Ut Martin Skyhawks Women’S Basketball 2020-21 Game Notes
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GAME 17: AUSTIN PEAY • DUNN CENTER (FEB. 12, 2021) 12-4 OVERALL • 11-2 OVC UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES SIX OVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • FOUR OVC TOURNAMENT TITLES • FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • FIVE WOMENS NIT QUALIFIERS THE MATCHUP SERIES HISTORY PPG............. 70.7 Series tied at 46-46 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (12-4, 11-2 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 62.1 Last Meeting ....................................... Jan. 14, 2021 Margin ........ +8.6 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 46.7 Game Result .............................................. W, 69-53 Career Record: 230-140 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 36.6 Streak .........................................................UTM W6 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 73.4 First Meeting ...................................... Jan. 23, 1970 RPG ............ 34.9 UTM vs. APSU in Martin ................................. 25-18 Points: Chelsey Perry (25.7) Steals: Seygan Robins (1.5) APG............. 17.0 .......................... 19-24 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (8.0) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (1.9) TPG ............. 14.4 UTM vs. APSU in Clarksville Assists: Seygan Robins (3.8) SPG ............... 7.3 McMillan vs. Austin Peay ................................. 19-5 BPG .............. 3.7 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 67.3 Opp. PPG .... 62.5 OVERALL RECORD: 12-4 AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS | (10-5, 8-3 OVC) Margin ........ +4.8 Head Coach: David Midlick (Ole Miss, 1991) FG% ............ 39.2 OVC 11-2 Career Record: 128-98 (8th season) 3PT FG% ..... 31.5 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 Record at AP: 83-82 (6th season) FT% ............ 67.5 HOME 7-1 RPG ............ 37.8 AWAY 5-3 Points: Maggie Knowles (10.7) Steals: Brianah Ferby (2.2) APG............. 13.4 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: D’Shara Booker (5.6) Blocks: Kemia Ward (0.8) TPG ............. 16.5 BREAKDOWN Assists: Brandi Ferby (2.6) SPG ............... 8.9 BPG .............. 2.3 DECEMBER Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 6 Sun. at #5 Louisville ACCN L, 85-67 8 Tues. at Samford ESPN+ W, 75-67 G G G F F 18 Fri. at Southeast Missouri* ESPN+ W, 61-58 30 Wed. at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L, 72-67 31 5 35 11 21 JANUARY KYANNAH GRANT SEYGAN ROBINS PAIGE PIPKIN DASIA YOUNG MADDIE WALDROP Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 4.6 PPG • 1.1 RPG 7.9 PPG • 2.1 RPG 5.8 PPG • 2.8 RPG 10.4 PPG • 5.9 RPG 8.9 PPG • 5.9 RPG 5 Tues. at #2 Louisville ACCN L, 96-61 2.3 APG • 0.4 SPG 3.8 APG • 1.5 SPG 2.5 APG • 1.2 SPG 2.2 APG • 1.0 SPG 2.4 APG • 0.6 SPG 7 Thur. at Tennessee State* ESPN+ W, 80-39 14 Thur. AUSTIN PEAY* ESPN+ W, 69-53 FULL COURT PRESS 16 Sat. MURRAY STATE* ESPN+ W, 78-71 • The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will hit the road for 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ W, 65-39 the first time in nearly three weeks with a matchup at in-state Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay on Friday, Feb. 12. Tipoff from the Dunn Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ W, 80-63 and will be broadcast on ESPN+. 26 Tues. BELMONT* ESPN+ W, 66-63 • The Skyhawks (12-4, 11-2 OVC) return to action after a tough two week stretch which 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ W, 70-50 saw the team play six games in 11 days, posting five victories. Included in the stretch, 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ W, 79-45 UT Martin would string together a 10-game winning streak before suffering a 77-73 loss to Tennessee Tech in its last contest on Saturday afternoon. FEBRUARY • UT Martin sits atop the OVC standings with an 11-2 mark and a .846 winning Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) percentage while sitting a full game ahead of second place Austin Peay (8-3) in the loss 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPNU W, 80-70 column. The Skyhawks enter Thursday’s contest ranked first amongst league leaders in scoring offense (71.4 ppg), field goal percentage (46.8), field goal percentage defense 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ W, 60-46 (35.5), assists (17.8) and assist/turnovers ratio (1.3). 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ L, 77-73 • The Skyhawks boast the reigning OVC Player of the Week for the sixth time this 12 Fri. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ 2 p.m. season after sophomore Dasia Young claimed her first weekly honor. Young averaged 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 17.