Category: Women’s Basketball

It was a pink out when the Skyhawks downed the Redhawks 75-61 Saturday afternoon. Both teams were decked out in the color to help Zeta Tau Alpha and UTM’s Leaders in Residence to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The crowd who joined in for the afternoon’s first match up was… Continue reading UTM sweeps SEMO

In a night that saw several records broken, the Skyhawks beat Lady Colonels 75-60. Ever since the end of the Eastern Illinois game people were talking about a certain streak. Everyone was asking about junior guard Heather Butler whether or not she would hit the shot to give her the NCAA record for most consecutive… Continue reading Skyhawks beat Colonels in historic fashion

The Skyhawks women’s basketball team was shut down Saturday, losing to the Belmont Bruins 58-56. The Skyhawks won the tipoff and scored but after that it was a downhill run. They played very choppy ball. It was as if they had never played together before. “This game was in Butler and Newsome’s hands and they… Continue reading Bruins outshoot Skyhawks

Fans saw a different team Monday afternoon as UTM’s Skyhawks women’s team took on the Austin Peay Governors, pulling a 84-57 victory over them. After the Murray State game Saturday, thoughts were running on whether or not the Skyhawks would show up to the game. The Skyhawks had the loss weighing over their heads as… Continue reading Skyhawks regroup for victory against Austin Peay

The Skyhawks Women’s basketball team fell to Murray State Saturday afternoon 82-72. At the beginning of the game, the Skyhawks looked as if it would be a normal game for them. They have a rocky start but then pick it up and really get the ball rolling that never happened. Murray State simply outplayed UTM.… Continue reading Racers outrace Skyhawks

The Skyhawks beat the Gamecocks 93-63 during a New Year’s Eve match. Chelsey Hall and Sydney Vanlandingham get ready for a drive by the Gamecocks. (Jenifer Nicks) Tipoff was won by the Skyhawks. For a while it seemed the teams were evenly matched. The Gamecocks kept it competitive in the beginning of the first half,… Continue reading Skyhawks triumph over Gamecocks

UTM’s Skyhawks Women’s Basketball had a rough start against Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. Within the first five minutes of the game, they were down 15-3. It seemed that the Golden Eagles were going to shut down the Skyhawks. But the Skyhawks weren’t going to take that sitting down. At 13:33, the Golden Eagles were leading… Continue reading UTM barely out flies Southern Mississippi

The Skyhawks trailed most of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores, but with word from McMillan, the team began playing a helter skelter game that worked. Halfway through the first half, the Skyhawks were within one point of the Sycamores and the game would only continue to get better. “Games are not easy,” said… Continue reading Sycamores root out Skyhawks for the win

The Skyhawk Women’s basketball team lost to the Louisville Cardinals Monday night 79-61. The Skyhawks struggled the entire game to find their flow. They were beat under the rim every time for rebounds. Whenever they got the ball, they were as aggressive as they could be without fouling out. Louisville played like they wanted to… Continue reading Louisville triumphs over UTM

For the second straight year, the Skyhawk women’s basketball team has made it to the NCAA tournament. For the second straight year it has entered the tourney with a fifteen seed. And for the second straight year, it has been knocked off in the first round. UTM was bounced from this season’s tournament this past… Continue reading Lady Vols down Skyhawks in NCAA tourney