Missouri Valley Conference opts not to invite Murray State

Murray State A.D. Allen Ward

MURRAY, KY (Jeff BIdwell -WPSD -TV Please click on the link to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Murray State is staying in the Ohio Valley Conference after the Missouri Valley Conference decided against inviting Murray State. The MVC is looking to replace the departing Wichita State for the 2017-18 school year. The MVC was reportedly looking at four schools to potentially join their conference: Murray State, Valparaiso, Milwaukee, and Nebraska-Omaha. There was a belief the MVC could add up to three schools at this time and expand their conference membership from ten to 12. While there has been no official word from Missouri Valley Conference commissioner Doug Elgin, leaving Murray State out of the mix appears to signal the conference is comfortable staying at ten schools. Murray State Director of Athletics Allen Ward released the following statement Monday morning: “Today I was notified that Murray State will not be receiving an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference. I am in no way disappointed by the news or have any regrets being involved in the process. Our goals and objectives to graduate our student-athletes, win championships, promote this great university, and be a player on the national scene have not changed and were never reliant on the outcome today.