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Lady Raiders set for battle of CUSA unbeatens in Miami
1/26/2024 3:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Middle Tennessee and FIU meet for the 46th time
Saturday, Jan. 27 | 12 p.m. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center | Miami, Fla. |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE LADY RAIDERS 15-4, 5-0 CUSA |
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MIAMI, Fla. – Middle Tennessee will clash with FlU in a battle of Conference USA unbeatens on Saturday, Jan. 27 in the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
GAME 20
» Saturday, January 27 - 12 p.m.
» Ocean Bank Convocation Center
» Miami, Fla.
SERIES HISTORY
» This marks the 46th meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders and FIU Panthers.
» MTSU won the previous meeting 85-46 on Feb. 18, 2023.
LADY RAIDER NOTES
» 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.
» With a pair of triples against GCU, Wheeler became just the 16th player in CUSA history to eclipse 200 career made three-point field goals.
» With four three-point field goals against Sam Houston, Courtney Whitson became the all-time record holder at Middle Tennessee with 260.
» The Lady Raiders are coming off a pair of home wins, defeating UTEP 81-70 and dominating NM State 85-48.
» With 18 points against the Miners, Savannah Wheeler became the 10th player in Conference USA history to eclipse 2,000 career points.
» With 13 free throws against the Aggies, Wheeler became the CUSA all-time leader in career free throws made with 579.
» Wheeler was named the Conference USA Player of the Week. The graduate hit a pair of career milestones, tallied 48 points on the week and went 20-of-23 (86.9 percent) from the free throw line.
» With eight points against the Aggies, Jalynn Gregory became just the 34th Lady Raider to eclipse 1,000 career points.
» Last Week Anastasiia Boldyreva joined Ebony Rowe and Cheyenne Parker as the only Lady Raiders to earn National, Conference and Tennessee Player of the Week awards in the same week.
» Boldyreva currently leads the league and ranks fourth in the nation in blocks with 61.
» 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 448-155 record at his alma mater.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
» FIU is coming off of an 70-60 home win over WKU. The Panthers are currently riding an eight game win streak.
» Mya Kone leads the Panthers in scoring with a 11.9 average - she is one of two players averaging double figures.
» Kone also leads FIU in rebounds with 7.6 boards a game, while Ajae Yoakum lead the panther in field goal percentage (.526).
» FIU ranks first in CUSA and eighth in the country in production off the bench with 29.6 points per game.
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