Basketball – Women’s
Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders honor seniors with dominate win over FAU
Photo by Tyler Lamb / MTSU Sidelines Story by Austin Laymon / Contributing Writer It was Senior Night at Murphy Center as the Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders hosted the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday and claimed a dominant victory with a final score of 74-48. The Lady Raiders started things off with some high …
Women’s Basketball: Anna Jones leads Lady Raiders to bounce-back victory over WKU
Photo by Tyler Lamb / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders defeated the Western Kentucky Lady Hilltoppers, 81-69, on Thursday night at Murphy Center. Anna Jones led MT to victory with 26 points, but A’Queen Hayes, Alex Johnson and Jordan Majors also finished with double digits offensively. “Anna Jones was a horse all …
Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders shut down UAB in defensive showcase
Photo by Jordyn Lee / MTSU Sidelines The Lady Raiders said they wanted revenge against UAB following their win over North Texas, and on Saturday, MTSU did just that at Murphy Center. “We were more excited to play them then they were to play us. (UAB) had fun the other night going out and line-dancing, …
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 …