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MIDDLE TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKetBALL BLUE RAIDERS TRAVIS WOODS, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR O: (615) 898-5270/C: (615) 663-2115/F: (615) 898-5626 E: [email protected]/W: GOBLUERAIDERS.COM NCAA APPEARANCES: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 WNIT APPEARANCES: 1999, 2001, 2008 CONFEREncE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 2009-10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (25-6, 17-1 SUN BELT) STORYLINES SCHEDULE MEDIA QUICK FACTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT • MIDDLE TENNESSEE WON ITS FOURTH SUN BELT TITLE IN HEAD COACH RICK INSELL’S FIVE RADIO WNSR (560 AM) N2 CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH.) W, 96-68 YEARS WITH A DRAMATIC 70-68 OVERTIME WIN OVER TOP-SEED UALR IN THE CHAMPION- WMOT (89.5 FM) N9 LINCOLN MEMORIAL (EXH.) W, 94-57 SHIP LIVE ON ESPNU. SENIOR ALL-AMERICAN ALYSHA CLARK CAPPED HER UNPRECEDENTED WBRY (96.7 FM, 1540 AM) N15 NR/RV UCF W, 78-53 TOURNAMENT SCORING RUN WITH THE WINNING LAYUP WITH 1.8 SECONDS LEFT IN THE EXTRA WGNS (100.5 FM, 101.9 FM, 1450 AM) N18 AT 7/15 LSU (CST) L, 61-40 FRAME TO SEND THE BLUE RAIDERS TO THEIR 13TH NCAA TOURNAMENT. DICK PALMER (PXP) N21 AT AUSTIN PEAY W, 84-73 DUANE HICKEY (coLOR) N25 6/5 TENNESSEE (MYTV30) L, 69-52 • Middle Tennessee was The No. 10 seed in The DayTon Region and fell in iTs FiRsT N28 TENNESSEE TECH W, 76-39 ROUND GAME AGAINST NO. 7 SEED MISSISSIPPI STATE, 68-64, AT THE PETERSEN EVENTS VIDEO GOBLUERAIDERS.coM D3 AT 9/10 XAVIER L, 80-63 CENTER IN PITTSBURGH, PA., LIVE ON ESPN. D9 AT RV/RV LOUISVILLE W, 94-84 D13 AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 87-61 • ClaRk beCaMe The ThiRd Blue RaideR in The lasT fouR yeaRs To be dRafTed inTo TV 3 NATIONAL, 8 TOTAL D20 WESTERN KENTUCKY* W, 68-54 THE WNBA WHEN THE SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS CHOSE HER WITH THE 17TH OVERALL D28 RV/RV KENTUCKY W, 57-51 SELECTION, AND FIFTH OF THE SECOND ROUND. CLARK WAS ONE OF 14 PLAYERS INVITED WHO MT HEAD COACH RICK INSELL D30 AT NEW ORLEANS* W, 102-57 ACCEPTED AND ATTENDED THE DRAFT LIVE ON ESPN2 AND ESPNU. MIDDLE TENNESSEE, 1977 J3 LOUISIANA* W, 83-54 125-39, FIFTH SEASON J6 AT ARKANSAS STATE* W, 75-65 • ClaRk beCaMe The fiRsT playeR in sChool hisToRy To ReCeive All-aMeRiCa honoRs J9 AT UALR* L, 63-43 IN MORE THAN ONE SEASON WHEN SHE COLLECTED SIX DIFFERENT HONORS IN ADDITION TO J13 FIU* W, 90-58 BEING A FINALIST FOR THE LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD, JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD AND WADE TROPHY. SHE GARNERED J16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W, 92-76 ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES ON THE LOWE’S SENIOR FIRST TEAM, 10-MEMBER UNITED STATES BASKETBALL WRITERS ASSOCIA- J20 AT ULM* W, 74-55 TION’S SQUAD, ASSOCIATED PRESS SECOND TEAM, FULL COURT PRESS SECOND TEAM, NETSCOUTS BASKETBALL THIRD TEAM AND J24 AT WESTERN KENTUCKY* (SBN) W, 88-63 WBCA/STATE FARM COACHES’ HONORABLE MENTION. J27 NEW