2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by twelfth year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–11, 15–3 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 received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Morehead State and Wake Forest in the first and second rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the third round.

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record23–11 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU162 .889  278  .771
Middle Tennessee153 .833  2311  .676
Southern Miss135 .722  2311  .676
Charlotte126 .667  2110  .677
Louisiana Tech126 .667  1814  .563
Old Dominion117 .611  1714  .548
UTSA108 .556  1417  .452
Rice810 .444  2213  .629
UAB810 .444  1515  .500
North Texas810 .444  1219  .387
Marshall513 .278  1317  .433
UTEP513 .278  823  .258
FIU315 .167  524  .172
Florida Atlantic018 .000  425  .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoBlackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 3 Kyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWekiva HS Orlando, Florida
G 5 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee
G 10 Shayla Middlebrooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrElyria HS Elyria, Ohio
G 12 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMartin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWebb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 21 Mychelle Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHuntington St. Joseph HS Huntington, West Virginia
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrScience Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee
F 24 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrBradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee
F 35 Charity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) FrBarlett HS Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 108–49 
Murphy Center (1,836)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/03/2016*
5:00 pm
Truett McConnell W 125–35 
Murphy Center (1,624)
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at Virginia L 51–63  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (2,837)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 5 Louisville L 72–91  0–2
Murphy Center (4,516)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 73–62  1–2
Eblen Center (952)
Cookeville, TN
11/30/2016*
11:00 am
Ohio L 52–73  1–3
Murphy Center (11,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm
Tulane W 62–59  2–3
Murphy Center (2,812)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/09/2016*
6:00 pm
at No. 15 Kentucky L 48–61  2–4
Memorial Coliseum (4,625)
Lexington, KY
12/13/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 23 Arizona State L 48–69  2–5
Murphy Center (2,717)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
Austin Peay W 82–51  3–5
Murphy Center (2,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/19/2016*
6:05 pm
at Missouri State W 71–52  4–5
JQH Arena (2,243)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2016*
6:30 pm
Georgia Tech L 60–61  4–6
Murphy Center (4,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/28/2016*
6:30 pm
Central Michigan W 79–69  5–6
Murphy Center (2,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
at UAB W 64–61  6–6 (1–0)
Bartow Arena (293)
Birmingham, AL
01/05/2017
6:30 pm
Rice W 71–61  7–6 (2–0)
Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2017
6:00 pm
North Texas W 60–52  8–6 (3–0)
Murphy Center (3,632)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2017
5:00 pm
at Marshall W 72–63  9–6 (4–0)
Cam Henderson Center (517)
Huntington, WV
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 51–66  9–7 (4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,064)
Bowling Green, KY
01/19/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
FIU W 95–43  10–7 (5–1)
Murphy Center (2,619)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, beIN
Florida Atlantic W 87–69  11–7 (6–1)
Murphy Center (3,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 61–81  11–8 (6–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,333)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 79–65  12–8 (7–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,528)
Ruston, LA
02/02/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
UTSA W 77–63  13–8 (8–2)
Murphy Center (3,152)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UTEP W 76–53  14–8 (9–2)
Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 80–63  15–8 (10–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,578)
Norfolk, VA
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Charlotte W 83–81  16–8 (11–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,650)
Charlotte, NC
02/16/2017
6:30 pm, beIN
WKU L 75–82  16–9 (11–3)
Murphy Center (4,027)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Marshall W 94–69  17–9 (12–3)
Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/25/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
UAB W 87–56  18–9 (13–3)
Murphy Center (3,505)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/02/2017
6:00 pm
at FIU W 88–53  19–9 (14–3)
FIU Arena (303)
Miami, FL
03/04/2017
4:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 71–59  20–9 (15–3)
FAU Arena (510)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
6:30 pm
vs. Rice
Quarterfinals
W 61–59  21–9
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals
L 54–59  21–10
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/16/2017*
8:30 pm
Morehead State
First Round
W 67–58  22–10
Murphy Center (2,536)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Wake Forest
Second Round
W 73–66  23–10
Murphy Center (2,519)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/23/2017*
6:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
Third Round
L 57–70  23–11
Hank McCamish Pavilion (819)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

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