2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 24–10 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach Rick Insell (10th year)
Assistant coach Kim Brewton
Assistant coach Tom Hodges
Assistant coach Shalon Pillow
Home arena Murphy Center
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU † 16 – 2   .889     30 – 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722     25 – 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
UAB 11 – 7   .611     18 – 13   .581
UTSA 11 – 7   .611     16 – 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 – 8   .556     16 – 15   .516
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556     15 – 17   .469
Marshall 8 – 10   .444     17 – 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 – 11   .389     13 – 17   .433
UTEP 7 – 11   .389     12 – 16   .429
Rice 4 – 14   .222     9 – 21   .300
North Texas 4 – 14   .222     5 – 24   .172
FIU 0 – 18   .000     3 – 26   .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 10th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round, Arkansas State in the second round and Ole Miss in the third round before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Preservati, HannahHannah Preservati 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Princeton HS Princeton, WV
G 3 Sissom, AbbeyAbbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cannon County HS Woodbury, TN
G 5 Cason, ShaniceShanice Cason 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 10 Sells, MackenzieMackenzie Sells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Livingston Academy Livingston, TN
G/F 12 Edwards, BreaBrea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central Arizona College Rockford, IL
G 20 Petty, TyTy Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 22 Reuter, RebeccaRebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
F 23 Lyon, GabbyGabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Science Hill HS Johnson City, TN
G 24 Dow, ChinaChina Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Christian Academy of Louisville Louisville, KY
F 30 Williams, CayaCaya Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mount Juliet, TN Mount Juliet, TN
F 31 Porter, TiAnnaTiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Pittsburgh Paris, TN
G 32 Warden, CarolineCaroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, TN
G/F 34 Jones, OliviaOlivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach

Rick Insell

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Brewton
Tom Hodges
Shalon Pillow

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
2 		Week
3 		Week
4 		Week
5 		Week
6 		Week
7 		Week
8 		Week
9 		Week
10 		Week
11 		Week
12 		Week
13 		Week
14 		Week
15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Week
18 		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2014*
7:00 PM		 Martin Methodist W 93–44  –
 Murphy Center (2,116)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/10/2014*
5:00 PM		 Alabama–Huntsville W 75–50  –
 Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season

11/14/2014*
6:00 PM		 at Arizona State L 67–81  0–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,799)
Tempe, AZ

11/17/2014*
7:00 PM, ASN		 Miami (FL) W 53–48  1–1
 Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM		 Arkansas L 51–58  1–2
 Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/23/2014*
3:00 PM		 at Ole Miss W 71–65  2–2
 Tad Smith Coliseum (1,075)
Oxford, MS

12/03/2014*
11:00 AM		 Clemson W 68–29  3–2
 Murphy Center (11,307)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/07/2014*
2:00 PM		 Xavier W 90–68  4–2
 Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/12/2014*
8:00 PM, SECN		 at No. 8 Kentucky L 62–78  4–3
 Memorial Coliseum (4,761)
Lexington, KY

12/15/2014*
7:00 PM		 at South Dakota State L 61–65  4–4
 Frost Arena (1,026)
Brookings, SD

12/20/2014*
2:00 PM		 UCF W 79–57  5–4
 Murphy Center (3,925)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/28/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Tennessee Tech W 98–76  6–4
 Eblen Center (1,291)
Cookeville, TN

01/04/2015
2:00 PM		 at UAB W 76–68  7–4
(1–0)		 Bartow Arena (368)
Birmingham, AL

01/08/2015
5:00 PM		 at FIU W 75–60  8–4
(2–0)		 FIU Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL

01/10/2015
4:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 101–69  9–4
(3–0)		 FAU Arena (588)
Boca Raton, FL

01/15/2015
7:00 PM		 Southern Miss L 75–77  9–5
(3–1)		 Murphy Center (3,912)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/17/2015
7:00 PM, ASN		 Louisiana Tech W 82–59  10–5
(4–1)		 Murphy Center (4,917)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/22/2015
6:00 PM		 at Old Dominion W 65–48  11–5
(5–1)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,892)
Norfolk, VA

01/24/2015
11:00 AM, FSN		 at Charlotte W 84–54  12–5
(6–1)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (768)
Charlotte, NC

01/29/2015
7:00 PM		 UTSA W 73–53  13–5
(7–1)		 Murphy Center (4,605)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/31/2015
11:00 AM, FSN		 UTEP W 74–53  14–5
(8–1)		 Murphy Center (4,465)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/05/2015
6:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 65–70 OT 14–6
(8–2)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,277)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/07/2015
6:00 PM		 at Louisiana Tech W 68–44  15–6
(9–2)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,907)
Ruston, LA

02/12/2015
7:00 PM		 Rice W 79–61  16–6
(10–2)		 Murphy Center (4,094)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/14/2015
4:00 PM		 North Texas W 85–59  17–6
(11–2)		 Murphy Center (4,414)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/19/2015
12:00 PM		 at Marshall W 74–48  18–6
(12–2)		 Cam Henderson Center (531)
Huntington, WV

02/21/2015
2:00 PM		 at WKU L 60–63  18–7
(12–3)		 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
Bowling Green, KY

02/28/2015
5:00 PM		 UAB L 57–62  18–8
(12–4)		 Murphy Center (4,307)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/05/2015
8:00 PM		 FIU W 79–30  19–8
(13–4)		 Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/07/2015
10:30 AM		 Florida Atlantic W 73–60  20–8
(14–4)		 Murphy Center (3,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament

03/12/2015
1:30 PM, ASN		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 77–58  21–8
 Bartow Arena (632)
Birmingham, AL

03/13/2015
10:00 AM, CBSSN		 vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals		 L 53–65  21–9
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
WNIT

03/19/2015*
7:00 PM		 Ball State
First Round		 W 69–58  22–9
 Murphy Center (2,519)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/22/2015*
2:00 PM		 Arkansas State
Second Round		 W 70–60  23–9
 Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/26/2015*
7:00 PM		 Ole Miss
Third Round		 W 82–70  24–9
 Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/29/2015*
4:00 PM		 Temple
Quarterfinals		 L 57–69  24–10
 Murphy Center (2,587)
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Middle Tennessee 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
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