LADY RAIDER BB Middle Tennessee vs Princeton, 1PM, Sunday, November 12, 2023

[SpaceRaider]

PRINCETONTIGERS

Record: 1-0
IVY: 0-0
Non-Conference: 1-0

Head Coach: Carla Berube At Princeton: 75-12 (5th season) Overall: 459-108 (22nd season)

22-23 TEAM LEADERS
Points Kaitlyn Chen (16.2) Ivy League Player Of The Year
Rebounds Ellie Mitchell (11.3) Ivy League Defensive Player Of The Year
Assists Kaitlyn Chen (3.8)
Steals Ellie Mitchell (2.5)
Blocks Julia Cunningham (1.0)
3-Pointers Grace Stone (52)

22-23 TEAM (24-6, 12-2 IVY) NCAA Tournament: (Second Round)
Points / Margin 65.2 / +12.0
Rebounds / Margin 37.5 / +4.9
Turnovers / Margin 12.9 / +5.7

Roster: Tigers

11/12/2023 | 1 p.m.

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[SpaceRaider]

Princeton has played one game, against Duquesne and won 65-57, led in scoring by the Ivy League freshman of the year last season, now a sophmore, Madison St Rose, 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists.

Chen, Mitchell, and St Rose were the scorers among the starters, Amanze (6-4 sophmore out of Nigeria), and Belker (5-9 freshman) didn't score. a point.

 

[MTFAN61]

Data Skrive computer prediction.
MT. 70
Princeton 55

 

[MTLynn]

Carla Berube won a ton of games in Division III. I want MT to hire Division II or III head coaches like her.

 

[MTOleBlue]

This will be a great test of where our team is. Princeton is an excellent program and they have a very good team. I hope there is a big crowd on hand... Alysha Clark is giving a pregame speech to the Next Level Club, and there is going to be an AC poster giveaway too.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Lady Raiders set to host Princeton - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee women's basketball will take on Princeton Sunday afternoon at the Murphy Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will

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[MTFAN61]

Happy to hear Sifa will be joining the team today! Her speed should be a great benefit to the team. Saw the post that Jada is rumored to be lost for the year. Still holding out hope, but if we don't see her dress out in the next couple of weeks I imagine she will be red-shirted. That would be very disappointing. Looked forward to seeing her skills on the floor. Understood she could be our most talented player. That says a lot for an already pretty talented squad.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Big time game and perfect timing for Sifa to be eligible to join us. Hoping for another big win today. I'm sure the crowd will be into it on "Alysha Clark Day"!

 

[MTFAN61]

Boldyreva has increased her ability to rebound & hold onto the ball considerably from her 1st 2 years!

 

[MTOleBlue]

Boldyreva has increased her ability to rebound & hold onto the ball considerably from her 1st 2 years!

Yep. Major improvements there! She has made impressive strides... becoming the player we all knew she could be. Love to see it. Great first quarter, up 19-12!

 

[MTOleBlue]

Wheeler playing horribly in this first half. Need her to get it together.

 

[MTFAN61]

Ladies haven't been used to being challenged at home. Interesting to see how we react this 2nd half.

 

[MTFAN61]

Since 30-16 lead, Princeton outplaying Raiders 21-8. Taking Boldyreva out of the game. Ladies are playing too tight this 2nd half.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Yep. No adjustments at ALL in this game... same reason why we lose NCAA games. No timeouts called all game, which is insane

 

[MTOleBlue]

We are almost certainly going to lose this game. Under 8 minutes and Insell is standing on the sideline with arms crossed and hasn't called a timeout at all. Just baffling. Also, getting outhustled and dominated on the boards by a smaller team -- 10 rebound difference already.

 

[MTFAN61]

Lack of defensive rebounding killed us this game. Feels like Princeton is getting every rebound.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Lack of defensive rebounding killed us this game. Feels like Princeton is getting every rebound.

That's because they pretty much are. Not boxing out, not focusing on it.

