MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee played like the team coaches picked as preseason favorites to win C-USA, and junior standout played like the Preseason Player of the Year as the Blue Raiders rolled past UAB, 68-40, in the league opener for both teams at Murphy Center Sunday.
The Blue Raiders (7-5, 1-0) jumped out to an early lead with a suffocating defense and never let up on their way to the impressive win in front of 3,911.
Jones led three Blue Raiders in double figures with 17 points as she provided a stat sheet stuffer with six rebounds, five assists and two steals.