The March Madness dance for the Lady Raiders began last Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama’s Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center. Middle Tennessee women's basketball battled through cold shooting in the first half to come alive in the second, scoring the nets for 48 points in the final 20 minutes to blast past UTEP (University of Texas at El Paso) 78-50 on Wednesday afternoon at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center.
Local Blue Raider supporters will continue to follow the play-by-play radio coverage on MTSU’s radio network’s flagship station WGNS (101.9 FM, 100.5 FM and AM 1450).
The next round of the dance for the Lady Raiders was Friday (3/22/2024). MTSU took it on the chin early, but showed resiliency in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center coming from 18-points down to defeat Louisville 71-69 in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The win is MTSU's first in the tournament since 2007.
Lady Raiders Head Coach Rick Insell said, "It came down to guts and willpower, who was going to will themselves to victory. I'm awfully proud of our young ladies."
The Lady Raiders have lifted the school spirit for students, alumni and fans.
Tune-In WGNS 2:00PM Sunday
Sunday (March 24, 2024) the Lady Raiders are in Baton Rouge. No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee is set to take on the defending national champion LSU Tigers.
The Blue Raiders (30-4) will face off against No. 3 seed LSU (29-5) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, in the Albany Regional 2 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This marks just the fifth time MTSU has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and just the sixth time that the Blue Raiders have squared off against LSU.
Middle Tennessee is coming off a 71-69 win over Louisville, its first win in the NCAA Tournament since 2007.
MTSU erased an 18-point first-half deficit to beat the six-seeded Cardinals, tying the fourth-largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.
Dick Palmer, longtime voice of the Lady Raiders, continues to take us on this MTSU adventure. And as always, WGNS will have the courtside action for you starting at 2:00PM (Central time) Sunday afternoon.
