Lady Raiders capture fifth-straight win

SAN ANTONIO – Winning conference games is never easy and the level of difficulty can be even more problematic on the road, which makes Middle Tennessee's 72-52 win at UTSA even more impressive here Thursday.

The Lady Raiders battled foul trouble and an upset-minded UTSA team before finally pulling away in the second half to win their fifth straight and improve to 14-4 overall, 5-0 in C-USA.

The win was Middle Tennessee's 200th conference win under Head Coach Rick Insell as the Lady Raiders improved to 200-31 in such games under the seven-time Hall of Famer.

"This was a tough game and a good win for us to get on the road, but we did not play smart tonight," Insell said. "That was a little…