The Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders went 3-0 last week and averaged a margin of victory of 21.3 points per game in wins over UAB, Charlotte and Louisiana Tech to earn NCAA.com Team of the Week.
Middle Tennessee (16-2, 9-0 Conference USA) currently hold the fourth longest active winning streak in the country at 14 and are ranked 20th in the latest NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings. The winning streak is the longest by a Lady Raider team since they won 17 in a row from Nov. 29, 2013 to Feb. 5, 2014.
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In addition, the Lady Raiders, who started 9-0 in conference play for the first time as a member of Conference USA, have C-USA’s highest scoring offense at 75.2 points per game and are holding opponents to a conference-low 55.4 points per game.
The duo of Kseniya Malashka (16.2 points per game) and Savannah Wheeler (16.1 points per game) lead the team in scoring. Malashka dropped 28 points against Charlotte on Jan. 19 in a 65-41 win and Wheeler followed with 29 vs. Louisiana Tech…
