Basketball – Women’s
Women’s Basketball: Rick Insell hits milestone victory in defensive battle against North Texas
Photo by Tyler Lamb / MTSU Sidelines Rick Insell became MTSU’s all-time winningest basketball coach Saturday evening after the Blue Raiders’ 61-46 win over North Texas at Murphy Center, passing former men’s head coach Kermit Davis. The win is another in a long line of signature wins and notable benchmarks reached over the decade and a half …
Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders lose first C-USA game of the season to Rice 60-47
Photo by David Chamberlain / MTSU Sidelines The Rice Owls (15-3, 6-0) entered Murphy Center on Thursday night as one of three unbeaten teams in C-USA. By the end of the night, they left Murfreesboro as the only undefeated team in the conference after they defeated Middle Tennessee (15-5, 6-1) by a score of 60-47. …
Women’s Basketball Weekly Roundup: Lady Raiders bounce back from slow start to begin Thanksgiving week, win 3 in a row
Photo by David Chamberlain / MTSU Sidelines Story by Trevor Aldridge and David Janes / Contributing Writers The Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders basketball team had a busy week over Thanksgiving. They began their stretch of games on Monday against Belmont where they struggled to shoot the ball. However, MTSU bounced back and won out …
Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders start the 2018 campaign with 2-0 start on opening weekend
Photo courtesy of MT Athletics Story by David Janes and Kennedy Powell / Contributing Writers Lady Raiders cause foul trouble for Commodores on Friday The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders took advantage of the Vanderbilt Commodores, who were in foul trouble, and won 65-58 in their first regular season home game Friday. This is the second …
Women’s Basketball: Scary night for the Blue Raiders; team falls to Trevecca 88-71
Photo courtesy of MT Athletics Story by David Jones / Contributing Writer “I have 15 players, but I don’t have 15 players ready to play,” Blue Raider Head Coach Rick Insell after his team lost to the Trevecca Trojans, a Division II school. A huge 30-6 run at the beginning of the fourth period put …
Women’s Basketball: Jadona Davis’ 16 points lead Blue Raiders to victory in first exhibition game
Photo by David Janes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders defeated the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders 79-41 in a home exhibition game on Sunday. MTSU started off the game pretty slow but went on a 14-2 run to spark the offense in the first quarter. They ended the first half with a …