ORLEANS* W, 78-60 J30 NORTH TEXAS* W, 119-51 • ClaRk finished heR CaReeR Tied foR fouRTh in NCaa hisToRy wiTh 75 CaReeR double-doubles, while heR 2,852 CaReeR F3 TROY* W, 84-51 POINTS LIST HER 12TH IN NCAA HISTORY. SHE WAS NAMED THE WBCA/ROBIN ROBERTS BROADCASTING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD F6 AT SOUTH ALABAMA* W, 100-52 RECIPIENT, COSIDA/ESPN THE MAGAZINE THIRD TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN, SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SUN BELT F10 DENVER* W, 94-78 TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AND A SIX-TIME SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK AS A SENIOR. F17 AT TroY* W, 106-84 F21 SOUTH ALabaMA* W, 100-78 • ClaRk, along wiTh fellow senioRs BRandi BRown, Chelsia LyMon and JaCkie PiCkel, aRe JusT The sixTh seT of fouR (ESPN FULL COURT/ESPN360.COM) TEAMMATES TO REACH 1,000 CAREER POINTS IN THE SAME SEASON. WHILE CLARK PASSED THE MILESTONE PREVIOUSLY, SHE JOINED F24 AT FIU* W, 101-58 THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE CLUB IN JUST THE THIRD GAME AT AUSTIN PEAY. THE QUARTET GIVES THE BLUE RAIDERS 24 1,000-POINT F27 AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC* (SBN) W, 88-71 SCORERS IN THEIR HISTORY. M7 VS. NO. 10 NORTH TEXAS^ W, 106-66 M8 VS. NO. 3 WESTERN KENTUCKY^ (SBN) W, 76-63 • bRown and PiCkel piCked up Sun BelT haRdwaRe in addiTion To ClaRk’s honoRs. BRown was naMed To The league’s M9 VS. NO. 1 RV/RV UALR^ W, 70-68 (OT) FIRST TEAM, WHILE PICKEL WAS TABBED A SECOND TEAM HONOREE AND THE CONFERENCE’S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, (ESPNU/ESPN360.coM) MARKING THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN WHICH MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS WON THE ACCOLADE. M21 VS. NO. 7 MISSISSIPPI STATE# L, 68-64 (ESPN/ESPN360.coM) THE BLUE RAIDERS (NCAA 1ST ROUND/DAYTON REGION) NO. NAME POS. HT. YEAR-EXP. HOMETOWN PPG RPG FG% FT% MINS./GAME 00 CHELSIA LYMON G 5-5 SR.-3L GEORGETOWN, KY. 9.2 3.5 .386 .660 31.5 * - SUN BELT CONFERENCE GAME 3 EMILY QUEEN F 6-1 JR.-2L ASHLAND, KY. 4.4 5.8 .333 .560 19.8 ^ - SUN BELT TOURNAMENT GAME (HOT SPRINGS, ARK.) 10 JACKIE PICKEL G 5-10 SR.-3L CLEVELAND, TENN. 13.8 4.0 .396 .783 35.7 # - NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME (PITTSBURGH, PA.) 11 JAMILA AJANAKU G 6-1 FR.-HS MEMPHIS, TENN. 0.5 0.3 .375 .000 2.3 CELYN LIE R EBANON ENN HOME GAMES IN BOLD PLAYED AT MURPHY CENTER 13 I E G 6-1 F .-HS L , T . 1.8 0.9 .389 .636 4.6 YMON AYNOR R A ERGNE ENN ALL TIMES CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE 14 D R F 6-3 F .-HS L V , T . 1.9 1.5 .409 .450 6.5 20 TINA STEWART G 5-7 SO.-1L MEMPHIS, TENN. 2.5 0.9 .393 .789 7.0 CST - Cox SPORTS TELEVISION 21 BRANDI BrowN F 6-3 SR.-3L JAMESTOWN, TENN. 13.2 3.6 .457 .429 33.3 SBN - SUN BELT NETWORK (AIRING LOCALLY ON CSS) 22 ALYSHA CLARK F 5-10 R-SR.-1L MT. JULIET, TENN. 28.3 11.6 .614 .777 35.1 OPPONENT RANKINGS RELFECT ITS STATUS AT DATE of GAME 24 KORTNI JONES G 5-9 FR.-HS OAK RIDGE, TENN. 1.1 1.3 .235 .765 7.5 30 ANNE MARIE LANNING G 5-11 JR.-2L MURFREESboro, TENN. 8.4 2.3 .469 .920 29.5 32 DANA GARRETT G 5-11 SR.