Lady Raiders head West to take on the Lopes

Saturday, December 30

Phoenix, Ariz.

3 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

GCU

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Midde Tennessee set to play GCU in non-conference finale

Saturday, Dec. 30 \| 3 p.m. \| Global Credit Union Arena \| Phoenix, Ariz.

	MIDDLE TENNESSEE LADY RAIDERS 10-3, 0-0 CUSA	at	GRAND CANYON LOPES 9-3, 2-0 WAC

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PHOENIX, Ariz. – Middle Tennessee will travel west to take on Grand Canyon for its final non-conference matchup of the year. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.

GAME 13

» Wednesday, December 30 – 3 p.m. CT
» Global Credit Union Arena
» Phoenix, Ariz.

SERIES HISTORY

» This marks the first meeting in series history between Middle Tennessee and Grand Canyon

LADY RAIDER NOTES

» Today's game marks the second and final game for the Lady Raiders in the 2023-34 Conference USA/WAC scheduling initiative – MTSU defeated SFA 72-47 in the first game.
» Savannah Wheeler graduated this December with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Integrated Studies and plans to pursue another degree in Health and Human Performance.
» Entering today's game, Wheeler is 26 free throws away from becoming the Conference USA all-time leader in career free throws made.
» Wheeler is also one made three-pointers away from becoming the 16th player in CUSA history to eclipse 200 career made three-point field goals, and 27 points away from cracking the top-10 in all-time CUSA scoring leaders.
» Entering today's game, Courtney Whitson is five made three-point field goals away from becoming the all-time record holder at Middle Tennessee.
» With the start against Tennessee Tech, Whitson became the all-time record holder for most career starts at Middle Tennessee with 132 consecutive starts.
» Anastasiia Boldyreva currently leads the league and ranks fourth in the country in blocks with 42.
» Jalynn Gregory is 43 points away from becoming the 34th Lady Raider to eclipse 1,000 career points.
» Gregory currently leads the league and ranks in the top 50 in the country in 3-pointers with 31. She is also 13 made three-pointers away from eclipsing 200 career-made three-point field goals.=
» 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 Rubio (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 443-154 record at his alma mater.

SCOUTING THE LOPES

» GCU was on a six game win streak before falling to Liberty 52-65 in its first CUSA/WAC scheduling initiative game.
» The Lopes opened a four-game home streak with a 115-41 win over Arizona Christian.
» Head Coach Molly Miller picked up her 250th career win this past Wednesday. Miller has a 250-47 overall record, including 70-30 at GCU.
» Trinity San Antonio leads the Lopes in scoring at 12.0 points per game, one of three players averaging double figures.
» Olivia Lane leads GCU in rebounding with 5.1 rebounds per game, while Callie Cooper and McKenna Simons are shooting .429 from beyond the arc.