LADY RAIDER BB RV/RV Middle Tennessee (19-4, 12-2) vs UAB (11-12, 3-11), 5PM, Saturday, February 11, 2023

[SpaceRaider]

Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Founded: 1969
Enrollment: 21,639
Colors: Green & Gold Nickname: Blazers
Series: MTSU leads 16-9
Facility: Bartow Arena
Head Coach: Randy Norton
Record at UAB: 163-112 (9) Overall: Same
2021-22 Record: 16-15 2022 Postseason: None
Starters Ret./Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners R/L: 8/7

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Lady Raiders Host UAB in Play4Kay Game - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Fresh off of scoring a season-high 94 points vs. WKU Feb. 9, Middle Tennessee women's basketball will host UAB Feb. 11 at the Murphy Center. Tipoff is scheduled

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[MTFAN61]

Important to continue good offensive momentum with another 4 complete quarters tonight. Can't rely on Wheeler to score 30+ points each night. Whatever was causing Malashka's funk from Thursday this is a good opportunity for her to get back in rhythm. Was very happy to see us going back towards the rim, we need her inside drive & slash work to be a complete team. We may have looked awful in Texas, but when we play complementary ball from inside and out this is a very fun team to watch.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Hope we can feed off the energy of a big Play4Kay day crowd tonight. Decent start, 9-9.

 

[MTFAN61]

At the end of 1st quarter liked seeing coach give Malashka an encouraging pat on the shoulder for her effort. Can tell she's trying to get her game going.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Cream of the crop officials tonight - NOT

 

[MTFAN61]

Nice defensive effort, but another disappointing offensive half from the perimeter. Looks like if we want to have decent offensive production Wheeler will have to lead the way.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Good defense. Iffy offense... but a 21 point win

 

[MTFAN61]

Good convincing win with great defense tonight. Once again had to rely too much on Wheeler for offense. Got to have more front court production from Boldyreva & Malashka. 3 game road stretch ahead. Need to get a couple of wins next week to get road confidence back.

 

[blue rai]

Not our best effort tonight but we did not need it.UAB did not have any players on their team who could get crack our rotation. Not many teams in the country tonight with 20 wins. Congratulations to our young Ladies! Best is yet to come….

 

[MTOleBlue]

It's hard to have the post production we want when they don't throw the ball INTO the post. The girls inside keep getting wide open but we love to just pass it around the perimeter, which - as we saw in Texas - is sometimes a recipe for total disaster.

 

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CRI mentioned several recruiting prospects were in attendance, anyone know who?

 

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[MTOleBlue]

CRI mentioned several recruiting prospects were in attendance, anyone know who?

At least these two:

 

[MTFAN61]

Just read that as only an 8th grader last year Macie Phifer helped lead her high school team to the state championship. She scored 29 points & 13 rebounds, & is currently 5' 11". Those are some amazing numbers. I definitely like how Matt likes to get on the ground floor of building a relationship for the future.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Just read that as only an 8th grader last year Macie Phifer helped lead her high school team to the state championship. She scored 29 points & 13 rebounds, & is currently 5' 11". Those are some amazing numbers. I definitely like how Matt likes to get on the ground floor of building a relationship for the future.

Agreed. She looks like a diamond in the rough. Hopefully last night’s game was impressive! We had a good win and a big crowd… so I hope she enjoyed the environment.

 

[MTOleBlue]

Positive news: Houston upset #24 South Florida in Tampa today. Our win looks even better! Houston is 2nd place in American standings. This was USF's first conference loss.

Houston 71-69 South Florida (Feb 12, 2023) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Houston Cougars vs. South Florida Bulls NCAAW game, final score 71-69, from February 12, 2023 on ESPN.

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