Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
11 AM
Middle Tennessee
14-5, 8-1
74
vs
53
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UTEP
8-10,3-6
1
2
F
UTEP
24
29
53
Middle Tennessee
32
42
74
Team Stats
UTEP
MT
FG%
.319
.444
3FG%
.188
.276
FT%
.667
.588
RB
43
44
TO
15
13
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
31
FGM
13
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballParker Produces Historic Effort
1/31/2015 1:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Records School's First Triple Double As Team Wins Fifth Straight
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Senior Cheyenne Parker registered the first triple-double in program history and the Middle Tennessee Women's basketball team won its fifth straight with a 74-53 victory over UTEP Saturday in Murphy Center.
With the win, the Blue Raiders handed UTEP (8-10, 3-5 C-USA) its first five-game losing streak since the 2004-05 season while matching Middle Tennessee's longest win streak of the season. The Blue Raiders (14-5, 8-1) won for the 10th time in 11 games and remained tied atop the C-USA standings.
Parker finished the contest with 18 points, 17 boards and an impressive 11 blocks in just 29 minutes, while setting the school record in swats as well, surpassing her own record of nine from earlier this season.
The Queens, N.Y., native nearly had a triple-double in the second half alone as she faced early foul trouble in the first half. Parker's triple-double is the ninth all-time in Conference USA and the 16th triple-double in the NCAA this season.
Parker, who came close to a triple-double on two other occasions, notched the milestone with her 10th block with 7:24 remaining. Saddled with early foul trouble, Parker had just two points, five rebounds and three blocks in the first half, but she bolted out of the gates in the second half and had four blocked shots in the first 2:12 of the frame.
Sophomore Olivia Jones poured in a game-high 31 points on 13 made field goals to go along with five rebounds and four steals, finishing just one point shy of her career-high. It's the third time this season she's eclipsed the 30-point mark, and the 11th time in the past 13 games she gone for more than 20 points.
Sophomore guard Ty Petty showcased an efficient performance with 10 points, five rebounds and dished out five assists. Junior Brea Edwards connected on three treys for nine points, and senior guard Shanice Cason distributed the ball spectacularly with a team-high eight assists to zero miscues.
All it took was a layup on the first possession to get Jones going as she scored 10 of the team's 12 points during a 12-0 run over the first 6:33 of the contest. The Miners wouldn't get their first points of the first half until the 13:27 mark, while not hitting a field goal until there was 13:11 left in the stanza.
MT stayed in control while stretching the lead to as much as 17, 29-12. UTEP was able to cut the deficit to single digits, 32-24, with a 12-3 run before going into the locker room. Jones fired up 17 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the field and three steals. The Blue Raiders suffocated UTEP into 29 percent shooting and 10 turnovers.
The Blue Raiders pulled away in the second half following a 14-4 run that widened the lead to 18, 50-32, coming off an Edwards trey. Petty's three with 4:41 left in the contest gave the Blue Raiders their largest lead of the day at 26, 69-43, before cruising to the win.
Another two-game Conference USA road trip awaits the Blue Raiders as they head to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss Thursday at 6 p.m.
Beyond the Box Score
- With Parker shooting 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field, she's now shooting 69.8 percent from the field over the previous five games. Parker entered today's contest ninth in the nation in field goal percentage.
- It was the 10th game this season Cason had either one or fewer turnovers. The Murfreesboro native has only turned the ball over six times in the past seven games while committing 16 miscues the previous seven games before.
- Four players had a plus/minus of at least 20 or more with Petty with a plus-27, while Jones was right behind with a plus-26 and freshman Abbey Sissom and Parker both finished with a plus-22.
- MT's 13 blocked shots is a new program record, surpassing the previous record of 11, which was against UT Martin on Jan. 23, 1984.
- Over the five-game win streak, the Blue Raiders are allowing their opponents to shoot just 33.4 percent from the field.
With the win, the Blue Raiders handed UTEP (8-10, 3-5 C-USA) its first five-game losing streak since the 2004-05 season while matching Middle Tennessee's longest win streak of the season. The Blue Raiders (14-5, 8-1) won for the 10th time in 11 games and remained tied atop the C-USA standings.
Parker finished the contest with 18 points, 17 boards and an impressive 11 blocks in just 29 minutes, while setting the school record in swats as well, surpassing her own record of nine from earlier this season.
The Queens, N.Y., native nearly had a triple-double in the second half alone as she faced early foul trouble in the first half. Parker's triple-double is the ninth all-time in Conference USA and the 16th triple-double in the NCAA this season.
Parker, who came close to a triple-double on two other occasions, notched the milestone with her 10th block with 7:24 remaining. Saddled with early foul trouble, Parker had just two points, five rebounds and three blocks in the first half, but she bolted out of the gates in the second half and had four blocked shots in the first 2:12 of the frame.
Sophomore Olivia Jones poured in a game-high 31 points on 13 made field goals to go along with five rebounds and four steals, finishing just one point shy of her career-high. It's the third time this season she's eclipsed the 30-point mark, and the 11th time in the past 13 games she gone for more than 20 points.
Sophomore guard Ty Petty showcased an efficient performance with 10 points, five rebounds and dished out five assists. Junior Brea Edwards connected on three treys for nine points, and senior guard Shanice Cason distributed the ball spectacularly with a team-high eight assists to zero miscues.
All it took was a layup on the first possession to get Jones going as she scored 10 of the team's 12 points during a 12-0 run over the first 6:33 of the contest. The Miners wouldn't get their first points of the first half until the 13:27 mark, while not hitting a field goal until there was 13:11 left in the stanza.
MT stayed in control while stretching the lead to as much as 17, 29-12. UTEP was able to cut the deficit to single digits, 32-24, with a 12-3 run before going into the locker room. Jones fired up 17 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the field and three steals. The Blue Raiders suffocated UTEP into 29 percent shooting and 10 turnovers.
The Blue Raiders pulled away in the second half following a 14-4 run that widened the lead to 18, 50-32, coming off an Edwards trey. Petty's three with 4:41 left in the contest gave the Blue Raiders their largest lead of the day at 26, 69-43, before cruising to the win.
Another two-game Conference USA road trip awaits the Blue Raiders as they head to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss Thursday at 6 p.m.
Beyond the Box Score
- With Parker shooting 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field, she's now shooting 69.8 percent from the field over the previous five games. Parker entered today's contest ninth in the nation in field goal percentage.
- It was the 10th game this season Cason had either one or fewer turnovers. The Murfreesboro native has only turned the ball over six times in the past seven games while committing 16 miscues the previous seven games before.
- Four players had a plus/minus of at least 20 or more with Petty with a plus-27, while Jones was right behind with a plus-26 and freshman Abbey Sissom and Parker both finished with a plus-22.
- MT's 13 blocked shots is a new program record, surpassing the previous record of 11, which was against UT Martin on Jan. 23, 1984.
- Over the five-game win streak, the Blue Raiders are allowing their opponents to shoot just 33.4 percent from the field.
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