Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

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:
 
2019NITFirst Round win over IUPUI
2019NITSecond Round loss to Ohio
2018NITFirst Round loss to Ball State
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
2015NITFirst Round win over Ball State
2015NITSecond Round win over Arkansas State
2015NITThird Round win over Mississippi
2015NITQuarterfinal loss to Temple
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Oregon State
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Vanderbilt
2011NCAARound of 64 loss Georgia
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Mississippi State
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan State
2008NITFirst Round win over Western Carolina
2008NITSecond Round loss to Kentucky
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Gonzaga
2007NCAARound of 32 loss to Marist
 
*all team stats through 3/4