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
UAB133 .813  277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750  249  .727
Rice106 .625  2310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .625  1813  .581
Charlotte106 .625  1416  .467
UTEP79 .438  1714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .438  1315  .464
Southern Miss79 .438  1515  .500
North Texas610 .375  1714  .548
UTSA610 .375  921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375  823  .258
FIU511 .313  821  .276
Marshall313 .188  920  .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

[4]

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

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AP N/A
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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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