2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
CUSA co-regular season champions
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	26–9 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (20th season);
Associate head coach	Matt Insell
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton; Nina Davis; Tom Hodges; Courtney Whitson;
Home arena	Murphy Center

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
	16	–	2	.889	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
FIU	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Kennesaw State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Sam Houston	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Jacksonville State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
UTEP	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 20th-year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 30–5, 16–0 in C-USA play, to finish as C-USA regular season champions.^[1] They defeated UTEP,^[2] Louisiana Tech,^[3] and Liberty to win their second straight C-USA tournament championship, and in turn, their second straight NCAA tournament appearance, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the tournament.^[4] They received the #11 seed in the Albany Regional 2,^[5] where they would upset #6 region seed Louisville in the first round,^[6] before falling to #3 region seed LSU in the second round.^[7]

Roster

2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Courtney Blakely	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Arizona	Gary, Indiana
C	2	Anastasiia Boldyreva	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Sr	Twice Named Hero of the Soviet Union	Moscow, Russia
G	3	Gracie Dodgen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	White County High School	Sparta, Tennessee
F	9	Dora Van Rijs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Obudai Arpad Gimnazium	Budapest, Hungary
G	10	Jalynn Gregory	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Macon County High School	Lafayette, Tennessee
G	11	Emily Monson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Purdue	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	12	Gracie Hamby	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Blackman High School	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	14	Savannah Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	McKenzie High School	McKenzie, Tennessee
G	15	Ta'Mia Scott	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Clarksville Northwest High School	Clarksville, Tennessee
F	21	Elina Arike (5Y)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Texas Tech	Helsinki, Finland
F	22	Jada Grannum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Lincoln Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
G	23	Jada Harrison	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Westview High School	Martin, Tennessee
F	24	Ana Milanovic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Serbia U18 national team	Belgrade, Serbia
C	40	Meioshe Mason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Lebanon High School	Lebanon, Tennessee
F	42	Stanislava Kabernick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Olympic Reserve School Number 1	St. Petersburg, Russia

