Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
Wichita State
Blue Raiders conclude non-conference action at Wichita State
12/19/2025 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Saturday, Dec. 20 | 2 p.m. | Charles Koch Arena | Wichita, Kan. |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 4-7, 0-0 CUSA |
at | WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS 3-9, 0-0 AC |
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WICHITA, Kan. – Middle Tennessee travels to Wichita State for its non-conference finale on Saturday, Dec. 20, inside Charles Koch Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
GAME 12
» Saturday, December 20 - 2 p.m.
» Charles Koch Arena
» Wichita, Kansas
SERIES HISTORY
» This marks the second meeting in series history between the Blue Raiders and Shockers.
» MTSU owns a 1-0 lead over Wichita State in the all-time series.
» The Blue Raiders won the previous meeting 63-44 on Nov. 30, 1990 in the Pizza Inn Classic in Jonesboro, Ark.
BLUE RAIDER NOTES
» MTSU enters the matchup coming off of a 52-68 home loss to Auburn. Three Blue Raiders tallied double figures. Senior Alayna Contreras led the way with 12 points and four assists. She was followed by freshman Blair Baugus with 11 points and five rebounds and freshman Carsyn Swaney with a career-high 11 points and three steals.
» After turning in the best performance of her young collegiate career, Phifer was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week. She recorded a career-high 20 points and a career-best 10 rebounds to secure her first collegiate double-double. went 7-of-11 from the field, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, and 3-of-5 at the free-throw line. With 20 points, Phifer became the third MTSU freshman to score 20 or more points this season.
» MTSU has enjoyed great success on the road under Head Coach Rick Insell. The Blue Raiders are 181-97 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 SHOCKERS
» Wichita State enters the matchup with an 3-9, 0-0 AC record. The Shockers are coming off a 79-65 win over Oral Roberts.
» Jaila Harding is leading the Shockers in scoring with 12.8 points per game, while Abby Cater is chipping in 11.2 per game, including back-to-back season-high performances over the last two games, leading Wichita State to wins over LMU and Oral Roberts with 23 and 24 points.
» Jaida McDonald leads Wichita State on the boards with 5.4 per game.
» Harding is one of the best three-point shooters in the nation, ranking six in made threes with 37 to lead the conference. She ranks third in the nation in three-point attempts with 98.
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