MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ALLEN WARD ANNOUNCED TODAY THE RACER MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE ITS SERIES WITH LONG TIME RIVAL WESTERN KENTUCKY.  THE TWO SCHOOLS HAVE SIGNED A NEW FOUR YEAR CONTRACT WHICH WILL BEGIN DECEMBER FIRST OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AT E-A DIDDLE ARENA IN BOWLING GREEN.  THE TWO WILL PLAY AT THE C-F-S-B CENTER ON DECEMBER 1, 2012, WITH DATES FOR THE 2013 GAME IN BOWLING GREEN AND 2014 IN MURRAY TO BE DETERMINED LATER.

MURRAY STATE HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED ITS 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.  THE RACERS WILL OPEN THE SEASON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER FIRST WITH A GAME AT LOUISVILLE TO BE TELEVISED ON ESPN U AT SIX P-M.  THE RACERS WILL THEN PLAY SEPTEMBER 10TH AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE BEFORE OPENING THE HOME PORTION OF THE SEASON THUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH HOSTING TENNESSEE STATE.

OTHER HOME GAMES:  JACKSONVILLE STATE--OCTOBER 1ST AT 6PM, EASTERN ILLINOIS WILL BE THE HOMECOMING OPPONENT OCTOBER 15TH AT 3 PM, EASTERN KENTUCKY OCTOBER 29TH AT 1 PM AND THE HOME FINALE WITH AUSTIN PEAY WILL BE NOVEMBER 12TH AT 1 PM.

OTHER ROAD GAMES:  UT MARTIN SEPTEMBER 22ND AT 6 PM,  OCTOBER 8TH AT GEORGIA STATE WITH TIME TO BE DETERMINED, NOVEMBER 5TH AT TENNESSEE TECH WITH TIME TO BE DETERMINED AND NOVEMBER 19TH AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WITH KICKOFF AT ONE PM.