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People's Choice! Fans vote Petty to NCAA.com Starting 5

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee guard says the opportunity to play in front of some of the best women's basketball fans in the country was one of the factors in opting to play for the hometown Lady Raiders.

Middle Tennessee fans came through for Petty when she won the fan vote for a spot in this week's NCAA.com Starting Five, a weekly featuring recognizing the week's top performers. Fan voting took place on the NCAA Women's Basketball Twitter account during a three-hour window Tuesday.

Petty was the top choice with 44 percent of the votes cast, edging out UConn's Gabby Williams, who received 32 percent.