Ut Martin Skyhawks Women’S Basketball 2020-21 Game Notes
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GAME 15: JACKSONVILLE STATE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 4, 2021) 11-3 OVERALL • 10-1 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............. 71.3 UTM leads series 21-18 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (11-3, 10-1 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 62.2 Last Meeting .......................................Dec. 30, 2020 Margin ........ +9.1 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 46.3 Game Result ............................................... L, 72-67 Career Record: 229-139 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 36.9 Streak ..........................................................JSU W1 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 73.8 First Meeting .....................................March 3, 1983 RPG ............ 34.7 UTM vs. JSU in Martin ...................................... 12-7 Points: Chelsey Perry (25.7) Steals: Chelsey Perry (1.3) APG............. 17.3 ............................ 8-11 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (8.0) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (1.9) TPG ............. 13.9 UTM vs. JSU in Jacksonville Assists: Seygan Robins (3.9) SPG ............... 7.0 McMillan vs. Jacksonville State ...................... 13-3 BPG .............. 3.5 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 65.3 Opp. PPG .... 58.8 OVERALL RECORD: 11-3 JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS | (8-4, 5-3 OVC) Margin ........ +6.5 Head Coach: Rick Pietri (South Alabama, 1987) FG% ............ 40.1 OVC 10-1 Career Record: 332-275 (21st season) 3PT FG% ..... 30.1 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 Record at JSU: 112-108 (8th season) FT% ............ 59.6 HOME 6-0 RPG ............ 39.0 AWAY 5-3 Points: Yamia Johnson (16.6) Steals: Nekiyah Thompson (0.9) APG............. 11.7 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: Yamia Johnson (6.0) Blocks: Keiara Griffin (0.6) TPG ............. 12.3 BREAKDOWN Assists: Taylor Hawks (3.4) SPG ............... 5.6 BPG .............. 2.1 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) 7.9 PPG • 1.9 RPG 5.8 PPG • 2.6 RPG 9.9 PPG • 5.2 RPG 25.7 PPG • 8.0 RPG 7.9 PPG • 5.8 RPG 5 Tues. at #2 Louisville ACCN L, 96-61 3.9 APG • 1.2 SPG 2.7 APG • 1.3 SPG 2.4 APG • 1.1 SPG 2.0 APG • 1.3 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 red-hot University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will look to 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ W, 65-39 even up the season series against Ohio Valley Conference foe Jacksonville State on Thursday, Feb. 3. Tipoff from the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is scheduled to get 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ W, 80-63 underway at 5 p.m. on ESPN+. 26 Tues. BELMONT* ESPN+ W, 66-63 • The Skyhawks (11-3, 10-1 OVC) sits in first place in the league standings with the 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ W, 70-50 team’s lone blemish to its conference slate coming on the road at Jacksonville State 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ W, 79-45 (72-67) back on Dec. 30th. Along with sitting atop the league standings, UT Martin ranks first in scoring offense (71.3 ppg), field goal percentage (46.3), three-point field goal FEBRUARY percentage (36.9), assists (17.3 per game) and assists/turnover ratio (1.2). Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) • UT Martin enters Thursday’s contest riding a nine-game winning streak which ranks 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPNU W, 80-70 as the fifth longest streak during the Kevin McMillan Era. The Skyhawks have been especially dangerous at home under McMillan’s watch where the team has boasted 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. an 88-11 mark against OVC foes – including an 18-game winning streak dating back 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ 1 p.m. to 2019. 11 Thur. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. • The Skyhawks eagerly await the return of senior forward Chelsey Perry who ranks 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. fourth nationally with 25.7 points per game after missing the first game of her career due to injury against Southeast Missouri. In her stead, sophomore Dasia Young (9.9 ppg, 16 Tues. at Belmont* ESPN+ 5 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH 5.2 rpg) posted a breakout performance against the Redhawks with a career-high 25 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. #11 • DASIA YOUNG points and six rebounds while Kyannah Grant tallied 15 points and nine assists as four 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 5-11 • JONESBORO, ARK. • SO. players scored in double figures for UT Martin. 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Forward Dasia Young posted • Jacksonville State (8-4, 5-3 OVC) returns to play following a 10-day hiatus following 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. a huge contest in front of a COVID postponements. The Gamecocks rank as one of the league’s top defensive units, national audience on Monday sitting amongst the statistical leaders in three-point field goal defense (24.1 percent, afternoon, scoring a career- MARCH high 25 points on 9-of-14 first), scoring defense (58.8 ppg, second), field goal percentage defense (35.7, second) attempts from the field while and defensive rebounding percentage (71.8, second). Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) making 7-of-8 free throw • The Gamecocks boast two players in double figures offensively, led by Yamia Johnson 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA attempts. Young also tallied six rebounds in the contest to lead who paces the team with 16.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Taylor Hawks also 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA eclipses double-digits with 10.0 points and 3.4 assists per game. all scorers. 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA Young has tallied two 20-point • Thursday’s contest marks the 40th meeting between the two programs in a series performances this season 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA while scoring in double figures which dates back to 1983. UT Martin holds a narrow 21-18 lead in the overall series 14 times in her career. while holding a significant advantage in the series in recent history by winning 13 of the last 14 contests. The Gamecocks snapped the Skyhawks 13-game winning streak in Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center their last meeting back on Dec. 30, picking up a 72-67 victory in Jacksonville. * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 15: JACKSONVILLE STATE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 4, 2021) 11-3 OVERALL • 10-1 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 229-139 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 664-733 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Record at Home 328-204 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) All-Time OVC Record 266-225 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.