Blue Raiders, Golden Eagles set for in-state matchup

Tuesday, November 11

Cookeville, Tenn.

6 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee Tech

11/10/2025 2:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Tuesday, Nov. 11 \| 6 p.m. \| Hooper Eblen Center \| Cookeville, Tenn.

	MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 2-0, 0-0 CUSA	at	TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES 2-0, 0-0 OVC

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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee heads to Cookeville, Tenn., to take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Tuesday, Nov. 11, inside the Hooper Eblen Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.

GAME THREE

» Tuesday, November 11 - 6 p.m.
» Hooper Eblen Center
» Cookeville, Tennessee

SERIES HISTORY

» This marks the 87 meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Tennessee State Tigers.
» MTSU owns a 47-39 lead over Tennessee Tech in the all-time series.
» The Blue Raiders won the previous meeting 69-52 in Murfreesboro on November 19, 2024.

BLUE RAIDER NOTES

» MTSU enters the matchup coming off of a 73-55 road win over Saint Louis. A trio of Blue Raiders scored double figures, while Blair Baugus posted another double-double
» Baugus was named CUSA Freshman of the Week after helping guide MTSU to a 2-0 start against Tennessee State and Saint Louis. She is the only freshman in the nation to start two games and open the 2025-26 season with back-to-back double-doubles, posting 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Tennessee State and 13 points and 11 boards at Saint Louis.
» The Blue Raiders have enjoyed great success on the road under Head Coach Rick Insell. The Blue Raiders are 181-94 overall on the road under Insell, for a 66 percent winning ledger.
» Middle Tennessee is one of only a handful of Division I programs that do not feature a single returning starter on the roster. According to available national data, Santa Clara is the only program in the country bringing in more newcomers while also returning zero starters.
» Senior Alayna Contreras was selected to the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team. The Minneapolis, Minn., native started all 33 games last year and led UMKC in scoring (17.3 ppg), minutes, field goals made, three-pointers made and free throws made.
» Middle Tennessee was picked third in the CUSA preseason poll. This marks only the sixth time in Rick Insell's 21 seasons — and just the fourth time in CUSA — that the Blue Raiders have not been selected as the preseason favorite.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES

» Tennessee Tech enters the matchup with a 2-0, 0-0 OVC record. The Golden Eagles are coming off of a 59-53 win over Jackson State.
» As a team, Tech is averaging 75.5 points while allowing 60.0. Grimes is averaging 19.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg, Mathews 14.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg, Larry 12.0 ppg and 2.5 rpg and Hurst 11.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg. Mathews has a team-best seven assists, while Cawthorn leads the team in rebounds at 11.0 rpg and has a team-best four blocks and four steals.