2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA East division and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	17–7 (12–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton; Nina Davis; Matt Insell;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee †	12	–	4	.750	17	–	8	.680
Charlotte	9	–	5	.643	10	–	12	.455
FIU	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Florida Atlantic	8	–	8	.500	11	–	11	.500
Old Dominion	7	–	9	.438	13	–	11	.542
Marshall	7	–	9	.438	8	–	11	.421
Western Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	7	–	16	.304
West
Rice	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	17	–	8	.680
North Texas	10	–	4	.714	13	–	7	.650
Louisiana Tech	8	–	8	.500	14	–	10	.583
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	7	–	12	.368
UAB	3	–	11	.214	10	–	13	.435
UTSA	0	–	14	.000	2	–	18	.100


† 2021 C-USA tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by sixteenth-year head coach Rick Insell, and played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as a member of Conference USA.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 a.m.		No. 5 Louisville	Canceled ^[a]^[2]		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Vanderbilt	Canceled ^[a]^[3]		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 6, 2020* 5:30 p.m.		Belmont	L 64–70	0–1	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
December 9, 2020* 6:30 p.m.		Tulane	L 78–81	0–2	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m.		at TCU	L 77–83	0–3	Schollmaier Arena (736) Fort Worth, TX
December 17, 2020* 6:30 a.m.		Troy	W 92–76	1–3	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Lipscomb	W 84–64	2–3	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 84–65	3–3 (1–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 66–64	4–3 (2–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 69–65	5–3 (3–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (115) Miami, FL
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 99–89	6–3 (4–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (101) Miami, FL
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 78–58	7–3 (5–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	L 61–69	7–4 (5–1)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	W 75–65	8–4 (6–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (527) Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	W 77–60	9–4 (7–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (601) Bowling Green, KY
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at UAB	W 81–78 ^OT	10–4 (8–1)	Bartow Arena (305) Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m.		UAB	W 95–68	11–4 (9–1)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
February 5, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	W 77–70	12–4 (10–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 72–82	12–5 (10–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 12, 2021		Marshall	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2021		Marshall	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	Canceled ^[c]^[5]		Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 21, 2021 12:00 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	Canceled ^[c]^[5]		Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	L 57–74	12–6 (10–3)	Murphy Center (1,159) Murfreesboro, TN
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 74–70	13–6 (11–3)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
March 4, 2021 ^[6] 6:00 p.m.		Marshall	L 49–72	13–7 (11–4)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2021 ^[6] 6:00 p.m.		Marshall	W 61–54	14–7 (12–4)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
CUSA Tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (4W) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–71	15–7	Ford Center at The Star (507) Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021 8:30 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (2W) UTEP Semifinals	W 74–58	16–7	Ford Center at The Star (413) Frisco, TX
March 13, 2021 5:30 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (1W) Rice Championship	W 68–65	17–7	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2021* 1:00 pm	(14 RW)	vs. (3 RW) Tennessee First Round	L 62-87	17-8	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
^ ^a ^b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns.
^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to weather concerns.

References

^ "Lady Raiders to play 15 of 25 games at Murphy Center". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ Hays, Graham (November 23, 2020). "Louisville Cardinals' opener vs. Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders ppd. due to coronavirus". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Vanderbilt pulls plug on women's basketball season". Nashville Post. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "COVID-19 issues force MTSU women's basketball to postpone home series vs. Marshall". Daily News Journal. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[canceled-2] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[postponed-5] Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

[canceled2-7] Game was canceled due to weather concerns.

[mtbrwb-1] "Lady Raiders to play 15 of 25 games at Murphy Center". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[louisville-3] Hays, Graham (November 23, 2020). "Louisville Cardinals' opener vs. Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders ppd. due to coronavirus". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[vanderbilt-4] "Vanderbilt pulls plug on women's basketball season". Nashville Post. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[marshall-6] "COVID-19 issues force MTSU women's basketball to postpone home series vs. Marshall". Daily News Journal. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[ltwb-8] "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[marh2-9] "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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Schedule and results

See also

Notes

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