GAME 28: SIUE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 27, 2020) 18-9 OVERALL • 14-2 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: 18-9 OVC 14-2 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS VS SIUE COUGARS NON-CONFERENCE 4-7 QUICK COMPARISON HOME 11-1 71.0........................ PPG .......................57.2 AWAY 7-8 65.0................... OPP. PPG ..................70.3 BREAKDOWN NEUTRAL 0-0 +6.0 ...........SCORING MARGIN ..........-13.1 FG % 43.4........................ .......................35.7 AT SAINT LOUIS L, 56-50 30.4....................3PT FG % ...................23.5 Nov. 6 / St. Louis, Mo. ESPN+ 72.2........................FT % .......................61.2 AT NO. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 82-46 36.4........................ RPG .......................37.2 Nov. 11 / Starkville, Miss. SECN+ 14.7........................ APG ....................... 11.4 16.1...................... TO PG .....................19.9 AT NO. 23 GONZAGA L, 78-55 Nov. 14 / Spokane, Wash. WCCN QUICK FACTS 9.7.......................... SPG .........................9.6 QUICK FACTS 4.6.......................... BPG .........................2.7 SAMFORD W, 80-75 (OT) Record ..........................................18-9 Record ..........................................3-24 Nov. 21 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ OVC Record ..................................14-2 OVC Record ..................................1-15 UTM leads series 18-8 IUPUI W, 57-51 Head Coach ................ Kevin McMillan Head Coach .................. Paula Buscher Nov. 25 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Alma Mater ......... Rhodes College, ‘89 Last Meeting ......................Jan. 25, 2020 Alma Mater ...........Missouri State, ‘96 Game Result ............................. W, 79-39 AT ILLINOIS STATE L, 70-47 Career Record .............214-135 (11th) Career Record .............321-357 (23rd) Nov. 30 / Normal, Ill. ESPN+ Record at UTM ........................... Same Streak ...............................................W5 Record at SIUE ...............111-131 (8th) First Meeting .....................Nov. 28, 1986 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 70-59 Statistical LEADERS UTM vs. SIUE in Martin .....................10-3 Statistical LEADERS Dec. 3 / Carbondale, Ill. ESPN+ Points ..................Chelsey Perry (23.3) UTM vs. SIUE in Edwardsville .............7-5 Points .................Allie Troeckler (10.7) CHATTANOOGA W, 78-51 Rebounds .........Maddie Waldrop (8.2) McMillan vs. SIUE ............................12-6 Rebounds .............Allie Troeckler (6.5) Dec. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Assists..................Kyannah Grant (3.2) Assists................Mikayla Kinnard (2.0) 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 6.0 PPG • 2.2 RPG 5.0 PPG • 3.5 RPG 6.1 PPG • 2.9 RPG 12.1 PPG • 8.2 RPG 23.3 PPG • 8.1 RPG Jan. 11 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 3.2 APG • 1.4 SPG 1.8 APG • 1.7 SPG 1.3 APG • 0.7 SPG 2.6 APG • 1.0 SPG 1.8 APG • 1.7 SPG • 2.8 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 heads into the final Jan. 23 / Charleston, Ill. ESPN+ week of the regular season with back-to-back home games beginning with an Ohio AT SIUE* W, 79-39 Valley Conference matchup against SIUE on Thursday, Feb. 27. Tipoff from the Kathleen Jan. 25 / Edwardsville, Ill. ESPN+ AT EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 65-50 and Tom Elam Center is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+. Jan. 30 / Richmond, Ky. ESPN+ The Skyhawks (18-9, 14-2 OVC) enter the final week of the season in a tie for first AT MOREHEAD STATE* W, 82-64 Feb. 1 / Morehead, Ky. ESPN+ place atop the OVC standings. UT Martin needs two victories to secure at least a tie TENNESSEE TECH* W, 71-62 of the program’s sixth OVC championship and the No. 1 seed in next week’s OVC Feb. 6 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ Basketball Championship held in Evansville, Ind. JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 86-72 Feb. 8 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ UT Martin currently leads the league in scoring offense (78.2 ppg), field goal AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* L, 71-69 percentage (47.3 percent), assists (16.8 apg) and scoring margin (+16.6). Individually, Feb. 13 / Cape Girardeau, Mo. ESPN+ the Skyhawks boast two of the league’s top scorers in Chelsey Perry (26.4 ppg, first) and EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 88-64 Feb. 15 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN3 Maddie Waldrop (15.4 ppg, fifth). Additionally, Perry leads the country in points (630) AT TENNESSEE TECH* W, 86-65 and field goals made (2420 while ranking second with 23.3 points per game. Feb. 20 / Cookeville, Tenn. ESPN+ AT JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 73-56 The matchup features two of the OVC’s coaching veterans in UT Martin’s Kevin Feb. 22 / Jacksonville, Ala. ESPN+ McMillan and SIUE’s Paula Buscher. McMillan ranks third in OVC history with a career SIUE* 5:30 p.m. mark of 214-135 in his 11th season while Buscher sits just outside the top-10 with a Feb. 27 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ 111-131 record in eight seasons. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 2 p.m. #21 • MADDIE WALDROP Feb. 29 / Martin, Tenn. ESPN+ OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 6-2 • MURRAY, KY. • JR. SIUE (3-24, 1-15 OVC) enters Thursday’s contest looking to snap a 14-game losing ESPN+ streak after posting a win on the opening weekend of the conference season. Junior March 6-7 / Evansville, Ind. Junior forward Maddie Waldrop OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN+ has posted back-to-back double- Allie Troeckler – who missed the previous matchup against UT Martin – leads the team March 8 / Evansville, Ind. doubles on the road against OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP in scoring (10.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg). Recently Mikayla Kinnard earned her ESPN+ Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville second OVC Freshman of the Week honor of the season after averaging 16.0 points and March 9 / Evansville, Ind. State. She tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds against Tennessee Tech 3.0 assists on the week. while recording 15 points and 11 Thursday’s meeting marks the 27th game in series history between the two programs rebounds. Waldrop has tallied 11 double- with UT Martin holding an 18-8 advantage. The Skyhawks have won five straight against doubles in her career, including the Cougars, including a 79-39 victory in Edwardsville back on Jan. 25. seven this season. GAME 28: SIUE • ELAM CENTER (FEB. 27, 2020) 18-9 OVERALL • 14-2 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 .................................. 214-135 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 .............. 650-739 3 Macy Rippy G 5-9 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) Record at Home ............................... 320-204 5 Anna Pierce G 5-6 R-Jr. Plano, Texas (San Francisco) All-Time OVC Record ........................ 258-221 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