2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 10th 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 24–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round, Arkansas State in the second round and Ole Miss in the third round before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	24–10 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton Tom Hodges Shalon Pillow
Home arena	Murphy Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	5		.857
Middle Tennessee	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			25	–	11		.694
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
UAB	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Louisiana Tech	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Charlotte	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Marshall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Rice	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
North Texas	4	–	14		.222			5	–	24		.172
FIU	0	–	18		.000			3	–	26		.103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner As of 29 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Hannah Preservati 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Princeton HS Princeton, WV G 3 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cannon County HS Woodbury, TN G 5 Shanice Cason 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Siegel HS Murfreesboro, TN F 10 Mackenzie Sells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Livingston Academy Livingston, TN G/F 12 Brea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central Arizona College Rockford, IL G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN F 22 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, TN F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Science Hill HS Johnson City, TN G 24 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Christian Academy of Louisville Louisville, KY F 30 Caya Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mount Juliet, TN Mount Juliet, TN F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Pittsburgh Paris, TN G 32 Caroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, TN G/F 34 Olivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN	Head coach Rick Insell Assistant coach(es) Kim Brewton Tom Hodges Shalon Pillow Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm		Martin Methodist	W 93–44	–	Murphy Center (2,116) Murfreesboro, TN
11/10/2014* 5:00 pm		Alabama–Huntsville	W 75–50	–	Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm		at Arizona State	L 67–81	0–1	Wells Fargo Arena (5,799) Tempe, AZ
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN		Miami (FL)	W 53–48	1–1	Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		Arkansas	L 51–58	1–2	Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN
11/23/2014* 3:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 71–65	2–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (1,075) Oxford, MS
12/03/2014* 11:00 am		Clemson	W 68–29	3–2	Murphy Center (11,307) Murfreesboro, TN
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		Xavier	W 90–68	4–2	Murphy Center (3,398) Murfreesboro, TN
12/12/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 62–78	4–3	Memorial Coliseum (4,761) Lexington, KY
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 61–65	4–4	Frost Arena (1,026) Brookings, SD
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm		UCF	W 79–57	5–4	Murphy Center (3,925) Murfreesboro, TN
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		at Tennessee Tech	W 98–76	6–4	Eblen Center (1,291) Cookeville, TN
01/04/2015 2:00 pm		at UAB	W 76–68	7–4 (1–0)	Bartow Arena (368) Birmingham, AL
01/08/2015 5:00 pm		at FIU	W 75–60	8–4 (2–0)	FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
01/10/2015 4:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 101–69	9–4 (3–0)	FAU Arena (588) Boca Raton, FL
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 75–77	9–5 (3–1)	Murphy Center (3,912) Murfreesboro, TN
01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ASN		Louisiana Tech	W 82–59	10–5 (4–1)	Murphy Center (4,917) Murfreesboro, TN
01/22/2015 6:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 65–48	11–5 (5–1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,892) Norfolk, VA
01/24/2015 11:00 am, FSN		at Charlotte	W 84–54	12–5 (6–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (768) Charlotte, NC
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 73–53	13–5 (7–1)	Murphy Center (4,605) Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2015 11:00 am, FSN		UTEP	W 74–53	14–5 (8–1)	Murphy Center (4,465) Murfreesboro, TN
02/05/2015 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 65–70 ^OT	14–6 (8–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,277) Hattiesburg, MS
02/07/2015 6:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 68–44	15–6 (9–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,907) Ruston, LA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		Rice	W 79–61	16–6 (10–2)	Murphy Center (4,094) Murfreesboro, TN
02/14/2015 4:00 pm		North Texas	W 85–59	17–6 (11–2)	Murphy Center (4,414) Murfreesboro, TN
02/19/2015 12:00 pm		at Marshall	W 74–48	18–6 (12–2)	Cam Henderson Center (531) Huntington, WV
02/21/2015 2:00 pm		at WKU	L 60–63	18–7 (12–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023) Bowling Green, KY
02/28/2015 5:00 pm		UAB	L 57–62	18–8 (12–4)	Murphy Center (4,307) Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2015 8:00 pm		FIU	W 79–30	19–8 (13–4)	Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN
03/07/2015 10:30 am		Florida Atlantic	W 73–60	20–8 (14–4)	Murphy Center (3,512) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament
03/12/2015 1:30 pm, ASN		vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–58	21–8	Bartow Arena (632) Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015 10:00 am, CBSSN		vs. Southern Miss Semifinals	L 53–65	21–9	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A) Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Ball State First Round	W 69–58	22–9	Murphy Center (2,519) Murfreesboro, TN
03/22/2015* 2:00 pm		Arkansas State Second Round	W 70–60	23–9	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
03/26/2015* 7:00 pm		Ole Miss Third Round	W 82–70	24–9	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
03/29/2015* 4:00 pm		Temple Quarterfinals	L 57–69	24–10	Murphy Center (2,587) Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

1. "Middle Tennessee 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.