 2-1 win over the Morehead State Softball Eagles Sunday (April 20) in Cape Girardeau.
Marshall University got back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning of game one and held on for a 3-1 win, then scored twice in the sixth inning of game two to rally for a 5-4 win and a doubleheader sweep of host Morehead State Tuesday at University Field.
Morehead State University will be represented by its women’s bowling teams during the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, which is set for April 16-19 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.
Morehead State got a strong pitching performance from Matt Clark, and Marc Midden knocked in four runs as the Eagles defeated Tennessee Tech 6-2 Sunday afternoon at Bush Stadium in Cookeville.
Morehead State sophomore pitcher Alex Gjevre picked up her second complete-game win of the weekend in hurling the Eagles to a 5-1 win over Jacksonville State Sunday (April 13) at University Softball Field in Morehead.
Morehead State scored three unanswered runs in the second and third innings and then rode the pitching arm of sophomore Alex Gjevre, who tossed a three-hitter while allowing no earned runs, as the Eagles defeated Eastern Kentucky 4-1 Wednesday at Gertrude Hood Field.
Morehead State sophomore outfielder Ashley Archer has been named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for her efforts in the Eagles' three-game sweep at Austin Peay over the weekend.
Morehead State senior guard Tarah Combs has been selected as one of the participants for the 20th Annual State Farm College Three-Point and Slam Dunk Championships.
The Morehead State softball team allowed only a total of four earned runs in its doubleheader at University of Kentucky Wednesday but the Eagles committed five errors, and the Wildcats took advantage in both games to hand MSU its first two losses of the 2008 campaign. UK won 5-3 in the first game and took the evening matchup 7-1.
The 12-game 2008 Morehead State University football schedule features eight Pioneer Football League games and the Eagles’ first meeting with Eastern Kentucky since the 1995 season.
-Morehead State University’s bowling lanes will be named in honor of a longtime coach and educator. The Laughlin Health Building facility, previously called University Lanes, will officially be renamed the Larry Wilson Bowling Lanes at a 4 p.m. dedication ceremony on Founders Day on Tuesday, March 11.
The Morehead State men's basketball team posted a late run but fell short to Tennessee State 68-61 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Tuesday at Johnson Arena.
Morehead State University Men’s Head Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall has been named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year, and Eagle junior Leon Buchanan and freshman Kenneth Faried have been named to the All-Newcomer Team as voted on by the league’s head basketball coaches and sports information directors.
Morehead State freshman guard Chynna Bozeman has been named Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference and also to the All-Newcomer Team, it was announced this week. Bozeman led the Eagles in scoring, steals and free throw percentage this season.
Both Morehead State basketball teams had their seasons come to an end on Tuesday night in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournaments.
Todd Babington scored 18 points, and Caleb Brown added a career-high 16 points to lead Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion Austin Peay to a 72-56 win over Morehead State Saturday (March 1) evening in Johnson Arena.
Senior guard Tarah Combs scored a game high 15 points as the Morehead State women's basketball team edged visiting Austin Peay 43-40 at Johnson Arena Saturday night.
Lady Eagle seniors Anitha Smith-Williams and Tara Reed were the center of attention from their families and friends following MSU’s Senior Day victory
Eric Allen smacked a three-run home run to back the complete-game pitching of Michael Bottoms, and the Morehead State Baseball Eagles took the opener of a Sunday (March 2) afternoon doubleheader at Allen Field.
Morehead State collected 22 hits, including two home runs, and got its third no-hitter of the 2008 season Saturday as the Eagles defeated Connecticut 10-2 and Jackson State 8-0, both in just five innings, at the Frost Classic. MSU is now 11-0.
Sophomore Brandi Rayburn posted her second consecutive double-double with team highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds, and senior Tarah Combs broke the Morehead State single season record for three-pointers Tuesday night at Eastern Kentucky, but it was a 10-foot jumper in the lane with 1:05 left by freshman Candyce Flynn.
