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Middle Tennessee women beat Rice 68-65 for C-USA title Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink: The Blue Raiders earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016. Anastasia Hayes had 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Middle Tennessee (17-7). Deja Cage — who had made just one of her last 17 from behind the arc — hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:12 to play to end a 7-0 run by Rice's Nancy Mulkey and make it 66-60. Lauren Schwartz answered with a 3 just 11 seconds late...

Lady Raiders capture C-USA Championship Mar 13, 2021 at 09:55 pm by WGNS In a rather abnormal year, the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders returned to a sense of normalcy here Saturday night. Middle Tennessee (17-7) captured the Conference USA Championship with a riveting 68-65 win against defending champion Rice at the Ford Center at The Star. It marks the Lady Raiders' third C-USA championship in four title game appearances and their first since 2016. Overall, it is the 16th conference tournament title in program history and the eighth in head coach Rick Insell's 16 seasons....