GAME 18: MURRAY STATE • CFSB CENTER (FEB. 13, 2021) 13-4 OVERALL • 12-2 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............. 69.8 UT Martin leads series 57-35 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS | (13-4, 12-2 OVC) Opp. PPG .... 61.5 Last Meeting ....................................... Jan. 16, 2021 Margin ........ +8.4 Head Coach: Kevin McMillan (Rhodes College, 1989) FG% ............ 46.5 Game Result .............................................. W, 78-71 Career Record: 231-140 (12th season) 3PT FG% ..... 36.3 Streak .........................................................UTM W5 Record at UTM: Same FT% ............ 74.1 First Meeting ....................................................1970 RPG ............ 35.1 UTM vs. MSU in Martin ................................... 32-14 Points: Chelsey Perry (25.7) Steals: Seygan Robins (1.5) APG............. 16.4 .................................. 21-19 Rebounds: Chelsey Perry (8.0) Blocks: Chelsey Perry (1.9) TPG ............. 14.9 UTM vs. MSU in Murray Assists: Seygan Robins (3.8) SPG ............... 7.1 McMillan vs. Murray State ............................... 23-4 BPG .............. 3.6 VS 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PPG............. 71.1 Opp. PPG .... 68.7 OVERALL RECORD: 13-4 MURRAY STATE RACERS | (11-9, 8-7 OVC) Margin ........ +2.4 Head Coach: Rechelle Turner (Murray State, 1996) FG% ............ 41.4 OVC 12-2 Career Record: 49-61 (4th season) 3PT FG% ..... 31.1 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 Record at MSU: Same FT% ............ 76.1 HOME 7-1 RPG ............ 38.3 AWAY 6-3 Points: Macey Turley (17.5) Steals: Katelyn Young (1.5) APG............. 11.5 NEUTRAL 0-0 Rebounds: Katelyn Young (9.3) Blocks: Alexis Burpo (0.5) TPG ............. 15.5 BREAKDOWN Assists: Macey Turley (3.2) SPG ............... 6.8 BPG .............. 2.6 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 G F F 18 Fri. at Southeast Missouri* ESPN+ W, 61-58 30 Wed. at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L, 72-67 31 2 35 11 21 JANUARY KYANNAH GRANT SADE’ HUDSON PAIGE PIPKIN DASIA YOUNG MADDIE WALDROP Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 4.3 PPG • 1.3 RPG 2.6 PPG • 1.3 RPG 5.6 PPG • 2.9 RPG 10.8 PPG • 6.0 RPG 8.9 PPG • 5.8 RPG 5 Tues. at #2 Louisville ACCN L, 96-61 2.1 APG • 0.4 SPG 0.7 APG • 0.3 SPG 2.4 APG • 1.1 SPG 2.1 APG • 1.0 SPG 2.3 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 University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team will continue its 21 Thur. at Eastern Kentucky* ESPN+ W, 65-39 tough three-game road swing with an Ohio Valley Conference matchup at Murray State on Saturday, Feb. 13. Tipoff from the CFSB Center is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and will 23 Sat. at Morehead State* ESPN+ W, 80-63 be broadcast on ESPN+. 26 Tues. BELMONT* ESPN+ W, 66-63 • The Skyhawks (13-4, 12-2 OVC) return to action for their second game in less than 28 Thur. EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ W, 70-50 25 hours following a matchup at Austin Peay on Friday afternoon. UT Martin overcame 30 Sat. SIUE* ESPN+ W, 79-45 a slow start and a season-low scoring output to record a 56-51 victory behind a stingy defensive effort, holding the Govs to just 30 percent from the field and 25.8 percent FEBRUARY from beyond the arc. The Racers are also playing on short rest having hosted Southeast Missouri in The Bank on Friday, posting an 81-79 victory. Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) 1 Mon. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ESPNU W, 80-70 • UT Martin currently leads the OVC in several statistical categories during league play including scoring defense (56.9), scoring margin (+13.4), field goal percentage 4 Thur. JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ W, 60-46 (46.5), field goal percentage defense (35.1), three-point field goal percentage (36.3) and 6 Sat. TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ L, 77-73 assists (17.0). 12 Fri. at Austin Peay* ESPN+ W, 56-51 • Murray, Ky. native Maddie Waldrop is closing in on 1,000 career points at UT Martin 13 Sat. at Murray State* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. as she enters Saturday’s contest with 971 points. Waldrop has played well against her hometown team, averaging 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game the last two 16 Tues. at Belmont* ESPN+ 5 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH seasons. 18 Thur. MOREHEAD STATE* ESPN+ 5 p.m. #11 • DASIA YOUNG 20 Sat. EASTERN KENTUCKY* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 5-11 • JONESBORO, ARK. • SO. • Reigning OVC Player of the Week Dasia Young posted another strong performance in the win against Austin Peay. Young has continued to step up in the absence of Chelsey 25 Thur. at SIUE* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Sophomore forward Dasia Perry, averaging 15.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game over the last five games – 27 Sat. at Eastern Illinois* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Young has stepped up in the including 17 point and seven rebounds against the Govs on Friday afternoon. absence of Chelsey Perry, scoring in double figures in all • Murray State (11-9, 8-7 OVC) has won four of its last five games. The Racers rank MARCH five games since her injury. as the league’s top scoring offense at 71.1 points per game after its first 80-point The reigning OVC Player of the performance in league play on Friday afternoon. The squad is led by guard Macey Turley Date Day Opponent TV Time (CT) Week has averaged 15.0 points who ranks third in the league in scoring (17.5 ppg) and eighth in assists (3.2 apg). The 3 Wed. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA and 7.8 rebounds per game since Perry’s injury suffered Racers also boast the OVC’s top freshman in Katelyn Young who averages 13.2 points 4 Thur. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA per game and leads the league in rebounding (9.3 rpg). against SIUE - including 17 5 Fri. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA points and seven rebounds • Saturday’s contest marks the 93rd meeting between the two longtime rivals in a series against Austin Peay on Friday 6 Sat. OVC Championship ESPN+ TBA afternoon. dating back to 1970 with UT Martin holding a sizable 57-35 advantage. The Skyhawks boast a five-game winning streak against the Racers – including a 69-53 win back on Jan. 16 – while winning 10 of the last 11 meetings. Home games in BOLD CAPS in Elam Center * Ohio Valley Conference game GAME 18: MURRAY STATE • CFSB CENTER (FEB. 13, 2021) 13-4 OVERALL • 12-2 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 231-140 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 666-734 14 Zaire Hicks (Zi-air) G 5-7 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Record at Home 329-205 20 Chelsey Perry F 6-2 Sr. Middleton, Tenn. (Middleton HS) All-Time OVC Record 268-226 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.