 

[MTOleBlue]

What an absolutely terrible coaching dumpster fire of a game.

 

[MTFAN61]

Couldn't get a rebound if we had 9 players on the floor. Princeton is the better team tonight.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Couldn't get a rebound if we had 9 players on the floor. Princeton is the better team tonight.

Yep. Absolutely outplayed, outcoached, outhustled... out-everything'ed basically.

 

[MTFAN61]

Princeton coach talking non stop to her team during timeout. Our coaches total silence.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Princeton coach talking non stop to her team during timeout. Our coaches total silence.

That right there is the difference and part of why we never succeed against these very good teams. There's not much creativity/adjustments.

 

[SpaceRaider]

It was a very disappointing loss. Nothing to add really, just I'm sure they'll do better but not sure the next game will be one that they can bounce back in. Hope so.

 

[blueboro007]

Well, this was to much like an NCAA tournament game for us to expect to win😩

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[crassyblue]

Couldn't get a rebound if we had 9 players on the floor. Princeton is the better team tonight.

This was the point where we were weakest. Princeton got the majority of loose balls anywhere on the court. Their big girl got a lot, but those didn't seem to come at bad times like the others did. I think that if we had gotten 1/2 of those loose balls we could have won this game, despite our bad shooting percentage.

 

[MTFAN61]

Feel bad for the young ladies, but seen this before. This game was bottom line about mental endurance & the ability to come back from a gut punch. Princeton took our punch early on & came back because of their mental toughness. Team's usually take on the personality of their coaches. The Lady Raiders on the other hand came out swinging, but when their opponent swung back instead of fighting through it they crumbled.
That's not a statement out of anger it's pretty much there for everyone to see. That doesn't mean the season is over. On the contrary when this happened before it usually was during the NCAA Tournament meaning that was it for the year. Being early in the season the ladies can take this loss & hopefully use it as a learning experience for the rest of the year. This should make them a mentally tougher team, & the next time an opponent swings back hopefully we'll remember this game & react with a guttier performance next time.

 

[MTOleBlue]

The good news is this is a learning experience for everyone -- players, coaches, and fans. Lots of things to take away from this one. 19-0 bench points and very limited use of bench should, as always, be a point of concern for us (mainly due to Insell not playing subs basically at all). But, we had a great game with a Top 25 quality team who will almost certainly be in the NCAAs.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Lady Raiders drop first game of the season, fall to Princeton 65-60 - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee women's basketball could not overcome a poor shooting afternoon on Sunday, falling 65-60 to Princeton inside the Murphy Center.

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MTSU suffers first home loss in two seasons, falls 65-60 to Princeton

Featured photo by Preston Todd Story by Calvin White MURFREESBORO, Tenn- Middle Tennessee women’s basketball loses its first home game since the 2022 WNIT in a 65-60 loss to Princeton. MTSU (2-1) led by five at halftime, but Princeton (2-0) took over in the third quarter. The Tigers...

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[Hop45]

We were not at our best, but Princeton is also a good team. Sucks, but gotta move on.

 

[MTFAN61]

For those interested, to get an idea of how good is Princeton women's basketball they play #3 UCLA tomorrow Fri Nov 17 at 2:30. It's on the PAC 12 network according to Princeton's schedule. So this is likely another road game in LA.
If Princeton plays the Bruins a good competitive game we, & the Lady Raiders may not feel quite as upset as we did last Sunday afternoon.

 

[MTOleBlue]

I imagine they will. Princeton is a very good team and Top 25 quality. Wouldn't be surprised if they win.

 

[Blue Raider Lightning]

Princeton falls to #3 UCLA 77-74. I'd definitely say they are legit.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Princeton is blowing out #22 Oklahoma, 77-61, late in 4Q.

 

[MTFAN61]

Princeton is blowing out #22 Oklahoma, 77-61, late in 4Q.

You beat me to it. Hahaha