-1L ST. GEORGE, S.C. 3.0 2.5 .356 .632 10.9 33 LAUREN MArcH F 6-2 FR.-HS LEWISBURG, TENN. DID NOT PLAY – REDSHIRT SEASON 40 SHYTORIA DAVIS F 6-3 SR.-1L CHARLESTON, MO. 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 44 MOLLY MCFADDEN F 6-1 SO.-1L SPARTA, TENN. 0.7 1.3 .286 .500 3.0 2009-10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | FINAL GAME NOTES 1 • REacHING THE 1000-POINT PLatEAU • DEFENDING THE MURPHY CENTER FIRST POINTS/FIRST SUBSTITUTION STARTERS BLUE RAIDER HISTORY MISSISSIPPI StatE SERIES INFORMatiON MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAD A SCHOOL-RECORD FOUR THE BLUE RAIDERS ARE ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN OPPONENT 1ST POINTS HOW TIME 1ST SUB TIME FORWARD FORWARD GuarD GUARD GUARD EARS OF ASKETBALL TH SEASON SERIES REcord MT LEADS, 4-3 PLAYERS SURPASS THE POINT baRRIER FOR THE coUNTRY WHEN IT coMES TO THEIR HOME REcord Y B 35 1000- FIRST MEETING FEB. 7, 1976 (L, 78-73) CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH.) BROWN 3-POINTER 19:41 STEWART 15:38 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING FIRST SEASON 1975-76 THEIR MT caREERS DURING THE 2009-10 CAM- INSIDE THE MURPHY CENTER. MIDDLE TENNESSEE SET LAST MEETING MArcH 21, 2010 (L, 68-64) LINCOLN MEMORIAL (EXH.) CLARK LAYUP 19:39 GARRETT 12:26 RAYNOR CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES 7 PAIGN. A SINGLE-SEASON SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS INSIDE LAST MT WIN DEC. 6, 1990 (W, 69-49) UCF CLARK LAYUP 19:32 GARRETT 14:58 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING SUN BELT HEAD COACHES 2 LAST MSU WIN MArcH 21, 2010 (L, 68-64) REDSHIRT SENIOR ALYSHA CLARK NEEDED ONLY 65 THE BUILDING A YEAR AGO WITH 15, LOSING ONLY ONCE AT LSU CLARK LAYUP 19:05 GARRETT 11:48 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING ALL-TIME REcord 690-338 (.671) SERIES IN MURFREESboro MT, 2-0 AT AUSTIN PEAY CLARK LAYUP 18:13 JONES 18:49 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING POINTS TO REACH THE PLATEAU. SHE FINISHED HER FIRST LAST SEASON (TO EVENTUAL NATIONAL RUNNER-UP LOU- WINNING SEASONS 32 SERIES IN STARKVILLE N/A SERIES AT NEUTRAL SITES MSU, 3-2 TENNESSEE LYMON 3-POINTER 19:28 STEWART 12:11 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL LANNING SEASON AS A BLUE RAIDER WITH A SCHOOL-RECORD ISVILLE, DEC. 4). .500 SEASONS 1 CURRENT WIN STREAK MSU, 1 TENNESSEE TECH BROWN 5-FOOTER 18:41 LANNING 15:47 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL QUEEN 935 POINTS A YEAR AGO, FIVE MORE THAN THE PREVI- THroUGH THIS SEASON, MT WAS 345-96 (.782) LOSING SEASONS 2 LONGEST MT WIN STREAK 3 AT XAVIER PICKEL LAYUP 17:06 LANNING 17:45 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL QUEEN OUS HIGH OF 930 BY AMBER HOLT IN 2007-08. ALL-TIME INSIDE THE MURPHY CENTER, INCLUDING A 20+ WIN SEASONS 17 LONGEST MSU WIN STREAK 1 AT LOUISVILLE CLARK 3-POINTER 19:22 QUEEN 17:07 BROWN CLARK LYMON PICKEL GARRETT AVERAGE ScorE 70.8-66.2 (+4.6)* THE TWO TOTALS RANK FIFTH AND SIXTH, RESPECTIVELY, 73-8 (.901) MARK DURING SUN BELT GAMES.