Middle Tennessee Women’s Basketball

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: Sissom, Louro lead the way in 55-45 victory over Canisius
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders (7-5) got back to their winning ways with a 55-45 win over the Canisius College Lady Griffins (2-9). MTSU relied on the three-point shot and great performances from two of their perimeter players in a 10-point victory in the final game of …

Women’s Basketball: Turnovers prove costly once again in Lady Raider defeat
Photo by David Chamberlain / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders (6-5) fell to the University of Southern California Lady Trojans (9-1) by a score of 72-57 in the opening game of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Holiday Classic on Tuesday night. Despite recovering from an early deficit, Middle Tennessee couldn’t overcome 19 …

Women’s Basketball: Even with missed opportunities, Lady Raiders can still improve their RPI
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines At the start of the 2017-18 season, the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders jumped out to their first 4-0 start since 1995 and were clicking on all cylinders. Since then however, they have gone 2-4 with losses against Ole Miss, Georgia Tech and Louisville. For a mid-major school, each …

Women’s basketball: Lady Raiders open tough non-conference slate with Vanderbilt on Friday
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines In the game of college basketball, strength of schedule matters a great deal. This season, the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders once again have a schedule that is full of tough non-conference opponents. Teams like Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Lousiville, USC and Kentucky are the most significant teams …

Women’s Basketball: Lady Raiders overcome slow start to win 88-41 over Trevecca
Photo by Devin P. Grimes / MTSU Sidelines The Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders hosted the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans in an exhibition game on Thursday night and after a sloppy first half by both teams, the Lady Raiders pulled away for a comfortable 88-41 victory. Both teams suffocated each other defensively, which led to 16 turnovers …