2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team


The 2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 8th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and are first year members of Conference USA. They were regular season champions of Conference USA and also won the Conference USA tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, which they lost in the first round to Oregon State.

2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Basketball, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record29–4 (15–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Brewton
  • Alysha Clark
  • Mariska Harris
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Middle Tennessee151 .938295 .853
Southern Miss133 .813277 .794
UTEP124 .750298 .784
Tulane115 .6882011 .645
East Carolina106 .625229 .710
Charlotte97 .5631516 .484
Old Dominion97 .5631816 .529
UAB79 .4381615 .516
Florida Atlantic610 .3751614 .533
Tulsa610 .3751216 .429
Rice610 .3751317 .433
FIU610 .3751518 .455
North Texas610 .3751218 .400
Louisiana Tech511 .3131220 .375
UTSA412 .2501417 .452
Marshall313 .1881120 .355
2014 C-USA tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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NumberNamePositionHeightYearHometown
2Janay BrinkleyGuard5–8SeniorPasadena, Maryland
3Ty PettyGuard5–7FreshmanMurfreesboro, Tennessee
5Shanice CasonGuard5–6JuniorMurfreesboro, Tennessee
10MacKenzie SellsGuard5–10SophomoreLivingston, Tennessee
11Cheyenne ParkerForward6–4SeniorQueens, New York
21Ebony RoweForward6–1SeniorLexington, Kentucky
23Lauren MarchForward6–2RS SeniorLewisburg, Tennessee
24China DowGuard5-8FreshmanLouisville, Kentucky
30Caya WilliamsForward6-1FreshmanMount Juliet, Tennessee
31TiAnna PorterForward6–2RS SophomoreParis, Tennessee
32Caroline WardenGuard5–7SophomoreGainesboro, Tennessee
34Olivia JonesForward5–10FreshmanMurfreesboro, Tennessee
42KeKe StewartCenter6–1SeniorOak Ridge, Tennessee
44Shy CopneyGuard5–9FreshmanJohnson City, Tennessee
50Janiece JohnsonCenter6–7SeniorWashington, D.C.
52Laken LeonardGuard5–10SeniorWhitleyville, Tennessee

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013*
6:30 pm
UAHW 77–60 -
Murphy Center (1,758)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/01/2013*
6:30 pm
Freed-Hardeman at Middle TennesseeW 85–53 -
Murphy Center (1,475)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, WUXP
No. 4 TennesseeL 57–67 0–1
Murphy Center (11,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm
MiamiW 61–55 1–1
BankUnited Center (850)
Coral Gabes, FL
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at ArkansasL 51–66 1–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,086)
Fayetteville, AR
11/24/2013*
7:00 pm, WUXP
No. 7 KentuckyL 72–84 1–3
Murphy Center (4,822)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/29/2013*
11:30 am
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 88–74 2–3
Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 69–62 3–3
Germain Arena (136)
Estero, FL
12/01/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. Mississippi State
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 62–48 4–3
Germain Arena (317)
Estero, FL
12/04/2013*
11:00 am, Peay Nation TV
at Austin PeayW 69–43 5–3
Dunn Center (1,421)
Clarksville, TN
12/12/2013*
11:00 am
Kennesaw StateW 68–32 6–3
Murphy Center (10,028)
Murfreesboro, KY
12/16/2013*
6:00 pm
at UCFW 63–51 7–3
CFE Arena (348)
Orlando, FL
12/18/2013*
6:00 pm
at South FloridaW 68–62 8–3
USF Sun Dome (1,161)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm, WUXP
South Dakota StateW 59–44 9–3
Murphy Center (3,035)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2013*
1:00 pm
at ClemsonW 76–51 10–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (614)
Clemson, SC
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Tennessee TechW 84–53 11–3
Murphy Center (2,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
North TexasW 86–42 12–3
(1–0)
Murphy Center (3,201)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/11/2014
5:00 pm
at Louisiana TechW 68–51 13–3
(2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,236)
Ruston, LA
01/15/2014
7:00 pm
UTEPW 69–58 14–3
(3–0)
Murphy Center (3,724)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/18/2014
4:00 pm
at UABW 61–55 15–3
(4–0)
Bartow Arena (761)
Birmingham, AL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
UTSAW 60–41 16–3
(5–0)
Murphy Center (3,205)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/25/2014
4:00 pm, WNAB
Old DominionW 62–49 17–3
(6–0)
Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/01/2014
12:30 pm
No. 25 at TulsaW 67–57 18–3
(7–0)
Reynolds Center (1,177)
Tulsa, OK
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 21 at Southern MissL 56–68 18–4
(7–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,258)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/08/2014
2:00 pm
No. 21 RiceW 65–54 19–4
(8–1)
Murphy Center (4,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/12/2014
5:00 pm
at Florida InternationalW 65–58 20–4
(9–1)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (366)
Miami, FL
02/15/2014
11:00 am, SPSO
at Florida AtlanticW 83–77 21–4
(10–1)
FAU Arena (569)
Boca Raton, FL
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
MarshallW 75–36 22–4
(11–1)
Murphy Center (3,032)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, SPSO
CharlotteW 48–46 23–4
(12–1)
Murphy Center (3,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/26/2014
6:00 pm
No. 23 at East CarolinaW 70–59 24–4
(13–1)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (902)
Greenville, NC
03/01/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 UABW 64–52 25–4
(14–1)
Murphy Center (6,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 at TulaneW 71–44 26–4
(15–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (848)
New Orleans, LA
Conference USA Tournament
03/13/2014
12:00 pm
No. 22 vs. UAB
Quarterfinals
W 69–59 27–4
Memorial Gym (2,401)
El Paso, TX
03/14/2014
10:00 am, CBSSN
No. 22 vs. FIU
Semifinals
W 64–57 28–4
Don Haskins Center (3,244)
El Paso, TX
03/15/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 vs. Southern Miss
Championship
W 84–55 29–4
Don Haskins Center (4,883)
El Paso, TX
NCAA tournament
03/23/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Oregon State
First Round
L 36–55 29–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,214)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2013-2014 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.