2021 Conference USA women's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more
Middle Tennessee and Rice will be the No. 1 seeds C-USA women's tourney
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 2021 Conference USA women’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The conference tournament begins March 9 and runs through March 13.
There will be 14 teams in the tournament and each game will take place at the Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Middle Tennessee received the automatic bid.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MARCH 9 – PRELIMINARY ROUND
(6E) Old Dominion def. (7E) Western Kentucky, 83-77
(6W) UAB def. (7W) UTSA, 80-66
MARCH 10 – FIRST ROUND
(4E) FIU def. (5W) Southern Miss, 85-75
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(6E) Old Dominion def. (3W) North Texas, 71-66
(4W) Louisiana Tech def. (5E) Marshall, 50-48
(3E) Florida Atlantic def. (6W) UAB, 72-66
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MARCH 11 – QUARTERFINAL ROUND
(1W) Rice def. (4E) FIU, 77-60
(6E) Old Dominion def. (2E) Charlotte, 90-89
(1E) Middle Tennessee def. (4W) Louisiana Tech, 77-71
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(2W) UTEP def. (3E) Florida Atlantic, 74-67
MARCH 12 – SEMIFINAL ROUND
(1W) Rice def. (6E) Old Dominion, 62-60
(1E) Middle Tennessee def. (2W) UTEP, 74-58
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MARCH 13 – CHAMPIONSHIP
(1E) Middle Tennessee def. (1W) Rice, 68-65
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}5 PLAYERS TO KNOW
Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee: Hayes, who made consecutive All-Conference USA first teams, led the conference in scoring, averaging 26.8 points per game. She also averaged a conference-high 5.0 assists. Middle Tennessee locked up one of the No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
Nancy Mulkey, Rice: Mulkey, who averaged 15.5 points per game in 2020-21, also averaged 8.0 rebounds and a league-high 3.1 blocks per contest. Rice was awarded the top-seed in the West Division.
Iggy Allen, Florida Atlantic: Allen averaged 22.4 points per game for Florida Atlantic, which earned the No. 3 seed in the East Division. An All-Conference USA first-team player, Allen also averaged 11.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte: Jett-Wilson was one of two Charlotte players who stood out in 2020-21. She averaged 21.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game for the 49ers, who earned the second seed in the East Division.
Jada McMillian, Charlotte: McMillian averaged 16.4 points and a league-high 5.0 assists per game for the 49ers. She was also third in the entire conference in minutes per contest (37.0).