2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Lady Rebel Round-Up Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–11 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Rick Insell (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Brewton
  • Matt Insell
  • Shalon Pillow
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 1 A'Queen Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Horn Lake HS
Eastern Kentucky 		Horn Lake, MS
G 2 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
G 3 Kyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Wekiva HS Orlando, FL
C 11 Jadona Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Wayne County HS Buckatunna, MS
G 12 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Martin Luther King HS Nashville, TN
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, TN
G 15 Anna Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Jackson HS Jackson, TN
F 21 LaSonja Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fort Pierce Central HS
Gulf Coast State 		Fort Pierce, FL
C 22 Ra'Shika White Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Phillip O'Berry Academy
Elon 		Charlotte, NC
G 23 Alexis Whittington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 24 Amanda Whittington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 34 Mykia Dowdell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Oak Ridge HS Oak Ridge, TN
F 35 Charity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Jr Barlett HS Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 		Missisisppi 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

  1. ^ "MT Athletics - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com.
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