Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Women’s Basketball Senior Day set for Saturday
2/26/2024 5:34:00 PM | General, Men's Tennis, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Tennis
While this is only the penultimate game of the 2023-24 home season for MTSU, the Lady Raiders' final home game is set for 9:30 a.m. on March 9 to accommodate the TSSAA State Championship games throughout the rest of the day. The 2 p.m. start this Saturday, coupled with our Next Level Club luncheon and Lady Raider Alumni event, will allow everyone to be able to celebrate the program's senior this weekend!
In the meantime, check out our video recap of the CUSA title clincher in Bowling Green from this past Saturday.
🎬 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | Beat that red team… AGAIN#BLUEnited | #TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/DbBbpkDE9n
— Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball (@MT_WBB) February 25, 2024
Men's Tennis hosts first match under the lights at new on-campus facility
Fresh off a 2-1 weekend at the Blue-Gray Championships in Montgomery, Ala., MTSU Men's Tennis has three chances to cheer on the Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro this week, culminating in the first match under the lights at the athletic department's new on-campus tennis facility.
Come out to the Adams Tennis Complex for indoor matches on Tuesday, when MTSU takes on Cornell and Austin Peay in a double header that starts at 12 p.m. against the Big Red.
Come have lunch 🥗 with us indoors at ATC at Noon vs Cornell and 5pm vs APSU, guys wearing pink 🟪 to support breast cancer awareness#foodtruck #freetshirt #thinkpink pic.twitter.com/hqkvQNn8Y9
— Jimmy Borendame (@CoachJimmyB) February 26, 2024
And then come out to MTSU's campus at the corner of Middle Tennesse Boulevard and Greenland Drive to cheer on MTSU when they host Texas Tech under the lights on Friday night at 5 p.m. Coach Jimmy Borendame is finalizing plans to make it a huge event!
Official 🎾 Tailgate preparations meeting with these gentlemen for March 1st, grand opening outdoor tennis complex versus Texas Tech at 5pm, tailgate plans TBD 😎🥃 🥘 🍺 pic.twitter.com/yOjrfy2cNw
— Jimmy Borendame (@CoachJimmyB) February 26, 2024
Softball returns home to host Middle Tennessee Invitational
Middle Tennessee Softball will again play six games in three days this weekend but will at least get to sleep in their own beds while doing so, hosting their first home contests of 2024 at the annual Middle Tennesse Invitational this weekend.
The Blue Raiders will welcome Army, Bradley, Detroit Mercy and North Alabama to Blue Raider Softball Field for the tournament. MTSU will look to capitalize on a four-win weekend at the Spring Games this past week.
Season tickets are still available for purchase from the Blue Raider ticket office this week, with a limited number of Inaugural Season Ticket Holder seat cushions still available to those who act quickly!
Baseball hosts midweek contest with in-state foe Lipscomb
Don't miss your only chance to cheer on MTSU baseball at Reese Smith Jr. Field this week, as MTSU hosts Lipscomb on $2 Tuesday and 80s Night. Enjoy $2 hot dogs, sodas and tickets while taking in our player's picks for their 80s walkup songs as the Blue Raiders battle the Bison.
The first 200 fans will receive a MTSU Top Gun T-Shirt! First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙪𝙥 - Lipscomb.#BLUEnited | #BlueCrew pic.twitter.com/cFomt8MD5L
— Middle Tennessee Baseball (@MT_Baseball) February 26, 2024
Track and Field Returns from CUSA Championships
Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams completed the Conference USA Indoor Championships on Saturday with 14 podium placements.
Stephen Eloji set a new CUSA Indoor record of 7.77s with his first-place finish in the men's 60H final. Odilia Jepchumba was the other Blue Raider to claim gold, winning the women's 3000-meter race.
In the men's 60H, Stephen Eloji set a new CUSA record time 7.77s in his first place finish! 👏#BLUEnited | @lightningstevie pic.twitter.com/DDDmSSbt5H
— Middle Tennessee XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) February 25, 2024
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 | Women's 3000 Final
— Middle Tennessee XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) February 24, 2024
🥇 Odilia Jepchumba, 9:36.13s#BLUEnited | 📊 https://t.co/vak9NeV94z pic.twitter.com/m9LUOfyhba
The women's team finished in third place overall with 95 points while the men placed fourth with 92 points.
"Our freshman performances were great," said head coach Keith Vroman. "It was a pretty impressive showing all weekend for us."
Women's Tennis grabs three home wins
Middle Tennesse Women's Tennis capped off their first weekend under interim head coach John Kreis with their third win in as many days, defeating Troy 5-2 at the Adams Tennis Complex on Sunday to improve to 8-6 on the year after starting the weekend with sweeps over Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State.
Redshirt junior Ilaria Sposetti clinched the win for the Blue Raiders to cap off a great afternoon following her doubles clincher. Sposetti won her fifth singles match of the year 6-3, 6-3 over Valeriia Avdeeva to give the Blue Raiders a 4-1 advantage in the match against the Trojans.
Kreis, who took over Tayo Bailey-Duvall while the head women's tennis coach is on maternity leave, is undefeated as the program's interim leader.
"Every time you win, it helps with confidence," Kreis said. "We got three in a row this weekend, so the girls should feel good about that. We've played really hard and it shows the results of all the girls hard work."
3️⃣ matches, 3️⃣ DUBS! 💪#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/YQTa2NboUg
— Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) February 26, 2024
Women's Golf kicks off season in Georgia
Nicole Johnson leads the way in our lowest round of the tournament! pic.twitter.com/QdzHwwywlb
— Middle Tennessee Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) February 25, 2024
Molly Bebelaar with a 72 to move into the top five in the second round!#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/QMuW0u9KSw
— Middle Tennessee Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) February 24, 2024
Men's Golf tees off in Las Vegas
Nicely done, Luke!#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/aQDwgK2jtP
— Middle Tennessee Men's Golf (@MT_MGolf) February 26, 2024
An even-par round for Sheldon McKnight to start the tournament! pic.twitter.com/KFTErjgE5F
— Middle Tennessee Men's Golf (@MT_MGolf) February 26, 2024
ICYMI: We're in the game!
We're in the game 😤#CFB25 | #BoroBuiltMiddleMade pic.twitter.com/mF4xsSRMYU
— Middle Tennessee Football (@MT_FB) February 22, 2024
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