Basketball – Women’s
Freshman Power Lady Raiders Past FIU
Story by Calvin White / Contributing Writer Two dominant freshman performances powered the Lady Raiders past FIU on Thursday night, defeating the Panthers 63-49 to stay undefeated inside Murphy Center. Freshman Jalynn Gregory and Anastasiia Boldyreva combined for 44 of Middle Tennessee’s 63 points. Gregory scored 23 points behind a 7-13 shooting performance while also …
Blue Raiders Blast Marshall, Insell Notches 200th Win in Murphy
Story by Britton Barnette / Contributing Writer Coach Insell notches 200th career victory at the Murphy Center as the Blue Raiders trample the Herd, 80-41. Kseniya Malashka led the Blue Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 22 points and seven boards, while Anastasiia Blodyreva set a career high of 17 points herself. Marshall guard Savannah …
LADY RAIDERS ROUT EAST CAROLINA IN 3-POINT SHOOTOUT
Story by Matthew Giffin / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University (1-0) heated up and never cooled down to win 70-49 against East Carolina University (0-1) on Tuesday night in Murfreesboro for their season opener. The Lady Raiders got the fans in Murphy Center on their feet with some electric three-point shooting that sealed the …
RAIDERS BLOW BY UT SOUTHERN IN PRESEASON FINALE
Story by Matthew Giffin / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University coasted past University of Tennessee Southern in a 93-52 blowout to cap off an easy preseason Thursday night at Murphy Center. The game opened a little more competitive than the final score indicates, with the Blue Raiders ending the first period up only 20-13. …
Blue Raiders dominate in preseason
Story by Britton Barnette / Contributing Writer The Blue Raiders faced off against Lane College in their preseason matchup on Friday, controlling the game start to finish with a 103-49 win. In the opening period, neither team seemed to take control, as the score was even throughout, finishing the period. In the second period the …
Women’s Basketball: MTSU wins Conference USA title, punches ticket to NCAA Tournament
Two years ago at the 2019 Conference USA Tourney, MTSU’s dreams at an NCAA Tournament berth were one game away from becoming reality until the Rice Owls smashed them in a 69-54 loss for the Lady Raiders. Saturday night on that same court in Frisco, Texas, MTSU would not be denied a second time. The …