Ut Martin Skyhawks Women’S Basketball 2020-21 Game Notes
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GAME 1: NO. 5 LOUISVILLE • KFC YUM! CENTER (DEC. 6, 2020) 0-0 OVERALL • 0-0 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............. 70.8 Louisville leads series 9-0 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 63.6 Last Meeting .......................................Dec. 19, 2019 Margin ........ +7.2 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 44.0 Game Result ......................................L, 71-63 (2OT) Career Record: 218-136 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 30.9 Streak .................................................Louisville W9 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 72.1 First Meeting ......................................Dec. 28, 2010 RPG ............ 36.6 UTM vs. UL in Martin ..........................................0-3 Points: Chelsey Perry (23.1) Steals: Chelsey Perry (1.6) APG............. 15.5 .....................................0-6 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (7.9) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (2.7) TPG ............. 15.9 UTM vs. UL in Louisville Assists: Kyannah Grant (3.4) SPG ............... 9.6 McMillan vs. Louisville.......................................0-9 BPG .............. 4.8 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 97.0 Opp. PPG .... 62.0 OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 #5 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS | (3-0, 0-0 ACC) Margin ...... +35.0 Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, 1995) FG% ............ 49.6 OVC 0-0 Career Record: 362-104 (14th season) 3PT FG% ..... 31.9 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 Record at UL: Same FT% ............ 74.1 HOME 0-0 RPG ............ 54.3 AWAY 0-0 Points: Dana Evans (18.3) Steals: Cochran/Konno (1.7) APG............. 21.3 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: Evans/Van Lith (7.7) Blocks: Elizabeth Balogun (3.3) TPG ............. 17.0 BREAKDOWN Assists: Dana Evans (6.7) SPG ............. 10.7 BPG .............. 9.3 DECEMBER PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 6 Sun. at #5 Louisville ACCN 11 a.m. 8 Tues. at Samford - 6 p.m. G F F F F 19 Sat. at Southeast Missouri* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 30 Wed. at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 5 11 13 20 21 JANUARY SEYGAN ROBINS DASIA YOUNG DEMI BURDICK CHELSEY PERRY MADDIE WALDROP Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 0.0 PPG • 0.0 RPG 6.2 PPG • 3.0 RPG 4.5 PPG • 3.1 RPG 23.1 PPG • 7.9 RPG 12.7 PPG • 7.8 RPG 2 Sat. BELMONT* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 0.0 APG • 0.0 SPG 1.5 APG • 0.7 SPG 1.0 APG • 0.5 SPG 2.0 APG • 2.7 BPG 2.7 APG • 0.8 BPG 7 Thur. at Tennessee State* ESPN+ 5 p.m. FULL COURT PRESS 9 Sat. at Belmont* ESPN+ 1 p.m. The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will finally open the 14 Thur. AUSTIN PEAY* ESPN+ 5 p.m. 2020-21 season after a 274-day hiatus from competition with a road matchup at No. 5 16 Sat. MURRAY STATE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. ranked Louisville on Sunday, Dec. 6. Tipoff from the KFC Yum! Center is scheduled for 11 a.m. CST and will be televised nationally on the ACC Network. 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ 4 p.m. The Skyhawks (0-0) open the season looking to looking to build upon another 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ Noon championship campaign after boasting a 22-10 record and the program’s sixth Ohio 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ 5 p.m. Valley Conference regular season championship. UT Martin returns 13 players from last year’s squad while welcoming two newcomer to a team which received votes in 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. the Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll and opened the season ranked 10th in the Preseason Mid-Major Poll. FEBRUARY Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) UT Martin is highlighted by the senior All-OVC first team post tandem of Chelsey Perry and Maddie Waldrop. Perry has received numerous preseason accolades which 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPN+ 7 p.m. including being named to some of the most prestigious watch lists – including the 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. Naismith Trophy, McClain Award and Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award. The All-American ranked third nationally with 23.1 points per game last season 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ 1 p.m. while scoring in double figures 69 times in her career. Waldrop is also a force, averaging 11 Thur. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season while boasting 18 career double- doubles. 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. #20 • CHELSEY PERRY Skyhawk head coach Kevin McMillan enters his 12th season at the helm of the 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. 6-2 • MIDDLETON, TENN. • JR. program where he has boasted a 218-136 record. Under the direction of McMillan, 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. UT Martin has posted a seven 20-win season, won five OVC titles and notched eight Senior Chelsey Perry has 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. been named to several postseason berths. prestigous preseason watch 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. lists, including the Naismith Louisville (3-0) enters Sunday’s matchup ranked fifth nationally in both polls following Trophy, McClain Award and an explosive 116-75 win over DePaul on Friday evening in which the team posted a MARCH Becky Hammon Award. program single-game record for points scored. The Cardinals are highlighted by All- Perry ranked first nationally American and ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans who averages 18.3 points and 6.7 Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) in field goals made (286), assists per game. Currently four Cardinals are averaging 17 points or more per game as 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA second in total points (740) Evans joins Kianna Smith (21.0 ppg), Hailey Van Lith (18.0 ppg) and Olivia Cochran (17.0 and third in both points per ppg) on the offensive juggernaut. 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA game (23.1) and field goal attempts (386) while ranking Sunday’s matchup marks the 10th meeting between the two programs. Louisville 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA 11th in blocks (86) and 17th in holds a distinct advantage, winning all nine previous matchups. The two squad’s last 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA blocks per game (2.69). meeting came in Martin last season with the Skyhawks pushing the sixth-ranked Cardinals to the brink before ultimately falling 71-63 in double-overtime. Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 1: NO. 5 LOUISVILLE • KFC YUM! CENTER (DEC. 6, 2020) 0-0 OVERALL • 0-0 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 218-136 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 3 Macy Rippy G 5-9 So. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 5 Seygan Robins (Say-ghen) G 5-10 R-So. Harrodsburg, Ky. (Louisville) PROGRAM HISTORY 10 Raegan Johnson (Ray-ghen) F 6-2 So. Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) First Year of Basketball 1969 11 Dasia Young (Day-shuh) F 5-11 So. Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton HS) All-Time Basketball Record 653-730 13 Demi Burdick F 6-2 Sr. Marshall, Ill. (Marshall HS) Record at Home 322-204 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) All-Time OVC Record 256-224 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) SPORTS INFORMATION 21 Maddie Waldrop F 6-2 Sr. Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) WBB Contact Alex Boggis 22 Damiah Griffin (Duh-my-uh) F 6-0 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Email [email protected] 23 Hayley Harrison F 5-10 R-Fr. Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) Office Phone 731-881-7964 31 Kyannah Grant (Key-on-uh) G 5-7 Jr. Choctaw, Miss. (Choctaw Central HS) Cell Phone 618-357-1536 35 Paige Pipkin G 5-10 R-Jr. Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County HS) Press Row Phone 731-881-7694 44 Haley Nichols F 6-0 Fr. Avon, Ind. (Avon HS) Mailing Address 1022 Elam Center *expected to miss the rest of 2020-21 season due to injury 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.