Morehead State snapped a seven-game losing streak by picking up a key Ohio Valley Conference win on Saturday at home over Tennessee Tech, 67-56. The Lady Eagles jumped out to a big first-half lead, but had to hold off the Golden Eagles’ late charge to earn the crucial victory in a battle of two teams fighting for a berth to the conference tournament.
Freshman third baseman Rebecca Butler hit a one-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh frame Sunday morning to lift the Morehead State softball Eagles to a 1-0 win over Evansville in MSU's final game of the Blues City Classic.
The Morehead State Baseball Eagles scored four runs after two were out in the top of the eighth inning and rallied for a 4-1 win over Tennessee Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, giving first-year MSU Coach Jay Sorg his first college win.
Freshman Kenneth Faried scored on tip-in basket with 1.8 seconds remaining, and the Morehead State Eagles took another step toward hosting a first-round Ohio Valley Conference Tournament game with a 51-49 win at Eastern Kentucky Wednesday evening.
Morehead State had some of its best-ever individual performances in school history at the Ohio Valley Conference rifle championships, which were held Feb. 9-10 at MSU’s Button Rifle Range.
Morehead State sophomore Alex Gjevre (pronounced jev-ree) has earned the Ohio Valley Conference’s first softball Pitcher of the Week award.
Morehead State's Chynna Bozeman was named Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball Freshman of the Week Monday, the fourth time this season she has earned the award, the most in the league in 2007-08.
Down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes left to play, the Morehead State Eagles rallied to defeat the Samford Bulldogs, 64-58, in a key Ohio Valley Conference game Thursday (Feb. 14) evening at the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham.
Sophomore pitcher Sarah Funston tossed a one-hitter, and sophomore Alex Gjevre threw a two-hitter while senior Kari Quinn went 7-for-8 at the plate and also recorded a save Sunday as the Morehead State softball team defeated Bucknell (3-1) and host Longwood University (7-2) to finish the Longwood Lancer Leadoff Classic undefeated at 4-0.
Freshman Chynna Bozeman scored 22 points Saturday, but the Morehead State women's basketball team shot just 27 percent at Jacksonville State, and the host Gamecocks defeated the Eagles by ten, 54-44. MSU dropped its seventh straight game to fall to 7-18 and 5-11 in the league, while JSU moved to 11-15 and 8-9 in the OVC.
The Morehead State men’s basketball team’s season is winding down and coach Donnie Tyndall is positioning for his program to earn its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament home game since 2003-04.
Morehead State junior forward Leon Buchanan (Albany, Ga.) has been named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Newcomer of the Week. It marks the third time that Buchanan has won the award out-right or shared it in 2007-08. This week, he shares the honor with Tennessee-Martin's Djero Riedewald.
Jamyron Steward scored a career-high 24 points and Morehead State ended the game on a 14-to-two run as the Eagles defeated Southeast Missouri, 75-63, in an Ohio Valley Conference match-up Thursday evening in Johnson Arena. MSU has won eight of its last nine games and is 12-10 overall, 9-5 in the OVC.
Morehead State nearly erased as much as a 14-point second half deficit Thursday night, but visiting Southeast Missouri held on to claim a 50-48 win over the host Eagles at Johnson Arena. The Eagles fell to 7-15 and 5-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference, while the Redhawks stayed in first place in the league race with a 16-5 record and an 11-2 OVC ledger.
Morehead State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brian Hutchinson last week announced that, beginning with the 2008-09 school year, Morehead State will sponsor 16 intercollegiate sports, down from 18 currently.
Morehead State sophomore Brandi Rayburn scored a career high 17 points Monday night, but it came in a losing effort as host the University of Virginia Cavaliers - ranked 24th in the latest Sagarin ratings, were too much for MSU, defeating the Eagles 88-43 at John Paul Jones Arena. MSU fell to 7-14 overall.
Donnie Tyndall’s club likes playing in the Ellis T. Johnson Arena. With Saturday’s 88-66 win over Kentucky Christian, a Division II member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, Morehead State improved to 9-0 at home and tied the school’s best home record to start a season since 1972-73.
When the latest NCAA Statistics report was released late last month, the Morehead State men's and women's basketball teams, along with several individuals on those teams, were listed among the nation's leaders.
