The first of five regular season spring rodeos for the UTM takes place this week, as the Skyhawks travel to Meridian, Mississippi for an event hosted by East Mississippi Community College on Feb. 20-22. Both of UTM’s teams finished the fall season strong, as the men’s squad registered three victories (at Missouri Valley College on… Continue reading Rodeo set to begin Spring 2020 schedule at EMCC
Category: Sports
Win over Abilene Christian highlights tough 1-3 road trip in North Texas
The Skyhawk softball squad wrapped up their early-season road trip with a stint in the North Texas Invitational in Denton from Feb. 15-16. UTM struggled over their four-game bid in the tourney, going 1-3. First up on UTM’s schedule was the Creighton University Blue Jays out of Omaha, Nebraska. The Skyhawks and Blue Jays provided… Continue reading Win over Abilene Christian highlights tough 1-3 road trip in North Texas
Skyhawk women’s basketball soars past Tennessee Tech with 86-65 road victory
The UTM women’s basketball began its final road swing of the regular season on the right foot with a convincing 86-65 road victory at Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) rival Tennessee Tech (TTU) on Thursday night in the Eblen Center. The Skyhawks (17-9, 13-2 OVC) proved dynamic in several phases of the game while finding contributions… Continue reading Skyhawk women’s basketball soars past Tennessee Tech with 86-65 road victory
Skyhawk pitching staff dominates Alabama A&M
The UTM baseball team fought back from an early deficit as their pitching staff dominated in the 8-3 victory. UTM hit on every faction of baseball as their bats got heated, and the pitching staff finished off the Bulldogs. As the Skyhawks entered their second series of the year, they placed their fate in the… Continue reading Skyhawk pitching staff dominates Alabama A&M
Dove earns second OVC Player of the Week
Senior forward and second-year Skyhawk Quintin Dove has been voted by the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) as the conference’s Player of the Week for the second time during the 2019-20 season. Dove was a standout offensive producer in UTM’s Feb. 13 loss to Southeast Missouri (SEMO) and Feb. 15 overtime win against Eastern Illinois (EIU),… Continue reading Dove earns second OVC Player of the Week
UTM legend to be inducted into state Sports Hall of Fame
Bettye Giles, the first and only director of women’s athletics at UTM, was announced as a 2020 inductee into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame during halftime of the UTM women’s basketball game Feb. 14. Giles founded the Tennessee College Women’s Sports Federation, which began with 18 member colleges and universities and grew to 34… Continue reading UTM legend to be inducted into state Sports Hall of Fame
Two home runs by Bivens leads UTM to a doubleheader sweep of Green Bay
Senior outfielder Aalia Bivens posted a career day for UTM, tallying a pair of home runs and a game-high seven RBIs to lift the Skyhawk softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Green Bay at Bettye Giles Field on Thursday afternoon. The Skyhawks (6-5) had little trouble scoring runs on the afternoon, tallying 19 combined… Continue reading Two home runs by Bivens leads UTM to a doubleheader sweep of Green Bay
Skyhawks drop final two games to Saint Louis, lose first series of 2020
Game 1 The UTM baseball team stumbled as early mistakes fueled their 9-2 loss against Saint Louis University. The Billikens started early as they amounted a 6-0 lead in the first five innings, a feat to which the Skyhawks could not overcome for the first loss of the season. Senior starter Sam Folks began the… Continue reading Skyhawks drop final two games to Saint Louis, lose first series of 2020
Hawthorne nails game-winning buzzer beater as Skyhawk men’s basketball earns 80-79 overtime victory over EIU
Senior guard Derek Hawthorne, Jr. swished a pull-up 25-foot three-point jumper just before the final buzzer to lift the UTM men’s basketball team to an 80-79 overtime victory over Eastern Illinois. It was a wild finish at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center as the Skyhawks forced an extra period after being down six points… Continue reading Hawthorne nails game-winning buzzer beater as Skyhawk men’s basketball earns 80-79 overtime victory over EIU
Numerous season bests highlight Hoosier Hills Invite for Skyhawk track and field
The UTM track and field squads showed continued growth and progression in its final tune-up prior to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Indoor Track and Field Championships with numerous season bests at the Hoosier Hills Invitational on Friday. The Skyhawks saw one school record fall while the team posted 10 season bests on Friday. … Continue reading Numerous season bests highlight Hoosier Hills Invite for Skyhawk track and field