GAME 23: JACKSONVILLE STATE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 8, 2020) 14-8 OVERALL • 10-1 OVC UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE OVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • FOUR OVC TOURNAMENT TITLES • FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • four womens nit appearances THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 14-8 OVC 10-1 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS VS JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS NON-CONFERENCE 4-7 QUICK COMPARISON HOME 9-1 68.8........................ PPG .......................60.4 AWAY 5-7 64.8................... OPP. PPG ..................60.9 BREAKDOWN NEUTRAL 0-0 +4.0 ...........SCORING MARGIN ............-0.5 FG % 42.0........................ .......................35.3 AT SAINT LOUIS L, 56-50 28.9....................3PT FG % ...................27.7 Nov. 6 / St. Louis, Mo. ESPN+ 71.0........................FT % .......................64.9 AT NO. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 82-46 36.4........................ RPG .......................39.5 Nov. 11 / Starkville, Miss. SECN+ 14.3........................ APG .......................10.7 16.4...................... TO PG .....................14.7 AT NO. 23 GONZAGA L, 78-55 Nov. 14 / Spokane, Wash. WCCN QUICK FACTS 10.2........................ SPG .........................6.7 QUICK FACTS 4.9.......................... BPG .........................3.5 SAMFORD W, 80-75 (OT) Record ..........................................14-8 Record ........................................10-12 Nov. 21 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ OVC Record ..................................10-1 OVC Record ....................................6-5 UTM leads series 19-17 IUPUI W, 57-51 Head Coach ................ Kevin McMillan Head Coach .........................Rick Pietri Nov. 25 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Alma Mater ......... Rhodes College, ‘89 Last Meeting ........................ Feb. 7, 2019 Alma Mater ..........South Alabama, ‘87 Game Result ............................. W, 77-72 AT ILLINOIS STATE L, 70-47 Career Record .............210-134 (11th) Career Record .............320-267 (20th) Nov. 30 / Normal, Ill. ESPN+ Record at UTM ........................... Same Streak .............................................W11 Record at JSU ................100-100 (7th) First Meeting ....................March 3, 1983 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 70-59 Statistical LEADERS UTM vs. JSU in Martin ......................10-7 Statistical LEADERS Dec. 3 / Carbondale, Ill. ESPN+ Points ..................Chelsey Perry (22.3) UTM vs. JSU in Jacksonville .............7-11 Points ............... Destiney Elliott (12.1) CHATTANOOGA W, 78-51 Rebounds ..............Chelsey Perry (8.3) McMillan vs. Jacksonville State ........11-2 Rebounds ..................Chloe Long (7.0) Dec. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Assists..................Kyannah Grant (3.1) Assists.....................Taylor Hawks (2.8) LIPSCOMB W, 83-67 Dec. 16 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ NO. 6 LOUISVILLE L, 71-63 (2OT) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Dec. 19 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AT NO. 20 ARKANSAS L, 96-46 Dec. 29 / Fayetteville, Ark. SECN+ AT MURRAY STATE* W, 89-64 G G F F F Jan. 2 / Murray, Ky. ESPN+ AT AUSTIN PEAY* W, 69-61 Jan. 4 / Clarksville, Tenn. ESPN+ 31 15 11 21 20 TENNESSEE STATE* W, 88-71 Jan. 9 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ KYANNAH GRANT BRITTNI MOORE DASIA YOUNG MADDIE WALDROP CHELSEY PERRY BELMONT* W, 74-57 4.5 PPG • 2.1 RPG 4.4 PPG • 3.2 RPG 6.1 PPG • 2.5 RPG 11.4 PPG • 7.9 RPG 22.3 PPG • 8.3 RPG Jan. 11 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 3.1 APG • 1.5 SPG 1.6 APG • 1.7 SPG 1.1 APG • 0.7 SPG 2.3 APG • 1.1 SPG 1.9 APG • 1.7 SPG • 3.0 BPG MURRAY STATE* W, 98-56 Jan. 16 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AUSTIN PEAY* W, 65-61 FULL COURT PRESS Jan. 18 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AT EASTERN ILLINOIS* L, 74-70 The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will close out Jan. 23 / Charleston, Ill. ESPN+ a brief homestand with a matchup against Ohio Valley Conference foe Jacksonville AT SIUE* W, 79-39 State on Saturday, Feb. 8. Tipoff from the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is scheduled Jan. 25 / Edwardsville, Ill. ESPN+ AT EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 65-50 for 2 p.m. Jan. 30 / Richmond, Ky. ESPN+ The game serves as Alumni Day as past players will be recognized at halftime of AT MOREHEAD STATE* W, 82-64 Feb. 1 / Morehead, Ky. ESPN+ the contest. Immediately following the conclusion of the contest, the Skyhawks will TENNESSEE TECH* W, 71-62 retire the jerseys of UT Martin Hall of Famers Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome. Feb. 6 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Butler made history by becoming the all-time leading scorer in OVC and UT Martin JACKSONVILLE STATE* 2 p.m. history with 2,865 career points while becoming the first player in league history Feb. