2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Lady Rebel Round-Up champions
WNIT, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	23–11 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton; Matt Insell; Shalon Pillow;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
UAB	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	20	–	15	.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Marshall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
North Texas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
UTSA	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250
FIU	2	–	14	.125	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167

† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 14th-year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and were fourth-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Rice.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IUPUI in the first round^[2] before losing to Ohio in the second round.^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alex Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Blackman HS	Murfreesboro, TN
G	1	A'Queen Hayes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Horn Lake HS Eastern Kentucky	Horn Lake, MS
G	2	Taylor Sutton	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Kyla Allison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Wekiva HS	Orlando, FL
C	11	Jadona Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Wayne County HS	Buckatunna, MS
G	12	Jess Louro	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	St. Rose HS	Wall, NJ
F	13	Jordan Majors	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Martin Luther King HS	Nashville, TN
G	14	Katie Collier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Webb School of Knoxville	Knoxville, TN
G	15	Anna Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Jackson HS	Jackson, TN
F	21	LaSonja Edwards	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Fort Pierce Central HS Gulf Coast State	Fort Pierce, FL
C	22	Ra'Shika White	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Phillip O'Berry Academy Elon	Charlotte, NC
G	23	Alexis Whittington	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Riverdale HS	Murfreesboro, TN
G	24	Amanda Whittington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Riverdale HS	Murfreesboro, TN
F	34	Mykia Dowdell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Oak Ridge HS	Oak Ridge, TN
F	35	Charity Savage	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)	Jr	Barlett HS	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Rick Insell (Middle Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Brewton (Liberty)
Matt Insell (Middle Tennessee)
Shalon Pillow (Tennessee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 28, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Lindsey Wilson	W 90–45		Murphy Center (2,754) Murfreesboro, TN
October 31, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		Trevecca Nazarene	L 71–88		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		Vanderbilt	W 65–58	1–0	Murphy Center (7,842) Murfreesboro, TN
November 11, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	W 78–71	2–0	Timmons Arena (509) Greenville, SC
November 16, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 64–68	2–1	Eblen Center (1,520) Cookeville, TN
November 19, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		Belmont	L 38–45	2–2	Murphy Center (3,625) Murfreesboro, TN
November 21, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 101–51	3–2	Murphy Center (2,811) Murfreesboro, TN
November 24, 2018* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Dartmouth Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 70–58	4–2	Cox Pavilion (750) Paradise, NV
November 25, 2018* 4:30 p.m.		at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	W 66–62	5–2	Cox Pavilion (754) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2018* 11:00 a.m.		Georgia State	W 66–62	6–2	Murphy Center (11,310) Murfreesboro, TN
December 4, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	W 67–64	7–2	Trojan Arena (989) Troy, AL
December 15, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Kentucky	L 55–72	7–3	Memorial Coliseum (5,076) Lexington, KY
December 20, 2018* 6:30 p.m.		UNC Asheville	W 67–46	8–3	Murphy Center (2,012) Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2018* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Chattanooga Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	W 58–47	9–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,069) The Bronx, NY
December 30, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic championship	L 49–61	9–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2019 6:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 49–43	10–4 (1–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 74–55	11–4 (2–0)	FIU Arena (364) Boca Raton, FL
January 10, 2019 6:30 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 66–49	12–4 (3–0)	Murphy Center (3,987) Murfreesboro, TN
January 12, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 75–38	13–4 (4–0)	Murphy Center (4,127) Murfreesboro, TN
January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at UTSA	W 72–52	14–4 (5–0)	Convocation Center (550) San Antonio, TX
January 17, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at UTEP	W 79–49	15–4 (6–0)	Don Haskins Center (485) El Paso, TX
January 24, 2019 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 47–60	15–5 (6–1)	Murphy Center (4,053) Murfreesboro, TN
January 26, 2019 5:00 p.m.		North Texas	W 61–46	16–5 (7–1)	Murphy Center (3,833) Murfreesboro, TN
February 2, 2019 6:00 p.m.		UAB	W 60–44	17–5 (8–1)	Murphy Center (3,933) Murfreesboro, TN
February 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 62–55	18–5 (9–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC
February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 65–70	18–6 (9–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,400) Norfolk, VA
February 14, 2019 6:30 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 81–69	19–6 (10–2)	Murphy Center (3,922) Murfreesboro, TN
February 16, 2019 5:00 p.m.		Marshall	L 53–59	19–7 (10–3)	Murphy Center (3,952) Murfreesboro, TN
February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m.		at UAB	L 72–77 ^OT	19–8 (10–4)	Bartow Arena (487) Birmingham, AL
March 2, 2019 5:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 74–48	20–8 (11–4)	Murphy Center (4,044) Murfreesboro, TN
March 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 56–67	20–9 (11–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823) Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA women's tournament
March 14, 2019 2:00 p.m., Stadium	(3)	vs. (11) UTEP Quarterfinals	W 66–44	21–9	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 15, 2019 8:00 p.m., Stadium	(3)	vs. (2) UAB Semifinals	W 75–65	22–9	The Ford Center at The Star (2,592) Frisco, TX
March 16, 2019 4:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (1) No. 24 Rice Championship game	L 54–69	22–10	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 21, 2019* 6:30 p.m.		IUPUI First round	W 59–47	23–10	Murphy Center (1,492) Murfreesboro, TN
March 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		at Ohio Second round	L 57–59	23–11	Convocation Center (867) Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[4]

References

^ "Johnson's 27-point outburst not enough for Lady Raiders". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. March 16, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
^ Vardaman, Josh (March 21, 2019). "Lady Raiders advance into WNIT Second Round". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
^ "Buzzer-beater sinks Lady Raiders in WNIT". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. March 24, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

dec

[1] "Johnson's 27-point outburst not enough for Lady Raiders". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. March 16, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[2] Vardaman, Josh (March 21, 2019). "Lady Raiders advance into WNIT Second Round". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[3] "Buzzer-beater sinks Lady Raiders in WNIT". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. March 24, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[4] "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Venues	Murphy Center (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Roster

Schedule

See also

References