After starting the final 21 games of last season and the first 18 of the current campaign, MTSU junior forward Gabby Lyon was benched by coach Rick Insell at the outset of C-USA play.
It had nothing to do with lack of production.
In fact, it was just the opposite as she spent the next 18 games as a reserve. In most of those instances she was the team's first player off of the bench.
"Our bench was not as deep or productive as I would have liked entering conference play so we decided to bring Gabby off of the bench to light a spark and bring some energy," Lady Raider Head Coach Rick Insell said.