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2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

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2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–9 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
WKU 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Charlotte 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Marshall 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
UAB 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Rice 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
UTSA 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
North Texas 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
FIU 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by eleventh year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Conference USA Women's Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Roster

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2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 5 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee
G 11 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
G/F 12 Brea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Central Arizona College Rockford, Illinois
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Martin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F 22 Alex Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Murray Bergtraum HS Bronx, New York
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Science Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee
F 24 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee
F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Pittsburgh Paris, Tennessee
G 32 Caroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, Tennessee
G/F 34 Olivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Head coach

Rick Insell (Middle Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Brewton (Liberty)
Tom Hodges (Tennessee Tech)
Shalon Pillow (Tennessee)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

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Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015*
6:30 pm
Coastal Georgia W 106–41 
Murphy Center (2,200)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/09/2015*
6:30 pm
Martin Methodist W 85–53 
Murphy Center (2,500)
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm, MT10
Virginia L 66–70  0–1
Murphy Center (5,613)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 59–81  0–2
McGuirk Arena (1,483)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm, FSN
Ole Miss W 84–75  1–2
Murphy Center (6,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/27/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Alabama
Nugget Classic
L 46–64  1–3
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm
at Nevada
Nugget Classic
W 90–46  2–3
Lawlor Events Center (964)
Reno, NV
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 86–55  3–3
Dunn Center (385)
Clarksville, TN
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
at Xavier W 62–53  4–3
Cintas Center (962)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 8 Kentucky L 52–68  4–4
Murphy Center (5,190)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2015*
11:00 am
Missouri State W 70–54  5–4
Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 69–53  6–4
Murphy Center (4,925)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm
at Ohio L 49–72  6–5
Convocation Center (921)
Athens, OH
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
UAB W 68–40  7–5 (1–0)
Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016
8:05 pm
at UTEP L 73–84  7–6 (1–1)
Don Haskins Center (1,255)
El Paso, TX
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
at UTSA W 74–63  8–6 (2–1)
Convocation Center (303)
San Antonio, TX
01/14/2016
6:30 pm
Charlotte W 72–67  9–6 (3–1)
Murphy Center (3,698)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016
6:00 pm, MT10
Old Dominion L 58–61  9–7 (3–2)
Murphy Center (3,758)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 76–52  10–7 (4–2)
The Super Pit (746)
Denton, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at Rice W 61–60  11–7 (5–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (549)
Houston, TX
01/28/2016
6:00 pm
Marshall W 65–54  12–7 (6–2)
Murphy Center (3,958)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, FSN
WKU W 83–75  13–7 (7–2)
Murphy Center (5,125)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 83–73  14–7 (8–2)
FAU Arena (612)
Boca Raton, FL
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
at FIU W 85–62  15–7 (9–2)
FIU Arena (324)
Miami, FL
02/11/2016
6:30 pm, MT10
Louisiana Tech W 68–57  16–7 (10–2)
Murphy Center (3,316)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/13/2016
5:00 pm, MT10
Southern Miss W 74–44  17–7 (11–2)
Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, ASN
at UAB W 77–72 OT 18–7 (12–2)
Bartow Arena (278)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, FSN
at WKU L 51–62  18–8 (12–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423)
Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2016
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 79–73  19–8 (13–3)
Cam Henderson Center (876)
Huntington, WV
03/03/2016
6:30 pm
Florida Atlantic W 71–65  20–8 (14–3)
Murphy Center (4,203)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2016
2:00 pm
FIU W 77–55  21–8 (15–3)
Murphy Center (3,707)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ASN
vs. Rice
Quarterfinals
W 74–54  22–8
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/11/2016
12:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Marshall
Semifinals
W 69–41  23–8
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/12/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Old Dominion
Championship Game
W 70–54  24–8
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 D) vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State
First Round
L 55–72  24–9
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.