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Lady Raiders down Golden Eagles 63-47
12/10/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gregory pours in a season-high 25 points in Middle Tennessee's road win over Tennessee Tech
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee topped Tennessee Tech 63-47 on Sunday afternoon at the Eblen Center.
After a tightly contested opening quarter, the Lady Raiders (8-3) jumped out to an 11-point lead over the Golden Eagles (2-6) in the second period and entered the half up 30-24.
Coming out of the locker room, MTSU attacked the paint with junior Anastasiia Boldyreva and jumped out to a 39-27 halfway through the third. The Lady Raiders took a seven-point lead into the fourth and thanks to a strong defensive effort would go on to win 63-47.
Jalynn Gregory led all scorers with 25 points. She was followed by Boldyreva who tallied a 17-point, 15-rebound double-double, and Savannah Wheeler with nine points, five boards and 5 assists.
By the Numbers
38-33: The Lady Raiders outrebounded the Golden Eagle 38-33, after trailing by nine boards at the half.
21: Middle Tennessee had 21 points off turnovers on the afternoon, compared to Tennessee Tech's 11.
6-2: Over the past 35 days, Middle Tennessee has played eight games in four states (Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas) and two countries (Bahamas and United States). The Lady Raiders finished the tough stretch with six wins and a pair of losses.
Lady Raider Notes
• With today's start, Courtney Whitson became the all-time record holder for most career starts at Middle Tennessee with 132 consecutive starts.
• Anastasiia Boldyreva logged 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on the afternoon. This marked her fourth career double-double and third of the season.
• Double-Digits: Jalynn Gregory posted her 42nd career double-digit performance, while Anastasiia Boldyreva notched her 28th.
Thoughts from Head Coach Rick Insell
"Since the Tennessee game, all we've worked on is our team defense. That's all we've worked on. We had to get better and we held a good team to 47 points today, so I'm pretty happy with that… I don't think we played a great offensive game today, but we played good enough to get a win. We just played eight straight game on the road and won six of them. I'm pretty happy right now."
Up Next
The Lady Raiders return the the Glass House to host the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks on Sunday, Dec. 17. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. CT and the game will broadcast on ESPN+.
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