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Lady Raiders set to host Norse
12/19/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee is set to host the Northern Kentucky Norse on Wednesday evening, its final home game before the new year. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
Game 13: Middle Tennessee (9-3, 0-0 CUSA) vs. NKU (2-7, 0-1 Horizon)
» Wednesday, December 20 - 6:30 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tennessee
All-Time Against NKU
» This marks the first meeting in series history between Middle Tennessee and Northern Kentucky
Lady Raider Notes
» Savannah Wheeler graduated on Saturday with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Integrated Studies and plans to pursue another degree in Health and Human Performance.
» Entering the game, Savannah Wheeler is 29 free throws away from becoming the Conference USA all-time leader in career free throws made.
» Wheeler is also six made three-pointers away from becoming the 16th player in CUSA history to eclipse 200 career made three-point field goals, and 61 points away from cracking the top-10 in all-time CUSA scoring leaders.
» Entering the game, Courtney Whitson is five made three-point field goals away from becoming the all-time record holder at Middle Tennessee.
» Whitson currently leads the league and ranks 43rd in the country in 3-pointers with 28.
» Anastasiia Boldyreva currently leads the league and ranks third in the country in blocks with 38.
» Jalynn Gregory is 59 points away from becoming the 34th Lady Raider to eclipse 1,000 career points.
» Gregory is 17 made three-pointers away from eclipsing 200 career made three-point field goals.
» With the start against Tennessee Tech, Whitson became the all-time record holder for most career starts at Middle Tennessee with 132 consecutive starts.
» 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.
» 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 442-154 record at his alma mater.
Scouting the Norse
» The Norse are coming off of a 77-59 loss to Tennessee Tech
» Mitchell-Steen tied a career best in both points and steals with yet another standout performance. The Oak Ridge, Tennessee native has now gone for 13-plus points in eight of NKU's nine games played so far this season. She is currently ranked fifth in the conference with an average of 15.6 points per contest.
» McCray recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, her third double-double of the year. The Oberlin, Ohio native continues to be a force on the glass as she leads the Horizon League in rebounds per game (9.2).
» It was a welcoming sign for the Norse just as Horizon play is about to get underway as both Davis and Igo returned to the court. It was Davis's first game since November 6, while Igo has been missing from the lineup since November 11.
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