Three Morehead State University football players have been named to the 2007 Sports Network Mid-Major and Independent All-America Team.
Everyone loves a good race. Whether it be a political race, NASCAR race, or even a good old fashion foot face. But the kind of race I’m talking about is an Ohio Valley Conference championship race, which our Eagles are in the thick of as the calendar starts to turn from January to February.
Despite injuries to some of its key players and a distinct disadvantage in size, Morehead State took every punch Tennessee Tech could give in Tuesday’s home game and extended its unblemished record in Johnson Arena to eight games, the best mark since the 1972-73 team went 9-0 at home.
Maze Stallworth and Jamyron Steward scored 21 points apiece to lead Morehead State to an 82-78 Ohio Valley Conference win at Southeast Missouri on Thursday (Jan. 24).
Morehead State battled Ohio Valley Conference defending champion and second place Southeast Missouri to the final horn Thursday, but the host Redhawks used some timely 3-pointers and a 25-for-30 night at the free-throw line, including hitting 19-of-20 in the second half, to get past the Eagles 66-58 at the Show Me Center.
This is a great time to be an Eagle! It’s clear to me that our student-athletes and coaches have made sincere, genuine efforts to be part of the greater Morehead-Rowan County community.
With home wins over Samford and Jacksonville State, the Morehead State University men's basketball team is on a four-game winning streak in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Morehead State senior guard Tarah Combs scored a career high 30 points, including a career high eight three-pointers, and sophomore Brittany Pittman grabbed a career high 23 rebounds to propel the Eagle women's basketball team to a 78-51 win over visiting Jacksonville State Saturday at Johnson Arena.
Morehead State freshman center Kenneth Faried (Newark, N.J.) has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week for his efforts in Eagle wins over Samford and Jacksonville State.
Morehead State's women's basketball team tied a school single game record with 14 three-pointers and held visiting Eastern Kentucky 25 points below its season scoring average as MSU took command early and never let up in a 77-50 win over the Colonels Thursday at Johnson Arena. For the Eagles, John Lamb scored a career-high 18 points to lead a second-half Morehead State rally, and the Eagles defeated Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Kentucky, 62-53, in Johnson Arena on Thursday evening.
Morehead State held host Tennessee Tech to 30 percent shooting, while senior Afton Perry posted big numbers with 14 points, a career high tying 15 rebounds, and a career high seven blocks as the Eagles won on the road at Tenessee Tech, 51-49, Monday night at the Eblen Center.
To all the Morehead State University fans, and Morehead community, let me introduce myself. My name is Nikola Stojakovic, the starting point guard for the MSU Eagles basketball team. I am currently a senior, originally from Serbia, and have played for Coach Tyndall for the last year and half.
Freshman Chynna Bozeman scored a career high 22 points Thursday night at Tennessee State, but the host Tigers shot 51 percent and out-rebounded the Eagles 48-33 in a 74-62 TSU victory at the Gentry Center. MSU fell to 3-10 and 1-4 in the OVC, while TSU moved to 5-7 and 2-1 in the conference.
Madeleinne Antero, the No. 1-ranked junior player in Chile, has signed a national letter of intent to play for Morehead State. Antero will enroll at MSU this January and be eligible for the spring season.
Morehead State University sophomore linebacker Wes McDermott (Louisville, Ky./Holy Cross High School) has been named to the 10th Annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. The honorees were announced at the FCS football championship in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The 2007 Morehead State University Football Eagles have won two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision National Statistical Championships. As a team, MSU won the championship in rushing defense. Individually, junior defensive back David Hyland won the championship for most interceptions per game.
The Louisville Cardinals used an early second-half run to break open a close game and pull away for a 73-49 win over the Morehead State Eagles in front of a crowd of 19,366 Wednesday evening at Freedom Hall.
Morehead State notched season highs in all three shooting categories as the Eagles claimed their Ohio Valley Conference home opener on Monday night with an 80-75 victory over Tennessee-Martin. The win snapped MSU’s three-game losing streak and was its first conference win of the season.
