2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 24–9 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach Rick Insell (11th year)
Assistant coach Kim Brewton
Assistant coach Tom Hodges
Assistant coach Shalon Pillow
Home arena Murphy Center
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 – 2   .889     29 – 5   .853
WKU 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
Middle Tennessee † 15 – 3   .833     24 – 9   .727
Charlotte 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500     21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500     14 – 16   .467
UAB 7 – 11   .389     15 – 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389     14 – 16   .467
Rice 7 – 11   .389     9 – 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333     14 – 16   .467
UTSA 6 – 12   .333     10 – 19   .345
North Texas 5 – 13   .278     11 – 19   .367
FIU 2 – 16   .111     5 – 26   .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by eleventh 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 24–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Conference USA Women's Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Roster

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
F 00 Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 5 Sissom, AbbeyAbbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee
G 11 Louro, JessJess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey
G/F 12 Edwards, BreaBrea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Central Arizona College Rockford, Illinois
F 13 Majors, JordanJordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Martin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Collier, KatieKatie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee
G 20 Petty, TyTy Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F 22 Smith, AlexAlex Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Murray Bergtraum HS Bronx, New York
F 23 Lyon, GabbyGabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Science Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee
F 24 Reuter, RebeccaRebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee
F 31 Porter, TiAnnaTiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Pittsburgh Paris, Tennessee
G 32 Warden, CarolineCaroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, Tennessee
G/F 34 Jones, OliviaOlivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Head coach

Rick Insell (Middle Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Brewton (Liberty)
Tom Hodges (Tennessee Tech)
Shalon Pillow (Tennessee)

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 		Week
19 		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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

11/04/2015*
6:30 PM		 Coastal Georgia W 106–41 
Murphy Center (2,200)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/09/2015*
6:30 PM		 Martin Methodist W 85–53 
Murphy Center (2,500)
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:30 PM, MT10		 Virginia L 66–70  0–1
 Murphy Center (5,613)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/19/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Central Michigan L 59–81  0–2
 McGuirk Arena (1,483)
Mount Pleasant, MI

11/22/2015*
1:00 PM, FSN		 Ole Miss W 84–75  1–2
 Murphy Center (6,605)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/27/2015*
4:00 PM		 vs. Alabama
Nugget Classic		 L 46–64  1–3
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV

11/28/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Nevada
Nugget Classic		 W 90–46  2–3
 Lawlor Events Center (964)
Reno, NV

11/30/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Austin Peay W 86–55  3–3
 Dunn Center (385)
Clarksville, TN

12/06/2015*
1:00 PM		 at Xavier W 62–53  4–3
 Cintas Center (962)
Cincinnati, OH

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM		 No. 8 Kentucky L 52–68  4–4
 Murphy Center (5,190)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/17/2015*
11:00 AM		 Missouri State W 70–54  5–4
 Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM		 Tennessee Tech W 69–53  6–4
 Murphy Center (4,925)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/29/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Ohio L 49–72  6–5
 Convocation Center (921)
Athens, OH
Conference USA regular season

01/03/2016
2:00 PM		 UAB W 68–40  7–5 (1–0)
 Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/07/2016
8:05 PM		 at UTEP L 73–84  7–6 (1–1)
 Don Haskins Center (1,255)
El Paso, TX

01/09/2016
2:00 PM		 at UTSA W 74–63  8–6 (2–1)
 Convocation Center (303)
San Antonio, TX

01/14/2016
6:30 PM		 Charlotte W 72–67  9–6 (3–1)
 Murphy Center (3,698)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/16/2016
6:00 PM, MT10		 Old Dominion L 58–61  9–7 (3–2)
 Murphy Center (3,758)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/21/2016
7:00 PM		 at North Texas W 76–52  10–7 (4–2)
 The Super Pit (746)
Denton, TX

01/23/2016
2:00 PM		 at Rice W 61–60  11–7 (5–2)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (549)
Houston, TX

01/28/2016
6:00 PM		 Marshall W 65–54  12–7 (6–2)
 Murphy Center (3,958)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/30/2016
5:00 PM, FSN		 WKU W 83–75  13–7 (7–2)
 Murphy Center (5,125)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/04/2016
6:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 83–73  14–7 (8–2)
 FAU Arena (612)
Boca Raton, FL

02/06/2016
1:00 PM		 at FIU W 85–62  15–7 (9–2)
 FIU Arena (324)
Miami, FL

02/11/2016
6:30 PM, MT10		 Louisiana Tech W 68–57  16–7 (10–2)
 Murphy Center (3,316)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/13/2016
5:00 PM, MT10		 Southern Miss W 74–44  17–7 (11–2)
 Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/21/2016
12:00 PM, ASN		 at UAB W 77–72 OT 18–7 (12–2)
 Bartow Arena (278)
Birmingham, AL

02/25/2016
8:00 PM, FSN		 at WKU L 51–62  18–8 (12–3)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423)
Bowling Green, KY

02/27/2016
12:00 PM		 at Marshall W 79–73  19–8 (13–3)
 Cam Henderson Center (876)
Huntington, WV

03/03/2016
6:30 PM		 Florida Atlantic W 71–65  20–8 (14–3)
 Murphy Center (4,203)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/05/2016
2:00 PM		 FIU W 77–55  21–8 (15–3)
 Murphy Center (3,707)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament

03/10/2016
5:00 PM, ASN		 vs. Rice
Quarterfinals		 W 74–54  22–8
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL

03/11/2016
12:30 PM, CBSSN		 vs. Marshall
Semifinals		 W 69–41  23–8
 Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL

03/12/2016
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 vs. Old Dominion
Championship Game		 W 70–54  24–8
 Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
12:30 PM, ESPN2		 (12 D) vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State
First Round		 L 55–72  24–9
 Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Middle Tennessee 2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
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