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Middle Tennessee to open Battle 4 Atlantis against Michigan
11/17/2023 12:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee women's basketball will open the Bad Boy Mowers Women's Battle 4 Atlantis against Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Imperial Arena at Atlantis Paradise Island. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and be streamed on FloSports.
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Game 4: Middle Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Michigan (2-0, 0-0 Big 10)
» Saturday, November 18 - 4 p.m.
» Imperial Arena
» Paradise Island, Bahamas
All-Time Against Michigan
» Saturday's game will mark the first meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee and Michigan.
Lady Raider Notes
» Middle Tennessee became just the 25th school in NCAA Division I women's basketball history and the third in Conference USA to reach 1,000 program wins on Thursday, Nov. 9 when the Lady Raiders defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 93-48.
» This matchup features a battle between two squads that reached the NCAA Tournament last season.
» Middle Tennessee is 7-7 all-time against Big 10 schools.
» The 2023-24 roster boasts seven international players: Jada Grannum (Canada); Dora Van Rijs (Hungary); Anastasiia Boldyreva, Iullia Grabovskaia and Stanislava Kabernick (Russia); Sifa Ineza (Rwanda); Zahira Arizmendi (Spain). Entering this season the Lady Raiders have only had 10 international players in program history.
» Head Coach Rick Insell has led the Lady Raiders to 17 consecutive post-seasons. He has tallied a 435-151 record at his alma mater.
Scouting the Wolverines
» Michigan is participating in the Battle 4 Atlantis for the first time in program history. It marks the second straight season that U-M will play in an eight-team tournament (three games) around the Thanksgiving holiday. U-M won the Gulf Coast Showcase last season, knocking off Air Force, South Florida and Baylor en route to the title. Joining Michigan at the event are Arizona, DePaul, Howard, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss and South Dakota.
» Michigan scored 80 points for the second straight game last time out (Nov. 14), recording an 80-39 win over Oakland. All but one Wolverine who saw the floor scored at least four points, led by Cameron Williams (12 points) and Laila Phelia (10). Four Wolverines set or tied their career highs in scoring in Chyra Evans (8), Alyssa Crockett (8), Whitney Sollom (6) and Taylor Woodson (4). In addition, Lauren Hansen handed out a career-best eight assists.
» After missing the season opener, the Australia duo of Chyra Evans and Elissa Brett made their season debuts in Michigan's win over Oakland (Nov. 14). Brett played 10 minutes in her first action in the Maize and Blue, turning in five points on 2-for-2 shooting and a rebound. Evans equaled her career-high eight points while also recording five rebounds, two assists and a block in 12 minutes.
» U-M leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounding (20.0 per game) and blocked shots (6.5 per game) after its first two contests. Michigan has turned those 20.0 offensive rebounds per game into 22.5 second-chance points per game. Sollom and Cameron Williams are tied for the team lead with seven offensive boards each.
Follow the Blue Raiders
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