Head coach

Rick Insell (Middle Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 6:30 pm		UT Southern	W 104–66	–	24 – Scott	11 – Boldyreva	8 – Blakely	Murphy Center (2,121) Murfreesboro, TN
October 30, 2024* 6:30 pm		Lindsey Wilson	W 71–32	–	20 – Scott	19 – Boldyreva	6 – Blakely	Murphy Center (2,015) Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 79–58	1–0	24 – Scott	9 – tied	3 – Blakely	Truist Arena (1,264) Highland Heights, KY
November 8, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 57–47	2–0	17 – Scott	7 – Scott	6 – Scott	Murphy Center (3,712) Murfreesboro, TN
November 12, 2024* 5:30 pm, SECN+		at Tennessee	L 75–89	2–1	25 – Blakely	7 – Boldyreva	5 – Arike	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,697) Knoxville, TN
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 80–48	3–1	19 – tied	9 – tied	3 – Scott	Murphy Center (3,602) Murfreesboro, TN
November 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 69–52	4–1	23 – Scott	9 – tied	8 – Blakely	Murphy Center (3,902) Murfreesboro, TN
November 26, 2024* 11:00 am		at Florida A&M	W 80–54	5–1	19 – Boldyreva	7 – Boldyreva	5 – Blakely	Al Lawson Center (173) Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2024* 3:30 pm		vs. Purdue Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division	W 54–49	6–1	19 – Boldyreva	10 – Boldyreva	5 – Blakely	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,896) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 12:30 pm		vs. No. 15 Iowa State Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division	L 59–75	6–2	24 – Scott	6 – Boldyreva	2 – Scott	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,913) Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 85–41	7–2	20 – Gregory	14 – Boldyreva	7 – Blakely	Murphy Center (5,682) Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 52–65	7–3	15 – tied	12 – Boldyreva	5 – Boldyreva	Curb Event Center (1,219) Nashville, TN
December 14, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 13 Kansas State Bill Snyder Basketball Classic	L 48–74	7–4	18 – Gregory	9 – Boldyreva	2 – tied	St. Joseph Civic Arena (2,115) St. Joseph, MO
December 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 74–54	8–4	20 – Gregory	16 – Boldyreva	6 – Blakely	Fowler Events Center (395) Riverside, CA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 51–64	8–5	21 – Scott	10 – Scott	2 – Blakely	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,079) Princeton, NJ
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 69–38	9–5 (1–0)	17 – Gregory	10 – Boldyreva	10 – Blakely	Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Liberty	W 69–41	10–5 (2–0)	26 – Gregory	9 – tied	3 – Gregory	Murphy Center (4,107) Murfreesboro, TN
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 59–47	11–5 (3–0)	26 – Boldyreva	12 – Scott	7 – Blakely	KSU Convocation Center (534) Kennesaw, GA
January 11, 2025 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 69–35	12–5 (4–0)	21 – Boldyreva	13 – Boldyreva	7 – Blakely	Pete Mathews Coliseum (511) Jacksonville, AL
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 58–63	12–6 (4–1)	25 – Scott	16 – Boldyreva	3 – tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,499) Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 66–38	13–6 (5–1)	18 – Blakely	15 – Boldyreva	4 – Blakely	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 61–43	14–6 (6–1)	22 – Boldyreva	15 – Boldyreva	2 – tied	Murphy Center (3,212) Murfreesboro, TN
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 66–59 ^OT	15–6 (7–1)	27 – Boldyreva	9 – Scott	6 – Blakely	Pan American Center (366) Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP						Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 55−46	20−6 (12−1)	16 – Boldyreva	11 – Boldyreva	5 – Blakely	Thomas Assembly Center (1,042) Ruston, LA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 63−41	22−6 (14−1)	20 – Scott	12 – Arike	4 – Blakely	Murphy Center (3,627) Murfreesboro, TN
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP						Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
March 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	W 65−44	24−7 (16−2)	22 – Gregory	8 – Boldyreva	3 – Arike	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (723) Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals	W 73–46	25–7	29 – Boldyreva	8 – Scott	6 – Blakely	Propst Arena (2,506) Huntsville, AL
March 14, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Western Kentucky Semifinals	W 71–63	26–7	17 – Scott	10 – Boldyreva	3 – Gregory	Propst Arena (2,615) Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2025 4:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (1) Liberty Championship	L 48–53	26–8	23 – Scott	10 – Scott	3 – Blakely	Propst Arena (2,006) Huntsville, AL
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at (3) Belmont First round	L 51–64	26–9	16 – Scott	10 – Boldyreva	3 – tied	Curb Event Center (1,009) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "UTEP women's season ends with loss to Middle Tennessee at CUSA Tournament 2024". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "How Rick Insell's non-move helped MTSU women's basketball advance to CUSA championship". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Title run comes to an end: Women's basketball falls to Middle Tennessee in CUSA Championship, 67-51". The Liberty Champion. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "No. 11 Middle Tennessee knocks off Louisville women, first winless tournament for Cardinals since 2006". The Athletic. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "LSU vs. Middle Tennessee: Tigers win 83-56 for massive March Madness comeback". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[2] "UTEP women's season ends with loss to Middle Tennessee at CUSA Tournament 2024". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[3] "How Rick Insell's non-move helped MTSU women's basketball advance to CUSA championship". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[4] "Title run comes to an end: Women's basketball falls to Middle Tennessee in CUSA Championship, 67-51". The Liberty Champion. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[5] "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[6] "No. 11 Middle Tennessee knocks off Louisville women, first winless tournament for Cardinals since 2006". The Athletic. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[7] "LSU vs. Middle Tennessee: Tigers win 83-56 for massive March Madness comeback". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[9] "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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