Senior guard Heather Butler made Ohio Valley Conference history by becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer in a 74-52 road victory at Morehead State on Saturday afternoon. Butler would become the OVC’s all-time leading scorer by passing Tennessee Tech former standout Cheryl Taylor’s previous mark of 2,526 career points, a mark set in 1987. Butler… Continue reading Butler sets OVC Scoring Record as Skyhawks tally 74-52 road victory at Morehead State
Category: Women’s Basketball
Julio Freire introduced as UTM Athletic Director
Former University of Nevada-Las Vegas athletic director Julio Freire was introduced as the new athletic director for the University of Tennessee at Martin in a press conference held Monday afternoon. Prior to accepting the AD position at UTM, Freire served as senior associate athletic director at UNLV from 2010 to 2013, where he was heavily… Continue reading Julio Freire introduced as UTM Athletic Director
Skyhawks remain undefeated in conference play
Two days removed from their 82-53 victory over Belmont, the UTM Skyhawks defeated the Southeast Missouri Redhawks 100-71. With the victory, UTM improved to 5-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, their best conference start in program history. Two UTM fouls in the first 45 seconds of play gave the Redhawks (5-12, 1-2 OVC) an early… Continue reading Skyhawks remain undefeated in conference play
Skyhawks defeat OVC foe Belmont 82-53
In their first home game since November 30, 2013, the UTM women’s basketball team defeated the Belmont Bruins, 82-53. The game was the first in a Saturday doubleheader that featured home games for both the men’s and women’s teams. “I thought our effort level was much better than it has been,” said UTM head coach… Continue reading Skyhawks defeat OVC foe Belmont 82-53
UTM names new Athletic Director
Julio Freire will be introduced as the 12th athletics director in UTM history at a press conference on Monday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. in the north end zone of the floor level at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The event will be streamed live online through the Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network at… Continue reading UTM names new Athletic Director
OVC honors two women’s hoops players
The OVC announced Jan. 7 that the UTM women’s basketball duo of Jasmine Newsome and Ashia Jones have garnered adidas OVC Player and Freshman of the Week honors, respectively. Leading the team to just the program’s fourth 3-0 start to open OVC play, Newsome and Jones averaged a combined 41.7 points per game to earn… Continue reading OVC honors two women’s hoops players
Winter break hoops recap
Men win over Presbyterian College (73-70) The UTM men’s basketball team started the winter break off with an impressive comeback victory over Presbyterian College at Templeton Center. The Skyhawks fought hard, and in the end, concluded the game on a 23-10 run and scored 12 three-pointers for the second time this season. Three Skyhawks broke… Continue reading Winter break hoops recap
UTM defeats Evansville with help from freshman
The Skyhawks followed up their home loss to Missouri with a 93-77 victory over the Purple Aces of Evansville. UTM jumped out to a 21-11 lead over the Purple Aces with 12:15 remaining in the first half. Of those 21, freshman Tiara Caldwell had 10. With the half winding down, Evansville pulled within seven points,… Continue reading UTM defeats Evansville with help from freshman
Skyhawks fall short of Missouri 77-74
The UTM women’s basketball team could not pull out a victory on Saturday night, coming up just short of SEC powerhouse Missouri by a score of 77 to 74. The loss is the Skyhawks’ first at home this season and drops the team’s record to 3-2 so far on the year. Meanwhile, the Tigers climb… Continue reading Skyhawks fall short of Missouri 77-74
Skyhawks defeat Quinnipiac in overtime
In a game that went to overtime, the Skyhawks edged past the Quinnipiac Bobcats 102-97 “That’s a huge win,” said head coach Kevin McMillan. “That is the biggest win our program has had since I’ve been here. … [it’s] a huge win for our program and hopefully we can build on that.” The game was… Continue reading Skyhawks defeat Quinnipiac in overtime