Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, November 12
Carbondale, IL
7 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
-11,00 CUSA
90
at
38
Southern Illinois
0-1,0-0MVC
1
2
3
4
F
Middle Tenn.
26
22
27
15
90
Southern Ill.
9
8
5
16
38
Team Stats
MTSU
SIU
FG%
.571
.240
3FG%
.462
.231
FT%
.700
.524
RB
46
24
TO
19
25
STL
16
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Jordan Frazier | @MTAthletics
Lady Raiders Power Past Salukis
11/12/2022 11:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Six Lady Raiders scored in double figures in Middle Tennessee's 89-38 route of Southern Illinois Saturday.
The Blue Raiders (1-1) trailed the Salukis (0-1) for just 50 seconds and held the advantage in nearly every category. MTSU closed the first quarter on a 19-3 run to give the Lady Raiders a 26-9 lead.
Coming out of the locker room in the third quarter, the Lady Raider dominance continued as MTSU shot 11-for-14 (.786) from the field for 27 points. Defensively, MTSU held SIU to just five points in the frame to stretch the lead to 74-22.
The biggest lead of the night came with the Blue Raiders leading 82-23 at the 5:28 mark in the 4th quarter.
Kseniya Malashka led all scorers with 14 points in her second start as a Blue Raider. Savannah Wheeler scored 13 points, dished six assists and pulled down three rebounds.
Courtney Whitson recorded 12 points and seven boards while Jalynn Gregory finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists. Anastasiia Boldyreva rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points and five rebounds.
By the Numbers
57.1%: The best field goal percentage by the Lady Raiders in a game since shooting 59.4 percent vs. Mississippi Valley Nov. 21, 2018.
51: Tied for the ninth largest margin of victory in program history (last vs. Louisiana, 104-53 on Jan. 7, 2012.)
Blue Raider Notes
"We played pretty good defense and shot the ball extremely well," Insell said. "When we do that, we're a tough team to beat. We played a lot of people, we had six young ladies in double figures. You can't beat that. They've got a lot of transfers in, a lot of good players in. I think more than anything, they haven't got any chemistry built. We were able to force them up the floor a little bit defensively and that took them out of their game."
Up Next
The Lady Raiders host Belmont in their 2022-23 home opener Nov. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the Murphy Center.
Follow the Lady Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball on social media on Facebook (/MTSUWBB), Twitter (@MT_WBB) and Instagram (@mt_wbb).
The Blue Raiders (1-1) trailed the Salukis (0-1) for just 50 seconds and held the advantage in nearly every category. MTSU closed the first quarter on a 19-3 run to give the Lady Raiders a 26-9 lead.
Coming out of the locker room in the third quarter, the Lady Raider dominance continued as MTSU shot 11-for-14 (.786) from the field for 27 points. Defensively, MTSU held SIU to just five points in the frame to stretch the lead to 74-22.
The biggest lead of the night came with the Blue Raiders leading 82-23 at the 5:28 mark in the 4th quarter.
Kseniya Malashka led all scorers with 14 points in her second start as a Blue Raider. Savannah Wheeler scored 13 points, dished six assists and pulled down three rebounds.
Courtney Whitson recorded 12 points and seven boards while Jalynn Gregory finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists. Anastasiia Boldyreva rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points and five rebounds.
By the Numbers
57.1%: The best field goal percentage by the Lady Raiders in a game since shooting 59.4 percent vs. Mississippi Valley Nov. 21, 2018.
51: Tied for the ninth largest margin of victory in program history (last vs. Louisiana, 104-53 on Jan. 7, 2012.)
Blue Raider Notes
- Second straight game with 25 turnovers forced and at least 15 steals by the Blue Raider defense.
- Third time since the start of the 2021-22 season that five or more Lady Raiders scored in double figures.
- Five points allowed in the third quarter is tied for the second-fewest points allowed in a quarter by the Blue Raiders in program history.
"We played pretty good defense and shot the ball extremely well," Insell said. "When we do that, we're a tough team to beat. We played a lot of people, we had six young ladies in double figures. You can't beat that. They've got a lot of transfers in, a lot of good players in. I think more than anything, they haven't got any chemistry built. We were able to force them up the floor a little bit defensively and that took them out of their game."
Up Next
The Lady Raiders host Belmont in their 2022-23 home opener Nov. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the Murphy Center.
Follow the Lady Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball on social media on Facebook (/MTSUWBB), Twitter (@MT_WBB) and Instagram (@mt_wbb).
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