# 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 14th-year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and were fourth-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IUPUI in the first round before losing to Ohio in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Lindsey Wilson | W 90–45 | | Murphy Center (2,754) Murfreesboro, TN |
| October 31, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | Trevecca Nazarene | L 71–88 | | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | Vanderbilt | W 65–58 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (7,842) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 11, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | W 78–71 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (509) Greenville, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 64–68 | 2–1 | Eblen Center (1,520) Cookeville, TN |
| November 19, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | Belmont | L 38–45 | 2–2 | Murphy Center (3,625) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 21, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 101–51 | 3–2 | Murphy Center (2,811) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 24, 2018* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Dartmouth Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 70–58 | 4–2 | Cox Pavilion (750) Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2018* 4:30 p.m. | | at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | W 66–62 | 5–2 | Cox Pavilion (754) Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | Georgia State | W 66–62 | 6–2 | Murphy Center (11,310) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 4, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 67–64 | 7–2 | Trojan Arena (989) Troy, AL |
| December 15, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 18 Kentucky | L 55–72 | 7–3 | Memorial Coliseum (5,076) Lexington, KY |
| December 20, 2018* 6:30 p.m. | | UNC Asheville | W 67–46 | 8–3 | Murphy Center (2,012) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 29, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Chattanooga Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | W 58–47 | 9–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,069) The Bronx, NY |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic championship | L 49–61 | 9–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | at FIU | W 49–43 | 10–4 (1–0) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | W 74–55 | 11–4 (2–0) | FIU Arena (364) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 10, 2019 6:30 p.m. | | Southern Miss | W 66–49 | 12–4 (3–0) | Murphy Center (3,987) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 12, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 75–38 | 13–4 (4–0) | Murphy Center (4,127) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | W 72–52 | 14–4 (5–0) | Convocation Center (550) San Antonio, TX |
| January 17, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at UTEP | W 79–49 | 15–4 (6–0) | Don Haskins Center (485) El Paso, TX |
| January 24, 2019 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | L 47–60 | 15–5 (6–1) | Murphy Center (4,053) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 p.m. | | North Texas | W 61–46 | 16–5 (7–1) | Murphy Center (3,833) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 2, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | UAB | W 60–44 | 17–5 (8–1) | Murphy Center (3,933) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 62–55 | 18–5 (9–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (918) Charlotte, NC |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | L 65–70 | 18–6 (9–2) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,400) Norfolk, VA |
| February 14, 2019 6:30 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | W 81–69 | 19–6 (10–2) | Murphy Center (3,922) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 16, 2019 5:00 p.m. | | Marshall | L 53–59 | 19–7 (10–3) | Murphy Center (3,952) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at UAB | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (10–4) | Bartow Arena (487) Birmingham, AL |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 74–48 | 20–8 (11–4) | Murphy Center (4,044) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 56–67 | 20–9 (11–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823) Bowling Green, KY |
| Conference USA women's tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 2:00 p.m., Stadium | (3) | vs. (11) UTEP Quarterfinals | W 66–44 | 21–9 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 15, 2019 8:00 p.m., Stadium | (3) | vs. (2) UAB Semifinals | W 75–65 | 22–9 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,592) Frisco, TX |
| March 16, 2019 4:30 p.m., CBSSN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 24 Rice Championship game | L 54–69 | 22–10 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 21, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | IUPUI First round | W 59–47 | 23–10 | Murphy Center (1,492) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | at Ohio Second round | L 57–59 | 23–11 | Convocation Center (867) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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