2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by thirteenth year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were third year members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–13, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ball State in the first round.

2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record18–13 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB13–3 .813  27–7  .794
Western Kentucky †12–4 .750  24–9  .727
Rice10–6 .625  23–10  .697
Louisiana Tech10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Middle Tennessee10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Charlotte10–6 .625  14–16  .467
UTEP7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Florida Atlantic7–9 .438  13–15  .464
Southern Miss7–9 .438  15–15  .500
North Texas6–10 .375  17–14  .548
UTSA6–10 .375  9–21  .300
Old Dominion6–10 .375  8–23  .258
FIU5–11 .313  8–21  .276
Marshall3–13 .188  9–20  .310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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.

Roster
2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 2 Zeynep Canbaz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrOzel Bostanci Doga Anadolu Lisesi
Western Nebraska CC		 Istanbul, Turkey
G 3 Kyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWekiva HS Orlando, FL
G 5 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCannon County HS Woodbury, TN
C 11 Jadona Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrWayne County HS Buckatunna, MS
G 12 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSt. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMartin Luther King HS Nashville, TN
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWebb School of Knoxville Knoxville, TN
G 15 Anna Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrJackson HS Jackson, TN
F 21 LaSonja Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrFort Pierce Central HS
Gulf Coast State		 Fort Pierce, FL
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrScience Hill HS Johnson City, TN
F 24 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrBradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
F 35 Charity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) SoBarlett HS Memphis, TN
C 43 Kara Meadows 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrClarkrange HS Jamestown, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017*
3:00 pm		 Tennessee Wesleyan W 89–34 
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
11/02/2017*
5:30 pm		 Trevecca Nazarene W 88–41 
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Vanderbilt W 65–54  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,866)
Nashville, TN
11/14/2017*
6:30 pm		 Tennessee Tech W 58–44  2–0
 Murphy Center (3,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm		 Lipscomb W 72–48  3–0
 Murphy Center (4,122)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/26/2017*
1:00 pm		 at UNC Asheville W 72–57  4–0
 Kimmel Arena (1,323)
Asheville, NC
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Ole Miss L 56–65  4–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,112)
Oxford, MS
12/03/2017*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Georgia Tech L 45–48  4–2
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (921)
Atlanta, GA
12/05/2017*
11:00 am		 Coppin State W 69–39  5–2
 Murphy Center (11,305)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/09/2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 4 Louisville L 26–80  5–3
 KFC Yum! Center (6,752)
Louisville, KY
12/14/2017*
6:30 pm		 Troy W 73–57  6–3
 Murphy Center (3,986)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm		 at Tulane L 44–62  6–4
 Devlin Fieldhouse (545)
New Orleans, LA
12/19/2017*
4:30 pm		 vs. USC
UTRGV Holiday Classic		 L 57–72  6–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (89)
Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017*
4:30 pm		 vs. Canisius
UTRGV Holiday Classic		 W 55–44  7–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (94)
Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017*
4:30 pm		 Kentucky W 62–57  8–5
 Murphy Center (4,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, FCSA		 at Western Kentucky L 43–57  8–6 (0–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,811)
Bowling Green, KY
01/06/2018
6:00 pm		 UAB L 51–59  8–7 (0–2)
 Murphy Center (3,940)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/11/2018
11:00 am		 at UTSA W 62–47  9–7 (1–2)
 Convocation Center (1,202)
San Antonio, TX
01/13/2018
1:00 pm		 at UTEP W 54–45  10–7 (2–2)
 Don Haskins Center (617)
El Paso, TX
01/18/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 North Texas W 56–48  11–7 (3–2)
 Murphy Center (3,230)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Miss L 53–61  11–8 (3–3)
 Murphy Center (3,470)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Marshall W 73–57  12–8 (4–3)
 Cam Henderson Center (433)
Huntington, WV
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Charlotte W 64–45  13–8 (5–3)
 Murphy Center (3,441)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/01/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Louisiana Tech L 49–66  13–9 (5–4)
 Murphy Center (3,436)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/08/2018
6:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic W 69–65  14–9 (6–4)
 FAU Arena (692)
Boca Raton, FL
02/10/2018
1:00 pm, beIN		 at FIU W 63–59  15–9 (7–4)
 FIU Arena (327)
Miami, FL
02/15/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 Western Kentucky L 60–76  15–10 (7–5)
 Murphy Center (4,061)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/17/2018
2:00 pm		 Rice W 51–41  16–10 (8–5)
 Murphy Center (4,235)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/22/2018
11:00 am		 at UAB L 43–57  16–11 (8–6)
 Bartow Arena (1,011)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Charlotte W 54–53  17–11 (9–6)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (789)
Charlotte, NC
03/03/2018
3:00 pm		 Old Dominion W 65–47  18–11 (10–6)
 Murphy Center (10,050)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
11:30 am		 (4) vs. (5) Rice
Quarterfinals		 L 36–61  18–12
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:00 pm		 at Ball State
First Round		 L 60–69  18–13
 Worthen Arena (1,083)
Muncie, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References
  1. "MT Athletics - 2017 18 Fact Book" (PDF). Goblueraiders.com. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  2. "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Women's Basketball - Blue Raiders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders. "Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. "MT Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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