Welcome to another edition of Raider Review! Here is a brief rundown of this week’s Blue Raider Athletic news and upcoming events you should watch out for.

Men’s Basketball

• Beat Western Kentucky University 82-64.
• Back to back regular season Conference-USA Champions.
• Held WKU to 15 points below their season average.
• Brandon Walters had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
• Freshman Donovan Sims had 6 points, 6 assists, 4 steals.
• Senior night is Saturday night as MTSU hosts Marshall.

Women’s Basketball

• Host their senior night Saturday at 3 vs Old Dominion.
• Gabby Lyon and Rebecca Reuter are 2 out of 28 MT women’s basketball players to have 500+ points AND 500+ rebounds.
• Abbey Sissom sits 6th all-time in 3 point field goal percentage and was just named C-USA All-Academic Team.

Baseball

• Lost earlier in the week 5-4 to the Vols.
• Despite an early 3-0 lead, the Raiders found themselves trailing late 5-3, eventually losing 5-4.
• They play 3 games this weekend all versus in-state opponents: Memphis, ETSU, and the Vols.
• Jake Wyrick, Carson Lester, and Peyton Wiggington are the projected starters for the weekend.

Softball

• Went 4-1 over the weekend.
• Won 10 out of their last 11.
• 6 players hitting above .300.
• Play in North Florida this weekend as they take on: Presbyterian, North Florida, Campbell, and Iowa State.

Men’s Tennis

• Beat Wisconson 4-3 on Sunday.
• Tom Moonen has ice in his veins.
• Beat Old Dominion earlier in the week. Chris Edge was the deciding factor in this one.
• Hosts #22 Tulane at home.

Women’s Tennis

• Broomsticks!
• They swept Chattanooga 4-0
• They swept Tulane 4-0
• They play Brown next Sunday at 2.