Lady Raiders Set for C-USA Basketball Championship in Frisco

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's basketball team looks to carry the momentum into the Conference USA Championships this week as the compete for their third title. They will face LA Tech Thursday, March 12 at 11:30 p.m. CST in the quarterfinals.

Game 31: Middle Tennessee (21-9, 13-5 C-USA) vs. LA Tech (15-15, 7-12 C-USA)

Thursday, March 12, 2020 – 11:30 AM CST
Ford Center at the Star (12,000) – Frisco, Texas
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About the Lady Raiders

Three Lady Raiders earned All-Conference USA recognition; Anastasia Hayes named to the All- Conference First Team, Charity Savage named to the All-Conference Second Team and Aislynn Hayes named to the All-Freshman Team.
Anastasia Hayes was named C-USA Newcomer of the Year and is among the NCAA Top 50 in five categories, while Aislynn Hayes was named C-USA Freshman of the Year and is in the Top 4 of four C-USA categories. They average 32.8 points per game combined.
Charity Savage continues to lead C-USA in rebounding with 339 total rebounds, averaging 11.3 rebounds per game. She ranks 8^th in the nation for total rebounds and 12^th for per game average.

Scouting the Lady Techsters

LA Tech is 15-15 overall, 7-12 in C-USA after defeating UAB 66-63 in the first round of the tournament.
The Lady Techsters are led offensively by Amber Dixon who averages 12.2 points per game. Defensively they are led by Anna Larr Roberson who has a total 162 rebounds, averaging 5.6 per game.
LA Tech is averaging 67.0 points per game and is 4-9 on the road.

All-Time vs. LA Tech

This is the 14^th meeting between the Lady Raiders and Lady Techsters, and MT leads the all-time series 7-6.
The Lady Raiders fell 60-78 to LA Tech in their last meeting on Jan. 23, 2020 in Ruston, La.

Last Time Out

In their last matchup, the Lady Raiders came back from an eight-point deficit with 1:08 left on the clock to defeat Charlotte 79-74 on the road.
Charity Savage showed one of her best performances of the season, producing her 12^th double-double with a career-high 27 points and 13 rebounds.
Sisters Anastasia and Aislynn Hayes both finished in double digits as well, Anastasia netting 25 points total and Aislynn with 14.

Next Time Out

The winner of Thursday's matchup between the Lady Raiders and LA Tech will advance to the semifinals to face the winner of the Rice and Marshall game Friday at 6 p.m. CST.

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Players Mentioned

Aislynn Hayes

Anastasia Hayes

Charity Savage

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