2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
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Lady Rebel Round-Up Champions | |
WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 23–11 (11–5 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Rice † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by fourteenth year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were fourth year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IUPUI in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 28, 2018* 2:00 pm | Lindsey Wilson | W 90–45 | Murphy Center (2,754) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
Oct 31, 2018* 6:30 pm | Trevecca Nazarene | L 71–88 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm | Vanderbilt | W 65–58 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (7,842) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Furman | W 78–71 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (509) Greenville, SC | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 64–68 | 2–1 | Eblen Center (1,520) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
Nov 19, 2018* 6:30 pm | Belmont | L 38–45 | 2–2 | Murphy Center (3,625) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Nov 21, 2018* 5:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 101–51 | 3–2 | Murphy Center (2,811) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 4:30 pm | vs. Dartmouth Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 70–58 | 4–2 | Cox Pavilion (750) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 25, 2018* 4:30 pm | at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | W 66–62 | 5–2 | Cox Pavilion (754) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 29, 2018* 11:00 am | Georgia State | W 66–62 | 6–2 | Murphy Center (11,310) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Troy | W 67–64 | 7–2 | Trojan Arena (989) Troy, AL | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm | at No. 18 Kentucky | L 55–72 | 7–3 | Memorial Coliseum (5,076) Lexington, KY | |||||||
Dec 20, 2018* 6:30 pm | UNC Asheville | W 67–46 | 8–3 | Murphy Center (2,012) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm | vs. Chattanooga Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | W 58–47 | 9–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,069) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic championship | L 49–61 | 9–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm | at FIU | W 49–43 | 10–4 (1–0) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Atlantic | W 74–55 | 11–4 (2–0) | FIU Arena (364) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm | Southern Miss | W 66–49 | 12–4 (3–0) | Murphy Center (3,987) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana Tech | W 75–38 | 13–4 (4–0) | Murphy Center (4,127) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | at UTSA | W 72–52 | 14–4 (5–0) | Convocation Center (550) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 2:00 pm | at UTEP | W 79–49 | 15–4 (6–0) | Don Haskins Center (485) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Rice | L 47–60 | 15–5 (6–1) | Murphy Center (4,053) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm | North Texas | W 61–46 | 16–5 (7–1) | Murphy Center (3,833) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm | UAB | W 60–44 | 17–5 (8–1) | Murphy Center (3,933) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Charlotte | W 62–55 | 18–5 (9–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 65–70 | 18–6 (9–2) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,400) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm | Western Kentucky | W 81–69 | 19–6 (10–2) | Murphy Center (3,922) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm | Marshall | L 53–59 | 19–7 (10–3) | Murphy Center (3,952) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | at UAB | L 72–77 OT | 19–8 (10–4) | Bartow Arena (487) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 74–48 | 20–8 (11–4) | Murphy Center (4,044) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Kentucky | L 56–67 | 20–9 (11–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Conference USA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | (3) | vs. (11) UTEP Quarterfinals | W 66–44 | 21–9 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Stadium | (3) | vs. (2) UAB Semifinals | W 75–65 | 22–9 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,592) Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 16, 2019 4:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 24 Rice Championship Game | L 54–69 | 22–10 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2019* 6:30 pm | IUPUI First Round | W 59–47 | 23–10 | Murphy Center (1,492) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Mar 24, 2019* 1:00 pm | at Ohio Second Round | L 57–59 | 23–11 | Convocation Center (867) Athens, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
References
- ^ "MT Athletics - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com.