2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Appearance
2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball | |
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C-USA East division and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 17–7 (12–4 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
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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 represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by sixteenth-year head coach Rick Insell, and plays their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as a member of Conference USA.[1]
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "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.