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


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.

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–9 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP162 .889295 .853
WKU153 .833277 .794
Middle Tennessee153 .833249 .727
Charlotte126 .6671912 .613
Old Dominion108 .5561717 .500
Marshall99 .5002112 .636
Louisiana Tech99 .5001416 .467
UAB711 .3891516 .484
Southern Miss711 .3891416 .467
Rice711 .389922 .290
Florida Atlantic612 .3331416 .467
UTSA612 .3331019 .345
North Texas513 .2781119 .367
FIU216 .111526 .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00Alex Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS FrBlackman HSMurfreesboro, Tennessee
G5Abbey Sissom5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoCannon County HSWoodbury, Tennessee
G11Jess Louro5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrSt. Rose HSWall, New Jersey
G/F12Brea Edwards5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrCentral Arizona CollegeRockford, Illinois
F13Jordan Majors6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrMartin Luther King HSNashville, Tennessee
G14Katie Collier5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrWebb School of KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee
G20Ty Petty5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrRiverdale HSMurfreesboro, Tennessee
F22Alex Smith6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrMurray Bergtraum HSBronx, New York
F23Gabby Lyon6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoScience Hill HSJohnson City, Tennessee
F24Rebecca Reuter6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoBradley Central HSCleveland, Tennessee
F31TiAnna Porter6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SrPittsburghParis, Tennessee
G32Caroline Warden5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrJackson County HSGainesboro, Tennessee
G/F34Olivia Jones5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrRiverdale HSMurfreesboro, 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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015*
6:30 pm
Coastal GeorgiaW 106–41 
Murphy Center (2,200)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/09/2015*
6:30 pm
Martin MethodistW 85–53 
Murphy Center (2,500)
Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm, MT10
VirginiaL 66–70 0–1
Murphy Center (5,613)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at Central MichiganL 59–81 0–2
McGuirk Arena (1,483)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm, FSN
Ole MissW 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 PeayW 86–55 3–3
Dunn Center (385)
Clarksville, TN
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
at XavierW 62–53 4–3
Cintas Center (962)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 8 KentuckyL 52–68 4–4
Murphy Center (5,190)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2015*
11:00 am
Missouri StateW 70–54 5–4
Murphy Center (11,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
Tennessee TechW 69–53 6–4
Murphy Center (4,925)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm
at OhioL 49–72 6–5
Convocation Center (921)
Athens, OH
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
2:00 pm
UABW 68–40 7–5 (1–0)
Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016
8:05 pm
at UTEPL 73–84 7–6 (1–1)
Don Haskins Center (1,255)
El Paso, TX
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
at UTSAW 74–63 8–6 (2–1)
Convocation Center (303)
San Antonio, TX
01/14/2016
6:30 pm
CharlotteW 72–67 9–6 (3–1)
Murphy Center (3,698)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016
6:00 pm, MT10
Old DominionL 58–61 9–7 (3–2)
Murphy Center (3,758)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
at North TexasW 76–52 10–7 (4–2)
The Super Pit (746)
Denton, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
at RiceW 61–60 11–7 (5–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (549)
Houston, TX
01/28/2016
6:00 pm
MarshallW 65–54 12–7 (6–2)
Murphy Center (3,958)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, FSN
WKUW 83–75 13–7 (7–2)
Murphy Center (5,125)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at Florida AtlanticW 83–73 14–7 (8–2)
FAU Arena (612)
Boca Raton, FL
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
at FIUW 85–62 15–7 (9–2)
FIU Arena (324)
Miami, FL
02/11/2016
6:30 pm, MT10
Louisiana TechW 68–57 16–7 (10–2)
Murphy Center (3,316)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/13/2016
5:00 pm, MT10
Southern MissW 74–44 17–7 (11–2)
Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/21/2016
12:00 pm, ASN
at UABW 77–72 OT18–7 (12–2)
Bartow Arena (278)
Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, FSN
at WKUL 51–62 18–8 (12–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423)
Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2016
12:00 pm
at MarshallW 79–73 19–8 (13–3)
Cam Henderson Center (876)
Huntington, WV
03/03/2016
6:30 pm
Florida AtlanticW 71–65 20–8 (14–3)
Murphy Center (4,203)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2016
2:00 pm
FIUW 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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.