BATON ROUGE, La. - No. 24 Middle Tennessee played a better second half after a sluggish start but could not fully recover in dropping a 61-40 decision at No. 7 LSU in a game televised regionally by Cox Sports Television Wednesday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. It marked the first win for the Lady Tigers in the last three meetings between the two schools.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The No. 24 ranked Middle Tennessee women's basketball team travels to Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday for its first road game of the season against No. 7 LSU in a meeting between the two schools for the third year in a row.

NEW ORLEANS - A customary tune last season has renewed again this year as Middle Tennessee's Alysha Clark has been selected as the Nov. 17 Sun Belt Player of the Week it was announced by the league office Tuesday. The honor is the first given out by the conference this season.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Blue Raider Athletic Association has announced the last remaining tickets for the November 25 Breakfast of Champions event are on-sale and will be available until Friday.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Another double-double performance by ESPN.com First Team All-American Alysha Clark led the No. 24 ranked Middle Tennessee women's basketball team to a 78-53 victory over UCF Sunday afternoon in its season opener inside the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn.