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Middle Tennessee Continues Winning Ways At Memphis
12/10/2022 5:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jalynn Gregory hit seven 3-pointers as Middle Tennessee women's basketball rolled past Memphis 69-53 Saturday afternoon to win its fourth straight game.
The Lady Raiders (6-2) made their first five field goal attempts to jump out to an 11-4 lead in the first three minutes of action vs. Memphis (5-5).
Leading 21-13, MTSU scored 18 unanswered points to start the second frame and didn't allow a Tiger basket until the 1:27 mark. Overall, Middle Tennessee outscored Memphis 21-4 in the second quarter.
Coming out of the break with a 42-17 lead, Memphis heated up from the floor and outscored the Lady Raiders 15-6 in the first seven minutes. Memphis came as close as 13 with 58 seconds left in the third quarter, but four Jalynn Gregory threes in the final period helped the Lady Raiders secure the double-digit win. Gregory scored 13 of Middle Tennessee's 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The sophomore out of Lafayette, Tenn., led all scorers with a season-high 22 points in addition to three rebounds and two assists. Savannah Wheeler nearly recorded a double-double after finishing with 14 points, nine boards and six assists. Kseniya Malashka scored 13 points, brought down five rebounds and blocked two shots.
By The Numbers
4: number of points the Lady Raiders held Memphis in the second quarter. This ties for the fewest points allowed in a quarter by the Lady Raider defense in program history. It's the third time this season the MTSU defense has held opponents to five-or-less points in a quarter and the fifth time in the past two seasons.
20: total assists by Middle Tennessee vs. Memphis. It's the second 20-plus assist game this season and the sixth since the start of the 2019 season.
9: Fewest turnovers made by the Lady Raiders in a game this season.
Game Notes
Thoughts from Head Coach Rick Insell
"We put the ball in the hole, played good defense and I think that surprised (Memphis)," Insell said about the first half.
"Memphis came back out in the second half, got more aggressive and got themselves back in the basketball game. First half, we shared the ball, moved the ball and finished. In the second half, we didn't finish. We're a good basketball team. I'm pretty proud of our kids. There's some things we have to come back in tomorrow if we're going to beat Houston. Houston's got a good basketball team."
Up Next
Middle Tennessee returns home Dec. 14 vs. Houston to cap off the non-conference portion of the 2022-23 schedule. Tipoff is set 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 Lady Raiders (6-2) made their first five field goal attempts to jump out to an 11-4 lead in the first three minutes of action vs. Memphis (5-5).
Leading 21-13, MTSU scored 18 unanswered points to start the second frame and didn't allow a Tiger basket until the 1:27 mark. Overall, Middle Tennessee outscored Memphis 21-4 in the second quarter.
Coming out of the break with a 42-17 lead, Memphis heated up from the floor and outscored the Lady Raiders 15-6 in the first seven minutes. Memphis came as close as 13 with 58 seconds left in the third quarter, but four Jalynn Gregory threes in the final period helped the Lady Raiders secure the double-digit win. Gregory scored 13 of Middle Tennessee's 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The sophomore out of Lafayette, Tenn., led all scorers with a season-high 22 points in addition to three rebounds and two assists. Savannah Wheeler nearly recorded a double-double after finishing with 14 points, nine boards and six assists. Kseniya Malashka scored 13 points, brought down five rebounds and blocked two shots.
By The Numbers
4: number of points the Lady Raiders held Memphis in the second quarter. This ties for the fewest points allowed in a quarter by the Lady Raider defense in program history. It's the third time this season the MTSU defense has held opponents to five-or-less points in a quarter and the fifth time in the past two seasons.
20: total assists by Middle Tennessee vs. Memphis. It's the second 20-plus assist game this season and the sixth since the start of the 2019 season.
9: Fewest turnovers made by the Lady Raiders in a game this season.
Game Notes
- Gregory is the first Lady Raider to hit seven 3s in a game since Deja Cage hit seven vs. Troy Dec. 17, 2020. Entering Saturday, no other Conference USA player had made more than six in a game. Her 19 attempts beyond the arc is tied for third in program history in a single game with Dor Saar (at Troy - Dec. 11, 2021).
- Courtney Blakely dished a career high eight assists.
- Middle Tennessee improves to 3-0 in December and 3-0 on Saturdays this season.
- This afternoon's 69-53 win was the largest margin of victory for the Blue Raiders in the all-time series vs. the Tigers since the first two teams met back in 1976. Middle Tennessee won 75-52 on March 4, 1976 at the TCWSF State Tournament in Johnson City, Tenn.
Thoughts from Head Coach Rick Insell
"We put the ball in the hole, played good defense and I think that surprised (Memphis)," Insell said about the first half.
"Memphis came back out in the second half, got more aggressive and got themselves back in the basketball game. First half, we shared the ball, moved the ball and finished. In the second half, we didn't finish. We're a good basketball team. I'm pretty proud of our kids. There's some things we have to come back in tomorrow if we're going to beat Houston. Houston's got a good basketball team."
Up Next
Middle Tennessee returns home Dec. 14 vs. Houston to cap off the non-conference portion of the 2022-23 schedule. Tipoff is set 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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