Jacorey Williams

Upshaw brothers reunited on senior night
Photos by Darwin Moore / MTSU Sidelines Sports Editor Tyler Lamb contributed to this article On a night where the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (27-4, 17-1) handily defeated the FAU Owls (10-19, 6-12) by a score of 93-59, the biggest surprise occurred off the court in the form of senior Reggie Upshaw’s little brother Gage. Gage is …

Blue Raider seniors leave legacy, raise bar for future
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor With the regular season winding down, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (26-4, 16-1) are set to host their Senior Night on Saturday when they play Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m. This year’s team will honor four players, each of whom have brought different strengths to the team during their …

Williams posts double-double in Blue Raiders’ first conference loss
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-4, 10-1) carried a 10-game winning streak into tonight’s matchup with the University of Texas-El Paso Miners. Despite holding a 17-point lead early in the second half, the Blue Raiders couldn’t muster up enough offense in the end, losing their first conference game …

Blue Raiders defeat Roadrunners, move to 10-0 in Conference USA
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-3, 10-0) carried a nine-game winning streak into it’s game against the University of San-Antonio Roadrunners tonight. Though they struggled through an inconsistent first half, the Blue Raiders used their defense to run the streak to ten games, defeating UTSA 69-59. Middle’s trend …

Blue Raiders ride energetic crowd to defeat Bulldogs
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (19-3, 9-0) met the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (14-8, 6-3) tonight in Murphy Center for a clash of Conference USA titans. While they struggled for most of the first half, the Blue Raiders rode the energy of the 7,800 fans in attendance to a …

Williams, MTSU shoot lights out in win over FIU
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Blue Raiders rolled into Miami, Florida on Thursday night with a perfect conference record to take on Florida International University (4-14, 0-5 C-USA). Middle Tennessee (15-3, 5-0 C-USA) was also riding a five game win streak heading into the matchup. Both of those streaks would continue as the …