Thursday, November 22, 2018

TSU Prepares for Challenge in Music City Basketball Tournament

CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Fri-Sun, Nov. 23-25
Nashville, Tenn. | Municipal Auditorium
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TSU Prepares for Challenge in Music City Basketball TournamentTOURNAMENT DETAILS

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Tennessee State women’s basketball will return to action in the Challenge in Music City Basketball Tournament, Nov. 23-25 at Municipal Auditorium. The Lady Tigers will face Arkansas, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh in downtown Nashville.

THE LADY TIGERS AT A GLANCE

Tennessee State (0-4) is still looking for its first win of the season after falling to Vanderbilt, 89-63, Wednesday afternoon in Memorial Gymnasium. TSU has dropped four straight to start the season. The Lady Tigers will play their fifth consecutive game outside of the Gentry Center on Friday.

After four games, redshirt Tia Wooten is leading the team in scoring with 17.0 points per game while sophomore Taylor Roberts is averaging 12.5 ppg. Sophomore Jaden Wrightsell is pulling down a team-best 9.3 rebounds per outing while redshirt sophomore Cebria Outlow rounds out the top three scorers with 8.0 ppg.
As a team, TSU is averaging 62.2 ppg while shooting 34.6 percent from the field, including 23.9 percent from three-point range and 76.2 percent from the free-throw line.
SCHEDULE

Fri, Nov. 23 vs Arkansas – 7:30 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 24 vs Wisconsin – 5:00 p.m.

Sun, Nov. 25 vs Pittsburgh – 5:00 p.m.

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