2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Appearance
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C-USA regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 28–5 (18–2 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Matt Insell |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee† | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 19, 2023 |
The 2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by eighteenth-year head coach Rick Insell, and plays their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as a member of Conference USA.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2022* 6:00 p.m. |
Christian Brothers | W 95–38 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
November 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m. |
UT–Southern | W 114–43 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
at Mercer | L 75–76 | 0–1 |
Hawkins Arena (1,226) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
at Southern Illinois | W 90–38 | 1–1 |
Banterra Center (570) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 80–62 | 2–1 |
Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas Invitational |
L 67–72 | 2–2 |
The Mirage Paradise, NV | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Missouri State Las Vegas Invitational |
W 79–54 | 3–2 |
The Mirage Paradise, NV | |||||||
December 1, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 83–45 | 4–2 |
Murphy Center (6,000) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 4, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 18 Louisville | W 67–49 | 5–2 |
Murphy Center (5,307) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Memphis | W 69–53 | 6–2 |
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (958) Memphis, TN | |||||||
December 14, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | W 68–51 | 7–2 |
Murphy Center (2,982) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
CUSA regular season | |||||||||||
December 20, 2022 12:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
at Rice | W 74–68 | 8–2 (1–0) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (591) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | W 71–46 | 9–2 (2–0) |
Murphy Center (2,292) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
at Western Kentucky | W 80–75 | 10–2 (3–0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (865) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 80–41 | 11–2 (4–0) |
Murphy Center (2,582) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., YouTube |
at North Texas | W 76–57 | 12–2 (5–0) |
The Super Pit (1,376) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | W 85–56 | 13–2 (6–0) |
Murphy Center (2,982) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
at UAB | W 76–54 | 14–2 (7–0) |
Bartow Arena (295) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Charlotte | W 65–41 | 15–2 (8–0) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (552) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | W 68–50 | 16–2 (9–0) |
Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 23 | Florida Atlantic | W 63–48 | 17–2 (10–0) |
Murphy Center (3,168) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 23 | FIU | W 67–41 | 18–2 (11–0) |
Murphy Center (3,313) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
No. 21 | at UTEP | L 62–65 | 18–3 (11–1) |
Don Haskins Center (998) El Paso, TX | ||||||
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 21 | at UTSA | L 53–58 | 18–4 (11–2) |
Convocation Center (560) San Antonio, TX | ||||||
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Kentucky | W 94–81 | 19–4 (12–2) |
Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | W 63–42 | 20–4 (13–2) |
Murphy Center (3,407) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
at Florida Atlantic | W 85–77 | 21–4 (14–2) |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (729) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 18, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | W 85–46 | 22–4 (15–2) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (476) Miami, FL | |||||||
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
No. 25т | at Louisiana Tech | W 61–59 | 23–4 (16–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,637) Ruston, LA | ||||||
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 24 | North Texas | W 72–45 | 24–4 (17–2) |
Murphy Center (3,508) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 24 | UTEP | W 72–68 | 25–4 (18–2) |
Murphy Center (4,227) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||
CUSA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 25 | vs. (9) Charlotte Quarterfinals |
W 84–53 | 26–4 |
Ford Center at The Star (1,708) Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 10, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 25 | vs. (4) UTEP Semifinals |
W 68–62 | 27–4 |
Ford Center at The Star (2,230) Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 11, 2023 4:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(1) No. 25 | vs. (2) Western Kentucky Championship Game |
W 82–70 | 28–4 |
Ford Center at The Star (837) Frisco, TX | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNews |
(11 S4) | vs. (6 S4) No. 21 Colorado First round |
L 60–82 | 28–5 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | —* | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | 25т | 24 | 25 | RV | Not released |
Coaches | — | —* | —^ | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MT Athletics - 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goblueraiders.com.