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COLUMN: “We always knew she was a competitor”

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Savannah Wheeler pauses nearly five seconds as she ponders her first question at the presser table in the auxiliary gym on Sunday.

It's not an unusual moment for the Lady Raider guard, who's consistently thoughtful in her responses post-game, even when her 25-point night with five made three-pointers almost speaks for itself in a 25-point win over Stephen F. Austin.

However, she wasn't asked about just the game this Sunday, but also what she did in the Murphy Center the day before, walking across the graduation stage to shake MTSU President Dr.