Middle Tennessee Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders

C-USA (17-7, 12-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/17 Troy (92-76), 3/11 vs Louisiana Tech (77-71), 3/13 vs Rice (68-65)
Bad Losses: 12/13 at TCU (77-83), 1/16 Southern Miss (61-69), 3/4 Marshall (49-72)
Coach: Rick Insell
 
Probable Starters:
Deja Cage, Senior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 5.1 rpg
Aislynn Hayes, Sophomore, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.6 apg, 6.4 rpg
Anastasia Hayes, Junior, Guard, 26.5 ppg, 5.1 apg, 5.6 rpg, 2.8 spg
Alexis Whittington, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Courtney Whitson, Sophomore, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Rellah Boothe, Junior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.5 (32nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.2 (278, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.7 (187, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (186, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game:  9.1 (12, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.2 (207, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.2 (273, 7)
Rebound Margin: -2.1 (234, 13)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (224, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (13, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NIT First Round win over IUPUI
2019 NIT Second Round loss to Ohio
2018 NIT First Round loss to Ball State
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida State
2015 NIT First Round win over Ball State
2015 NIT Second Round win over Arkansas State
2015 NIT Third Round win over Mississippi
2015 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Temple
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oregon State
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisville
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Vanderbilt
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss Georgia
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Mississippi State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan State
2008 NIT First Round win over Western Carolina
2008 NIT Second Round loss to Kentucky
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Gonzaga
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Marist
 
*all team stats through 3/4