Women's Basketball Notebook

GIVENS VOTED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Senior Chrissy Givens was voted First Team Academic All-District IV, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America this week. Givens was an ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-American last season. The Monroe, La., native graduated with a 3.89 GPA last May with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice from Middle Tennessee. She is currently working on her master's in Criminal Justice. Givens ranks seventh nationally in scoring (21.7 points per game) as well as 20th in the nation in steals per game (3.04) and 54th in assists per contest (4.80).

MT-WKU GAME ON TV: Sunday's Middle Tennessee-Western Kentucky women's game will be televised by the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network on broadcast on FOX College Sports, available to those with DirecTV or DishNetwork. Sunday's game starts at 2 p.m., with Jeff Younglove on the play-by-play and Hal Schmitt with color analysis. The Blue Raiders defeated the Lady 'Toppers, 76-62, in Murfreesboro on December 27. Fans may also watch the game over the internet for $6.95 by logging on to www.wkusports.tv.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GAMES: Middle Tennessee fans may still purchase tickets for this weekend's games between the Blue Raiders and Western Kentucky in Bowling Green. Head coach Kermit Davis and the men play Saturday at 1 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN2. Sunday's women's game starts at 2 p.m. at E.A. Diddle Arena. Fans may purchase tickets by calling the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-524-4733 or logging on to wkusports.com and clicking the ticket link. Ticket prices are $12 for the men's game and $7 for the women's contest. The Middle Tennessee Ticket Office sold most of its allotment of tickets and sent the rest back to Western Kentucky late Thursday.

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