Ut Martin Skyhawks Women’S Basketball 2020-21 Game Notes
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GAME 5: #2 LOUISVILLE • KFC YUM! CENTER (JAN. 5, 2021) 2-2 OVERALL • 1-1 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............. 67.5 Louisville leads series 10-0 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (2-2, 1-1 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 70.5 Last Meeting .........................................Dec. 6, 2020 Margin .........-3.0 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 44.1 Game Result ............................................... L, 85-67 Career Record: 220-138 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 33.9 Streak ..........................................................UL W10 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 68.1 First Meeting ......................................Dec. 28, 2010 RPG ............ 35.5 UTM vs. UL in Martin ..........................................0-3 Points: Chelsey Perry (27.0) Steals: Paige Pipkin (2.5) APG............. 14.8 .....................................0-7 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (8.0) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (1.0) TPG ............. 16.3 UTM vs. UL in Louisville Assists: Seygan Robins (4.5) SPG ............... 6.8 McMillan vs. Louisville..................................... 0-10 BPG .............. 2.3 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 88.6 Opp. PPG .... 58.9 OVERALL RECORD: 2-2 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS | (7-0, 1-0 ACC) Margin ...... +29.7 Head Coach: Jeff Walz FG% ............ 48.2 OVC 1-1 Career Record: 366-104 (14th season) 3PT FG% ..... 29.5 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 Record at UL: Same FT% ............ 73.3 HOME 0-0 RPG ............ 48.1 AWAY 2-2 Points: Dana Evans (19.4) Steals: Dana Evans (1.7) APG............. 17.3 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: Olivia Cochran (7.6) Blocks: Elizabeth Balogun (2.4) TPG ............. 13.3 BREAKDOWN Assists: Dana Evans (4.4) SPG ............... 9.3 BPG .............. 6.9 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) 8.0 PPG • 1.5 RPG 5.5 PPG • 1.5 RPG 7.8 PPG • 5.8 RPG 27.0 PPG • 8.0 RPG 5.3 PPG • 5.3 RPG 5 Tues. at #2 Louisville ACCN 1:30 p.m. 4.5 APG • 1.0 SPG 2.5 APG • 2.5 SPG 2.3 APG • 0.3 SPG 1.8 APG • 1.3 SPG 1.8 APG • 0.8 SPG 7 Thur. at Tennessee State* ESPN+ 5 p.m. 9 Sat. at Belmont* ESPN+ 1 p.m. FULL COURT PRESS 14 Thur. AUSTIN PEAY* ESPN+ 5 p.m. • The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will make its second 16 Sat. MURRAY STATE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. trip to the KFC Yum! Center in less than a month with its second non-conference matchup against No. 2 ranked Louisville on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Tipoff is scheduled for 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. CST and will be televised nationally on the ACC Network. 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ Noon • The Skyhawks (2-2, 1-1 OVC) open the 2021 calendar year having yet to unpack 26 Tues. BELMONT* ESPN+ 7 p.m. their luggage with their fifth straight road game to open the season and ranked 10th 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ 5 p.m. in the Mid-Major Top 25. UT Martin is looking to turn the page after its worst shooting 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. performance of the season at Jacksonville State their last time out, suffering season- lows by shooting 39.1 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from the field. FEBRUARY • UT Martin is highlighted by All-American forward Chelsey Perry who has been Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) featured on numerous preseason watch lists including the Naismith, Katrina McClain and Becky Hammon Awards along with Preseason OVC Player of the Year 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPN+ 7 p.m. honors. Perry has lived up to the preseason hype, ranking third nationally with 27.0 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. points per game – while ranking as the game’s top scorer in each of her team’s four 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ 1 p.m. games – including 23 points and 10 rebounds in her most recent outing for her 12th career double-double. 11 Thur. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. • Skyhawk head coach Kevin McMillan boasts a 220-138 record in his 12th season 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH leading UT Martin. During his tenure, the Skyhawks have appeared in the postseason 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. #20 • CHELSEY PERRY eight times while being a three-time OVC Coach of the Year selection. His 220 career 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 6-2 • MIDDLETON, TENN. • SR. victories rank third in OVC history and first at UT Martin. 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Chelsey Perry has been • Louisville (7-0, 1-0 ACC) enters the contest ranked second nationally in both polls 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. explosive in each of the behind a balanced scoring attack and stingy defense which ranks sixth nationally team’s four games this in scoring margin and seventh in scoring offense. All-American Dana Evans leads season with 20 points or MARCH more, serving as the game’s the ACC with 19.4 points per game and ranks fifth with 4.4 assists per game. She is top scorer in each contest. joined in double figures by Olivia Cochran (13.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Kianna Smith (13.6 ppg, Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 5.0 rpg) and Hailey Van Lith (13.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg) to round out the Cardinals in double 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA Perry is coming off her figures. 12th career double-double 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA • Tuesday’s contest marks the 11th meeting between the two programs in series with 23 points and 10 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA rebounds at Jacksonville history and second this season. Louisville has won each of the last 10 contests, State. Earlier this season, including a 7-0 mark in the KFC Yum! Center. In the previous meeting back on Dec. 6, 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA she tallied 26 points in the the Cardinals posted an 85-67 victory with the All-American duo of Perry and Evans season-opener at Louisville. squaring off to score a game-high 26 points. Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 5: #2 LOUISVILLE • KFC YUM! CENTER (JAN. 5, 2021) 2-2 OVERALL • 1-1 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 220-138 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 5-10 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 655-732 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Record at Home 322-204 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) All-Time OVC Record 257-225 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.