Coach Donnie Tyndall, his staff and his Morehead State University men’s basketball team have been active in community service projects during recent weeks.
Drake Reed scored 16 points to lead a balanced Austin Peay scoring attack and the Governors defeated Morehead State, 67-63, Thursday (Dec. 6) evening at Dave Aaron Arena in Clarksville.
Senior Afton Perry scored a team high 16 points and sophomore Brittany Pittman recorded her fourth career double-double with 14 points and a career high 15 rebounds, but the visiting Morehead State women's basketball team came up on the short end of a 56-54 decision Saturday at the Regional Special Events Center.
Morehead State Head Football Coach Matt Ballard has been named a finalist for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, which honors the college football coaches who best exemplify responsibility and excellence on and off the field of play. Fans can cast a vote for Ballard to win for Division I-AA by Dec. 15 at www.coachoftheyear.com. The winner will be announced on December 29 during an ABC/ESPN special.
Morehead State senior center Afton Perry and freshman guard Chynna Bozeman have earned two of the Ohio Valley Conference’s weekly women's basketball awards for this week, it was announced Monday. Perry was named Newcomer of the Week, and Bozeman was named Freshman of the Week for their efforts against Western Kentucky and Alice Lloyd last week.
Freshman Kenneth Faried scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Morehead State to an 85-51 win over Alice Lloyd Monday evening at Johnson Arena in Morehead. MSU also got 19 points from Jamyron Steward, 15 points and 12 rebounds from Leon Buchanan and 15 points from Maze Stallworth in raising its record to 2-3 on the season.
Oklahoma used a 24-to-4 run mid-way through the second half to pull away for a 74-42 win over Morehead State Wednesday (Nov. 21) evening at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
Morehead State watched a seven-point lead with 40 seconds dissipate as visiting Marshall hit a three-pointer as time expired in regulation, and the MSU women's basketball team then eventually dropped a heartbreaking 83-79 overtime decision to the Thundering Herd Wednesday at Johnson Arena.
Members of the recently-elected Morehead State Athletic Hall of Fame members posed for a group photograph.
Morehead State sophomore Brittany Pittman scored a career high 20 points and completed a double-double with a career high 10 rebounds to go along with four blocks and five steals Monday, but visiting Evansville guard Courtney Felke hit a school-record eight 3-pointers to lead the Lady Aces past the Eagles 78-67 at Johnson Arena.
Senior guard Anitha Smith-Williams hit a running jumper in the lane with 3.4 seconds left to lift the Morehead State women's basketball team to a 56-54 road victory at IUPUI Wednesday night. The win gave new MSU head coach Mike Bradbury his first collegiate win and improved MSU's season mark to 1-1.
With six minutes left in Tuesday night’s home men’s basketball game, Morehead State trailed 44-40. The Eagles were in need of a spark. Junior transfer Leon Buchanan gave MSU just that. In a span of about 16 seconds, Buchanan drove the lane and threw down a one-handed dunk that got the Ellis T. Johnson Arena crowd energized. Then Western Illinois attempted a three-quarter-court pass that Buchanan intercepted with an over-the-shoulder, one-handed catch that he immediately passed down court.
Senior guard Anitha Smith-Williams poured in 18 points in Morehead State's women's basketball season opener Saturday against Duquense, but the visiting Dukes powered past the Eagles, 69-52. The Eagles drop to 0-1, while the Dukes move to 1-0.
Dion Dowell scored a career-high 25 points to lead Houston to an 83-54 win over Morehead State in the season opener for both teams Friday (Nov. 9) evening at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Cougars jumped out to a 15-1 lead in the first four minutes of the game thanks to five three-point field goals, three by Dowell and two by Robert McKiver, and Coach Tom Penders’ squad never looked back.
Running back J.T. Rogan and quarterback Josh Johnson led San Diego to a 27-14 Pioneer Football League win over Morehead State Saturday (Nov. 10) afternoon at Jayne Stadium.
