Ut Martin Skyhawks Women’S Basketball 2020-21 Game Notes
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GAME 11: BELMONT • ELAM CENTER (JAN. 26, 2021) 7-3 OVERALL • 6-1 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............. 70.3 Belmont leads series 24-13 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (7-3, 6-1 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 64.3 Last Meeting ....................................... Jan. 11, 2020 Margin ........ +6.0 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 45.0 Game Result .............................................. W, 74-57 Career Record: 225-139 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 38.1 Streak .........................................................UTM W1 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 74.2 First Meeting ....................................................1969 RPG ............ 35.6 UTM vs. BEL in Martin ........................................7-8 Points: Chelsey Perry (28.4) Steals: Paige Pipkin (1.5) APG............. 16.0 ...................................4-9 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (9.0) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (2.0) TPG ............. 14.9 UTM vs. BEL in Nashville Assists: Seygan Robins (3.7) SPG ............... 6.4 McMillan vs. Belmont ........................................9-9 BPG .............. 3.8 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 67.9 Opp. PPG .... 58.1 OVERALL RECORD: 7-3 BELMONT BRUINS | (6-3, 3-1 OVC) Margin ........ +9.8 Head Coach: Bart Brooks FG% ............ 41.6 OVC 6-1 Career Record: 85-23 (Fourth season) 3PT FG% ..... 36.2 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 Record at BEL: Same FT% ............ 61.5 HOME 2-0 RPG ............ 34.7 AWAY 5-3 Points: Destinee Wells (13.3) Steals: Tuti Jones (3.9) APG............. 15.3 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: Tuti Jones (5.0) Blocks: 3 Tied TPG ............. 15.0 BREAKDOWN Assists: Destinee Wells (4.1) SPG ............. 12.6 BPG .............. 1.8 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 F F F 18 Fri. at Southeast Missouri* ESPN+ W, 61-58 30 Wed. at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L, 72-67 5 35 11 20 21 JANUARY SEYGAN ROBINS PAIGE PIPKIN DASIA YOUNG CHELSEY PERRY MADDIE WALDROP Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 8.6 PPG • 1.9 RPG 5.5 PPG • 2.8 RPG 8.4 PPG • 5.4 RPG 28.4 PPG • 9.0 RPG 6.8 PPG • 5.4 RPG 5 Tues. at #2 Louisville ACCN L, 96-61 3.7 APG • 0.9 SPG 2.6 APG • 14 SPG 2.5 APG • 0.8 SPG 1.6 APG • 1.5 SPG 2.5 APG • 0.4 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 • A clash of the Ohio Valley Conference’s top programs of the last decade will hold its 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ W, 65-39 first showdown of the season Tuesday, Jan. 26 when the University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team plays host to Belmont. Tipoff from the Kathleen and 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ W, 80-63 Tom Elam Center is scheduled for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+. 26 Tues. BELMONT* ESPN+ 5 p.m. • Tuesday’s matchup pits two of the OVC’s most dominant programs over the past 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ 5 p.m. decade. UT Martin has won five regular season championships (2011-12, 2013-14, 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2019-20) while Belmont has won four (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018- 19 and 2019-20) over the past 10 seasons. FEBRUARY • The Skyhawks (7-3, 6-1 OVC) open its longest homestand in nearly two decades, Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) playing six straight games in the Elam Center for the first time since the 2003-04 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPNU 4 p.m. campaign. UT Martin enters Tuesday’s contest riding a five-game winning streak after a weekend sweep of the Death Valley road swing with wins over Eastern Kentucky (65-39) 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. and Morehead State (80-63). The road warriors have been dominant on the road with 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ 1 p.m. five wins while posting an average margin of victory totaling 15.0 points in league play. 11 Thur. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. • UT Martin is led offensively by senior forward Chelsey Perry who leads the country 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. with 28.4 points per game while ranking as one of just two players nationally to have scored 20 points or more in every contest this season. Last week she flirted with a 16 Tues. at Belmont* ESPN+ 5 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH double-double, averaging 25.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while tallying eight 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. #11 • DASIA YOUNG blocks in the two victories. Also posting a big week on the road was sophomore forward 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 5-11 • JONESBORO, ARK. • SO. Dasia Young who averaged 15.0 points and 4.5 rebounds – including a career-high 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Sophomore wing Dasia 22-point performance against Morehead State. 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Young continued her • Belmont (6-3, 3-1 OVC) returned to action last week with three contests after a strong campaign with an lengthy layoff of nearly a month by dropping its first game back to Murray State (72-66) impressive road swing MARCH through Death Valley by before rattling off back-to-back victories against Eastern Illinois (63-49) and SIUE (69- averaging 15 points last 57). The Bruins boast three players in double figures led by Destinee Wells (13.3 ppg, Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) week. 4.1 apg) while Conley Chinn (11.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg) and Tuti Jones (11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg) round 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA Young’s best game came out the group. against Morehead State 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA • This matchup marks the 38th meeting between the two programs in a series which where she scored a career- 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA high 22 points while tallying dates back to 1969 with Belmont holding a 24-13 advantage. In the last 18 meetings, five rebounds, two assists, the two programs have both won exactly nine games each while UT Martin won the lone 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA two blocks and a steal in matchup last season on Jan. 11, 2020 by a score of 74-57. the win. Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 11: BELMONT • ELAM CENTER (JAN. 26, 2021) 7-3 OVERALL • 6-1 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 225-139 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 660-733 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Record at Home 324-204 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) All-Time OVC Record 262-225 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. 38238 Website www.UTMSports.com COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Position Name Experience Alma Mater Head Coach Kevin McMillan 12th season Rhodes College, 1989 Assistant Coach Willie Trevathan First season Union, 2000 Jasmine Newsome Sixth season UT Martin, 2014 David Hart 10th season UT Martin, 1991 Graduate Assistant Kelsey Johnson Second season Bridgewater State, 2016 Darby Maggard First season Belmont, 2019 Director of Operations Stacie Evans 11th season UT Martin, 2004 SKYHAWKS IN PRINT The name of our institution is the ROSTER BREAKDOWN University of Tennessee at Martin and if abbreviated, should be referred to as BY CLASS BY HOME STATE BY POSITION UT Martin.