Lady Raiders to Face Rival WKU at Home

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's basketball team returns to Murfreesboro after defeating UTEP in El Paso 92-80. The Lady Raiders will face rival WKU Saturday at 5 p.m. at Murphy Center.

Game 28: Middle Tennessee (18-9, 10-5 C-USA) vs. WKU (20-6, 12-3 C-USA)

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 – 5:00 PM CST
Murphy Center (11,520) – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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About the Lady Raiders

Senior Charity Savage leads Conference USA and ranks ninth in the country with 295 total rebounds. She also ranks 13^th nationally for her average 10.9 rebounds per game.
Anastasia Hayes ranks second in the conference in points per game and she leads the conference in total points. Hayes has a total 456 points on the season averaging 17.5 points per game.
Taylor Sutton holds the No. 3 spot in C-USA for 3-point field goals made with 70 total, averaging about 2.6 per game.

Scouting the Hilltoppers

WKU is 20-6 overall, 12-3 in C-USA and currently in third place in the league standings.
WKU owns a 10-game winning streak and is C-USA's highest-scoring team, averaging 73.2 ppg. They have scored 75-plus 12 times this season.
The Lady Hilltoppers are led by Raneem Elgedawy, who is one of three players in C-USA averaging a doubledouble (17.3 ppg, 10.6 rpg). • Stellar guards Dee Givens (16.3 ppg) and Whitney Creech (14.0 ppg) also average double figures.

All-Time vs. WKU

MT and WKU meet for the 66th time and MT leads the series, 34-31.
WKU won the earlier meeting, 71-63, in Bowling Green. MT is 21-8 against WKU inside the Murphy Center.
HC Rick Insell is is 19-11 against WKU. Insell-coached Lady Raider teams had a series-best 12-game win streak against the Lady Hilltoppers from 1/14/09 to 3/2/12. • MT is 21-8 against WKU inside the Murphy Center.

Last Time Out

In their last matchup, the Lady Raiders defeated UTEP 92-80 in El Paso, Texas.
Three Lady Raiders had a 20-plus point game against the Miners, led by Anastasia Hayes who went for 24 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
Aislynn Hayes collected 20 points, five rebounds and five assists on the game. Alexis Whittington put up a career-high 20 points on the strength of six 3-pointers, which is also a career-high.

Next Time Out

The Lady Raiders will remain at home to take on North Texas Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. before heading to Charlotte, N.C. to face the 49ers.

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Players Mentioned

Aislynn Hayes

Anastasia Hayes

Charity Savage

Taylor Sutton

Alexis Whittington

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