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 5:15 p.m. to make a WNBA roster. Meanwhile, Newsome ranks second in the OVC with 2,566 Feb. 13 / Cape Girardeau, Mo. ESPN+ career points while garnering two OVC Player of the Year and three OVC Defensive EASTERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. Player of the Year honors. Feb. 15 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN3 AT TENNESSEE TECH* 5:30 p.m. The Skyhawks (14-8, 10-1 OVC) are riding a four-game winning streak and sit in Feb. 20 / Cookeville, Tenn. ESPN+ first place in the OVC standings after securing a 71-62 victory over Tennessee Tech AT JACKSONVILLE STATE* 1:45 p.m. on Thursday night. In a game which featured 12 lead changes, the Skyhawks held the Feb. 22 / Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN+ SIUE* 5:30 p.m. Golden Eagles scoreless in the final three minutes to pull away late. The junior post Feb. 27 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ duo of Chelsey Perry (37 points and eight rebounds) and Maddie Waldrop (19 points SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 2 p.m. #20 • CHELSEY PERRY and 12 rebounds) combined to score 56 of the team’s 71 points. Feb. 29 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 6-2 • MIDDLETON, TENN. • JR. ESPN+ Jacksonville State (10-12, 6-5 OVC) is coming off a sizable setback at Southeast March 6-7 / Evansville, Ind. Chelsey Perry put on yet another OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Missouri on Thursday night, falling on the road 79-52. The Gamecocks are led by ESPN+ showstopping performance against head coach Rick Pietri who tallied his 100th career victory at JSU in a win over March 8 / Evansville, Ind. Tennessee Tech with her sixth OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN+ 30-point outing this season. A Belmont last weekend. The duo of Destiney Elliott (12.1 ppg) and Taylor Hawks (12.0 March 9 / Evansville, Ind. semifinalist for the Becky Hammon ppg) leads the way for the Gamecocks. Mid-Major Player of the Year, Perry tallied 37 points, eight rebounds Saturday’s matchup marks the 37th meeting between the two programs in a series and three blocks in the victory. which dates back to 1983. UT Martin holds a narrow 19-17 margin in the all-time series but has won 11 straight against Jacksonville State dating back to the 2011-12 season. GAME 23: JACKSONVILLE STATE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 8, 2020) 14-8 OVERALL • 10-1 OVC UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location ....................................Martin, Tenn. Founded ..............1900; Senior College, 1951 MEET THE SKYHAWKS Enrollment ........................................... 7,296 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 (11th year) Alma Mater ..............................Rhodes, 1989 Career Record .................................. 210-134 Record at UT Martin ............................ Same E-mail [email protected] Office Phone............................731-881-7681 TEAM INFORMATION 2018-19 Overall Record ......................... 23-9 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish ............ 13-5/3rd Home ...................................................... 14-1 Away ........................................................ 7-7 FRONT ROW: ZAIRE HICKS, KYARRAH GRANT, TAMIAH STANFORD, ANNA PIERCE, SADE’ HUDSON, KYANNAH GRANT AND MACY RIPPY Neutral ..................................................... 2-1 SECOND ROW: HAYLEY HARRISON, DAMIAH GRIFFIN, EMMA DAVIS, MADDIE WALDROP, CHELSEY PERRY, RAEGAN JOHNSON, DEMI BURDICK, Letter Winners Returning/Lost ..............12/2 PAIGE PIPKIN, DASIA YOUNG AND BRITTNI MOORE Starters Returning/Lost ...........................4/1 Newcomers ................................................. 5 No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) PROGRAM HISTORY 0 Emma Davis G 5-10 So. Harrodsburg, Ky. (Mercer County HS) First Year of Basketball ......................... 1969 2 Sade’ Hudson G 5-8 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Trezevant HS) All-Time Basketball Record .............. 646-738 3 Macy Rippy G 5-9 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) Record at Home ............................... 318-204 5 Anna Pierce G 5-6 R-Jr. Plano, Texas (San Francisco) All-Time OVC Record ........................ 254-220 10 Raegan Johnson F 6-2 Fr. Martin, Tenn. (Westview HS) SPORTS INFORMATION 11 Dasia Young F 5-11 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton HS) WBB Contact ............................... Alex Boggis 13 Tamiah Stanford G 5-6 R-Jr. Radcliff, Ky. (Motlow State CC) Email [email protected] 14* Zaire Hicks G 5-7 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Office Phone............................731-881-7964 15 Brittni Moore F 5-10 So. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station