2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	1–3 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (12th year)
Assistant coach	Kim Brewton
Assistant coach	Tom Hodges
Assistant coach	Shalon Pillow
Home arena	Murphy Center

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			6	–	1		.857
Marshall	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Rice	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
UAB	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Charlotte	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
WKU	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
UTSA	0	–	0		–			3	–	5		.375
North Texas	0	–	0		–			2	–	4		.333
UTEP	0	–	0		–			2	–	5		.286
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0		–			1	–	3		.250
FIU	0	–	0		–			1	–	5		.167
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by twelfth year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and are third year members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town F 00 Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Blackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee G 3 Allison, KylaKyla Allison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wekiva HS Orlando, Florida G 5 Sissom, AbbeyAbbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee G 10 Middlebrooks, ShaylaShayla Middlebrooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elyria HS Elyria, Ohio G 12 Louro, JessJess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey F 13 Majors, JordanJordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Martin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee G 14 Collier, KatieKatie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee G 20 Petty, TyTy Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee G 21 Johnson, MychelleMychelle Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Huntington St. Joseph HS Huntington, West Virginia F 23 Lyon, GabbyGabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Science Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee F 24 Reuter, RebeccaRebecca Reuter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Bradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee F 35 Savage, CharityCharity Savage 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr Barlett HS Memphis, 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

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	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 PM		Coastal Georgia	W 108–49		Murphy Center (1,836) Murfreesboro, TN
11/03/2016* 5:00 PM		Truett McConnell	W 125–35		Murphy Center (1,624) Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 PM		at Virginia	L 51–63	0–1	John Paul Jones Arena (2,837) Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2016* 6:30 PM		No. 5 Louisville	L 72–91	0–2	Murphy Center (4,516) Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2016* 6:00 PM		at Tennessee Tech	W 73–62	1–2	Eblen Center (952) Cookeville, TN
11/30/2016* 11:00 AM		Ohio	L 52–73	1–3	Murphy Center (11,222) Murfreesboro, TN
12/03/2016* 3:00 PM		Tulane			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
12/09/2016* 6:00 PM		at Kentucky			Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
12/13/2016* 6:30 PM		Arizona State			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM		Austin Peay			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
12/19/2016* 6:05 PM		at Missouri State			JQH Arena  Springfield, MO
12/22/2016* 6:30 PM		Georgia Tech			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
12/28/2016* 6:30 PM		Central Michigan			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 PM		at UAB			Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
01/05/2017 6:30 PM		Rice			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2017 6:00 PM		North Texas			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2017 5:00 PM		at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
01/15/2017 2:00 PM, FCS		at WKU			E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
01/19/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3		FIU			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, beIN		Florida Atlantic			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017 6:00 PM		at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017 1:00 PM		at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
02/02/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3		UTSA			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		UTEP			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2017 6:00 PM		at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
02/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
02/16/2017 6:30 PM, beIN		WKU			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Marshall			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
02/25/2017 4:00 PM, ASN		UAB			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
03/02/2017 6:00 PM		at FIU			FIU Arena  Miami, FL
03/04/2017 4:00 PM		at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2017		vs.			Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

References

1. "Middle Tennessee 2016-2017 Women's Basketball Schedule". GoBlueRaiders.com.