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2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

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2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–11 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 23 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Charlotte 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UTSA 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 22 13   .629
UAB 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
North Texas 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Marshall 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
UTEP 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
FIU 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 18   .000 4 25   .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by twelfth year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–11, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Morehead State and Wake Forest in the first and second rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the third round.

Roster

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2016–17 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 So Blackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 3 Kyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wekiva HS Orlando, Florida
G 5 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee
G 10 Shayla Middlebrooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elyria HS Elyria, Ohio
G 12 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Martin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 21 Mychelle Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Huntington St. Joseph HS Huntington, West Virginia
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Science Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee
F 24 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee
F 35 Charity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr Barlett HS Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 108–49 
Murphy Center (1,836)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/03/2016*
5:00 pm
Truett McConnell W 125–35 
Murphy Center (1,624)
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at Virginia L 51–63  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (2,837)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 5 Louisville L 72–91  0–2
Murphy Center (4,516)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 73–62  1–2
Eblen Center (952)
Cookeville, TN
11/30/2016*
11:00 am
Ohio L 52–73  1–3
Murphy Center (11,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm
Tulane W 62–59  2–3
Murphy Center (2,812)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/09/2016*
6:00 pm
at No. 15 Kentucky L 48–61  2–4
Memorial Coliseum (4,625)
Lexington, KY
12/13/2016*
6:30 pm
No. 23 Arizona State L 48–69  2–5
Murphy Center (2,717)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
Austin Peay W 82–51  3–5
Murphy Center (2,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/19/2016*
6:05 pm
at Missouri State W 71–52  4–5
JQH Arena (2,243)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2016*
6:30 pm
Georgia Tech L 60–61  4–6
Murphy Center (4,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/28/2016*
6:30 pm
Central Michigan W 79–69  5–6
Murphy Center (2,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
at UAB W 64–61  6–6 (1–0)
Bartow Arena (293)
Birmingham, AL
01/05/2017
6:30 pm
Rice W 71–61  7–6 (2–0)
Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2017
6:00 pm
North Texas W 60–52  8–6 (3–0)
Murphy Center (3,632)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2017
5:00 pm
at Marshall W 72–63  9–6 (4–0)
Cam Henderson Center (517)
Huntington, WV
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 51–66  9–7 (4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,064)
Bowling Green, KY
01/19/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
FIU W 95–43  10–7 (5–1)
Murphy Center (2,619)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, beIN
Florida Atlantic W 87–69  11–7 (6–1)
Murphy Center (3,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 61–81  11–8 (6–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,333)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 79–65  12–8 (7–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,528)
Ruston, LA
02/02/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
UTSA W 77–63  13–8 (8–2)
Murphy Center (3,152)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UTEP W 76–53  14–8 (9–2)
Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 80–63  15–8 (10–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,578)
Norfolk, VA
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Charlotte W 83–81  16–8 (11–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,650)
Charlotte, NC
02/16/2017
6:30 pm, beIN
WKU L 75–82  16–9 (11–3)
Murphy Center (4,027)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Marshall W 94–69  17–9 (12–3)
Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/25/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
UAB W 87–56  18–9 (13–3)
Murphy Center (3,505)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/02/2017
6:00 pm
at FIU W 88–53  19–9 (14–3)
FIU Arena (303)
Miami, FL
03/04/2017
4:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 71–59  20–9 (15–3)
FAU Arena (510)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
6:30 pm
vs. Rice
Quarterfinals
W 61–59  21–9
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals
L 54–59  21–10
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/16/2017*
8:30 pm
Morehead State
First Round
W 67–58  22–10
Murphy Center (2,536)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Wake Forest
Second Round
W 73–66  23–10
Murphy Center (2,519)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/23/2017*
6:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
Third Round
L 57–70  23–11
Hank McCamish Pavilion (819)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2016–2017 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com.