2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 10th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round, Arkansas State in the second round and Ole Miss in the third round before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record24–10 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  30–5  .857
Middle Tennessee14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Southern Miss13–5 .722  25–11  .694
Old Dominion11–7 .611  21–13  .618
UAB11–7 .611  18–13  .581
UTSA11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Louisiana Tech10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charlotte10–8 .556  15–17  .469
Marshall8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Florida Atlantic7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UTEP7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Rice4–14 .222  9–21  .300
North Texas4–14 .222  5–24  .172
FIU0–18 .000  3–26  .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Hannah Preservati 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrPrinceton HS Princeton, WV
G 3 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCannon County HS Woodbury, TN
G 5 Shanice Cason 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSiegel HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 10 Mackenzie Sells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLivingston Academy Livingston, TN
G/F 12 Brea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCentral Arizona College Rockford, IL
G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 22 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrScience Hill HS Johnson City, TN
G 24 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoChristian Academy of Louisville Louisville, KY
F 30 Caya Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMount Juliet, TN Mount Juliet, TN
F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrPittsburgh Paris, TN
G 32 Caroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrJackson County HS Gainesboro, TN
G/F 34 Olivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach

Rick Insell

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Brewton
Tom Hodges
Shalon Pillow

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
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8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
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15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm		 Martin Methodist W 93–44  –
 Murphy Center (2,116)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/10/2014*
5:00 pm		 Alabama–Huntsville W 75–50  –
 Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm		 at Arizona State L 67–81  0–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,799)
Tempe, AZ
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm, ASN		 Miami (FL) W 53–48  1–1
 Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm		 Arkansas L 51–58  1–2
 Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/23/2014*
3:00 pm		 at Ole Miss W 71–65  2–2
 Tad Smith Coliseum (1,075)
Oxford, MS
12/03/2014*
11:00 am		 Clemson W 68–29  3–2
 Murphy Center (11,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm		 Xavier W 90–68  4–2
 Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/12/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN		 at No. 8 Kentucky L 62–78  4–3
 Memorial Coliseum (4,761)
Lexington, KY
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota State L 61–65  4–4
 Frost Arena (1,026)
Brookings, SD
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm		 UCF W 79–57  5–4
 Murphy Center (3,925)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Tennessee Tech W 98–76  6–4
 Eblen Center (1,291)
Cookeville, TN
01/04/2015
2:00 pm		 at UAB W 76–68  7–4
(1–0)		 Bartow Arena (368)
Birmingham, AL
01/08/2015
5:00 pm		 at FIU W 75–60  8–4
(2–0)		 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
01/10/2015
4:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic W 101–69  9–4
(3–0)		 FAU Arena (588)
Boca Raton, FL
01/15/2015
7:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 75–77  9–5
(3–1)		 Murphy Center (3,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/17/2015
7:00 pm, ASN		 Louisiana Tech W 82–59  10–5
(4–1)		 Murphy Center (4,917)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/22/2015
6:00 pm		 at Old Dominion W 65–48  11–5
(5–1)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,892)
Norfolk, VA
01/24/2015
11:00 am, FSN		 at Charlotte W 84–54  12–5
(6–1)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (768)
Charlotte, NC
01/29/2015
7:00 pm		 UTSA W 73–53  13–5
(7–1)		 Murphy Center (4,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2015
11:00 am, FSN		 UTEP W 74–53  14–5
(8–1)		 Murphy Center (4,465)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/05/2015
6:00 pm		 at Southern Miss L 65–70 OT 14–6
(8–2)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,277)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/07/2015
6:00 pm		 at Louisiana Tech W 68–44  15–6
(9–2)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,907)
Ruston, LA
02/12/2015
7:00 pm		 Rice W 79–61  16–6
(10–2)		 Murphy Center (4,094)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/14/2015
4:00 pm		 North Texas W 85–59  17–6
(11–2)		 Murphy Center (4,414)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/19/2015
12:00 pm		 at Marshall W 74–48  18–6
(12–2)		 Cam Henderson Center (531)
Huntington, WV
02/21/2015
2:00 pm		 at WKU L 60–63  18–7
(12–3)		 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
Bowling Green, KY
02/28/2015
5:00 pm		 UAB L 57–62  18–8
(12–4)		 Murphy Center (4,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2015
8:00 pm		 FIU W 79–30  19–8
(13–4)		 Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/07/2015
10:30 am		 Florida Atlantic W 73–60  20–8
(14–4)		 Murphy Center (3,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament
03/12/2015
1:30 pm, ASN		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 77–58  21–8
 Bartow Arena (632)
Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015
10:00 am, CBSSN		 vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals		 L 53–65  21–9
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 Ball State
First Round		 W 69–58  22–9
 Murphy Center (2,519)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm		 Arkansas State
Second Round		 W 70–60  23–9
 Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm		 Ole Miss
Third Round		 W 82–70  24–9
 Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/29/2015*
4:00 pm		 Temple
Quarterfinals		 L 57–69  24–10
 Murphy Center (2,587)
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References
  1. "Middle Tennessee 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
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