11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to advance to the women’s March Madness Sweet 16 on Sunday, amid distractions surrounding head coach Kim Mulkey. The defending champions overcame a slow start to easily beat Middle Tennessee 83-56 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center to make the Sweet 16 round for the second straight year. Absolutely not,” Mulkey said after reaching the 17th Sweet 16 round of her career. From that, the team’s offense sprung into life, with LSU outscoring Middle Tennessee 51-20 in the second half. Reese drives to the basket against Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders center Anastasiia Boldyreva.

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