It may not yet be March, but Morehead State came in to its first game of 2007-08 like a lion and went out like a lamb… John Lamb. The Eagle freshman guard from Indianola, Iowa, who has a tattoo of a lion on his right shoulder, scored 12 points, hit four of five 3-point shots and picked up a key charge with 32.6 seconds remaining in the game to help Morehead State hold off Mountain State and win its exhibition opener 76-72 on Thursday night in Johnson Arena.
The Morehead State Football Eagles intercepted five passes and held Drake to minus-five yards rushing and posted a 33-0 Pioneer Football League win over the Bulldogs Saturday (Nov. 3) afternoon at Jayne Stadium.
Morehead State handed out 26 assists and outrebounded Georgetown College by 21 as the Lady Eagles ushered in the Bradbury era with an 84-51 exhibition win last Thursday night in the Ellis T. Johnson Arena. In the win, five players pumped in double figures and as a team MSU connected on 11-27 from three-point range.
The local little ghosts and goblins scored all kinds of goodies and they got to meet the Morehead State student-athletes, too! What a great way to spend a few hours on Halloween; the annual Trick-or-Treat With the Eagles welcomed the community into the fold for fun, games, candy and to pick up a schedule or two.
With a starting lineup that included five players over six-feet tall and its best player standing 6-foot-6, the Louisville women’s volleyball team posed a unique challenge for Morehead State in Wednesday night’s match at Wetherby Gym.
The Morehead State women's basketball team will be under the direction of new leadership this season as former Xavier and University of Cincinnati assistant coach Mike Bradbury takes over. With an experienced staff of talented assistant coaches and a solid group of returning veterans, the future looks promising for the Eagles.
Morehead State got an outstanding defensive effort in winning its football Homecoming Game 24-3 over Butler on Satuday afternoon at Jayne Stadium. MSU, now 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Pioneer Football League, limited the Bulldogs to only 53 total yards in 49 offensive plays.
The Eagle men finished 35th in their event, but sophomore Ron Duncan (Flemingsburg, Ky.) set a new school record as he finished in a time of 24:42.90, which was good for 110th place.
The Morehead State Football Eagles rolled to a 49-21 Pioneer Football League victory over Davidson Saturday afternoon at Richardson Stadium in Davidson. Morehead State is now 4-1 overall, 2-0 in the PFL. Davidson fell to 3-2 overall, 1-1 in the league.
Brian Yost finished 22-of-29 and threw for five touchdowns in an impressive offensive performance for Morehead State as the Eagles came away with a 42-35 home win over Dayton on Saturday in the Pioneer Football League opener for both squads. The victory snapped MSU’s five-game home losing streak to the Flyers.
Robert Morris made the most of its first-ever meeting against Morehead State. The fifth-ranked Colonials scored the final nine points of Saturday’s football game at Jayne Stadium to rally for a 9-8 victory.
Morehead State jumped out to a 28-0 lead and cruised to a 34-7 victory over West Virginia Tech in its home opener on Sept. 15.
As a freshman Jerrod Pendleton rushed and caught passes totaling 69 yards. In Saturday’s season-opener against St. Francis, the sophomore halfback finished with 114 yards and scored all but one of the Eagles’ points as Morehead State captured a 21-14 road victory over St. Francis (Pa.).
Morehead State men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall could not have been more pleased with the opportunity his team had to play four games on a Labor Day weekend preseason trip to Toronto, Canada. The Eagles went 3-1 on the stretch against Canadian colleges. Only a last-minute one-point loss to York University kept the Blue and Gold from a perfect mark.
After suffering through its first losing season in 12 years, 14 seniors are looking to lead the Morehead State Eagles back to their accustomed spot atop the Pioneer Football League. A total of 17 starters return for 2007, including seniors Brian Yost at quarterback, Ricky Cornelius at halfback, Grant Jennings at tackle, Ross Rick at center, Brett Mazzaro and Andrew Sturzenbecker at linebacker, and Kyle Sand and Aaron Diaz at defensive end.
After 12 years at Morehead State, John Jarnagin will not return as the head baseball coach next season. The MSU Department of Athletics elected not to renew Jarnagin’s contract, which was announced in a release from the school late Monday afternoon.
