DALLAS – Coming off a WNIT semifinal appearance and a 27-win season, Middle Tennessee women's basketball was named the Conference USA preseason favorite and three Lady Raiders were named to the C-USA preseason team the league announced Thursday afternoon.
With no other school having more than three honorees, Savannah Wheeler, Courtney Whitson and Kseniya Malashka were voted on by C-USA coaches.
MTSU's No. 1 ranking marks the 13th time in 18 seasons under head coach Rick Insell that the Lady Raiders have been the preseason conference favorite, including seven of 10 seasons in Conference USA.