2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by eleventh 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 24–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Conference USA Women's Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	24–9 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton Tom Hodges Shalon Pillow
Home arena	Murphy Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Alex Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee G 5 Abbey Sissom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cannon County HS Woodbury, Tennessee G 11 Jess Louro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Rose HS Wall, New Jersey G/F 12 Brea Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Central Arizona College Rockford, Illinois F 13 Jordan Majors 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Martin Luther King HS Nashville, Tennessee G 14 Katie Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee G 20 Ty Petty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee F 22 Alex Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Murray Bergtraum HS Bronx, New York F 23 Gabby Lyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Science Hill HS Johnson City, Tennessee F 24 Rebecca Reuter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bradley Central HS Cleveland, Tennessee F 31 TiAnna Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Pittsburgh Paris, Tennessee G 32 Caroline Warden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Jackson County HS Gainesboro, Tennessee G/F 34 Olivia Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, 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

Main article: 2015–16 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	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR

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
11/04/2015* 6:30 pm		Coastal Georgia	W 106–41		Murphy Center (2,200) Murfreesboro, TN
11/09/2015* 6:30 pm		Martin Methodist	W 85–53		Murphy Center (2,500) Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:30 pm, MT10		Virginia	L 66–70	0–1	Murphy Center (5,613) Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm		at Central Michigan	L 59–81	0–2	McGuirk Arena (1,483) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2015* 1:00 pm, FSN		Ole Miss	W 84–75	1–2	Murphy Center (6,605) Murfreesboro, TN
11/27/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Alabama Nugget Classic	L 46–64	1–3	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm		at Nevada Nugget Classic	W 90–46	2–3	Lawlor Events Center (964) Reno, NV
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm		at Austin Peay	W 86–55	3–3	Dunn Center (385) Clarksville, TN
12/06/2015* 1:00 pm		at Xavier	W 62–53	4–3	Cintas Center (962) Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm		No. 8 Kentucky	L 52–68	4–4	Murphy Center (5,190) Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2015* 11:00 am		Missouri State	W 70–54	5–4	Murphy Center (11,411) Murfreesboro, TN
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 69–53	6–4	Murphy Center (4,925) Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2015* 6:00 pm		at Ohio	L 49–72	6–5	Convocation Center (921) Athens, OH
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm		UAB	W 68–40	7–5 (1–0)	Murphy Center (3,911) Murfreesboro, TN
01/07/2016 8:05 pm		at UTEP	L 73–84	7–6 (1–1)	Don Haskins Center (1,255) El Paso, TX
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		at UTSA	W 74–63	8–6 (2–1)	Convocation Center (303) San Antonio, TX
01/14/2016 6:30 pm		Charlotte	W 72–67	9–6 (3–1)	Murphy Center (3,698) Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, MT10		Old Dominion	L 58–61	9–7 (3–2)	Murphy Center (3,758) Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2016 7:00 pm		at North Texas	W 76–52	10–7 (4–2)	The Super Pit (746) Denton, TX
01/23/2016 2:00 pm		at Rice	W 61–60	11–7 (5–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (549) Houston, TX
01/28/2016 6:00 pm		Marshall	W 65–54	12–7 (6–2)	Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, TN
01/30/2016 5:00 pm, FSN		WKU	W 83–75	13–7 (7–2)	Murphy Center (5,125) Murfreesboro, TN
02/04/2016 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 83–73	14–7 (8–2)	FAU Arena (612) Boca Raton, FL
02/06/2016 1:00 pm		at FIU	W 85–62	15–7 (9–2)	FIU Arena (324) Miami, FL
02/11/2016 6:30 pm, MT10		Louisiana Tech	W 68–57	16–7 (10–2)	Murphy Center (3,316) Murfreesboro, TN
02/13/2016 5:00 pm, MT10		Southern Miss	W 74–44	17–7 (11–2)	Murphy Center (5,229) Murfreesboro, TN
02/21/2016 12:00 pm, ASN		at UAB	W 77–72 OT	18–7 (12–2)	Bartow Arena (278) Birmingham, AL
02/25/2016 8:00 pm, FSN		at WKU	L 51–62	18–8 (12–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423) Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2016 12:00 pm		at Marshall	W 79–73	19–8 (13–3)	Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, WV
03/03/2016 6:30 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 71–65	20–8 (14–3)	Murphy Center (4,203) Murfreesboro, TN
03/05/2016 2:00 pm		FIU	W 77–55	21–8 (15–3)	Murphy Center (3,707) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ASN		vs. Rice Quarterfinals	W 74–54	22–8	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
03/11/2016 12:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Marshall Semifinals	W 69–41	23–8	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
03/12/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Championship Game	W 70–54	24–8	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/19/2016* 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(12 D)	vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State First Round	L 55–72	24–9	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team