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Blue Raiders set for pair of road games
2/19/2025 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Middle Tennessee set to travel to LA Tech and Sam Houston
Thursday, Feb. 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston, La. |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 19-6, 11-1 CUSA |
at | LA TECH LADY TECHSTERS 13-11, 6-7 CUSA |
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RUSTON, La. – Middle Tennessee set to face LA Tech on the road on Thursday, Feb. 20. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
GAME 26
» Thursday, January 23 - 6:30 p.m.
» Thomas Assembly Center
» Ruston, Louisiana
SERIES HISTORY
» This marks the 22nd meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and LA Tech Lady Techsters.
» The Blue Raiders owns a 14-7 lead over LA Tech in the all-time series.
» MTSU defeated the Lady Techsters 61-43 in their first meeting of the season. Senior Anastasiia Boldyreva led the way with a 22-point, 15-rebound double-double. She also added five blocks.
BLUE RAIDER NOTES
» Middle Tennessee is 164-38 in conference play since joining Conference USA in 2013-14.
» MTSU has enjoyed great success on the road under Head Coach Rick Insell. The Blue Raiders are 177-92 overall on the road under Insell, for a 65 percent winning ledger. Insell's teams are 74-21 on the road in CUSA play
» The Blue Raiders boast the Nation's No. 2 defense in terms of opponent field goal percentage – holding opponents to just 32.9 percent shooting.
» Middle Tennessee has won at least 17 games for the 23rd consecutive season. The only other NCAA DI schools with at least 17 wins in every season since 2002-03 (including this season) are Tennessee, UConn and Baylor.
» MTSU is currently holding conference opponents to 29.7% shooting from the field this season. That would be the third-lowest opposing FG% in conference play by any NCAA DI team over the last 20 seasons (2014- 15 UConn – 26.8%, 2016-17 Bethune-Cookman 28.2%).
» Boldyreva leads the Nation in blocks with 87 and blocks per game with 3.48.
» Head Coach Rick Insell has led the Lady Raiders to 19 consecutive post-seasons. He has tallied a 482-162 record at his alma mater.
» The Blue Raiders return 10 players, including three starters, from the 2023-24 squad that went 30-5 and won the CUSA regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.
» The Middle Tennessee women's basketball program will celebrate its 50th varsity season in 2024-25 and is set to honor the program's storied tradition and rich history with various initiatives throughout the year.
SCOUTING THE LADY TECHSTERS
» LA Tech enters Thursday with an 13-11 overall record and is 6-7 in CUSA play. The Lady Techsters are coming off of a pair of losses to Kennesaw State and Jax State.
» Freshman Paris Bradley leads the Lady Techsters in scoring with 13.1 Points per game, while freshman Jordan Marshall leads LA Tech in rebounds (8.3)
» Bradley has been stellar for the Lady Techsters in league play, winning five CUSA Freshman of the Week honors.
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 12 p.m. | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum | Huntsville, Texas |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 19-6, 11-1 CUSA |
at | SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS 12-11, 5-8 CUSA |
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Middle Tennessee travel to Sam Houston on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
GAME 27
» Saturday, February 22 - 12 p.m.
» Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
» Huntsville, Texas
SERIES HISTORY
» This marks the fourth meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Sam Houston Bearkats.
» The Blue Raiders owns a 3-0 lead over Sam Houston in the all-time series.
» MTSU defeated the Bearkats 66-38 in their first meeting of the season. Senior Courtney Blakely led the way with 18 points, four assists, three steals and the rebounds.
SCOUTING THE BEARKATS
» Sam Houston enters the week with a 12-11 overall record and is 5-8 in CUSA play. The Bearkats take on WKU on Thursday before hosting MTSU on Saturday.
» The Bearkats are coming off of their first ever 2-0 week in CUSA play, picking up wins over Jax State and Kennesaw State.
» Redshirt junior Kaila Kelley leads the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game, while redshirt junior Deborah Ogayemi leads the team in rebounding (7.5).
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