2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 8th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and are first year members of Conference USA. They were regular season champions of Conference USA and also won the Conference USA tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they lost in the first round to Oregon State.

2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Basketball, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2013–14 record29–4 (15–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Brewton
  • Alysha Clark
  • Mariska Harris
Home arenaMurphy Center
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Middle Tennessee151 .938  295  .853
Southern Miss133 .813  277  .794
UTEP124 .750  298  .784
Tulane115 .688  2011  .645
East Carolina106 .625  229  .710
Charlotte97 .563  1516  .484
Old Dominion97 .563  1816  .529
UAB79 .438  1615  .516
Florida Atlantic610 .375  1614  .533
Tulsa610 .375  1216  .429
Rice610 .375  1317  .433
FIU610 .375  1518  .455
North Texas610 .375  1218  .400
Louisiana Tech511 .313  1220  .375
UTSA412 .250  1417  .452
Marshall313 .188  1120  .355
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
2 Janay Brinkley Guard 5–8 Senior Pasadena, Maryland
3 Ty Petty Guard 5–7 Freshman Murfreesboro, Tennessee
5 Shanice Cason Guard 5–6 Junior Murfreesboro, Tennessee
10 MacKenzie Sells Guard 5–10 Sophomore Livingston, Tennessee
11 Cheyenne Parker Forward 6–4 Senior Queens, New York
21 Ebony Rowe Forward 6–1 Senior Lexington, Kentucky
23 Lauren March Forward 6–2 RS Senior Lewisburg, Tennessee
24 China Dow Guard 5-8 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky
30 Caya Williams Forward 6-1 Freshman Mount Juliet, Tennessee
31 TiAnna Porter Forward 6–2 RS Sophomore Paris, Tennessee
32 Caroline Warden Guard 5–7 Sophomore Gainesboro, Tennessee
34 Olivia Jones Forward 5–10 Freshman Murfreesboro, Tennessee
42 KeKe Stewart Center 6–1 Senior Oak Ridge, Tennessee
44 Shy Copney Guard 5–9 Freshman Johnson City, Tennessee
50 Janiece Johnson Center 6–7 Senior Washington, D.C.
52 Laken Leonard Guard 5–10 Senior Whitleyville, Tennessee

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013*
6:30 pm
UAH W 77–60  -
Murphy Center (1,758)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/01/2013*
6:30 pm
Freed-Hardeman at Middle Tennessee W 85–53  -
Murphy Center (1,475)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, WUXP
No. 4 Tennessee L 57–67  0–1
Murphy Center (11,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm
Miami W 61–55  1–1
BankUnited Center (850)
Coral Gabes, FL
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 51–66  1–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,086)
Fayetteville, AR
11/24/2013*
7:00 pm, WUXP
No. 7 Kentucky L 72–84  1–3
Murphy Center (4,822)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/29/2013*
11:30 am
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 88–74  2–3
Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 69–62  3–3
Germain Arena (136)
Estero, FL
12/01/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. Mississippi State
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 62–48  4–3
Germain Arena (317)
Estero, FL
12/04/2013*
11:00 am, Peay Nation TV
at Austin Peay W 69–43  5–3
Dunn Center (1,421)
Clarksville, TN
12/12/2013*
11:00 am
Kennesaw State W 68–32  6–3
Murphy Center (10,028)
Murfreesboro, KY
12/16/2013*
6:00 pm
at UCF W 63–51  7–3
CFE Arena (348)
Orlando, FL
12/18/2013*
6:00 pm
at South Florida W 68–62  8–3
USF Sun Dome (1,161)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm, WUXP
South Dakota State W 59–44  9–3
Murphy Center (3,035)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2013*
1:00 pm
at Clemson W 76–51  10–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (614)
Clemson, SC
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 84–53  11–3
Murphy Center (2,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
North Texas W 86–42  12–3
(1–0)
Murphy Center (3,201)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/11/2014
5:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 68–51  13–3
(2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,236)
Ruston, LA
01/15/2014
7:00 pm
UTEP W 69–58  14–3
(3–0)
Murphy Center (3,724)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/18/2014
4:00 pm
at UAB W 61–55  15–3
(4–0)
Bartow Arena (761)
Birmingham, AL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
UTSA W 60–41  16–3
(5–0)
Murphy Center (3,205)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/25/2014
4:00 pm, WNAB
Old Dominion W 62–49  17–3
(6–0)
Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/01/2014
12:30 pm
No. 25 at Tulsa W 67–57  18–3
(7–0)
Reynolds Center (1,177)
Tulsa, OK
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 21 at Southern Miss L 56–68  18–4
(7–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,258)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/08/2014
2:00 pm
No. 21 Rice W 65–54  19–4
(8–1)
Murphy Center (4,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/12/2014
5:00 pm
at Florida International W 65–58  20–4
(9–1)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (366)
Miami, FL
02/15/2014
11:00 am, SPSO
at Florida Atlantic W 83–77  21–4
(10–1)
FAU Arena (569)
Boca Raton, FL
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
Marshall W 75–36  22–4
(11–1)
Murphy Center (3,032)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, SPSO
Charlotte W 48–46  23–4
(12–1)
Murphy Center (3,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/26/2014
6:00 pm
No. 23 at East Carolina W 70–59  24–4
(13–1)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (902)
Greenville, NC
03/01/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 UAB W 64–52  25–4
(14–1)
Murphy Center (6,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 at Tulane W 71–44  26–4
(15–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (848)
New Orleans, LA
Conference USA Tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 pm
No. 22 vs. UAB
Quarterfinals
W 69–59  27–4
Memorial Gym (2,401)
El Paso, TX
03/14/2014
10:00 am, CBSSN
No. 22 vs. FIU
Semifinals
W 64–57  28–4
Don Haskins Center (3,244)
El Paso, TX
03/15/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 vs. Southern Miss
Championship
W 84–55  29–4
Don Haskins Center (4,883)
El Paso, TX
NCAA Tournament
03/23/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Oregon State
First Round
L 36–55  29–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,214)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. "Middle Tennessee 2013-2014 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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