2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by fourteenth year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were fourth year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IUPUI in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Lady Rebel Round-Up Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
2018–19 record23–11 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Rice160 1.000  284  .875
UAB124 .750  267  .788
Middle Tennessee115 .688  2311  .676
Western Kentucky115 .688  2015  .571
Old Dominion106 .625  2111  .656
Marshall106 .625  1715  .531
Charlotte97 .563  1814  .563
Southern Miss97 .563  1814  .563
North Texas79 .438  1816  .529
Louisiana Tech610 .375  1416  .467
UTEP511 .313  922  .290
UTSA214 .125  721  .250
FIU214 .125  524  .172
Florida Atlantic214 .125  525  .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 1 A'Queen Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrHorn Lake HS
Eastern Kentucky
Horn Lake, MS
G 2 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrGreater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
G 3 Kyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoWekiva HS Orlando, FL
C 11 Jadona Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoWayne County HS Buckatunna, MS
G 12 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMartin Luther King HS Nashville, TN
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWebb School of Knoxville Knoxville, TN
G 15 Anna Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJackson HS Jackson, TN
F 21 LaSonja Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFort Pierce Central HS
Gulf Coast State
Fort Pierce, FL
C 22 Ra'Shika White  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrPhillip O'Berry Academy
Elon
Charlotte, NC
G 23 Alexis Whittington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 24 Amanda Whittington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 34 Mykia Dowdell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrOak Ridge HS Oak Ridge, TN
F 35 Charity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) JrBarlett HS Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
Lindsey Wilson W 90–45 
Murphy Center (2,754)
Murfreesboro, TN
Oct 31, 2018*
6:30 pm
Trevecca Nazarene L 71–88 
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30 pm
Vanderbilt W 65–58  1–0
Murphy Center (7,842)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman W 78–71  2–0
Timmons Arena (509)
Greenville, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 64–68  2–1
Eblen Center (1,520)
Cookeville, TN
Nov 19, 2018*
6:30 pm
Belmont L 38–45  2–2
Murphy Center (3,625)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 21, 2018*
5:00 pm
Missisisppi Valley State W 101–51  3–2
Murphy Center (2,811)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 24, 2018*
4:30 pm
vs. Dartmouth
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 70–58  4–2
Cox Pavilion (750)
Paradise, NV
Nov 25, 2018*
4:30 pm
at UNLV
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
W 66–62  5–2
Cox Pavilion (754)
Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2018*
11:00 am
Georgia State W 66–62  6–2
Murphy Center (11,310)
Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 4, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 67–64  7–2
Trojan Arena (989)
Troy, AL
Dec 15, 2018*
12:00 pm
at No. 18 Kentucky L 55–72  7–3
Memorial Coliseum (5,076)
Lexington, KY
Dec 20, 2018*
6:30 pm
UNC Asheville W 67–46  8–3
Murphy Center (2,012)
Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
W 58–47  9–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,069)
Bronx, NY
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham
Fordham Holiday Classic championship
L 49–61  9–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
at FIU W 49–43  10–4 (1–0)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 74–55  11–4 (2–0)
FIU Arena (364)
Boca Raton, FL
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm
Southern Miss W 66–49  12–4 (3–0)
Murphy Center (3,987)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 12, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 75–38  13–4 (4–0)
Murphy Center (4,127)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 72–52  14–4 (5–0)
Convocation Center (550)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 17, 2019
2:00 pm
at UTEP W 79–49  15–4 (6–0)
Don Haskins Center (485)
El Paso, TX
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Rice L 47–60  15–5 (6–1)
Murphy Center (4,053)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm
North Texas W 61–46  16–5 (7–1)
Murphy Center (3,833)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 2, 2019
6:00 pm
UAB W 60–44  17–5 (8–1)
Murphy Center (3,933)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte W 62–55  18–5 (9–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (918)
Charlotte, NC
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 65–70  18–6 (9–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,400)
Norfolk, VA
Feb 14, 2019
6:30 pm
Western Kentucky W 81–69  19–6 (10–2)
Murphy Center (3,922)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm
Marshall L 53–59  19–7 (10–3)
Murphy Center (3,952)
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm
at UAB L 72–77 OT 19–8 (10–4)
Bartow Arena (487)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 74–48  20–8 (11–4)
Murphy Center (4,044)
Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 56–67  20–9 (11–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
(3) vs. (11) UTEP
Quarterfinals
W 66–44  21–9
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 15, 2019
8:00 pm, Stadium
(3) vs. (2) UAB
Semifinals
W 75–65  22–9
The Ford Center at The Star (2,592)
Frisco, TX
Mar 16, 2019
4:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (1) No. 24 Rice
Championship Game
L 54–69  22–10
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:30 pm
IUPUI
First Round
W 59–47  23–10
Murphy Center (1,492)
Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 24, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Ohio
Second Round
L 57–59  23–11
Convocation Center (867)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

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