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

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.

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–10 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
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

Roster

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2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Hannah Preservati 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Princeton HS Princeton, WV
G 3 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cannon County HS Woodbury, TN
G 5 Shanice Cason 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 10 Mackenzie Sells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Livingston Academy Livingston, TN
G/F 12 Brea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central Arizona College Rockford, IL
G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 22 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, TN
F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Science Hill HS Johnson City, TN
G 24 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Christian Academy of Louisville Louisville, KY
F 30 Caya Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mount Juliet, TN Mount Juliet, TN
F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Pittsburgh Paris, TN
G 32 Caroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, TN
G/F 34 Olivia 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

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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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(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

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References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.