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent from the free throw stripe in three contests. In her most recent outing, 16 Tues. at Belmont* ESPN+ 5 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH she scored 17 points and nine rebounds against Tennessee Tech. Also posting a nice 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. #21 • MADDIE WALDROP afternoon last time out was senior Maddie Waldrop who scored a season-high 22 points 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 6-2 • MURRAY, KY. • SR. and eight boards. Waldrop will look to continue her recent success against the Govs 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Senior forward Maddie after scoring 21 points last month while posting a dominant double-double with 22 Waldrop posted one of the points and 13 rebounds in her last visit to the Dunn Center in 2020. 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. best offensive games of her • Austin Peay (10-5, 8-3 OVC) enters the contest riding a three-game winning streak – career against Tennessee Tech, MARCH scoring 22 points while tallying including a 58-45 win over Tennessee State on Tuesday afternoon coming off a 15-day eight rebounds. The game layoff. Down to just eight players in their most recent outing, the Governors placed Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) marked the ninth 20-point three players in double figures as Shay-Lee Kirby led the team with 13 points off the 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA outing of Waldrop’s career and bench while Tahanee Bennell recorded her first career double-double with 12 points 41st game in double figures. and 11 rebounds along with seven assists. Brianah Ferby also scored 11 points. 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA Waldrop is looking to continue 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA her success against Austin • Thursday’s contest marks the 93rd meeting between the two programs in a series Peay. Earlier this season she dating back to 1970 and sits tied at 46-46. UT Martin has controlled the series in recent 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA scored 21 points against the history by winning six consecutive contests while picking up 19 of the last 23 games Govs while tallying 22 points overall – including a 69-53 victory back on Jan. 14 in Martin. Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center and 13 boards in the Dunn Center last season. * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 17: AUSTIN PEAY • DUNN CENTER (FEB. 11, 2021) 12-4 OVERALL • 11-2 OVC UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Martin, Tenn. Founded 1900; Senior College, 1951 MEET THE SKYHAWKS Enrollment 7,117 Nickname Skyhawks Colors Navy Blue & Orange Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Ohio Valley Chancellor Dr. Keith Carver Athletics Director Kurt McGuffin Athletics Office 731-881-7660 Assistant AD/SWA Danelle Fabianich Ticket Office Phone 731-881-7207 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Kevin McMillan (12th year) Alma Mater Rhodes, 1989 Career Record 230-140 Record at UT Martin Same E-mail [email protected] Office Phone 731-881-7681 FRONT ROW: MACY RIPPY, PAIGE PIPKIN, KYANNAH GRANT, SADE’ HUDSON, ZAIRE HICKS, SEYGAN ROBINS AND HAYLEY HARRISON. TEAM INFORMATION SECOND ROW: RAEGAN JOHNSON, HALEY NICHOLS, DEMI BURDICK, CHELSEY PERRY, MADDIE WALDROP, DASIA YOUNG, EMMA DAVIS AND DAMIAH GRIFFIN. 2019-20 Overall Record 22-10 2019-20 OVC Record/Finish 16-2 (1st) Home 13-1 NUMERICAL ROSTER Away 7-8 Neutral 2-1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) Letter Winners Returning/Lost 13/4 0 *Emma Davis G 5-10 Jr. Harrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County HS) Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 2 Sade’ Hudson (Shaw-day) G 5-8 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS) Newcomers 2 5 Seygan Robins (Say-ghen) G 5-8 R-So. Harrodsburg, Ky. (Louisville) 10 Raegan Johnson (Ray-ghen) F 6-2 So. Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) PROGRAM HISTORY 11 Dasia Young (Day-shuh) F 5-11 So. Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton HS) First Year of Basketball 1969 13 Demi Burdick F 6-2 Sr. Marshall, Ill. (Marshall HS) All-Time Basketball Record 665-734 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Record at Home 329-205 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) All-Time OVC Record 267-226 21 Maddie Waldrop F 6-2 Sr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) SPORTS INFORMATION 22 Damiah Griffin (Duh-my-uh) F 6-0 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) WBB Contact Alex Boggis 23 Hayley Harrison F 5-10 R-Fr. Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) Email [email protected] 31 Kyannah Grant (Key-on-uh) G 5-7 Jr. Choctaw, Miss. (Choctaw Central HS) Office Phone 731-881-7964 35 Paige Pipkin G 5-10 R-Jr. Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Cell Phone 618-357-1536 44 Haley Nichols F 6-0 Fr. Avon, Ind. (Avon HS) Press Row Phone 731-881-7694 *expected to miss the rest of 2020-21 season due to injury Mailing Address 1022 Elam Center Martin, Tenn.